Ross Smithe Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) Hey all, wanted to present to you my latest (and largest!) cover project, an extended remake/rework/remix/reproduction of one of my all time favorite album "sides", Pink Floyd The Wall, Side 3 (Tracks 14-19). This is Part 1 of 3, Hey You and Is there Anybody Out There? A multitude of digital means and methods were used to recreate these iconic tunes (which were originally done in analog, of course!). All vocals are 100% redone. Here's how everything else came together: Hey You- Full reproduction, using some predone MIDI sequences, as well as my own playing and programming. I put flesh on the bones using a variety of synths and samplers. Joined on vocals by my Floydian friend and singing partner Tone Hjelt from Oslo, Norway. Is There Anybody Out There?- Pretty much same as above! Used some predone MIDI sequences, some my own playing/programming, and put a touch of the original instrumental track under the opening drone swell to enhance the sound. Background TV sounds and assorted voices taken from original tracks, of course! Everything I recorded was done via synthesizers, samples, and sequencing. All done in CbB. I know I'm definitely swimming in deep waters here, but this was a very fun and incredibly challenging project! Didn't attempt to reinvent the wheel, just tried to polish up the rims a bit, and create an immersive listening experience for these timeless and iconic tunes! I will plan on posting Part 2 (Nobody Home, Vera, Bring The Boys Back Home) and Part 3 (Comfortably Numb) in the near future. Edited Wednesday at 11:49 PM by Ross Smithe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Sounds pretty biblical! Great work, man 🎶 🎵 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morenoize Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Hi Ross, nice piece of work, sounds good. One little nitpick, the acoustic guitar part following "is there anybody out there"is a bit to quiet , imho. Rik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 This is clearly a labor of love and you've done it proud, I'm a fan! The mix is lucious. Your vocals are great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglandBross Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 great work , soo atmospheric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 On 7/10/2025 at 6:16 PM, Larry T. said: Sounds pretty biblical! Great work, man 🎶 🎵 Thanks so much, Larry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 On 7/11/2025 at 11:07 AM, Morenoize said: Hi Ross, nice piece of work, sounds good. One little nitpick, the acoustic guitar part following "is there anybody out there"is a bit to quiet , imho. Rik Thanks so much Rik. You have a point on the guitar level, I think I might go in and adjust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 On 7/12/2025 at 2:20 AM, Kevin Walsh said: This is clearly a labor of love and you've done it proud, I'm a fan! The mix is lucious. Your vocals are great! Thanks so much Kevin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 On 7/12/2025 at 9:23 AM, EnglandBross said: great work , soo atmospheric Thanks so much @EnglandBross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user6816173852764575 Posted Monday at 12:26 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:26 PM (edited) Great work,🎵 🎵 Edited Tuesday at 01:06 PM by user6816173852764575 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted Tuesday at 12:50 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:50 PM On 7/14/2025 at 8:26 AM, user6816173852764575 said: Great work,🎵 🎵 Thanks so much, appreciate the listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted Tuesday at 08:52 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:52 PM Very cool! I can hear a lot of work went into this - I'm assuming the bass was a synth as well? If so, what did you use? It sound pretty close to a fretless. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted Wednesday at 11:13 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:13 PM On 7/15/2025 at 4:52 PM, steve@baselines.com said: Very cool! I can hear a lot of work went into this - I'm assuming the bass was a synth as well? If so, what did you use? It sound pretty close to a fretless. Steve Hey Steve, thanks for the listen and kind word! Yes, bass, and really everything on this, was done on synth. I use a mix and match combination of software and hardware, whatever sounds good for the song. Bass in this case is a patch off of my Korg Kronos called Dark Fretless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboalogo Posted Thursday at 09:35 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:35 PM Brilliantly done,Ross. I particularly like the sound you got on your acoustic! Can you give up any secrets on recording and production? Only kidding here, but I'm glad you went off key in the same spots that Roger did. It would have sounded wrong if you'd pitch corrected it. Makes me wonder how they pitch corrected back in the day. Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:30 PM Hi Ross As Kevin said, you can hear this is a labour of love - and extremely well done. Sounds great Cool stuff Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) On 7/17/2025 at 5:35 PM, timboalogo said: Brilliantly done,Ross. I particularly like the sound you got on your acoustic! Can you give up any secrets on recording and production? Only kidding here, but I'm glad you went off key in the same spots that Roger did. It would have sounded wrong if you'd pitch corrected it. Makes me wonder how they pitch corrected back in the day. Tim Hi @timboalogo, thanks so much for the listen and the kind word! Instrumentally, everything on this project was done "in the box". I used a combination of software and hardware synths (Korg Kronos and Yamaha MOXF). Guitars and bass were mostly off of the Kronos (12 string is from an outstanding sample set called Jensen Guitars, nylon string is from a Kronos combination called Celtic Heart). Drums and lead guitars are from the Yamaha MOXF (lead tracks were run through TH3 for some extra bite). Electric piano and Harmochord (sounds like a kind of cross between harmonica and accordion) are from Keyscape. Hammond organ also off Kronos (a killer patch emulating Tom Scholz's Boston Foreplay settings). Background pads and voices are mix and match, mostly Kontakt Analog Dreams (there is a preset called "Floyd", lol), Omnisphere, and Spitfire LABS. There are other odds and ends as well, but these were the big hitters. Vocals are recorded with a WA-47 Jr into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. My female singing partner recorded her back up part over my tracks on BandLab. I then downloaded her track and brought it into Cakewalk to mix and master (not sure what mic she sang into, I used the Antares Mic Mod VST to help make it sound good with my lead track). One other secret gem that I use regularly… I apply a free Sonox Inflator alternative called JS Inflator on my master bus before the limiter. Can do wonders to expand and energize your final mix. Edited 3 hours ago by Ross Smithe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago 18 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Hi Ross As Kevin said, you can hear this is a labour of love - and extremely well done. Sounds great Cool stuff Nigel Thanks so much Nigel, always appreciate the listen and comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboalogo Posted 14 minutes ago Share Posted 14 minutes ago 9 hours ago, Ross Smithe said: Hi @timboalogo, thanks so much for the listen and the kind word! Instrumentally, everything on this project was done "in the box". I used a combination of software and hardware synths (Korg Kronos and Yamaha MOXF). Guitars and bass were mostly off of the Kronos (12 string is from an outstanding sample set called Jensen Guitars, nylon string is from a Kronos combination called Celtic Heart). Drums and lead guitars are from the Yamaha MOXF (lead tracks were run through TH3 for some extra bite). Electric piano and Harmochord (sounds like a kind of cross between harmonica and accordion) are from Keyscape. Hammond organ also off Kronos (a killer patch emulating Tom Scholz's Boston Foreplay settings). Background pads and voices are mix and match, mostly Kontakt Analog Dreams (there is a preset called "Floyd", lol), Omnisphere, and Spitfire LABS. There are other odds and ends as well, but these were the big hitters. Vocals are recorded with a WA-47 Jr into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. My female singing partner recorded her back up part over my tracks on BandLab. I then downloaded her track and brought it into Cakewalk to mix and master (not sure what mic she sang into, I used the Antares Mic Mod VST to help make it sound good with my lead track). One other secret gem that I use regularly… I apply a free Sonox Inflator alternative called JS Inflator on my master bus before the limiter. Can do wonders to expand and energize your final mix. Thanks for the excellent deets Ross, The Kronos sounds are unbelievably excellent! and that harmochord is very cool. More Floyd please. Timbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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