jamesg1213
Always look forward to hearing your work Dan, and this is superb. First thing that hit me was that excellent build up at around 1:09, real goosebump moment there. Everything I enjoy trying to do myself is in here, melodic guitar leads, atmospheric synths and a good groove. Great stuff.

Thank you James. I think you and I probably have a lot of the same stuff in our record collections, lol. Appreciate the listen and comments!
 
Regards,
Dan
 

dcumpian

clintmartin
I usually have like 10 or 12...Hahaha!

12? That's just the drum tracks alone, lol...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I usually put only about 6 tracks. I am a bit lazy and fewer tracks means easier mixing, although more tracks might mean a fuller sound.

 
 

kakku

dcumpian

clintmartin
I usually have like 10 or 12...Hahaha!

12? That's just the drum tracks alone, lol...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I usually put only about 6 tracks. I am a bit lazy and fewer tracks means easier mixing, although more tracks might mean a fuller sound.

I use a lot of busses to create submixes.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Cool stuff..... 90 tracks?  wow...I'm with Clint.... 12 is my average.  I call it a BIG project if I hit 16..... my last song was fairly close to big.... and if I go over 20 tracks.... well for me that's HUGE.  I don't think I've ever gone over 26 and in the final mix probably close to half of them were muted.
 
I could see this song in a movie as the Knight is getting his armor on... preparing for battle... grooming and preparing his horse..... very well done and the music fits the title well.
 
It's evident by listening that you put a lot of effort into this and it's very well done.

 
 

Guitarhacker
Cool stuff..... 90 tracks?  wow...I'm with Clint.... 12 is my average.  I call it a BIG project if I hit 16..... my last song was fairly close to big.... and if I go over 20 tracks.... well for me that's HUGE.  I don't think I've ever gone over 26 and in the final mix probably close to half of them were muted.
 
I could see this song in a movie as the Knight is getting his armor on... preparing for battle... grooming and preparing his horse..... very well done and the music fits the title well.
 
It's evident by listening that you put a lot of effort into this and it's very well done.

Yeah well, it's not as many as you might think. Keep in mind that the drum kit is spread across 8 tracks alone, then the guitars are all double tracked (this accounts for the bulk of the tracks in this song), drones are 4 tracks deep, lead synth is 3 tracks. Percussion and rhythm effects are around 12 tracks. Big drums at the end are another 5 tracks. Vocals are another 4 tracks (center, left, right, delayed), and finally there are at least another 10-15 tracks of instruments that come in and out in various places.
 
I tend to overdo it when I record, then pare things down during mixing. I hate having to go and add something once I start mixing. I'd much rather have the track and not need it.
 
Thanks for the listen and kind words!
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 

I had the same trouble when mixing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFQ074k54L8&feature=youtu.be My track count was also around 100 and my pc also hated it, made it a struggle to mix in the end. So new pc is on the horizon. :)

gusrogers
I had the same trouble when mixing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFQ074k54L8&feature=youtu.be My track count was also around 100 and my pc also hated it, made it a struggle to mix in the end. So new pc is on the horizon. :)

I exported busses that were mixed and ready to go, archiving the tracks as I went. Then I imported the bus mixes and completed the mix with those. I didn't do this with every bus, just the ones I knew were not going to need additional work.
 
Regards,
Dan

Nice track Dan works well here on both the Events and The Adam's
 
Thanks for sharing

Dan,
 
Awesome track, your production skills are outstanding.   The layered guitars sound amazing and that synced tremolo guitar really adds to the introduction build.     I like your overall use of space, dimension and delay.   Are you using Waves SSL on this project?
 
 
Regards

Wookiee
Nice track Dan works well here on both the Events and The Adam's
 
Thanks for sharing

Thanks Wookie! I appreciate the confirmation on the mix translation.
 
Regards,
Dan