bats brew

i bought the platinum bundle on sale way back in 2018, for about $60, and have never spent another penny on it since, still use, works like a charm. no WUP involved.

NEW MIX UP! https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/worlds-goin-down rolled off a bit more low end off the acoustic guitars, shifted the frequency peaks of the kick and the bass guitar. i like this one better!

Thanks Tom!

pre-juneteenth bump

brand new mix up!

used these guys for this tune

thanks jack!

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/world-goin-down a new mix from me, this is a groovy tune with acoustic guitars, electric slide, and a bunch of vocal harmonies. will be on an upcoming album re-release. it's a bit different from my latest instrumental releases.

the strat i used on this one

dexter..... morgan.... brother sister, husband wife real life? LOL what a funky uptempo tune... it's a bit bright, but super clear recording. didn't care for the sound of the drum kit tho, the snare is a bit annoying, and cymbals a bit bright too... could be just the kit that's bugging me, but the bass line is so groovy, i tend to forget the snare. LOL, can you change the snare? and back off the cymbals a bit, they are splashy and you can hear the compression working. i watched all of 'dexter', and the season they tagged on years after the fact, i was a micheal hall fan from 'six feet under'

love the intro... so slinky, catches my attention right away. the reason i like it so much, is BECAUSE it's lean! you can hear all the character of each instrument. dig it. nice mix. it'd be super cool, if you could find a way to put a vocal on top of it. in and around it. lean vocal. just like the music.

the 4 day bump!

Updated mix

Ha! Thanks Steve, yea, what else di you want! I kinda feel like the wah was invented for race songs....! LOL my first wah song i learned was white room", Which ain't really racy, but still pretty groovy!

Post race bump!

Thank you martin

Thank you equality Glad you got to hear this one

LeClerc got it!

Leclerc pole. Home turf. Should be good!

Thanks!

https://batsbrew.bandcamp.com/track/bullet-train-to-monaco-2024 oh yea! the 2024 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix is this weekend!! this is my tribute to the event, and kind of a 'imaginary' trip to go see it. brand new updated mix and master. better than the 1st version. I imagine myself in Paris, and decide to go see the big Monaco Grand Prix. i get a ticket for boarding the 'bullet train' in paris, to cruise all the way to Nice Ville, grabbing a quick bus to Monaco. the music represents the ride on the train...The ride on the bullet train was intense, speeding along, going thru tunnels, making stops, starting back up, all the while i'm getting antsy and jacked up thinking about the race. finally, the train gets to the final station, and i'm stepping off the train as the song ends. oh yea if you are at all interested in the actual Grand Prix, here's a good link: https://www.formula1.com/

hey freddy! thanks man, i was groovin' on that sustain tone, and it just made sense to let those notes 'hang out' there...

yea, i've read the scheps interview somewhere, and yes, if you look at every PRO release in the last year, the numbers are typically half the dynamic range of -14!! LOL i'm typically getting about -10lufs max, with my limited skills, that's as far as i can take it without the compression and limiting messing with the balances. i listen to pro mixes at 6 and 7 DR, and it hurts my ears after one song. WTF

hi steve! thanks for the listen... i try to make the mix as clear as possible. and when mastering, there is a point, where i'm pushing the compression, saturation, and limiting where it sounds 'dense' but not flattened and too thick, and that's the sound i'm going for. but mastering as hot as i am now, i still push well past the best 'dynamics' levels, which i find to be about -14lufs, and i'm pushing to about -10 lufs. so, maybe i could get it even cleaner, but it is a compromise between modern levels and pure aesthetics.

i wasn't being mean. i was being helpful. there are only a few obvious answers here, and i offered a very realistic, and probably correct answer/opinion.