ABeautifulVirus
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"hi folks! been away battling the world as we all do ;0 anyway busy writing/recording completely new stuff lately. now recording all live instruments at home studio including drums. side project [ Exit Bag ] rough rough mix i did on new Logic Pro 9 - kinda Zeppelin/Beatles/AliceInChains/Floyd circa Syd Barrett all in one ;p - out there lol......... DT me: guitars, vocals George Matthews: drums Daniel Werbalowski: bass Alan Cruz: backing vocals YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COHGdBzb1WsON IT
© 2013 Daren Thomas Turner / MRI [ Exit Bag ] i'm the ghost of you and i know what you do i know your every move 'cause i'm on it i know what you think i know your favorite drink i know your favorite kink 'cause i'm on it spectral finder keeper fees, a percentage of your nectar cut and pasted alibis cataracted in your eyes colder than a midnight sun never seen by any anyone welcome to your stupid face the one you had on yesterday the one that never goes away like leprosy and/or genital herpy herpes you're the death of me you are my one disease and i'm your effigy don't you even think that you'll have time to blink that you'll have time to think i'm the ghost of you oh.... i know what you think i know your favorite drink i know your favorite kink 'cause i'm on it vivisectioned monkey head trip mirror-image death trip tease why are you here??? why are you here??? why are you here??? why are you here??? ON IT © 2013 Daren Thomas Turner / MRI [ Exit Bag ]
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batsbrew
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/05/31 10:38:33
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interesting groove....
kinda reminds me of STP and Soundgarden...
i'm working on DADGAD right now....
so this caught my interest...
it's a fun tuning, aint it!
i dig the song....
mixwise, i think the snare is a bit too hot, in the 500hz range....
the vox sound a bit thin as well.....
there's lots of subjectives in there, i know....
why logic, instead of sonar?
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/05/31 11:26:02
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cool stuff.... definitely different from the normal fare here....
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/05/31 13:26:18
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The elements you have combined give this a unique touch, Timing,Tuning and lyrics. Doesn't fit exactly to anything although similar to some others in style.
I like "different". I like the tune. Really rocks.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/05/31 16:58:16
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Very grooving ride listenin to this and cool that your using what I call the KASHMIR tuning for your guitar.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/05/31 20:53:35
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This is one cool tune - well done.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 09:27:06
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Love the vocals and guitars. The drums need to be a little bigger, IMO. Otherwise, love the song! Great job!
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 09:54:14
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Nice bit of writing and production. Great lyrics. I have been interested in working some in this tuning as well.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 20:01:16
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Petty cool, nice work for a band. I like the delay effect on the vocals, but the low fi effect I think could be used more sparingly (only crit) however, that is stylistic, and "everyone" is a producer. Overall, excellent work. Believe it or not, I could hear the Beatles :-) And Sabbath.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 20:11:55
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Outstanding song. Mix is a bit muddy.
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 20:29:29
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That is NUTTY! Love the overall feel, and I say the bass sits in there SO nicely. That's always a tricky spot for me, personally... not concealing the kick AND leaving room for the lows coming from the guitars... I'm diggin' it. If you want a nitpick- The vox are too 'present' in the first v. (Loving that bass)
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/01 20:38:49
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/03 03:16:44
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hey folks i am truly thankful for all this feedback!!!!! u all rock- really trying to take some suggestions here- new semi-official master is on youTube- warmer mids for vox and guitars/ more bass w/ pick attack/ better/larger drum presence/ going for a modern zeppelin but dark feel i think in terms of vision and dynamics/ aural stereo spacing with flavor of analog- some beatles influence mos def ;p YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COHGdBzb1Ws tricky....getting the drums right and to sit with bass nicely as InThorns said :) much gratitude again for listen and sets of ears :)
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/03 04:29:29
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you certainly achieved the "Zeppelin/Alice in Chains - feel you was looking for. Cool guitar solo, too!
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ABeautifulVirus
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/03 15:52:54
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batsbrew
why logic, instead of sonar?
Oh I just don't really know what I'm doing on sonar yet lol
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/05 11:48:55
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/10 10:06:37
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batsbrew
i dig the song....
mixwise, i think the snare is a bit too hot, in the 500hz range....
hmmm i labored a while on this... see i didn't wanna lose the snare on small speakers / low-fi systems ... is it too annoying or a matter of taste thing? trying to eq it out a tad deeper maybe that will fix
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Re:"ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/12 12:16:47
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Very cool Darren... interesting vocal fx... fades out and back in... neat-o... 
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/12 12:38:33
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Daren, you're a terrific songwriter, as I've told you before. I like the fact that you're willing to take chances and try different techniques. I agree with some that this mix could be different, but it's your style, and you stay true to your vision. Carry on!
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/14 04:06:15
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Hey, Daren, Very cool song with great songwriting and performances, and a really cool retro-fusion vibe! I love the thick wall of guitars, the AIC sounding vocals, and to me, it seems to have almost an early Black Sabbath production style. Great stuff, brother, keep 'em coming! Bob
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/15 09:22:57
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Very cool I like the overall sound of this song , grabs you from the start and keeps you listening throughout the whole song . I like the Bass in this , well done .
Good one I enjoyed the listen - James
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ABeautifulVirus
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/16 09:34:19
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awe thanks Lynn :) u rock, dude !!
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/16 09:35:36
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Hey, Daren, Very cool song with great songwriting and performances, and a really cool retro-fusion vibe! I love the thick wall of guitars, the AIC sounding vocals, and to me, it seems to have almost an early Black Sabbath production style. Great stuff, brother, keep 'em coming! Bob
big smile here!!!!!! thanks Bob as you made my day with Black Sabbath reference !! :)
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/06/23 08:31:10
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Daren, you're a terrific songwriter, as I've told you before. I like the fact that you're willing to take chances and try different techniques. I agree with some that this mix could be different, but it's your style, and you stay true to your vision. Carry on!
thanks Lynn, again :) very much - I think the issue here is mids - the snare competes with vox from like 1k- 5k and the way I kinda squashed them in mastering I think - this was huge working file over 72 tracks all - also I trigger midi samples of snare and kick mixed in with the acoustic drum track across all main transients so this too ESP in snare is making me very carefully having to dial in band by band then matching that to post EQ compression levels across those bands before I remix everything I'm learning some mid-side mastering techniques that may help me widen the stereo image and enhance the color of vocals ESP lush harmonies everything a work in progress -- hey who is a mastering post EQ genius in here - Clean - Wookie - Bapu ?? would like to pm someone for guidance :) thanks :)
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/09/24 10:45:37
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Bob Oister
to me, it seems to have almost an early Black Sabbath
Bob fyi :) like so many people said this :) I didn't realize it at first but I just listened to Paranoid ( War Pigs, Fairies Wear Boots etc) and I can see it esp drum/bass sound working together - also made me miss Sabbath! very kewl- rock on! - Daren
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/09/30 13:09:31
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Daren, you know my take on the vocals. Your music is top notch. I like the mix. That bass is really a nice bottom with the percussion. It has a great tone and cut. Good job, buddy!
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/10/01 12:49:30
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Sounds to me like a cross between AIC and early Soundgarden. I love a good song that has a weird time signature but you don't notice because it's well produced. This is one of those kinds of songs. Great work Daren!
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/10/01 19:36:29
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The mix is muddy. Either your monitors aren't very accurate in the bottom octaves and/or your room has issues that prevent you from hearing it. You're just a couple of EQ tweaks away from a major improvement. I dig the overall vibe of the song.
J
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Re: "ON IT" [DADGAD / Odd Time Signatures]
2013/10/02 09:17:39
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jsaras
The mix is muddy. Either your monitors aren't very accurate in the bottom octaves and/or your room has issues that prevent you from hearing it. You're just a couple of EQ tweaks away from a major improvement. I dig the overall vibe of the song.
J
hey dude thanks for this! if you see this post and have a minute of time can you tell me what monitors and/or audio environment you were listening on i wanna emulate what you're hearing on your end - thanks :) - Dar
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