efkay
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Post by efkay on Aug 28, 2004 15:32:22 GMT
Hi, here's another new one from me called "Ticket To Ride" - and it's not in any way related to that one with the same title, which you may think of Enjoy - as always at: www.soundclick.com/bands/7/efkaymusic.htmMeant to be the second installment of songs for my upcoming live-project (still in staffing phase).
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Post by mcarp555 on Aug 28, 2004 20:27:01 GMT
If Kraftwerk were ever to try and crack the top 40 chart, they might not to do better than this. Nice slinky techo-pop, Frank. How much of it is done in the PS5? I especially like the nice low thump of the bassline. Solo might be a little busy, but certainly fitting into the general style. It's good to see intelligent use of dynamics. Vocals might be just the smallest tad louder in the mix. Tight throughout.
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sgulley
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Post by sgulley on Aug 28, 2004 20:47:08 GMT
Excellent mix, and great bass lines... who's synth track?, really cool stuff. Stan
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Gamma
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Post by Gamma on Aug 28, 2004 23:13:45 GMT
Nice I specially liked the whole bass part (I assume that to be you). Really funky, great beat! I would rise the vocal volume just a bit. Keep it up!
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holzra
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is that any way to treat an expensive musical instrument?!?!?!?!?
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Post by holzra on Aug 29, 2004 1:54:03 GMT
frank, you're starting to surge ahead of one of my favoriets, tower of power . . . . . next, the full fledged horn section, i know it's coming . . . . . you just amaze me . . . .
r
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Post by mattl on Aug 29, 2004 2:38:44 GMT
frank this is so cool. any way to make the guitar have more hi end? i hate to comment its so good.. now im noticing at some point the gtr part is replaced by bass notes plucked as a chord..
awesome synth noise funkagroovalichous.
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efkay
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Post by efkay on Aug 29, 2004 11:00:46 GMT
Thanks guys I know, mixing down the vocals a bit too low seems to be an ongoing problem with me, which I can't seem to fix. I always think "Man that vocals are really loud this time!" - and always they are to low in the end. I can only fix that by someone else doing vocals Well, in fact everything, that envolves instrumental/vocal recording. The backing drum-tracks and the synth tracks were programmed into my RS 7000; then I recorded that to the PS5 and did the bass-track and the vocals. You're wrong, matt; it's not AT SOME POINT - there's no other instrument than groovebox (drums and synth) and one bass track! ;D Yeah, isn't it? I had a hard time talking my old friend Steve Vai into playing that for me on the midi-guitar ;D No, ok, I confess... I had the Steve Vai style soloist of Band-in-a-Box do that for me: set up chords, generate solo, export to midi, import the solo-track into the song on the RS 7000, tweak the sound - ready. Easy, with a stunning outcome.
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Post by Objecks on Aug 29, 2004 19:14:47 GMT
Hey Frank! "Expect the unexpected!" Man, you've lived up to your billing!! This is a very cool, very funky song!!! Dang, I'm up to three exclamation points!!!! Charlie
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