The Sound Engineer's Dream

Started by StephenM, September 22, 2020, 07:52:00 PM

StephenM

The Sound Engineers Dream (colab with John Bee, Chunk, Hook, Farrell, Hilary
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Fun project involving a backer kind of  track of Chunk's called "Fleetwood Smack".  I did all this on band lab, a free DAW.  I had 3 tracks of this, two slightly delayed from the first and panned a tad left and right at lower volumes.  I also did a few crazy things with panning and volume throughout for a trip in headphone listening.
I used parts of Hook's "The Lowest of Lows," more than you realize... I created a wave sound with it around 2min and beyond.  Also it is the swell in the very start.
I used Chapperz "Dark Crystal" parts for some really nice effects... a cool track I would say.  My favorite parts are coming.  John Bee's "Sweet As You" and I don't want to give it away but there is probably a laugh ahead, just a short funny piece from a Hillary song.... and my absolute favorite part is the ending.  There is a lead as Johns song is hitting the lead organ piano piece and it is Farrell and it sounds just like it belongs (kind of reminds me of Steve Lukather from Toto right there)...the lead is scorching but blended into the song so it sounds like it was made there...fit perfect...and then as Johns song fades out it is a wicked blast of Farrells song....I admit that doing a project like this is easier on a DAW for sure. 
I created delay on Johns song by copying the track and placing the 2nd at lower volume out of synch slightly... and some off beats by pulling out a piece and placing it ahead of the other.  It is file manipulation.  I don't know why I like this sort of thing but I do.  There is only one very small thing that was added from anything other than a SC song.. 
The other thing is trying to find things that actually kind of fit together like a jigsaw puzzle sort of.
 Hope you enjoy it.  Also thanks to all the contributors... yes as Hardlock pointed out...a colab...
 
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hardlock

This is like the ultimate collab? Quite an accomplishment!

Oops, I hear the alarm - time to wake up from that dream state!
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My Originals:
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My Collaborations:
www.soundclick.com/kenscollabs

Those things we take for granted - when we're young and immature - will surely return to haunt us when we're old and insecure

thetworegs

As Hardlock says the ultimate collab some funky transitions going on not sure if those crows are on the track or outside ...that darn alarm ;D
   
If Life is a dream then use your imagination

Ray Brookes

Nicely constructed, Stephen; those transitions from song to song work so well. Great work; well done.
Ray Brookes

Johnbee

Wow!  My head is spinning!  That also could be subtitled "The Ultimate Mash-up".  I like it!   ;)

I also have to take some time to go back and listen to some of the other contributor's songs blended in here that I missed.  Sounds like some great stuff.

 :) John B

Hilary

Great stuff - I got caught out on the ending too!
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comme ci, comme ça

Farrell Jackson

Where's the snooze button......I don't won't to wake up yet! This is very creative Stephen. You did a fantastic bit of work gluing all the jigsaw pieces of this collab together and doing it so smoothly. I enjoyed it!

Farrell
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Hook

Craziness! I'm captivated by the whirlwind of concepts taken out of context to create new context. Love this kinda creativeness brother.
Rock on!

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The hook brings you back
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mdhastings

Whoa! No one writes any good psychedelic rock anymore. Nice blend of genres.