[VOTE] The Super Challenge

V8 · 2019-06-10T15:20:32+00:00

Fantastic turnout for this challenge - well done everyone! ? ? ? Not only a bunch of entries, but they're all really good! Sadly I can only setup the p[...

[VOTE] The Super Challenge

morph

Blanket Studios

Yeti

morph That's a good plan, I'll try it next time. When recording vocals I've deadening my room by hanging camping mattresses off coat hangers. ?

Stoffeltoo

morph what a great idea! Thinking PVC cage and redundant army sleeping bags ?

Tuckstir

morph

Admit it you just wanted an excuse to play fort...?

Stoffeltoo

My process:
I set up BIAB to generate a soloist track and piano in midi file, exported that to Cakewalk and fixed some notes on the piano roll. Took bloody ages and 600 listens...
Once in Cakewalk, i created an instrument track with VST plugin and copied the midi track for the plug to follow the notes. (Then for fixing and effects) only then did I record the guitar track with a Fender acoustic. The intent was not to copy my idol Mr Clapton, but to do something recognisable but different. Once the recording was done I inserted pro channel effects. Doubled the guitar track and used delay and echo on each track respectively. Placed compression on all the tracks and mixed down to final.
VST plugs used:
Cakewalk SI bass
Cakewalk SI piano
Spitfire electric piano
Band in a Box drums

Really enjoyed this challenge in terms of using software and using the DAW instruments and effects. Looking forward to the next one...

morph

Too true, I can't keep my 7 y/o grandson out of it. The left and right sides are all glued together, the tubes over the top and down the dack interconnecting the two sides are not, so I can take it apart and store it against a wall or in the garage

morph

If you are going to build one, I recommend you use a thicker pvc tube, this is electrical conduit and it is not stable enough with heavy blankets. I would use 40/50mm drain tubing, you will need 8 right angles, 14 T-pieces, there are two bars across the top, two across the back and one across the floor at the back. Keeping it open at the bottom in the front means you can roll a chair in there I guess

wern101

morph If you are going to build one

Maybe do a DIY thread? ?

guidothepimmp

Here is how i went about my recording..

Created a drum track using powerdrums2 using some grooves i thought would work. Copied these into the midi track on cubase. I then adjusted beats per min.

Next up was just a quick n dirty rhythm track just to orientate me on bass.
I then tracked the bass. Deleted the rhythm guitar, and then setup a clean tone using a tele style. I then double tracked using a different clean tone and a strat style. Both has a touch of delay and reverb. Amp sims were a twin reverb and jc120.

Then grabbed the lp on neck pup and randomly noodled over the track. I chose take 2.
Then i done vocals track.. and to fill gaps, got the mrs and peanut to do some cameos.

Then attempted mixing. initially panned the guitars but in the end left them centred.

Listened to the play back and felt it was missing something. So grabbed a tambourine and tracked that. Blended it into the backgroumd to just add some noise.

All guitars had compression.

Drums had neutral attack.. bass got extra treble.
The lead tone had an orange sim with gain low and vol high into a 2x12 brit cab sim. Got a natural breakup.

Vocals got a 18db boost

V8

Thanks to all the entrants, voters and commentators! Rocking challenge this month!

Well done @klaasvakie, though I think everyone take a bow this month, all entries were real good.

The next challenge is up, check it out out here

studmissile

Nicely played @klaasvakie & @morph . Some great tracks all round.

morph

Congrats @klaasvakie

klaasvakie

You too @morph, top class entry.