Ron_Pko

On 7/8/2022 at 6:12 PM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi - thought the vocals and guitars were really good - think you got this just right

Cool track and really enjoyed the listen

And as tom said, welcome to the forum - shall look forward to more tracks from you in the future

Cool

Nigel

 

Thank you Nigel and everybody! 🙂

17 hours ago, STEVE POOLE said:

The song was written and produced by me about 20 years ago using an 8 Tascam midi studio, Roland U220,Dx7 and a Shure mic with various Boss equipment .. and a much younger me. The version here was copied to Cake from the Tascam, with the addition of some compression etc and then mastered using my Sound Cloud account. Have to say it seemed easier to write songs when sitting at the top of my stairs, I sometimes feel all the toys to hand just get in the way of songwriting ... But it's too late now LOL

Many thanks for the comments and thankyou for listening.

ATB

Steve

Yes I know what you're talking about, technology advanced a lot. I'm also not that young. 20 years ago I was 20 years old exactly.  

18 hours ago, STEVE POOLE said:

Of course it is ...all me, a lot younger admittedly, but all me ...now I'm older I mainly do ballads ... Thanks for the comment 

Steve

I don't doubt at all that it is you : )

I was just wondering maybe it was a whole band and you could be only the guitar player, or drummer, or bass player or the singer of course! 

that's why I asked. I'm new to this forum  : )  Love the track, well done! 

Is it your voice? The vocals sometimes are very similar to AC/DC's Bon Scott. I like this kind of voice.

6 hours ago, Johnbee58 said:

Amazing, the sounds that Metalheads can get out of their guitars!!🤪

Sounds pretty good on my cheapo ear buds too. 😉

😀John B

Thanks John!

 

5 hours ago, antler said:

Not familiar with the original, but this sounds great to me! The vocals match the song, and there's some really good guitar work in there - well done!

Thank you antler! 

On 7/3/2022 at 11:06 PM, jwnicholson78 said:

I don't listen to a lot of metal, and I'm not familiar with the original, but that was really well done. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Jeff

Thanks Jeff! 

The original is below. It was released in 1994, I love the guitar riff on this song. 

13 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Hey Ron,

First let me say welcome to the forum (I should have done that already).
My role here, at least as I see it, is to be something of a "cheerleader".
Hand out a few "atta boys" and "listen"; offering when I can, what I hope is constructive crits.
I mentioned "hearing the bass fine" to establish that the 990's were giving me a "decent" low end.
I asked Ed (Bapu) to have a listen

(that is a good one, and a hearty 👍's there! no sarcasm intended... and by placing the @ sign in front of his name he received a "heads up")
because this is much more in his wheelhouse than mine.
"How is my mix on your system" is a common question here, so "my ears, my cans" the bass is perfect, but the kick is a bit undefined.
Is there some "masking" going on? Do you need to add a "sample" to amp up the kick? Not an uncommon practice; but I don't know.
Its all about "translation", and all I can do is let you know what I'm hearing here, put that into perspective (tired 70 year old, tinnitus addled ears),
and you have to take that info and weigh it against what you are hearing, in the mix and in feedback from others.

So again, welcome to the forum, enjoyed the tune and look forward to more.

t

DeeringAmps thank you so much for your kind and warm words and attention to my mix. 

The kick is already a sample that I liked for this song at least. And you know what, I find the kick indeed to be the trickiest to make stand out as I want.

It's easy for the kick to get buried under the heavy bass and guitars. However, I can hear the kick in my mix quite well, but as I understand you mean you can hear more the beater of the kick than the lower frequencies of the kick. Perhaps that's the case. Or maybe a little more compression, a quicker attack would be better you mean? 

I'm not altering it though, because I already uploaded it on youtube, and I actually like the way it is. But I sincerely appreciate your input, and specially your positivity about the bass, from both of you who are experienced people! 

I've been mixing my own covers for about a year now I think, and I watch a lot of videos of Warren Huart's ''Produce Like A Pro''. 

And Warren many times talks about how important it is to have a good low end. So I always have that in mind. Seems like I'm going in the right direction then, I hope. 

I don't know if this is the best low end in the world, but I'm glad you say it's decent at least haha Cause I DO think low end is very important. 

In Cakewalk, I duplicated the Bass and then gave a low pass to one copy and a high pass to the other, thus controlling the volume of low and high independently.

And I used a lot of compression on the copy with the lower frequencies, to keep the low end very even to avoid drops or peaks of volume. That was my approach with the bass.  And on the pass that has the higher frequencies  I added a bit of distortion. I wanted the bass to be very heavy in this song.

The master also has a veeeery soft limiter, but not too much, because I like the song to have some dynamic.   

15 hours ago, Bapu said:

On my Sennheiser HD-600s I too wish the kick had a bit more oomph. Other than that, great performances all around.

 

Ah, so you are Bapu. I was wondering. You came down as if you were spiritually summoned by DeeringAmps 😄
Thank you too for watching and the feedback Bapu. Much appreciated.

7 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Your vocal is certainly true to the genre.

On the DT990's here, I'm hearing the bass fine, the kick I hear the beater (or is it the pedal?).
Mixing Metal is not in my wheelhouse, maybe @Bapu will chime in.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that for me, the kick is not well defined (and a necessary part of the genre; right?)

t

Weeeell... 

As for the bass, yes , loud.  I wanted the bass to stand out. 

As for kick... You know I never really think like that ''for this genre it must be like this or that'' But more like what sounds better for which song. 

In this case I like the sound of that kick but in another song I might decide another sound. 

But thank you very much for watching and sharing your opinion with such attention, it's always interesting to hear other people's perspective as long as it is constructive. I respect that.

5 hours ago, batsbrew said:

howdy ho, ron pko!

thanks for listening!

 

glad you dig it...

the synths i used, i think post date the 70's,  but i get the drift...

and some of the samples i used (like the beeping at the end, that's  a recording of the Sputnik satellite!) go back to the 50's! heheh

I get it, but you know what really got my attention and made me go ''WOW!!'' is when the guitar starts playing and your vocals and from there on to end.
It really sounds like those awesome hard rock songs from mid/late seventies with catchy melodies and interesting vocals. 
Many bands nowadays sound so generic when it comes to original rock songs. But you have very good taste. Listening to your ''The Travel Song'' now

and it also sounds very good.    

Cool singing style. I like it very much.

Good stuff, the chorus makes me smile : )

Duuuuuuuude!!! What an unexpected and nice discovery! This feels like one of those 70s rock classics that people still listen to this day. I love everything about it! 

Subscribed to you on youtube instantly when the vocals started.

Beautiful song man! 

23 hours ago, STEVE POOLE said:

Dope ..... Really love this ..and great work everyone !!

Thanks!

16 hours ago, bdickens said:

Fantastic! I love it when people put their own stamp on a song instead of trying to duplicate the record.

Thank you man!

Glad you pointed that out. I also don't like to imitate anyone, specially vocals, even though I love the artists we cover very much.

Because there is no point to try to duplicate something. I mean, if one wants to listen to something like the original, just go and listen to the original. 

Hello everyone! Wanna share the cover I did with my friends of Megadeth's Train Of Consequences.  

Sounds very relaxing and pleasant. I agree  it needs lyrics! It would be very interesting to listen to it with vocals! 

On 4/30/2022 at 10:53 AM, Wookiee said:

As noted by the others the mix sounds fine, also here on the Adam's

On 4/30/2022 at 3:18 PM, bjornpdx said:

I really like this. Mix is very good as is the performance. Impressive musicianship too esp the vocal, so no need to sound like Axl !
-Bjorn

Guys thank you so much for watching and your feedback. So glad to hear such positive feedback.

And thank you for your words Bjorn. I just think people might expect a voice similar to Axl's when someone covers a G'N'R song. 
And I myself think no one sounds better than Axl himself on Guns N Roses songs. Because the songs have so much of his character. 

So while I gave the best I could vocally with what I got, I speak humbly about it cause I think nothing beats the original. Such a timeless song loved by many : )

Sounds great! Love it! 

27 minutes ago, Bajan Blue said:

Mix sounded good to me and a very good cover

cool

Nigel

 

Thank you Nigel! 

38 minutes ago, jack c. said:

love that huge sound.jack c.

It feels good to read ''that huge sound''. That was my intention haha 

Hello! My voice is completely different from Axl`s, the guy has a very unique voice. 

Still I decided to do a cover of this song, cause I love it so much. I also did the mixing work on it. Opinions about the mix are very welcome. 

I think it sounds very good and bright. Very pleasant to listen. 
 

Very nice indeed, both musically and visually. 

10 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi -  a good cover and as Bat said, good solid mix with good vocals delivery

Nigel

 

Thank you Nigel. Much appreciated. Just checked your youtube channel, quality stuff.👍