Mr Crowley
This is the song I`ve recently been practicing.I hope you like it.If thier is something I could do better on the recording I want to hear from you.
http://www.digitech.com/soundcomm/guitar_view_music.asp?productid=199&music_id=2370
thaxs tim
http://www.digitech.com/soundcomm/guitar_view_music.asp?productid=199&music_id=2370
thaxs tim
Comments
As far as recording techniques, use less modulation on guitar, if at all. Might sound cool when you're playing live ... but it really waters down the sound once you start mixing it. The guitar tone is also a bit too buzzy... try toning down the mids for the main rhythm part(s).
Make sure you're mixing in stereo, sounds like there may have been some issues with that, particularly with drums. Good rule of thumb, especially when starting out: drum tracks = always stereo. Is the MIDI programmed in and played through GNX, or is it a backing track? It sounds like you might have a bit of phase cancellation going on. Ideally, that shouldn't happen even if you do mix in proper stereo, but that takes a good degree of skill; it's futile to seek absolute perfection with each and every track when you're still learning.
There is at least one fill that's definitely too loud. Beyond that, there wasn't really anything glaring... it just sounds like it needs a good bit of polishing. Overall, I'd use less distortion throughout (turn down amp gain and turn up amp volume - may vary depending on amp model you're using)... it sounds like you're using your lead tone, or close to it, throughout.
8 tracks may not seem like much to work with, but consider doing more overdubs, especially when parts overlap - this will create more clarity altogether. Keep in mind, when it was played for the original recording, the solo we're all used to was dozens, perhaps hundreds, of takes; you don't necessarily want to rely on pure inspiration and pull it off in one take with your rhythm parts, because that makes it harder to fix. Not sure if that's exactly what you did, but that would be a good example of something you'd do in another pass than the main parts.
By the way, the first solo may not have been perfect, but I totally dug it! Made me think of Randy, I had a very good idea of what you were going to play next.
I liked it!!! good Solos!! Deffiently heard some Randy There.
God Bless!!
Partch
I listened to Mr. Crowley and was thinking, wow....the playing is way off.
So, I came back here and looked at some of the other comments saying that it was really good or that it just needed a little polishing on the mix. I was thinking, well, maybe I was wrong, so I went to your Soundclick site and listened to some of your other stuff.........
..........here's my advice...........
Slow down and start using that drum machine/metronome.......
For example, on Panama, you were off by an entire beat within the length of a few bars. Crazy Train was the same way. I thought you might have been trying to do your own version with it as I felt like it wasn't even close to the original.
Now, if you've only been playing a short while, hey.....I understand.....in which case, as I mentioned, hit the drum machine/metronome hard. Play things at half speed and such. At this point, don't even worry about mixing. You need to work on your playing. I'm not saying this to be mean but there is no mixing in the world that is going to fix those songs if you don't fix your playing first. Doesn't matter if it's 3 notes or 3,000 notes......they need to be tight and on the beat.
Sounded a little off m8, timing and mixing etc.
You need to work on your string bends and vibrato a little.
You got the tremolo picking down pretty good though.
Just Practice m8 and you will be up to speed in know time
How long you been playin?