Larry Jones Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) Since it's the holidaze, I chose a Christmas song -- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" recorded by Darlene Love, originally released in 1962. I paid homage to the producer (Phil Spector) by cluttering it up with as many tracks as possible. By the way, I had no trouble with Cakewalk by Bandlab. Everything worked as expected, and I probably will not go back to my SONAR Platinum. And even though this is a Christmas song, presented here at Christmastime, I know some of you Scrooges will comment on the technical aspects. I welcome your criticism. I should note that I used a few of the techniques I learned from this thread to make the MIDI drums sound more realistic. I used Addictive Drums' randomization features, and I played some of it "live" on my Nektar Impact LX61+ drum pads. Anybody notice anything? PS: Crossposting this on the old SONAR Songs forum. Edited December 25, 2018 by Larry Jones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Larry, I don't think I've ever heard the original version of the song. Yours has that sound typical of the era - the Phil Spector touch - which always takes me back to those times. Nicely done. And thanks for posting the link to all the helpful drum programming techniques, something I've been getting into lately. I guess I didn't notice anything that stood out in your drum track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 hour ago, bjornpdx said: Larry, I don't think I've ever heard the original version of the song. Yours has that sound typical of the era - the Phil Spector touch - which always takes me back to those times. Nicely done. And thanks for posting the link to all the helpful drum programming techniques, something I've been getting into lately. I guess I didn't notice anything that stood out in your drum track. Thanks for your input. The original version is here. And that drum programming thread gets my vote as one of the most creative and useful on the old forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I like that. Sounds like Leon Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thanks Will. Leon has been one of my role models, but I have to admit I don't hear him on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Nice - you've captured the 'sound' very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Great! Really well done, enjoyed this a lot! The only nit I have is that because you're going for that 60's wall of sound thing, your lead vocals are bit too forward and a bit too high fi. But that's just a niggly little thing. This is a really good version of this tune, you should be proud of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 20 hours ago, daryl1968 said: Nice - you've captured the 'sound' very well Thanks you, Daryl. Your own productions are so good that I'm flattered that you listened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kevin Walsh said: Great! Really well done, enjoyed this a lot! The only nit I have is that because you're going for that 60's wall of sound thing, your lead vocals are bit too forward and a bit too high fi. But that's just a niggly little thing. This is a really good version of this tune, you should be proud of it. Hey Kevin! I had trouble singing this. I had a complete, comped "high-energy" vocal that would have worked well sunk back into the track, but I decided to go with a gentle, "sincere" vocal. In the end I just had to admit to myself that I'm not the singer I thought I was. Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Larry Jones said: Hey Kevin! I had trouble singing this. I had a complete, comped "high-energy" vocal that would have worked well sunk back into the track, but I decided to go with a gentle, "sincere" vocal. In the end I just had to admit to myself that I'm not the singer I thought I was. Happy New Year! Sounds great to me, real Leon Russell vibe happening there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcumpian Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Really great job getting that 60's sound in this song Larry! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 3 hours ago, dcumpian said: Really great job getting that 60's sound in this song Larry! Dan Thanks Dan! I think of it not as a 60s sound, but as a 1960 - 1963 sound. Phil Spector's wall of sound effect, which was great for about fifteen minutes, but wore out its welcome pretty quick. It happened mainly because Phil never met a musical instrument or echo chamber that he didn't want to include on his records. That was my operating philosophy on this one. 60 tracks and four echo chambers. It would have been bigger, but I ran out of time.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Do not remember the original but this sounds OK here Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Larry, that was fun to hear, very nostalgic. It has authenticity because Specter’s recordings were done in mono, and this has a somewhat narrow spread for stereo. I like your voice on this as I have on other songs of yours. Happy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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