Hi All,
 
Here's another new recording we made recently of a song by my old band.
 
https://youtu.be/tm06U-Qxo4U
 
This one's a bit more uptempo so I've set the reverbs a bit more snappy than on some of our slower 'mood' songs.
 
This was a fairly straightforward recording, pretty faithful to the live original - all in SONAR3: vocals through a Joe Meek pre-amp into the desk, bass guitar through a POD into the desk, mic'd up Rickenbacker through a Fender Twin with an Ovation electro-acoustic sitting behind to add a bit of sparkle to the arpeggios.
 
Hope you like it, but all feedback and comments are welcome whether you do or not!
 
Thanks for listening,
 
F.

this is really good, thanks for sharing!

I really like the upbeat vibe of this song.  It is very polished and pleasant to hear.  I wouldn't change much except, maybe, to boost the drums ever so slightly.  Otherwise, this is a hit!

Thanks Lynn & eph,
I'm not a drummer but I love the working with Addictive Drums - I'll have a listen back and see what I think.
 
One of the challenges I find with recording songs over a long period is that I seldom get the mixes consistent. On one hand it's frustrating as it makes a finished album a little less cohesive but on the other hand, I do love an album that has lots of different textures and styles (Beatles 'White Album', Sparks 'Indiscreet' and Elvis Costello 'Spike' to name but 3...).
 
Any other comments on The Road From Wrong are welcome...
 
F

This has a nice feel and groove to it, very well recorded with the mix nice and clear. You did well programming the drums, never an easy task as it is easy to forget how many limbs a drum actually has - well unless its an octopus.

biodiode
This has a nice feel and groove to it, very well recorded with the mix nice and clear. You did well programming the drums, never an easy task as it is easy to forget how many limbs a drum actually has - well unless its an octopus.

Exactly! I do try to stay true to the number of limbs for the average drummer. It just sounds wrong to my ear when a ride cymbal rhythm stays in place throughout a big long tom-roll so I would edit these out by ear rather by logic...
Any occasions that do require the odd extra 'liberty' I can usually explain by claiming that the band has a part-time extra percussionist with a small kit on the edge of the stage!
 
For this recording of The Road From Wrong, I tried to underpin all of the important electric guitar arpeggio runs with an identical track on an acoustic guitar - I like this technique as it adds a bit of higher frequency definition. Is anyone else doing this (maybe it's a common process for many?) or does anyone have any comments about it?
 
Thanks!
 
F

From the synthesizer side I tend to do something very similar. Once I have the basic bones of the track laid down I will go and either find or make a complementary pad sound to the existing one I have chosen - for example if I have a high airy pad I will choose another that is more mid or low range. Then one is panned 25% left the other 25% right to increase the sound stage a tad.

Great song! Most enjoyable
 
regarding drums... I totally agree that,when programming, it's best to stay true to what a real drummer can play.
 
I have at least three drummers in my band (at times)