bats brew

hi jacques! glad the pleasant surprise was in order! the whole album has a lot going on, something for almost everyone. njoy! and thanks for the comments.

i thought doing a 'vid' of a tune would make it more attractive, seems that people always want 'a vid' these days... but i think maybe it really doesn't matter, based on the lackluster response here, and other places.... i think the idea of a video is fun, but way too time consuming for me to do a 'proper' video... i like the idea of still images, versus moving video... it's telling a story, much like reading a book with pictures. and i think too many people that should not be making videos of themselves, are doing so. heheh😁 so, i'll probably not be doing that anytime soon.

howdy ho eric! thanks so much for the comments... apollo 18, that was a special song for me...i followed that program closely as it happened, which of course, dates me. LOL i tried to channel my inner george harrisonfor the slide parts on that one. he's always been an influence.

Thanks man!

bumpin' for the week later

Thank you Eric! This was a super fun project to produce, As well as being a great learning experience for new recording techniques Thanks for sharing it with me

worth a bump for the weekend! people gotta rock on the weekend too.....

a tune off the new album. cool stuff: no amps were used, all guitars and bass tracks were done using a Strymon Iridium modeler direct. i've never done that before, so it was a great chance to see what i could get.

for the non utubers

hey nigel! say, what did you think of the guitar tones? really worked on those, being direct and all, it's a new thing for me

me too jack! i dig it, it's like a weird waltz... with a left-foot moment. heheh

hey everybody, this new album of mine has been re-mixed and re-mastered..... i'm selling the new versions thru BandCamp. this is a much more dialed in mix, with new drum kits and a different mix perspective. and it does rock. here's a link for purchase and checking out all the tunes: Bandcamp: https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-4 it's still available on Amazon and apple music, but only the original files are there .... the new ones are better!! here's a rocker, and a quick vid I made for it "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England" https://youtu.be/VwngEmgBdK4

I THINK you are confusing mixing with mastering. mastering is where you get the playback levels up to somewhere near professional releases. if you just slap compressors and limiters across you 2 buss to get volume,, it will simply ruin you mix. how hot is hot enough?

yea, i always have a linear phase EQ rolling off everything below 22hz anyway. but if a mix can drive a compressor/limiter to do that, no matter the platform, then the mix could be improved.

so, the real issue is the mix.

that said, if i ever bought a bum amp, i'd never buy another from that company. that said, i bought my mesa boogie mark IIb in 1982, and it's still going strong, with never a fail in years of full time road work. the old boogies were built like tanks, don't know about the new ones...

i would say yea, probably... there are quite a few vids on utoob with folks liking the generator... i know rabbea Massad uses on in his studio... not exactly the same amp, but close:

i love my rme babyface pro... tho, i have never used it 'off line'. i'm sure it can do that.

i've always preferred heads over combos. the reasons should be obvious, but being able to connect different cabs is the main one. that, and the head is WAY easier to carry. honestly, if you like boogie, you cannot go wrong with a Mark 5, in any power range. if you like a LOT of gain, look at a Victory Kraken. there are not many 3 channel amps with multiple voicings and half power switches on the market, in THAT price range. the Bogner Ecstasy 3534 would be a good choice in the same price range. it's easy enough to browse on sweetwater... the REVV Generator 7-40 is very cool.

thanks for the heads up!!

man, wouldn't that be cool,, just noodle along, and it's always dialed in!! heheh i throw away more than i ever keep. thats the sad truth. but hey, life is short, put it all out there!! that's my motto..... SD is a great program. the hansa expansion kit is my favorite to date, tho, i'm using a couple of those kits very frequently now. may become the 'signature' bats brew kits, if i ever finish deciding. time is the enemy.

hey kevin! thanks for the comments.... i'll finish it for sure, but i have to attempt at least 2 other arrangement changes before i know if i'm done or not

thanks wookiee... will do, i'm working on two other new ones at the same time..

well, it could be like ABACAB LOL (genesis joke) me, i like the spacey stuff as is. but you'd reach a bigger audience if you could wrap it into a nice package and put a bow on it.

i love all these synth sounds... i mean, it's like an exercise in how many cool and vintagy synth tones you can craft... i'd love to hear some of these sounds crafted into a proper song style, with drums and arrangements for other instruments and voice.... are you doing anything like that with these way cool sounds?