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2006/11/30 03:51:10 (permalink)

Sample clip..."Over".

I have been away for A Bit...(busy helping wife take care of our new 6 week old baby boy)! So I have not had much time to work on songs in progress or take on any new projects till the last few days.

So here is something I am working on for a friend. He is a Captain in the USAF and flies F-16's. I was asked by his wife if I could write some music to go with a video montage of him and his squadron and some air combat sequences. Now, I am not totally confident in my recording abilities but this is what I came up with for starters. I will also be doing all the video and editing for this project.

I am doing something ALOT different than I did in my previous 2 efforts. On this song, I am running my guitar into a Behringer Vamp pro straight into my PC...and I freaking LOVE it!!!! (listen to my other 2 songs and you can tell the difference). I need to fatten up the clean guitar in the intro, but other than that I am semi satisfied. STILL...I am open to any and all critique.

This song is slightly less than 2 min in length but it should give you an idea of what I am going for.

Thanks guys n Gurls!!


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    jamesg1213
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 08:40:08 (permalink)
    Hey PickAx, good to see you back again, and congratulations! (no sleep for a while now eh?)

    This was GREAT - that is a terrific guitar sound that comes in at 0:40, love the riff at 1:14.
    Drums are cool too, very tight with the riffs at the end.

    I bet this works a treat with the video, be interesting to see that if you post it anywhere like YouTube.

    Only thing I would maybe mix differently is the intro, I'd possibly double-track the clean guitar & pan left & right, then put the echoed lead and the bass in the middle...just a thought.

    Good work!

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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 09:51:14 (permalink)
    Hey PickAx,
    this is cool and coming together well, there's just one thing that bothers me and that's the snare.
    This is is pitched too low and seems a bit dull. I feel it doesn't have the right impact for the track, which seems to cry out for a snare with a real crack to it.
    Easily fixed with a new snare or a tweak of the existing one (pitch, EQ and maybe some saturation or mild distortion to introduce new harmonics) then this'll rock even better.
    Guitar wise, excellent.

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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 13:08:51 (permalink)
    Sounding very good. I listened to all of your stuff on soundclick and my heads still bobbin.



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    PickAx
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 15:18:41 (permalink)
    Thanks for the critiques and compliments JamesG, Drumz and Opaque!! I will definately remix the intro portion...and tighten the snare up. I was thinking that it needed a sharper crack to it also. I am hoping to get a "start to finished" song buy Sunday. (Baby permitting)....lol!!

    I will try and get my progress with the song up then....

    Thanks!!
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 15:22:00 (permalink)
    very satisfying when it comes in full throttle. I noticed a bit of popping in the right channel during the intro?

    What did you use for the drums? nice work
    post edited by goodshorts - 2006/11/30 15:39:17
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 15:30:00 (permalink)
    It sounds absolutely great. If your boy hear this he will become a guitarrist.

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    PickAx
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 19:35:48 (permalink)
    Guitar Used...*Washburn by Grover Jackson/ Fender Strat
    Behringer Vamp Pro Lined in to PC
    Drums* Processed drum loops(Until my EZDrummer software gets here) 8)
    Bass* Washburn

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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/11/30 23:12:17 (permalink)
    PickAx,

    That is a nice piece of work. Strong, energetic, aggressive but controlled .. I think it will fit the video montage very well. Really enjoyed the production on that clip too. Good depth, good breadth, great tone, very nice.

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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/01 07:38:26 (permalink)
    Hi PickAx,that was a nice piece of work.The starting guitars are very good.Later the music in tempo is energetic.
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/01 17:55:29 (permalink)
    This sounds really cool. Awesome guitar playing. Great job.
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/01 19:38:57 (permalink)
    I concur, this was great.
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/01 21:17:46 (permalink)
    Chase, Fep and Sandman...Thanks guys! Now that I have finally found a sound I can live with...I am dangerously motivated on this project! I can't wait to finish.

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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/02 01:36:26 (permalink)
    What you have so far rocks. You can acually get a lot of good sounds from the V-amp pro. You do have to play around with it a good bit though. Most of the presets are just ok, but after some fine tuning, some are amazing.
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    RE: Sample clip..."Over". 2006/12/02 16:40:57 (permalink)
    Nice work Ax. I was just getting into it.....and it stopped. Look forward to hearing the finished product.
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