"Pura Vida" ( a love song )

"Pura Vida"

http://www.lightningmp3.c./live/20296-puravida.mp3

Very cool.

Super nice!

excellent

hey warren!

i'm glad you like this tune, this is one ofthe more 'up-beat' tunes on the Trouble album.
I'm going to have this whole album up on  Itunes soon...


marcos
thanks man.


scotty
you probably heard this one, way back when it was a demo! and then, the version off the album.....
thanks man, glad you dig it.
 

gist-
super thanks!


Morenoise
thanks rik, glad you liked it, and thanks for the interest...
track notes below---->


twisted6s
thanks a lot


mesh
appreciate the comment!...... ok, to answer your question:



ok, some tech background:


I used my 2001 Taylor 414 for the guitar tracks...
close miced with a Audio Technica 4033 and a ADK Hamburg.

there's no real trick to the mics, i just have to put on the headphones (since i am my own engineer!) and 'listen' to what the mics hear, and move them around until i get what i want out of them.
my idea is, to get them as close as possible, but not pickup finger noise, or heavy breathing, or burping or  rustling pants noise, that kind of stuff.


run that, into the mic pre: A Designs Audio MP-1, into a DBX MC-6 compressor, and into a convertor.
 i use that compressor for color, and to just kiss the levels down, i would guess 2db with a medium attack and longish release..i print this IF i hear it right in the tracking headphones.

typically, one mic pointed at the bridge, another pointed at about the 12th fret.
sometimes, i'll float the mics over my shoulders, looking down on the guitar, the same as my ears would be hearing it from above the guitar.... but this is usually more trouble than it's worth, and you pick up more room sound, than when it's directly pointing at the guitar.

the vox, the same setup as the guitar... i might have tracked a couple of backup vox with a sm57, but i prefer the ADK on my voice. adds a little grit.
bongos, shaker, done with the AT4033.
bass is a carvin LB 70 thru a sansamp bass DI and into the same preamp setup.

this started out as a loose demo, and rather than start it over, i just built onto it with more tracks.

well.... I was not expecting that... a mix of the Greatful Dead, with Crosby Stills and Nash, and Stix like vocals... I kept getting flashes of Marrakess Express in there.

Most excellent playing and singing.

Wicked....Made me think URIAH HEAP right away!!!!!!!!!

pickle
thanks al, glad you dig it


guitarhacker
hehe, marekesh express, eh? that's a cool song..
thanks for listening


vechung
appreciate the comments!
heheh, the taylor on the grass, it had just been rescued from a flood...
sent it into taylor, they took it apart, cleaned, restored, reset the neck, it actually played better when i got it back, than it did when it was brand new!
taylor rocks.



alkie
uriah heep?!!
heheh, hey, i'll take that.
i guess they DID have a bunch of acoustic stuff, most people wouldn't know about unless they just happened to be UH fans.....
thanks for checking it out.


mstodge
so glad you dig this one...
i love doing the acoustic songs, i have a bunch, they just don't get as much air time.

wow, I love this love song.

Very nice.

Great song.

Wow, so far I have loved everything you have produced, guess I better buy the album. That's a great web player, just a blank screen, no ads or pop ups! Your own web site?
The lead guitar tone reminds me of Marshall Tucker!

 
I played this song over and over again because I really enjoyed it that much! I kept soaking in the performance.
 
This song was so good I couldn't resist playing around with it. You did such an incredible job with this but to my ears it sounded as though something was off just a tiny, little bit.
 
So.....after playing with it I realized it sounded better if it was just a tad brighter with a very small boost somewhere around the 2.5 Hz  to 6.5 Hz area. Sorry, I don't know the right technical lingo to use but I can tell you it just seemed to make it "shine" more if that makes any sense to you.
 
Give it shot and see if don't agree. Amazing, amazing job though, I'm really impressed!
 
Your real name wouldn't happen to be John Anderson would it?
 
Pete

Excellent work as always.  You always have impressive work, I've come to expect it.

I've been on the utlimate 6 string kick.  I just bought a $7000 archtop and the flattops I've been looking at are $3200 - $5000.  I can't bring myself to broach the subject with my wife... at least not until the $7000 fades a bit from memory ;>)

Well played!

Daryl

Sometimes when I see the sun I cry...your song made me think of that...I actually make a ppoint to stare at the sun with my eyes open as long as I can...

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Sweet beautiful thank you.