My X2 Composition- "Clouds On Fire"

Hi all,
 
Well, here is my 1st composition using X2.  The song is a collage of guitars, sort of a guitar orchestra if you will, attempting to form the illusion of clouds...on fire.  They morph and hopefully never play the same thing exactly twice. 
 
All parts were played by me, and only the bass line was MIDI'd (quantized)... all other parts except the EZ Drummer part were played by me in real time.  There are a few loops utilized in this song, and I hope it demonstrates that they can be used very creatively and musically.
 
The tune took 90 tracks, 24 of which are guitar parts.  ProChannel and FX Chains were used extensively. 
 
The guitars were recorded using a single SM-57 mic in front of my Egnater Tweaker amp, and I played a 1995 Fender Robben Ford guitar and a late model G&L Telecaster as well. 
 
I had a ball mixing this one!  I sure hope you enjoy it.
 
Check it out here:
http://soundcloud.com/tbosco/clouds-on-fire

Thanks Frank.  I already see I need to tweak the low end down a bit.... grrrrr

And it's odd that the Soundcloud tagline says ...SONAR X1 Producer Expanded.  It was recorded with X2.  A Cakewalk oversight on their Soundcloud link???

Thanks for the comments guys.  Really tried to fit all the parts into specific places (cuz there's so many), yet, keep a lot of motion going.  (Plenty of ear-candy in this one!)

Lynn, I learn stuff in here all the time.  Great place to visit.  :-)

Thanks Cian.  Albeit.. some of them are only 2 beats long..  LOL

"The tune took 90 tracks" :-) I've had a couple of those. The guitars sound cool. Got in to a little Baretta vibe there at 3:00 ;-) Actually when I heard that, the whole thing gave me a bit of a soundtrack vibe, which is not a bad thing. 

Afrodrum..
. Egnater noise?  I haven't experienced any Egnater noise with my Tweaker.  In fact of all the tube amps I've owned, it's probably the quietest.  However, as could be expected, I had to deal with quite a bit of noise when I had the G&L Tele plugged in using distortion and the Boss Compressor stomp box.  (My Tele is very microphonic in the bridge position.)  I also live on Signal Mountain, TN.... there is a bunch of noise in the airwaves up here  (radio antennas etc.)  LOL

Thanks for the comments BTW.

BAND19-  I used to watch that show, but I don't remember the theme song.  I'll have to check it out I guess.  LOL

Ol55-  Thanks friend!

Thanks GP!!  Mixing was a HOOT on this one!

Dan...  That is a great compliment.  I work hard at getting instrument definition in my mixes.  I think it's one of the hardest tasks in mixology.   LOL

tbosco


I also put this song on YouTube.  Anyone know why the sound is better on YouTube than Soundcloud???  Big difference in my opinion.

If you're interested...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAoMuoPpsl4&feature=plcp  

You get to see some pretty pictures too.  LOL

I think I just found/questioned this the other day as well.  I believe Im hearing on my monitors now what others recommend on some of my stuff I mess with.


Hey,  Loved the mix and performance-Well Done  

Wow!

I am honored BretB.

Thanks olemon.

Munmun...  a few loops, a bunch of Yamaha Motif audio tracks (killer synth), learning to use the ProChannel and FX Chains, careful attention to guitar tone with my trusty SM57 mic (no guitar/amp sims used), Console Emulator on Master Bus...... then final mastering with Ozone 5.

..nothing special really.  A few tricks concerning stereo field placement of instruments maybe?

Thanks for the listen!