bats brew

https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/lost-dream i wrote this one some time back, as an instrumental. i got the idea for the lyric, from a very strange dream i had, and the music just seemed to fit. this is a first mix, curious to know if there are any translation issues, or mix ideas you might have.

heheh, well, we'll see

LUFS does nothing to your mix.

i have come up with a mixing/mastering scheme i really like, and it's a bit different than i have done in the past (which was to take a 24 bit/44.1khz stereo file out, and back into a dedicated mastering suite) i have been mixing into the MASTER bus at -18 LUFS, and running a limiter on my MAINS (master runs into mains) set for a ceiling of -3db, and lifting the level until i hit about -14LUFS on the Mains.... the ceiling gives me plenty of headroom for any mastering tweaks that might come later, tho i am mixing to have what sounds like a 'finished' product directly off the mains. at this point, i have my dynamic range where i like it, and i can export the mix directly from the mains and leave it undithered, and have a 24 bit 48k high def finished song... or, i can add dither at the limiter, bit rate to 16, push the ceiling up to -0.3 db, and export the mix as a 'streaming service' ready and redbook ready song... or i can export the mix with the limiter bypassed, and take that file and put it thru my mastering processes and make it as hot as a commercial cd.

CBD oil? a little mild thc-imbued snack? works charms for...... a trillion other people. good luck, would love to hear some clips of the band.

tracked the vox today, with my somewhat recently damaged pneumonia-addled voice... new song title: Lost Dream

well THAT is pretty bad @ss! heheh thanks john!

hey paul! thanks for listening.... rock on!

so glad you like this one wayne, appreciate the kind words.

last bump before i take this one down

aw man, that's so cool!! let me know what you think about them.... they were sequenced to work as continual listens, like the old classic rock albums were typically laid out...

ha! alternative.... i guess i just pick that genre, because it's kinda generic, covers many bases... but yea, for instrumental like this, maybe another genre is really required! hey, thanks for checking it out, and commenting on it. metal fusion!

hey douglas! thanks for listening you know, wah was my very first effect i ever got, and i was so into hendrix at the time, just playing along with electric ladyland, and trying to figure out how to make my guitar talk like that! i'm still dialing in the low end, so eventually it should sound tighter and more modern.

thanks so much sven!

it's good to know... i did a hard rolloff at 45hz, it helps make the low end more clear for my kind of mix, but if i extended that down to at least past 40hz, i could get some of the 'deep' back. i have sub kick track, that peaks at 55hz, i've experimented a lot with much lower sub (35) and it just doesn't work for my mixes. with a more wide open mix, like the "pali face" mix, i could probably get away with it. thanks man, this is good info.

hey daryl thanks for listening! on all the higher end playback systems i've listened to this on, there is plenty of low end. what system is your playback? yes, the drums are busy in the breakdown spots, i've already re-programmed those things, but during the verses and choruses, it's full on~

awesome! thanks!

i feel upside down most of the time. LOL..........! I JUST LOWERED THE PRICE... on the cd's, so your timing is great! appreciate the support! got a new one on the way.....

hey john! it will! (or, a cd like "The Time is Magic", or on a cd like "Stay")

too many variables to a good bass sound, to put a 'preset' mentality to it.... in my case, i go for different bass tones on every song, so i'm always chasing this issue. as others have said, starting with a high pass filter (low end cutoff) is a good place to start. i like to use an EQ that allows for a sharp rolloff, 48 is my starting point for the Q take the freq control, and while the bass line is playing WITH THE MUSIC (don't ever do this with the bass solo'd), roll the HPF up until you actually hear the bass start to drop off.... then roll it back down until the bass thickens back up. this is your starting point. then, look at an eq that shows active freq range, and find the one freq that always sticks up way above the rest of the freqs, and drop this freq down the same amount as it sticks up (4db, 5db, 6db, etc). use a Q on this freq that starts around 2, then spread it out or sharpen it til you get what you want. a lot of times, dropping these freqs makes the bass sound weaker at first. just bring up the fader! using a nice compressor to help with balancing overall levels is pretty typical as well.

hi kakku, thanks for listening. i try to do more melodies, with my guitar lines, than riffs, tho i do love me some riffs!! LOL

last bump on this one before it's gone

hi freddy! so glad you dig this one, it's a direction i'd like to explore more, so maybe your comments help fuel that interest! as far as the instrumental stuff goes, i kinda feel like it's a bit of a lesser achievement, because i can just solo over almost anything, and get something out of it. but, it IS a good backing track to solo over, because it's so simple... feels a bit like a cheat! LOL

you are very welcome bill! thanks for listening

hey daryl! good ear, the snare. that is actually 5 snares stacked on top of each other, ala superior drummer x-drums. i may try adding a touch of verb on the end of one of the snares, to let the tail hang out a bit.