Lord Tim Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Thought you guys may get a kick out of this... well, if you like what we do, you'll get your money's worth out of it, if not... I guess it'll be an hour of awful so probably avoid 😛 In 2016 we played the ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta, and we were given the option of having the show recorded and filmed, so that's just what we did.  We just made this free to watch after years of it being paid video on demand. Tech drama galore on the day, so there were a few patch ups back here in the studio later, but otherwise, this was all mixed and produced in SONAR Platinum (and I wish I had some of the features CbB has now back then!) and then sync'd to the video which I edited in my NLE. My audio machine at the time was in desperate need of an upgrade and, in fact, the audio data drive started to corrupt the project after a while, so I had to redo a lot of the corrupted automation, which was just freakin' neato. 🤨 Another good reminder to do daily backups and to never assume your gear can't fail on you. Anyway, lots of heavy metal type music, sweaty men running around a stage, silly gags, and... being both a heavy metal band and Australian, it goes without saying that there's an explicit language warning that goes along with this video! You've been warned! HAHA! Enjoy!    Edited October 9, 2022 by Lord Tim 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markno999 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 That was good fun and well produced. You kind of left the audience hanging though, Â did you ever find a decent cup of coffee? Â My guess is not. Â After a few weeks in Oz had a rough time with the coffee back here:) Â Â Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 Haha! Actually there was a full behind the scenes video that was originally bundled with this and ... Spoilers: we did indeed find good coffee, at the bottom of the Rockefeller building, hidden away in a corner (funnily enough, run by Australians). I'm not sure how it happened but we ended up as a country with a bit of a coffee culture down here, where even a lot of fast food places have barista made coffee. It was weird being in a place where your main choices were Starbucks (or clones) or some godawful super hot brewed "coffee" that we did away with here decades ago. We had some sensational food and drinks in the US but coffee... yeah, there's no place like home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Art Scientists Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Great mixing job! You guys can really play and sing!  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Some shows I'm not so sure 🤨 Haha! But I'm glad we didn't suck for the one we had all of the hired camera crew at! Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Sounds like listening to a lost IM concert - excellent! What are you using to get the guitar sound (amp/sim) on the intro (The Dreaming)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 ... you know that's a good question! We usually record dry DI (even live) and process later but that had some pre-recorded stuff for the first part, which I believe was mostly Pod Farm 2 but then layered with some other VSTs once the live guitars were added over the top. I think that was the Lecto sim going into some custom IRs. But since we were travelling light, we dragged along a couple of old Pod X3s so that would be mixed into the audience sound too. Complicated 😕 Haha! (Sorry, vague answer - it's hard to believe this was 6 years ago now!)  1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Interesting - thanks. It's a lovely guitar sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT2 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Sounds and looks good. Love the guitar tones. Not really my kind of rock, but well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Sounds awesome and looks very cool🤩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Cheers, guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supa Reels Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 A W S U M ..... Really tight and a great sound guys .. me enjoyed 🤛 Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I have to confess I moved beyond this type of Metal/Prog/Heavy? many years ago but it does sound right, I also subscribed to the channel along with giving it a like. Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Thank you both humans and citizens of Kashyyyk type people! Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjx Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 @Lord Tim Love it! Been to ProgPower a few times (I live in Atlanta), and for anyone else reading, it is a GREAT event ...Glenn is only doing a few more years of it, and the bands are top notch. I wish I was there the year you played. Small world! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 Glenn is a champion! Milton and Nathan are too (but don't tell Milton I said nice thing about him, that jerk! HAHA). It's seriously such a family atmosphere with the crew and the regulars. Apart front getting to play that year, seeing Blind Guardian live was definitely a highlight for me - one seriously slick live band! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 So which of you is the Dragonlance fan? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tim Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 ✋ Guilty! Although The Legend of Huma and Netherlife were the only Dragonlance inspired songs we ever did, and they were 26 years and 21 years ago respectively (wow, it's nuts writing that!) so we're either past that topic, or long overdue to write the next one. Haha! Funny story, actually - not long after I wrote Huma, I emailed Tracy Hickman and asked if this was a good idea to go ahead with certain character names from the Dragonlance universe. I was completely blown away when he actually replied and said he loves the idea but TSR wouldn't be too happy, so be warned. Well, it's been 26 years and no angry letters have arrived yet, so we might be OK! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Since TSR is no more, I think you're safe now! So definitely time for a new one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Great stuff. And kudos to the camera crew. They did a sterling job. The video is very slick. It looks like a great gig. Must have been an amazing atmosphere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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