bats brew

thanks!

yea, that F6 plug would be perfect for this.

LOTS OF GROOVES ARE SOLD... very few are exactly the bpm you want for a particular song... i'd suggest reading the manaul, watching tutorials on utoob, and going to the toontracks forum to ask specific questions. i always get my grooves to be exactly what meter i want, even if i start with a groove that's 30 bpm off the mark!

if you pull in loops that are 'close' to 132, and you set the mixer for 'follow host', it will lock into the BPM that you input as the tempo for the song. i'm speaking from superior drummer, but i imagine it's a similar control. also, i'm not talking about the SOLO program, i'm talking about opening an instance from inside of cakewalk.

i refer to the waves F6 plug, a brilliant plug, with multiple uses.

howdy andy! thanks so much for listening... it's one of those kind of songs that hopefully keeps you going thru the whole thing. kinda balances out my all instrumental stuff. and thanks about the voice, always working on it.

i use a dynamic eq as a de-esser. so nothing gets 'sucked' out that doesn't NEED to get sucked out. LOL

hi mark! thanks for listening! i was looking for a 'ear worm' that might stick. plus, i used BOTH my 'jezebels' for recording this one.

heh, it's probably a common complaint, people not liking their own voice. appreciate the comments

Thanks freeearcandy!

HEY THANKS for that, whoisp! don't really like my voice, but it's what i got. seems i like my masters better now that i'm not trying to win a volume war!! LOL, i just said F it.... i can make it loud as F, but i don't like the SOUND of it. in the long run, after i'm long gone, i'll want those mixes to stand up over time, and if they are harsh, and they make my ears tired after just a couple of songs, they wont stand that test. almost EVERY modern pro release disc (or files) i have now, wear my ears out after about 15 minutes, even if i turn it down. i listen to my old classic rock recordings from the 70's, they never do that. they were mastered for vinyl. they weren't so extreme, and not nearly so loud (cuz they couldn't be!)....i've learned my lesson. so i'm backing off!

hey tom! yea, the demo was real close, but not finished. i changed lots of things, but to the casual listener, it's probably not apparent. i liked the outcome of this one, think i'll do some more in this style. the arrangement roughly copied the arrangement of "Tumbling dice"

hi hockey! thanks so much for commenting. i'm not a real drummer, but in my head, i'm a kick @ss drummer!!! LOL this is all programmed in Superior Drummer 3. the arrangement more or less follows the rolling Stones' "Tumbling dice". the kit is a custom kit taken from a few different kits.

cool song whoisp! it's all good... i think the song is mastered too hot, tho... the utoob turns it down at least 5 db, this might be squashing your dynamics. i bet with a better mastering pass, even the busy drum part would pop a bit more, and maybe become perfectly intelligable. just a suggestions, not a critique!

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/jezebel i had posted a demo of this a couple of months back, got some good feedback on it, this is the final mix. hope you dig it.

i met jack white at the sundance film festival debut of this film he did a Q&A after the film, which was hilarious, and informative

jeff beck tributes from peer group https://www.premierguitar.com/news/jeff-beck-tributes

MIX BUS: i mix into a waves SSL g series compressor, set to just touching the signal. usually, i have a true peak level meter right after the compressor. i shoot for rms of -18, and peaks between -3 and -6. on my MAINS, i have a full mastering chain (EQ, Pultec EQP1A, SSL compressor, waves L2, waves L3 Multimaximizer) that i bring into the late stages of the mix, to determine how the mastering process will affect my mix, but turn all of it off when bringing my mix into an actual mastering session.

oh yea, at 2:45... from there on, i think the solo is on the Fralin P-92 neck pickup, it's a real unique tone for me, i really dig it. it sounds best when turned down about halfway, the treble bleed circuit is working, and the clarity is real sweet. that's the stately part, the long outro. i picture a crown. heheh

LOL

I am a jon Anderson. Lol (Inside joke.. More than once, I've been told I sound like Jon anderson...I don't hear it myself, but I've heard it for about 20 years)

THANKS GREM!

well thanks for checking it out Nio! the new guitar is a lot of fun to find tones on...