Coldbuggins New Home Recording

[coldbuggin]

hello everyone
i have the week off, the woman's in china. so i figured i better record my arse off. here's what i did today. any and all feedback is sincerely appreciated.

equip used: ultra strat, vox ac15, ppl, space echo, wh4, dm2, dd6 modded, micromoog, microkorg.

www.alltheghosts.com/new1.mp3

[noisedoll]

Thats good.
Well recorded, nice use of effects, good use of panning.
The only thing i'd alter is the level of the high pitched melody panned right at 00.53, maybe turn it down a touch? Maybe not.
Very impressive, downloading yr other mp3's/media as i write:)

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by noisedoll
Thats good.
Well recorded, nice use of effects, good use of panning.
The only thing i'd alter is the level of the high pitched melody panned right at 00.53, maybe turn it down a touch? Maybe not.
Very impressive, downloading yr other mp3's/media as i write:)

thanx. it is a very rough mix, but i know the sound yer talking about, it can be a little piercing. the other mp3 is an old track from my band. we're currently home recording--the track on the site is really pretty outdated. did you find the drums hitting hard enough? i've been questioning the drums tracks alot today.

[simeon]

nice one coldbuggin!

i was kinda surprised when it ended though - was that the whole track? i was just getting into it...

:)

cheers!

sim

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by simeon
nice one coldbuggin!

i was kinda surprised when it ended though - was that the whole track? i was just getting into it...

:)

cheers!

sim

thanx! that version is kinda incomplete. i've been working on that one and two others (as well as putting a band recording together--ugh, so fun but so time consuming). i'll let you know when that one is more together...:D

[heroin]

very cool!
How did you create the drum track?
What did you use to layer the tracks?
What is "ppl"?

[ExpAnonColin]

Hmph. When it started out I thought it was going to be a long analog track, the feedback with nothing else really beat-wise along with it for such a long time really gave that impression.

The beat is very cool. It's a bit repetitive. The idea is cool. I think you need to make it "clearer" at the beginning that it's going to be a structured song, and do more with it with layering and more frequent, but less obvoius contrast.

-Colin

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by heroin
very cool!
How did you create the drum track?
What did you use to layer the tracks?
What is "ppl"?

the drums were made from turntables, samples, acid, and sound forge

i used acid as a multitracker for this song

ppl is my secret weapon. the phase loop lock. a guy down my street makes this thing and its BONKERS.

thanx for listening.
ive got a much better song in progress, ill post it here when its done. :D

[ExpAnonColin]

Originally posted by coldbuggin
the drums were made from turntables, samples, acid, and sound forge

i used acid as a multitracker for this song

ppl is my secret weapon. the phase loop lock. a guy down my street makes this thing and its BONKERS.

thanx for listening.
ive got a much better song in progress, ill post it here when its done. :D

You sure it isn't a phase locked loop, PLL? That's a common electrical device, often used for generation of clock frequencies for delays and for frequency followed oscillation.

-Colin

[coldbuggin]

hey, this one is very textured.
i used:

fender ultra strat, space station, rat 2, small clone, dm-2, dd-6, and a magic stomp into an ac-15

www.alltheghosts.com/3.mp3

[simeon]

nice one!

i feel the bass and drums need to be way louder though...

cheers!

sim

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by simeon
nice one!

i feel the bass and drums need to be way louder though...

cheers!

sim

thanx! i know they are pretty buried in the mix right now. i guess i spent so much time on the guitar textures and the way they weave in and out of one another that i rushed the bass and drums (which i normally love doing)...you've inspired me to improve them. :D

www.alltheghosts.com/3.mp3

[simeon]

cool - but i still think they could be louder... if they were really upfront and punchy, it'll make it sound really powerful!

that's just my opinion though and i tend to have my drums and bass pretty in yer face.

love the guitar textures - really nice arrangement!

cheers

sim

[Volsus]

Mmm this makes my ears smile

Keep up the sounds man :)

[Wayjurn]

Very nice... I love stuff like this.

[G6add9]

Originally posted by coldbuggin
hello everyone
i have the week off, the woman's in china. so i figured i better record my arse off. here's what i did today. any and all feedback is sincerely appreciated.

equip used: ultra strat, vox ac15, ppl, space echo, wh4, dm2, dd6 modded, micromoog, microkorg.

www.alltheghosts.com/new1.mp3

this is very cool! I dig it man! I will give a listen to the other tacks (w/the Rat + other fx) tomorrow.

talk to y'all later :)

[Talon]

nice tracks man, wonder how much of what sound the space staion was.... i need to try one of those out, are you happy with yours? do you think they are worth the price tag? or should i just use a keyboard for strings :rolleyes:

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by Talon
nice tracks man, wonder how much of what sound the space staion was.... i need to try one of those out, are you happy with yours? do you think they are worth the price tag? or should i just use a keyboard for strings :rolleyes:

"new1" has no or very little space station.
"3" has lots of it all over
and "from atop corcovado" (in my signature) has a little bit of it in the chorus.
i don't think they are worth what they are going for now, however, synth strings sound very different from the string effect the space station gives. i believe 5ways left a lowbudget way to get close to the space station string sounds using a pitch shifter and a crappy reverb pedal, plus volume swell. you might want to try that unless you find a space station for less. i think its worth $150 tops.

[simeon]

hey coldbuggin - just listened to "new1" and "corcovado"

really nice man - love what you're doing with the drums and i love the risks you take with harmony and dissonance

corcovado sounds like a tune from a soundtrack album - maybe from a david lynch movie or something - really great!

sim

[coldbuggin]

Originally posted by simeon
hey coldbuggin - just listened to "new1" and "corcovado"

really nice man - love what you're doing with the drums and i love the risks you take with harmony and dissonance

corcovado sounds like a tune from a soundtrack album - maybe from a david lynch movie or something - really great!

sim

thanks! :D

i certainly appreciate it being a david lynch film and all. the drums for both corcovado and new 1 were done within a couple days of eachother so i think they have a similar glitched beat flavor, im happy you are into that. they're be more songs to come!

[MrZosoNP]

man I am totaly digging what you're doing. when you have an ep or a full length make sure you let us all know becuase I'll pick one up for sure...

[rubbersoul]

This is really nice...it grows on me each time I hear it...I would like to try a different drum track with it...I wonder what you recorded on...really drifty and psychedelic just like I like it...just really cool.