New Song - Recorded with POD XT pro

[wilch]

Hey there,

I've just finished recording a song I've been working on for a long time. I actually wrote this one for my g/f (yep, another one for another girl) and wanted it to be ready for valentines. yay me! lol

Well, I recorded it with a mixture of a real acoustic guitar mic'd with a shure sm57 and 2 different ibanez's going through a POD XT pro straight into Cakewalk pro audio.

This is also my first attempt at a full song which is practically all solo. I tried so desperately hard to not just fill up space with notes. The solo's have been recorded, re-recorded, and re-recorded. When are you supposed to stop? Basically the solo's are all improvised. I knew what notes I wanted to land on at times, but all the bits in between were improvised. Please excuse some of the dud notes

While recording this song I was still working on the tones of the pod...

Anyway, let me know what you think of the song, tone of the pod xt, and anything else

here's a link:
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/Me..._000015150.mp3
right click - save as... 2.6Mb

Equipment used:
Seagull Artist Series - Cameo CW 2003
Ibanez Jem DNA #285/300
Ibanez RG421 fixed bridge w/ dimarzio Evolution PUPs (neck and bridge)
shure sm57
Line 6 Pod XT Pro

wil..

[Ralph khoury]

Me likes! nice song mate i liked the acoustic parts a lot. the take was clean.

[bob oakman]

The Melodies are beautiful. I like, the tones, but like the sound of the acoustic more than the POD.

Did you record with a click track, so you can add drums & bass later... if you want?

[screamndemon69]

i think it sounds very good!
i really like hearing others on the forum creating stuff! it is always inspiring! kepp up the good work!
Todd

[gemini8026]

Really good stuff. Not only did it sound good tonewise, the mix was good and clear, BUT the song was also well done. It set a nice mood with the constant acoustic strumming and choice of chords!

:P

[wilch]

Thanks guys!

I did record with a click track. The breakdown at about 55secs is a little weird though. 3 guitars, 1 on the beat, 1 1/4 beat off, the third is a little off that (totally not on purpose, I kept the thing at 4 4 even though that part isn't ) . Click is at 145 beats.

I do want to put drums and bass to it. I think it'd flesh it out nicely. Wouldn't do standard drums though, something syncopated is called for i think. But, I don't have any drum sounds that I like on the computer nor do I have a drum kit, drummer, and enough mic's for a kit handy. I also don't have a bass...I wonder if the pod can make my guitar sound like a bass... hmmm.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to the song . Your kind words really do mean alot. I hope my g/f likes the song! I picked her up from the airport today (she's been in Portugal then London for the past 4 weeks). I haven't given her a copy of the CD yet. I gave her a ring today with an inscription...I'll give her the CD tomorrow on valentines. Really hope she likes it.

wil..

[Ralph khoury]

Hey Wilch, burn the song on a small Heatshaped red CD!!! she will like it!