bats brew

here's a pic of the guitar/bass rig:

keepin' this active for all those that are fashionably late. ?

i'll post some other tunes off of this soon there is so much to unpack in this one, if you're into the Iridium thing, especially...

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gary, let me know if you want any other file type, i'll send you a link

Amicus, thanks so much... glad you dig this new stuff. i spent a lot of time on these arrangement, on choosing the tones (playing with new toy), drum programming, re-arranging, etc... it's a solid set of tunes, i think they are quite worth it!

You gotta get ahead of these mudder phukin auto pilots, eh?!! ?

Thanks daryl! Def some of my best material to date, Hope folks listen

ha! heavy duty! like a tonka truck!! heheh, thanks jack

thanks kurt! yea, it's some of my best. worthy of a release, finally.

check your pm for link

thanks john! there is a lot of different stuff on this album, i think you'd really dig it.

It’s a collection of free feeling and imagination... and a celebration of guitar. i ran with a little bit of everything, and tried to make every adventure pay off. different than the previous 4 Bats Brew albums, this is all instrumental. to describe the songs, upfront they are rock and roll... but have a vibe like old school deep cuts, the whole album is paced to listen to from front to back, and take a trip inside your head, somewhere maybe you haven't been before. Elemental Links Bandcamp: https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/elemental/1551745206 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VJQJM4P/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp Direct from Bats Brew via PAYPAL: email me: batsbrew@gmail.com i'll hook you up with digital downloads,mp3 to high def. $7.00 any file type. latest upload from the album: "Poppin' Tight" https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/poppin-tight please support your virtual local musician!

yea, it's hard to wear both hats.

Well, to be clear, I'm talking mastering here, not mix elements Tho, mastering does inform about mix issues, if you do the processes back to back

i decided to do another one, the title track of my last album, 'the wild animals' i'll post that one soon. interesting thing, remastering... you listen to it from a new perspective, and everything changes.

Thanks lynn!

hi Jack c! thanks man, glad you dig it. i love the waltz feel, especially with a hard rock sound. i don't know why, maybe piano lessons when i was really young got stuck in my brain! seems the piano teacher made me play lots of waltzes...

thanks kurt! i work harder on the bass parts than the guitars it seems janes addiction!! heheh, haven't heard about those guys in quite a while.. never an influence, they were 'behind' my nuturing days, but i am a fan. where do i sell my music? i can do it via paypal directly, which is easy and straightforward... or, i have links for Amazon and Apple music: Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/1052508534 Amazon: "STAY": https://www.amazon.com/Stay-Bats-Brew/dp/B0173Z84XE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Gonzo's+Garage+Records&qid=1602258337&s=dmusic&sr=1-1 "Trouble": https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Bats-Brew/dp/B07BMJPWCQ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Bats+Brew&qid=1611849251&s=dmusic&search-type=ss&sr=1-6 "The Wild Animals" https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Animals-Bats-Brew/dp/B07ZZKRR6K/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=Bats+Brew&qid=1611849289&s=dmusic&search-type=ss&sr=1-21 "The Time is Magic": https://www.amazon.com/Time-Magic-Batsbrew/dp/B006LZ2MDG/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=BatsBrew&qid=1611849331&s=dmusic&sr=1-11

thanks so much tom... i thought the new master sounded so much... smoother. i think you HAVE to upload the higher def files to get a decent stream out of soundcloud that bitrate they use is just the pits. but it's free!! you get what you pay for..

hey gary! thanks man, the mastering chain: i'm using mostly waves plugs, with the addition of a Studio One native plug, Pro EQ, that i just like the sound of, even tho i have much fancier waves plugs i could use for eq... i mix at 24 bit 88,2 khz. target is usually about -18LUFS, with about -4dbTP headroom. think "K-18", sorta. i EQ the entire stereo wav file with Har Bal, if it needs balancing, usually between lows and highs. then i bring that file into Studio One Project page (mastering suite). from there, the chain is: Waves G Series SSL Master Comp (set for 2:1, barely kissing the meter, slowest attack, fastest release, analog in, 1.5 db makeup gain) Studio One Pro Eq- i use this to tailor the 'feel' of the song. Waves Linear Phase EQ (this is for HPF and LPF, varies from song to song) waves L2 Ultramaximizer: i use this to shave 1db off. threshold and out ceiling pulled down equal until i get no more than 1db reduction. 24 bit, no dither. Waves L3 Ultramaximizer: i use this to actually shape the overall sound of the wav, typically, i'm going for no more than a couple of db reduction, but i chose the different presets available to favor lows or mids or highs...i can push the ceiling up or down to get more density or highs, balanced with the threshold for clearness or density. Waves L2 Ultramaximizer: again, same L2 as before, but where the first one was just catching the worst offenders level wise, the last one is setting the ceiling (-0.1 for cd's, -1.4 for hitting about -1.0dbTP) and only 1 db of gain reduction. Here, i apply 16 bit and dither if it's for the cd or the Digital Download files. I set it back to 24 bit and no dither for the high def versions, and output those at 48Khz. i'm using the Studio One project page meters, which are very good, and provide numerous meter options: i use LUFS, EBS and true peak, along with the peak meters for RMS , phase and Spectrum meters i am targeting a little hotter than -14 LUFS, sometimes as high as -12, at least for this project. in the past, it was closer to -9 LUFS, and i'm backing off of that.

i'm going back and re-mastering my older catalog, to be more in line with the newer streaming standards. no remixes, just a new mastering methodology that i'm still trying to determine. this is the 1st one i've done. it was uploaded as a 24 bit/48khz file with about a db of headroom, seems cleaner than all my other uploads current. originally recorded in Sonar. https://soundcloud.com/bats-brew/bats-brew-following-light