My first full project in the basement

kennydoe · #1 03-01-2006, 11:57 AM

I finally recorded a complete song in the litte computer/studio setup i put down here. I'm very happy with the results.

The project: with our 2nd anniversary (as a couple) coming up, i wanted to write a song for my g/f. I'm not great at lyrics...everything I've ever written sounds contrived to me. I also didn't want to be derivative or say the same crap that everyone else says. Also didn't want to write a boring ballad.

So i started with 'how can i write a love song that's not just another one?' and wrote a pop song.

Took a couple of days to write the music, a few more to write the words. I gave it to her with a vocal track that was just "okay". This week i re-recorded all the vocals and I mixed this morning. I'm pretty happy with it and i'm proud of the comptuer for handling SO much (although the software got a little wacky in the last few days).

I'm using Adobe Audition (formerly known as CoolEdit) on a PC with 1GB RAM and a lot of HD space. In the last section, I'm running 19 Tracks with no latency. YAY!

For those who are looking for blazing, shred guitar, move on...there's just a little solo under the last chorus.

I'm not totally convinced about the mix, so I'll take some constructive criticism if anyone has any. but don't hurt my feelings

~K

http://www.invisibleband.com/KennyDoe-thensome.mp3

The rest of the tech stuff:
Keyboards & Bass on Triton Extreme
Drums Alesis DM5
"Acoustic" Guitar Parker Fly Classic
Electric Guitar Clean/Distorted/Lead J-Custom RG8670
Amp Peavey TransTube EFX 112
Mics Shure SM57 (Guitars) Shure Beta 87a & Sennheiser e835 (Vocals)
Computer/Soundcard interface M-Audio Firewire 410

Ibateur · #2 03-01-2006, 01:06 PM

Nice. I'd drop the bassdrum a bit and raise the guitar a bit.

Very heartfelt lyrics.

Flobanez · #3 03-01-2006, 01:13 PM

That was nice, thanks for sharing, sounds great, nice lyrics too.

damo7v · #4 03-01-2006, 01:38 PM

lovely

Ozzdoc · #5 03-05-2006, 05:44 PM

Ah that was sweet man ! haha if i was your g/f i would be lovin it.. lol

You got a nice voice actually..

Check out my cover of "The Attitude Song", it's at the top i think...

mi2tom · #6 03-06-2006, 02:40 AM

Yes yes ..very good lyrics... Yes and you've got a very nice voice too

bpd111 · #7 03-06-2006, 03:41 AM

Dude, if I was a girl, and you wrote that for me, I'd...nevermind. As unromantic as I may be, it put a smile on my face anyway.

The only critique I'd throw out there is that there's a little disparity in volume of some of the vocals, specifically between verse/chorus and the "background vocals" are more foreground vocals.

You rock, Kenny!

MEX · #8 03-06-2006, 04:31 AM

Hey that was nice, definetly a change from what one hears around here.
At first i thought it was going to be a little boring, but not at all!

I would drop the backing vocals a bit and raise the acoustic guitars a bit.

I like the drums a lot, can you tell me more about them?

Tnx!

kennydoe · #9 03-06-2006, 10:55 AM

Argh. Thanks for the feedback guys. Took a few days...i was getting a complex!

I realized about the background vocals when i listened back in an out-of-studio environment. It so hard to mix when you're so intimate with the song and you know every little thing that's happening and your ears are tired.

Going to go back and remix them now...i do LOVE the backgrounds though...i had much fun writing/recording them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MEX

I like the drums a lot, can you tell me more about them?

What do you want to know?

kennydoe · #10 03-06-2006, 11:59 AM

Okay...i remixed it. The link above is to the new version.
Thanks for the suggestions.

~K

dex · #11 03-06-2006, 12:26 PM

Very, very cool.
Great piano playing by the way, what stage piano are you using?

ilia

kennydoe · #12 03-06-2006, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dex

Very, very cool.
Great piano playing by the way, what stage piano are you using?

ilia

Thanks! I'm a piano player first, then a guitar player, for anybody who didn't already know that.

The piano is from the Triton Extreme. It's a modification i did off preset L001

~K