batsbrew
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"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
"High Time" http://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/bb04-high-time from the new album. figured i'd post something a bit more mellow than what i've been posting. this was done using some basic hand percussion, and my Taylor 414, some vocals, and a couple of mics. basic stuff. typically, one mic on the guitar, either a ADK Hamburg, or a AT4033, pointed at the 12th fret... run into a A Designs Audio MP-1 mic preamp, dbx compressor, convertors. 3 guitar tracks. 2 lead vocal tracks, blended, and 2 part harmony. bass direct thru sansamp bass di.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/14 11:41:57
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What's not to like? You've given us yet another well arranged and crafted song. Your vocals are very well performed, and your lyrics are top notch. I have a feeling your album is going to give us all goosebumps.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 13:41:11
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Lynn, thanks so much for checking this one out. i love doing the acoustic stuff... but don't post that much of it. i guess it's my 'zeppelin' influence, but i always loved the acoustic numbers they did, and recording acoustics just seems so honest, in terms of guitar voice... album is up and loaded!  see link below...........
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 19:26:14
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WOW performance/vocals are tight. KUDOS!
Kev
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 20:44:57
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I really like this alot! Acoustics sound perfect. Vocals are right on. The percussion is excellent. Sonics are perfect. Song is really good. Love the whole thing. Great job. Solo is smooth. I like your style. I hear some Zep and CSNY. This would be fun to play drums to.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 20:46:32
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excellent.
what are you beating on?
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 20:57:30
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I like this groove Batsbrew.. Nice guitar and vocal work. Sounds nice and clean.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 21:09:44
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Love it, great vox and style. Hand percussion, a synth? Sounds great.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/15 21:13:24
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Absolutely love this tune.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/16 11:06:40
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Great tunage!
I was going to say, "Zepplin" but you beat me to it. The only thing I would have done different is a slide lead. Either way,
Very nice indeed!
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 12:10:29
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Now that just blew me away. Really great stuff. Almost sounds like Mick Taylor or perhaps even Traffic. Great grove and vibe !!!!
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 17:35:44
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drumstixkev thanks a lot kev, appreciate the comments. rimshot thanks man. yep, can't get away from the CSNY and Zep influences, they're ingrained. this song would be easy to translate to full band. you can even slow it down to half speed, and play it in dropped tune, instant heavy. timidi thanks man....... my primary acoustic is a Taylor 414  i use multiple mics, but only one at a time. some of the tracks are with a ADK Hamburg, some are with a AT4033, and maybe a SM57
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 17:39:16
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chuckC thanks for listening in...  ohgrant that's hand percussion. a egg shaker, some maracas, and a conga set. i just kinda follow the guitar rhythm, that's why the rhythm isn't spot on. it's supposed to be a bit looser, a little more vibey. clean thanks mark. i appreciate that.... guitarpima hey thanks for listening! i've done some acoustic numbers with slide in the past, so this is kind of a changeup from what 'had' been the norm tap appreciate that! mick taylor, don't hear that name dropped very often, but yes, i'm a fan.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 18:23:43
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awesome everything. Great energy.and yes I really appreciated that reverse vocal effect thingy @ 0:36, actually how is that done??
Cian
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batsbrew
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 18:45:51
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whack!
thanks man.
glad you dig it.
the reverse thing, was a three step process...
i took the first line of the lyric ....."one hour to get there"....
and took a section of the wave file where it says 'one'.....
copied to another track.
and i applied a healthy short-but-phat reverb to it.
then, i selected that snippet, and applied 'reverse audio' to it.
then i slipped it into the time line right before the actual line starts....
and applied a volume envelope to it, and brought it up real quick just in front of the actual word.
then i chopped it off just as the peak of the actual word comes in.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/17 18:46:52
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one hour to get there
riding with the wind at our backs
top down, stars above
in a chrome-fast cadillac
hey man, can you pass it around?
the time is flying right on by
everybody's gettin' ready now
with a righteous gleam in their eyes
High time, is catchin' a ride
waiting for the sun to arrive
morning glory shine on my face
reminds me that i'm alive
Ocean plays no favorite
mountain's got no one she adores
but if you're feeling just right
you'll be having a little more, oh yea
hey man, can you pass it around?
the time is flying right on by
everybody's gettin' ready now
with a righteous gleam in my eye
High time, is catchin' a ride
waiting for the sun to arrive
morning glory shine on my face
remind me that i'm alive
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/18 10:01:23
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Hi BB, most excellent sounding guitars, wouldn't mind if you'd expanded that ending solo for a couple of minutes.
Rik
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/18 15:19:42
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rik
THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS....
yes, it's tough sometimes, with tunes like this that just lend themselves to endless wanking!!
LOL
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/18 15:40:02
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yeah, this is bit different than your usual fare..... but it still has the distinctive "Bat" feel to it.
I hear the CSN & Zep influences in it.
Nice fat sound on the acoustic.
excellent
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/20 14:04:51
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guitarhacker
thanks man.
you know, i have quite a few like this, just don't post them all....
i run the acoustic mic, thru a nice tube preamp with some grunt on it, then thru a dbx compressor, before hitting the convertors.
it takes all the nice tone, chops off the transients, and i eq the low end pretty heavy (roll off most of everything below 150hz)
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/20 19:32:30
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Another quality track, I like the sound and feel of this track, really well played.
My only criticism is I would have liked some Mellotron strings at the end, it would have really given the track a Zep feel and given the listener a lift at the end.
Peace Ben
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/20 21:21:57
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Good lyrics. Killer vocals, nice tight harmonies. The acoustic guitar is punchy and clean. Dang, you've got this game nailed extremely well. I love to watch you work and pick your brain for a day.  Good tune! Daryl
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/21 15:44:25
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Someone already said it but I will repeat it. What is not to be liked. Thanks good music makes for a good day.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/21 17:51:55
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I can't say I ever expected to see the words acoustic ballad in batsbrew song post, so apart from anything else, sheer curiosity made me have to listen. Then I was surprised all over again as it was nothing like I was imagining in my head. You nailed it though, no surprises there I guess. Everything sounds absolutely bang on to me. 
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/22 10:15:50
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Damn this was sweet. Really fantastic bit of musical genius.
Mark.
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batsbrew
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/24 10:42:53
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alright, you guys are still checking it out!
thanks....
i've been working on mixes of songs for an all-instrumental album i'm going to put out in the spring.
so this is a good diversion for me, reading responses....
ben
mellotron!! hehhe, oh no, this kiss of progressive death!
mental images of rick wakeman and john paul jones run thru my tiny little brain.....
you know, i actually came across a VST of a 'mellotron' a while back, and i've been dying to try it out on something...
thanks for listening!
daryl
thanks for the kind words, daryl.
it'd be cool to hook up and just mess around with mixes and try out new ideas.
even tho I don't do a lot of reviews here, i listen a lot..
and read the other responses....
and i've garnered so much information from just listening to others talk about their workflow, ideas of using FX and arrangement ideas...
i steal a lot of info that way!
wookie
thanks for saying it anyways!
LOL
have another good day
paulo
paulo, i've been writing (and posting) acoustic ballads for several years here...
sorry you missed the previous ones.
but in short, i'd say my overall output is about 20% all acoustic, with acoustics making it into the mix of the electrics another 25% of the time.
i love acoustic.
to me, it's the most revealing, there's no where to hide.
THE FUN THING... for me, about acoustics, is the dynamics.
i mean, i can plow thru a song with the acoustic, and make it be fairly consistent across the 'dynamics' board......
but being able to back off, and play heavy and light....
then later tweak it with volume automation... that just blows my mind.
that's what i did with this one...
when i get to the really light stuff, my outboard compressor deals with some of that..
but all the guitar tracks have heavy volume (and panning) automation (so i would not have to rely on internal compression messing with the clarity of the guitar capture), but it's so subtle, you'd have to really study it to 'hear' it working.
but it's there.
i dig that.
thanks for listening, glad you liked this one.
i got some more comin'...........
mstodge
thanks mark. i don't know about genius, but i will say i had fun!
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/24 12:41:19
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This sounds extremely good. Great vocals and guitar sound.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/24 13:18:40
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Cool tune, flawlessly performed and mixed. Great job.
Love the sound of the Taylor. What mic(s) were you using on it?
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/02/24 18:21:51
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ITSADEQUATE
thanks for checking it out.
philz
glad you liked it, phil.
the mics:
i used a combination (1 mic per track/performance) of 2 different ones on this song...
audio technica 4033, and a ADK Hamburg.
i sit about a foot away from the mic, and aim it more towards the neck/body joint.
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Re:"High Time", an acoustic ballad to the road trip
2012/08/07 12:08:47
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I just listened to your tune Bat. I have to somewhat diverge from the other comments and say that I actually hear a Jane's Addiction influence more than Zep. I think it's the vocal style or production of the vocals. Either way, I enjoyed it!
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