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  • "Work It Out" (p.2)
2013/11/07 07:21:06
Walt Collins
Brilliant, high energy rock, with fantastic singing, playing, recording, and mixing.  Just wow.  I played it 4x, just for fun. :)  Hey, it's kinda short!
2013/11/07 08:00:42
Guitarhacker
That was good... I liked the breakdown of the mix too.... not being a rock writer, I wonder about such things...
2013/11/07 10:27:50
AT
NIce formula - hope you didn't let all your secrets out, Bat. 
 
But seriously, it is always nice to hear how someone structures a song and recording and mix.  Even if you don't do rock, the idea of how to arrange, structure and mix a rock song can help w/ any style of music.  Even some nice tips for guitarists - getting the amp off the floor.
 
Good stuff.
2013/11/07 16:30:15
cryophonik
Solid mix, excellent songwriting, great performances all-around.  Being a bassist, I really liked the bass playing and tone - punchy!
2013/11/07 20:36:39
batsbrew
LYNN
THANKS MAN, kind words for sure.
yes, greatest hits. LOL
 
 
AT
yep, slow build ups make it pop more.
heheh
no, i just jumped right in on this one.
sometimes, it just makes sense to me to do the opposite of what would be expected.
that was the case here.....
now, you realize that most of the time, there are only 2 guitars going....
and a lead now and then..
so it was really easy to mix this one.


sven
i WAS having fun!
heheh, i look goofy when i play, i sink down on my knees, hold my lips funny, guitar face.
2013/11/07 21:03:21
Freddy J
Terrific number with a huge sound.  Great job on all aspects --- writing, playing, production, and wonderful vocals.
Nice one!!!
2013/11/08 17:28:55
batsbrew
SPEEDTOM
thanks speed, nuno, nah, i'll never play like nuno..
he's hangin' with rhianna, that's so cool....
that effect at 1:23 is just a keyboard/synth. i forget the patch.....


pedro
you are welcome.


waltenstein
thanks for listening and commenting....
yep, it's short... it think it's barely 2 minutes!!
one for the ADHD generation.........



guitarhacker
thanks herb, you know, whether its rock or other, that idea of thinking thru arrangments is key for everything.
i mean, even when you layer a lot of stuff, you gotta know where everything sits in the mix even before you mix it, or you end up with pudding.
lol
 

AT
hehe, no secrets here.....
and the amp off the floor thing, really works.
i've even set a cab in the middle of a couch in a studio, everything matters to the mic.


cryophonik
thanks for listening!
that bass line, was mostly just single line copy of the guitar line...
but it needed that low end definition, and really, is just kinda like a fast mccartney melody line.
if it was punchy sounding, then i got what i was after.
sometimes it's really hard to dial in 'punchy'...... easy to get low, or treble, or clean or distorted, but not punchy..... that's a bit of voodoo.


freddy J
thanks alot, i appreciate it.
2013/11/08 19:45:39
pittaxavy
Nuno came up in this thread.... i tough i´d share...   i´m from the place where nuno was born...  any guesses??  
 
2013/11/08 23:05:47
Dude Ivey
Kick A$$ Song!!! Great Guitar Tone. I really like Werewolf song too!!
2013/11/09 19:28:40
batsbrew
nuno = portugal?
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