jbraner Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hi, I've got a new song out. It's called "Second Wind" - you can check it out here:https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14254040 It features most of the usual suspects: Superior Drums MODO Bass some Kontakt and a few synth noises Melody is Plasmonic Synth (and Noisy synth) plus real live Strats and Tele also, I got a tube preamp (Effectrode Blackbird) after the guitar parts were recorded - so I reamped them through the real tubes ? all comments welcome ? All my stuff is here http://www.soundclick.com/johnbraner. Don't forget - Download CDs (including my newest one "Pull the Other One") and singles are still available at all the normal streaming services. CDBaby won't be selling physical CDs anymore - so just contact me if you want one - or look on Amazon or Apple etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 real fine job recording.jack c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hi Jack - thanks a lot for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 John, I really like the synth in this song. It plays very well alongside your guitar. I've always been a fan of your tunes, and I'm happy whenever a new one comes out. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Hi Lynn, Thanks a lot for listening and for your comments I was in a "physical modeling" mode for this one - and playing around with controllers for that little bit of variationin the sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 John . . . very catchy, and super smooth mix to listen to . . . you never know what's coming next, you've thrown a lot of interesting things in here ! Goin' in for another hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Hi noynekkar - thanks a lot for listening and for your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I like the whirly synth bits at the beginning. Toe-tapping head-nodding groove makes me happy. Well done! -Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Hi Bjorn, Thanks a lot for listening and for your comments That beginning part is mostly guitar with *lots* of FX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Like the synths you've got going in this - nice guitar playing as well. Like that breakdown at around 2.50. Mix sounds good to me Cool Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Hi Nigel, Thanks alot for listening and for your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bush Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 First off that bass tone was super good ,from there on in I was hooked the added synth etc kept the listner on the hook all the way through well produced nice one cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Hey thanks a lot Paul! That's MODO bass - i really like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Strong ! I loved the change around 2:34. What bass/synth did you use ? It Really cut thru the mix . Very enjoyable .. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Hi Mark, thanks for listening. I used MODO bass (a Fender P Bass) mostly, and Avenger for a synth bass in the breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I do think this is a quality mix. Your guitar is always so wonderful. On my laptop, it seems like maybe pull that synth bass back a little, and turn up the guitar. as was mentioned by Bajan Blue, the breakdown at 2:50 is cool. For me, the guitar is just excellent. If that is the preamp imparting the sound, then that is a nice pre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Love the sound of the single coil pickups. excellent recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Hi Jesse and David - once again, thanks a lot for taking the time to listen. The new preamp is a Effectrode Blackbird (https://www.effectrode.com/products/effects-pedals/blackbird-vacuum-tube-preamp/ ) and it does sound really nice On hifi speakers, I think the synth bass is a little light, if anything, so it's probably good where it is David - you cannot beat the sound of the Strat/Tele single coils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 love the mix of guitars and the more modern synths and sound designs. Sweet guitar licks and tone. Agreed that that bass tone is a keeper - Geddy Lee eat your heart out. If I were to pick a nit a bit, I found the balance a bit weird between the extremely washy hi-hats, and the snare which is pretty vanilla in its tone and ambient treatment, and up front. I might want to hear more nasty ring on the snare or some AP550 compression boomy roomy on it. I dunno, it's a nit, innit? top quality effort, John, I too love your variety! cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbraner Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Hi Tom, Thanks for listening - picking nits is OK, it gives us something to think about. I'm not really sure what you mean by "washy" hi hats (don't bother trying to explain because these things are hard to do with only words) but as far as the snare - it seems the more I compress snares, the less I like it. I use some saturation and stuff on them, but I don't really like a lot of reverb either. (my favourite thing on snares right now is the Korneff Audio Pawn Shop Compressor https://korneffaudio.com/product/pawn-shop-comp-2-0/ ) It's just me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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