Hypnotized

[hooper]

Hypnotized - Written by Bob Welch and recorded with Fleetwood Mac.  I was already working on this instrumental a couple of weeks ago when we got the news about Christine McVie, so that was a bitter-sweet surprise...

This 20-track recording was tracked and mixed in Sonar Studio 3 and mastered on a Tascam DP-24. All delays and reverb synced to 104 BPM.
* All electric guitar parts done with a Gretsch Streamliner 2420 while micing the cabinet of a Roland Cube 60 with an SM57.  Had intended to switch guitars for different parts, but I swear, this guitar is hard to put down...
* Electric bass: Ibanez  ABG200, micing the cab of a Roland Cube 30, with a  simple ADT VST on the track which has the effect of panning the slightly out of phase parts to hard L/R and opening up the middle.
* Piano and all synth sounds using SampleTank 3 soft synth, with the piano parts played on a MIDI controller with hammer-action keys.
*  Drums and congas played with wooden sticks on rubber MIDI pads to trigger sounds in Session Drummer soft synth.
*  The backing vocals are 2-part harmony built up of (4) double tracked parts (8 performances), 2 tracks panned hard R, 2 tracks hard L. 

Hypnotized

[chapperz66]

Brilliant, Hooper. A very accomplished and laid back instrumental.

Very cool!

Paul

[StephenM]

golly man this is such a great recording.  Well played and perfectly recorded... I found it a bit different to seemingly record and mix on a DAW and then master on a deck.  Is that correct? 

that is probably something you do but I don't get to read enough to understand your process that well... This is a darn good recording man... superb...

this is a great song and you have done it well... I liked Bob Welch in FM, this was a wonderful song. 

also this got me reading a bit more about the band at that time.  I was intriqued to note that Christine McVie (rip dear) played a Hohner kind of keyboard.  I didn't know Hohner made those.  I have an antique Hohner accordion that is pushbutton that was my grand dads... Also a echo harp harmonica... I cherish them..
In some ways the band in this line up was better than with Buckingham/Nicks....

[Ted]

This is superb. It's a smooth and hypnotic groove – as advertised.

But the touch I really like is the synth pad sound, just a bit right of center. It fades almost too slowly – the notes from all the chords not quite clashing just before they decay. It hovers above the rest of the arrangement like a specter. Without that touch, this would be a very different piece of music: cool, but not nearly as ominous.

[Farrell Jackson]

Wow Hooper this is such a good recording! The Gretsch Streamliner 2420 sounds great. My son in-law just picked one up and he loves it. The backing vocals are very dreamy and airy sounding. A cool cover for the Fest!

[Rolow]

Wonderful Festival piece and tribute to Christine.

Haunting and hypnotic, very well mixed.  Twenty tracks is a lot to handle but you brought it through beautifully.

That Gretch hollowbody is extremely versatile, in your hands anyway.  A wide variety of tones there, all crystal clear.

Thanks for the references to your recording devices.  Interesting and instructive.

Good one Bro
Rolow

[Rene Asologuitar]

RIP Christine!
This recording is superb, very hip, and relaxing as well!!!
Perfect with my coffee this morning.
The mix is well done,  Always love your guitar playing.
Very cool!
Love this.
Rene

[des0free]

Very nice playing (and background vocals too)!  Listening did put me in a bit of a nice trance! 

[cuthbert]

So smooth - it's got me hypnotized! 

I wasn't sure I knew this one at first, but it finally came back to me. The Streamliner sounds fantastic, so well played. Absolutely amazing how you put this all together. Everything fits perfectly!

[Oldrottenhead]

yeah baby!