Larry T. Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) greetings!!!!....latest creation is called Rocket the Dog (ambient pop music)....critiques, comments, questions all welcomed....here we go: link: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/rocket-the-dog-ambient-pop-music DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, focusrite scarlett solo, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, CbB effects, harmonica reference speakers: M-Audio BX3 Special Thanks to Mike Enjo at #creativesauce on You Tube whose incredible videos on how to use CbB made this possible Edited September 24, 2022 by Larry T. improvement. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 cool picture . . . Nevada? cool tune! Can you imagine Neil Young singing over it? I can! It's a bit rubato in the timing, so you must have intended those rhythm inconsistencies, and there are no drums anyway so who cares. It's all a back porch guitars feel, pretty cool. Nice panning on the guitars! cheers, -Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, PhonoBrainer said: cool picture . . . Nevada? cool tune! Can you imagine Neil Young singing over it? I can! It's a bit rubato in the timing, so you must have intended those rhythm inconsistencies, and there are no drums anyway so who cares. It's all a back porch guitars feel, pretty cool. Nice panning on the guitars! cheers, -Tom thanks Tom....yes, Carson City area....if i had a dollar for every time i've played along with a Neil Young song i'd have a nice size stack of $$$$ lol!!!!....yeah, the rhythm in my songs has a lot of rubato which is why i don't have drums in any of them yet....back porch feel it is, relatively quick production compared to the last two i did....i think have two guitars on almost every guitar part, one panned L and one R, each to a different percentage....except the bass, elecrtric piano and harmonica....cheers!!!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hi Larry - agree with what Tom said - I really enjoyed this Cool Stuff Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT2 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Love the guitar tones, nice recording and nice tune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Pleasant little ditty, are you playing the harp? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Larry , I Really liked the suspended and Maj7th sounding chords. They're normally pretty sweet on an acoustic. Nice harp as well. I do believe a different bass instrument would add a lot to the song. I believe a deeper , fatter bass sound would get along nicer with the other instruments. Nice work .. mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 5:24 AM, Bajan Blue said: Hi Larry - agree with what Tom said - I really enjoyed this Cool Stuff Nigel Thanks Nigel 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 21 hours ago, DaveT2 said: Love the guitar tones, nice recording and nice tune. Thanks Dave 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Wookiee said: Pleasant little ditty, are you playing the harp? Thanks Wookiee....yes, i am....been playing for about a month, watched a lot of YouTube videos on how, i really find Liam Ward's the best....if it's ok here's a link to his YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Learntheharmonica cheers!!!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, mark skinner said: Larry , I Really liked the suspended and Maj7th sounding chords. They're normally pretty sweet on an acoustic. Nice harp as well. I do believe a different bass instrument would add a lot to the song. I believe a deeper , fatter bass sound would get along nicer with the other instruments. Nice work .. mark Thanks Mark....i played the bass through a Scarlett Solo and sent to an Aux track to fatten it up....i didn't use any VST to augment....just a bit of Pro Channel EQ and Saturation Knob on both bass tracks....i need to experiment more with the bass sound, one of a multitude of things to learn more about lol!!!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I really like this, you did a great job recording this👍🏼How the hell did you keep that harmonica from blowing up the mic🎤 I've been trying to record one and it always overwhelms the mic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 6:24 PM, Larry T. said: g with a Neil Young song i'd have a nice size stack of $$$$ lol Did I hear someone say “stuck in Lodi again”? enjoyed! t in the van, on the phone, the quote didn’t come out perfect, but you get my meaning. Oh, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t add a 👍 ‘s on the harmonica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 57 minutes ago, Old Joad said: I really like this, you did a great job recording this👍🏼How the hell did you keep that harmonica from blowing up the mic🎤 I've been trying to record one and it always overwhelms the mic... Thanks man....i used a Shure PGA58 (not very expensive) to record the harp....i set the record level around -6dB to give it the best shot of avoiding hitting red....the harmonica sections are short so i recorded each section one at a time (there were absolutely no first takes, i recorded, erased, over and over until i got the take i thought was a keep)....i didn't use any limiting, just learned to adjust my playing from take to take....and Volume Automation was used all over the place to bring the levels to sound steady 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 49 minutes ago, DeeringAmps said: Did I hear someone say “stuck in Lodi again”? enjoyed! t in the van, on the phone, the quote didn’t come out perfect, but you get my meaning. Oh, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t add a 👍 ‘s on the harmonica. Thanks Tom....lots and lots of record, erase....record, erase....there were absolutely no first takes on the harp sections 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, Larry T. said: lots of record, erase....record, erase Lather, rinse, repeat… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Peaceful and relaxing, 🙂John B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Johnbee58 said: Peaceful and relaxing, 🙂John B Thanks John....yes, that's what i love about certain types of music....helps me to find a comfort zone 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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