I've been busy with work the last few weeks, and with developing my homebrew mixing/mastering software. But took a break from that to record this in 6 Tracks:
- 2 Fender Mustang guitar tracks (panned L/R) thru Amplitube 4 default free tube amp
- Fender Mustang Bass thru Amplitube 4 free "Bass 1" amp (follows a TAB I found online!)
- Knee slaps recorded in stereo with Zoom R24 mics
- Keys - "CelestaE" patch on Casio CT-X3000 (worked out a part vaguely like the original; I'm not a piano player...)
- Vox - AT4040 mic into Zoom R24
Mixed and mastered with my homemade mixing mastering software, which now has the form of a general purpose 16 track mixer with a user interface that looks like this:
(https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=31768.0;attach=192487)
your software works really well from what I can tell...
cool song...great job...
I love the bell like sounds too...
Excellent Buddy Holly cover, des! Great work on the vocals, knee slaps, and the celesta - they all sound period-authentic to me.
Rock on!
Excellent Doug
and the mixer seems to work just fine
Buddy Holly is part of my rock trilogy when I was a teenager (Buddy Holly Eddie Cochran Gene Vincent...)
A really pleasant listen. A little before my time but I do know the song and this is a very nice version. Love the rhythm guitar and the celeste and a great vocal perfomance.
Pete
Well your software is working great on the mix great playing and vocal on this cover
Tim
So lovely. Completely captures the charm of the original, and it's a very fine performance. The mix sounds perfect! What a songwriter he was.
Great job Des. Hats off to you and your home mixing software, impressive. Buddy Holly is one of my mothers favourites... great job on the vocals and guitars too.
Mike
Classic song, your voice does Buddy Holly so well and the keys sound so great here. Your code is once again showing off great mixing and mastering.
Love the percussion. What a knee slapper. Your program sound as though it's mixing quite well. Nice job
I heard this a couple of days ago but didn't comment immediately.
Disclaimer: I have a weak spot for these 50's / earlier 60's songs.
Very interesting your approach. The knee slaps fill partially the middle of the audio spectre along with guitars, the bass in the bottom, your voice, and the celesta was a very good choice because it captures the high frequencies very well without being harsh at all. Overall a very balanced mix, without drums, and without loud guitars and with a sparse bass. Gives your voice and the celesta melody the spotlight they deserve.
I am wondering how your mixing software deals with lower voices + more present bass.
Quote from: Jean Pierre on November 06, 2021, 09:34:01 AMExcellent Doug
and the mixer seems to work just fine
Buddy Holly is part of my rock trilogy when I was a teenager (Buddy Holly Eddie Cochran Gene Vincent...)
I heard an interview of Paul McCartney where he said exactly the same people were his earliest influences!
Quote from: dasilvasings on November 10, 2021, 10:10:48 AMI heard this a couple of days ago but didn't comment immediately.
Disclaimer: I have a weak spot for these 50's / earlier 60's songs.
Very interesting your approach. The knee slaps fill partially the middle of the audio spectre along with guitars, the bass in the bottom, your voice, and the celesta was a very good choice because it captures the high frequencies very well without being harsh at all. Overall a very balanced mix, without drums, and without loud guitars and with a sparse bass. Gives your voice and the celesta melody the spotlight they deserve.
I am wondering how your mixing software deals with lower voices + more present bass.
I mostly just followed what the original sounded like, so the genius is due to Holly and the producer and cowriter (Norman Petty). In fact, it sounds like the original doesn't even have guitar, but I decided to add that in at a somewhat lower than usual level.
It's really impressive what you've accomplished with your software mixmaster.
Everything sounds so clear in the mix.
And what a wonderful performance as well.
Well done my friend
Loved this song my Dad was a big buddy fan.
Nice one.