"The Strip" (Sonar mix ITB, from "The Time is Magic")

Holy cow, this is crazy.  I love this song.  I like the way it is panned and the tones of the guitars are killer.  The way the intro leads into the main verse is very nice.  I wish that I had written this song.

Lynn
thanks man, i appreciate the review.
i did some hard panning on this one, to be sure....

this song kind of sums up my impression of the vegas strip when i first visited there, a couple of years ago.

kinda reminded me of mardi Gras, in New Orleans.
LOL

 Great job there Bat. I can tell you put a lot of time into getting it right and the effort payed off.

Bat,
 
This is great.  Really like it.  That was cool that you posted the screenshots of your project as well.  Looks like you are a very organized engineer.
 
Regards

I never programmed an auto wah, I would just turn it on   I have a Budda Wah, but I don't use it as much as I would like to because I really dont' like how mine works, I think I have a bad pot (in the wah ).  I've adjusted it but it really cranks fast from lows to highs right at one point and it's hard to control.  I spent a bunch on it but it doesn't express the way I wanted it to.  But I still like wah because I'm an old hippie from the 60s.

Your levels are similar to what I run.  I've finally learned to record at lower levels and preserve my headroom.  I master my final with Ozone 4 at 24bit.   

You get a great sound that's for sure.

Daryl

Fantastic track Bats! Love the down & dirty feel with minimal percussion before it all kicks in. Sublime guitar tones and the whole arrangement/production is perfect.

My favourite bit has to be that breakdown riff at 2:02, that had me laughing out loud it was so cool.

starise
thanks for listening..... and yes, i spent some time on this.
walked away, came back, several times.
it's good for perspective, but eventually you get to a point where you feel like your polishing it flat, and you have to just quit.
this was my quitting point!
Heheh


freddy
glad you dig it freddy... those changes, yes, the turnarounds and switch ups are important, because in general, it's a pretty basic riff going on.
i want to change things up enough to make them interesting and avoid obvious cliches, at least that's what i'm aiming for.


markno999
thanks, and glad you like it.
i figure, the screenshots tell a story almost easier than explaining things... 
and it's only partly indicative of the way i 'typically' do things, i don't mind talking about the technical part of the recording, that's the reason i came to this site to begin with.
i've learned a lot here, but still have so much more to dig into.


scotty
i appreciate the support SJ, i really do.


daryl
autowah, i've had things like that, on my old POD Xt, for example..
but i like to move the thing.
funny you don't like the budda, but i totally understand about chosing a wah ...... it's very personal, and has to work to the way you use a wah, your personal approach and attack and feel. that's why there are so many on the market.
the other one i've use, that i thought was just stellar, was a AREA 51 wah.
maybe, you should look at the newer Joe Bonnamassa wah, it's tweakable, but more like a classic wah.
 
 
gcolbert
the strip, haha, one of the first things that happened to me on the strip, was some illegal alien-type dude that spoke no english, came up to me and flashed a bunch of stripper and hooker 'free entrance' cards at me!
LOL
that's what i refer to in the lyric, as the 'flickers', because of the manner that they flick the cards in your face, and hold them out in such a way that you feel compelled to take one.

 

james
glad you dig it. there a lot going on in the mix, but i try to keep it coming and going in a way that's unobtrusive.
appreciate the listen, glad i got you to 'laugh out loud'.
that's a good thing.


beagle
thansk for listening, and for the kind words.

I highly recommend you all buying this CD!!!

I'm impressed!  :)

Great song, playing.  I would have liked the mix to be more of a "in your face" approach, but it still works.  Nice job.

A great tune.  I remember this from before.  Your songwriting, performances and production are ALWAYS first class, Rob!!

ba midi
thanks for listening. in your face, well, some of the parts are bone dry, but others have ambience on them.
just a subjective decision, you know, you can mix these types of things a dozen different ways, this was just the way i heard it.......last month!
LOL
every time i listen to one of these things, i think 'man, i coulda done this, or that, right here..........'
it never ends.

 
 kaushal
thank you for checking it out. it's vegas, baby.
LOL


warren
yep, i demo'd this one a while back.
took a lot of comments to heart, and worked it some more.
i used the new (old) ibanez artist to re-do the electric rhythm guitar parts, made them more chunky.

i think i had used my strat the first time, but i was always looking for different guitar sounds throughout this thing, they all sound quite different to me, though i'm aware that to some folks, they probably all sound the same!
LOL
thanks man

batsbrew


ba midi
thanks for listening. in your face, well, some of the parts are bone dry, but others have ambience on them.
just a subjective decision, you know, you can mix these types of things a dozen different ways, this was just the way i heard it.......last month!
LOL
every time i listen to one of these things, i think 'man, i coulda done this, or that, right here..........'
it never ends.

By "In Your Face" I simply meant hotter, not just less ambience;  pushed into the limiters more.

But I agree, there are many ways to skin the mix, and that's why I usually DON'T add my "suggestions" in this forum area unless it's something I felt would add to the mix.

It still was very strong regardless.

Great stuff! I was walking down "The Strip" a few months ago. What a crazy place.

Well done!

Love that that groove! great job and pro sounding production.