FreeEarCandy Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) "What We Dream". A musical coaster ride through various mood grooves. The tune progresses for six and a half minutes to an all-out pedal-to-the metal rock crescendo. On those shaky grounds I'll say this is a Progressive Rock tune, and risk 3 to 4 mins under a dunce hat if I'm way off the genre mark. Ingredients : 1991 Jackson Dinky EX Pro electric guitar (my very old friend). I ran poor old Jack through a GSP 2101 studio tube guitar signal processor. (another relic of the past) There's a good helping of a second-hand Ibanez acoustic guitar that came home with me one day back in 2011 and never left. I ran the shabby home invader back and forth through a Z3TA + and a TH3 cab, then gave him a shave. The bottom end of things I awarded to AD2 drums and SI bass, because, well, dare I say they both have very nice bottoms. In the string and key section, you'll hear a mix of Z3ta-2 and SI strings dripping through the holes in my leaky roof. The vocal department was donated by the other bum living in the house, who has toured and sang in many showers across the country, and was also nominated and awarded the coveted shower singer eviction notice award uncountable times by the prestigious academy of triggered landlords, yours truly, Dean (AKA FreeEarCandy). The lyrics and theme travel through a philosophic psychological thought trap that places a heavy conscious on the scales and concludes it weighs less than dust. The upside is I don't need a feather duster in my coocoo nest. Have a nice listen on me !!!@(~..~)@!!! FreeEarCandy. Edited June 10, 2023 by FreeEarCandy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Pretty epic, liked the guitar jam at the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 outstanding.make the bass/drums less busy but still great.jack c 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Nice work. Everything fits together really well🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 @KSband @jack c., & @Larry T.. Much appreciate the thumbs up and feedback everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Wow, great guitar work and super awesome drums. I like the almost Chinese string instrument (erhu?) in there too. Great job! Enjoyed it a lot. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 You are a very skilled guitarist. Long but holds interest with all of the different sounds going on. 🙂John B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 @bjornpdx @Johnbee58 Glad to hear you both liked the FreeEarCandy! My pleasure too! Stay well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Very much captured the prog feel - I could hear shades of early Genesis (as in Trespass kind of early). Much to like in here - guitar playing was wild - a project to be proud of for sure. 👍👍 Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Agree with Andy, shades of early Genesis - some great Guitar work Nicely played and arranged Cool Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 This is a terrific song! You played and produced it very well - it deserves a big audience. I like your style of songwriting, and look forward to hearing your next song! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 @AndyB01 @Bajan Blue @Lynn Wilson I love early Genesis. I was a big fan of their early work. I want to thank each and everyone of you for the very kind comments. - Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Richards Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I try not to listen to other Cakewalk people. I don't want to be influenced, but I had to hear this progressive rock song. Yeah, I like it and it does have some nice bottom end. I used AD2 for years and just couldn't make it work as well as you do. You are also witty and any lover of Peter Gabriel deserves a listen. Good job, I enjoyed your song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supa Reels Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I agree with the comments .. Wow what talent thanks for the post ,,,,, REALLY enjoyed this one ! Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 This kicks major *****! I listened to it on my phone speakers and through my VSX phones and they both sound great, lovely mix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeEarCandy Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 @Michael Richards @Supa Reels @Kevin Walsh Michael. There are some things I like and some things I don't when using AD2. Its got a lot of nice features to tinker with, but what I don't like is the signal routing for the cymbals. They don't have their own mix/faders and all are sent to the room and overhead buses, where often the kick, snare, toms and hat are also sent. Hence I can't make any fader adjustments to them without interfering with all the other items. I get around this by loading another instance of AD2 for just the cymbals. Of course that takes more CPU. Glad you liked the tune! Steve. Thanks so much for clicking on the track and leaving a comment. So glad you enjoyed it! Kevin. Hey thanks for letting me know what this sounded like on phone speakers and the VSX Phones. I don't have monitor speakers or a phone that plays music. I mix with, I'm embarrassed to say, a pair of Skull Candy headphones I bought many years ago. In fact, I had to re-glue the cushions back on them about a month ago. Yeah, I think I'm going to have to break the piggy bank and get new headphones. Very happy you liked my tune, Kevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 My pleasure! For what its worth, I'm a VSX fanboi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Listening on my Tablet inappropriate and unfair to make mix comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Great blast of energetic guitar ! Well played. . . mix sounds good to me, bottom's nice and round, like it should be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Wilby Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Amazing guitar, I wish I had that ability. I think the drums dominate the song though, they were too much of an irritant for my ears. Just 2p worth 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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