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mattdean
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 Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: MusicLab saved me a LOT of money :)
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I have never played guitar, regrettably, and hiring a player for every song I write is expensive. On my last CD, Real Guitar sounded so good on a couple of tunes, I used it instead of a live player. But for demos, Real Strat and Real Guitar are all I have to use now!!
So, I used Real Guitar and Real Strat on a demo of a new Pop song I wrote. Thought I would share it. I'm not much of an engineer - it's just a demo  I do all the instruments and vocals.
http://www.mattdean.com/midastouch.mp3
There's Real Strat on the left and a distorted Real Strat over top. Obviously, the main guitar is Real Guitar.
Cheers!
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cctaylor
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:
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Hey I like this Alot!
Wish There were more of RealStrat in there since this is the Place for it  |
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mattdean
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject:
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Thanks!
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but everything I tried just got in the way. It's pretty busy now. However, in the second verse, I might try something more than strumming on the Real Strat.
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J van E
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject:
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The very 'dry' beginning (drums) made me think 'Hm, well...' but soon the song got more and more interesting. Hardly paid attention to RS after a while because the multitude of vocals distracted me (in a positive way! ). Nice arrangement/harmonies! (Reminded me of the early Andy Pratt: do you know him?)
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Did you double the vocals for real or in the computer? They harmonies sounded real 'tight' (which is good) and full: my harmonies never have that 'tight' sound. So if you could share a little how you get things done...
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mattdean
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:
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No, don't know Andy Pratt. Have to look him up.
The drums were "on purpose". I wanted it in your face. There is the natural mic bleed and ambience, but didn't like any other "space".
I do all the harmonies myself. I usually do 4 to 8 tracks of each harmony (unless I want a smaller sound) I did 4 tracks on this tune of each harmony, panned two hard right and left and two just inside a bit. Compress them, etc. But it me, not the computer doing it
Cheers
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J van E
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:
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| mattdean wrote: | No, don't know Andy Pratt. Have to look him up.
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Well, I guess that makes it even better.  If you do look him up, look for the EARLY years, up unto Motives: after that things went downhill rather quickly...). If you like your own music, I think you will like his old stuff too. (Although I doubt if anything made it unto cd...   ) |
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mattdean
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:
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Cool, I'll do that.
Oh, by the way...to CC Taylor. I'm still waiting for my Amplitube upgrade, so that's why I felt limited with Real Strat on the tune. Once I get the full version I hope to feel more creative with it.
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