bats brew

On 4/6/2023 at 8:25 PM, FreeEarCandy said:

 

Hey! Your new baby sounds great! Cool chops too!

Thanks!

23 hours ago, freddy j said:

As a guitar "wanna be", I always enjoy guitar instrumentals -- as I did this one.  As usual you playing is excellent, the song well constructed and the mix doggone near perfect.  Cool stuff!!

ha! thanks freddy!

i try to write 'melodies' instead of riffs over rhythms when i do my instrumentals..

i want them to stand out, and stand up, and be strong enough lyrically (melodically) to be considered a real 'song'. 

using the new guitar, is the fun stuff..

looking at brand new tones i've never had before, its still a learning curve!

so, thanks for the comments, more coming!

bumpin' for more listens

On 4/3/2023 at 12:25 AM, Kevin Walsh said:

Man that tele's got a bite! Love this one, sounds like you were going for an anthem, and if you were, you nailed it. Always love your stuff, such a great arrangement with  a rich, killer sound on top of great playing.  Another winner!

hey kevin!

thanks for listening and commenting!

yes, the tele def has a 'sound' that is it's own...
i'm still getting used to it.
it makes me play different.

the tele, on this one, is handling all the guitar parts,
so for the rhythms, i used a fender deluxe model for one, a vox ac30 model for another,
then used the marshall plexi for the solo...

the song itself, is the 3rd of a 3-song trilogy, inspired by Formula One racing...

i'm doing final mixes on the other two now, and want to publish them altogether for sale as a EP (or individually)

this song is kinda like an anthem, like you say...

it is about the BIG celebration of the F1 Season Champion, from any team, any year.

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/open-wheel-champion

this is a new updated mix,
celebrates the formula one racing season

this was done with a brand new custom tele build,
pls njoy.
 

i've bought a bunch of waves plugs thru the years, i like em, i use em.

"Of course, if you purchased Waves plugins previously, you continue to own them (at the latest version you had prior to the launch of Waves Creative Access)."

that's all i care about.

my RME Babyface Pro has been rock solid for many years now.

never an issue.

great sounding neutral preamps.

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.

On 1/25/2023 at 12:58 AM, AndyB01 said:

This is a great song - hooked me right from the off - terrific stuff (oh, and the voice sounds like it's holding up pretty well to me). 🙂 

Andy

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

On 1/23/2023 at 11:11 AM, markno999 said:

Bat,

Good song, very solid performance.      I found myself humming this one after it was over:)    Super catchy and superbly fun.

Regards

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.

On 1/20/2023 at 11:37 AM, whoisp said:

Very true, it takes time to master your mix, only you know how your music should sound in reality and I'm like you7, i don't like my voce haha  

 

  You done, a great job on this mix

 

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

appreciate the comments

On 1/20/2023 at 9:35 AM, FreeEarCandy said:

Sounds good.

Thanks freeearcandy!

On 1/17/2023 at 4:01 PM, whoisp said:

Nice track Rob, liking your voice and your mix and masters are always creamy juicy fornication to my ears lol 

 

 

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!

On 1/17/2023 at 11:36 AM, DeeringAmps said:

Liked the demo, 👍's on the final mix.

t

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"

On 1/16/2023 at 10:31 AM, hockeyjx said:

Solid tune. Sounds great, not really anything I can pick out to improve on imo.

Are you a drummer as well?

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