bats brew Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 the race is this weekend! to celebrate, i have written a new song to honor the british Grand Prix. https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/silverstone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 man i'am rockin.great.jack c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 So good they should use it on the credits or for a highlight reel of the race. 😃 How do you play that stuff?? Your technique reminds me of Blackmore... Keep on rockin' Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglandBross Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Good !! i love the guitars sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bush Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Really fine piece of work , the guitars are great , what drums do you use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 10:48 AM, jack c. said: man i'am rockin.great.jack c Thanks jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 3:12 AM, AndyB01 said: So good they should use it on the credits or for a highlight reel of the race. 😃 How do you play that stuff?? Your technique reminds me of Blackmore... Keep on rockin' Andy hey andy! glad you checked this one out, i've made some changes on it since i first posted the demo.... yea, i cut my 'guitar' teeth on blackmore, so that statement makes sense. i think i play more legato than blackmore, tho i do like digging in with the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 7:14 AM, EnglandBross said: Good !! i love the guitars sound hi englandBross! thanks so much for listening... i used three guitars on this composition... left to right, 1984 Carvin DC200k, with a duncan custom custom in the bridge... 2008 USACG custom strat build, with Wilde L500 in the bridge... 1977 Ibanez Artist 2618. i used 3 different amp models (strymon Iridium), one with each guitar, fender deluxe, vox ac30 and marshall super lead. various cabs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markno999 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Bat, Nice track full or power and interest. Also maybe a masterclass in the importance of mixing up your guitars and amps to create a better overall blend. I admit I often use the same guitar/amp for multiple parts and it really affects the overall production in a negative way. Great work, super listen and when I need a boost of energy will revisit the F1 Trilogy often. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 12:37 AM, Paul Bush said: Really fine piece of work , the guitars are great , what drums do you use hey Paul! thanks for the comments. normally i write drum parts in Superior Drummer. i like the Rooms of Hansa drum pack the best, but also have some superior drummer 3 kits put together that are really awesome but for THIS recording, this is an older drum track i wrote over 10 years ago, using Sony Acid. these are loops (pre recorded stereo drum tracks) that i organized into a specific arrangement. i've run them thru several processes (waves Magma BB tubes, studio one Pro EQ, waves SSL bus compressor) to get them to honk the way i want. i actually re-mixed this just last night, worked on the drums so more. i'll post an update this week's end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 3:05 PM, markno999 said: Bat, Nice track full or power and interest. Also maybe a masterclass in the importance of mixing up your guitars and amps to create a better overall blend. I admit I often use the same guitar/amp for multiple parts and it really affects the overall production in a negative way. Great work, super listen and when I need a boost of energy will revisit the F1 Trilogy often. Regards hey mark! i appreciate your comments... you know, when i'm writing, i'm doing 'demos'. the idea is, i'm throwing the cooked noodles on the wall, and seeing what sticks. but later, i'll listen to it, and cook it a bit more, thin it out, whittle it down, and when it comes to the 'performance' of the track, i try to make it as authentic as possible, because for me, the FEEL of a track is more important than the performance or the idea of it. so, when i'm 'performing', i already know exactly what i'm going to play, and all that's left is adding the sauce. which is the tones, and choices of gain. so i'll set up 3 or 4 guitars, and with my modeler and boogie, i've got almost any tone available. so i'll mix it up, and every track will be a new 'event' in the performance. at least, that's the way i envision each song i put together, i'm trying to capture something special, if i can. so next time you're going to record a song with 'keeper tracks', get prepared in advance.. i'll even do that the evening before the day i'm going to record. i'll get everything set up in advance, guitars tunes up and on the stands, amps, effects, extra cables, whatever, so if i hear a tone in my head, and it takes a certain guitar, amp, pedal, or even VST Fx, i can just grab it, check the tuning, and run. nothing gets in the way of quickly getting it done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 so, for rhythm guitar track #1, i wear the baseball hat forward... but track #2, i turn it backwards. LOL shot of whisky, then a shot of tequila. puff of this, then a puff of that. standing up one take, sitting down the next. look for the ugliest tone you can find, and make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 New mix of this up today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markno999 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 2:46 PM, bats brew said: New mix of this up today Not comparing the mixes side by side but maybe this one is a bit punchier and maybe a bit more low-mids (thicker/fuller) than the previous mix. Just going by memory which ain't that good anymore:) Sounds good. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Awesome guitar work and great writing too. Love the overall arrangement. Mix sounds great, too. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 1:45 PM, markno999 said: Not comparing the mixes side by side but maybe this one is a bit punchier and maybe a bit more low-mids (thicker/fuller) than the previous mix. Just going by memory which ain't that good anymore:) Sounds good. Regards hey thanks so much for the feedback, mark! it helps me dial stuff in, to get impressions back... i never keep the old one, i figure, if i needed to work it some more, it wasn't there yet! yes, i did several things to make this punchier.. i took off the 2-bus compression (which was a SSL style G seried comp, doing very little work)... i took the LA2A compressor off the rhythm guitar buss, and just let them ride on their own.. i took some low bottom out of the bass, moved the low peak from 60hz to 80hz, kick from 50 hz to 100hz (it already had enough at 50) and then tweaked the levels just a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bats brew Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 6:47 PM, jwnicholson78 said: Awesome guitar work and great writing too. Love the overall arrangement. Mix sounds great, too. Jeff hey jeff! thanks for the comments yea, i tried to match the arrangement with the actual race... It started with Max Verstappen's car damage, then the drama at Ferrari, and then finally to cap it all off, the late-race Safety Car restart that added to the nerves. start, stop, sprint, buildup, race! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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