Hey guys!
My tune is called "I don't know". Here's a breakdown:
I wrote it during the Covid lockdown for my wife. We were both really frustrated and saddened because we had to delay fertility treatment because the clinic was closed.
Anyway, the recording:
My friend played drums on his electronic kit, I took his midi tracks and used the samples from Native Instruments for the drums. Bass was another friend, he send me a DI signal and I manipulated it with Guitar Rig and some other effects.
I played and recorded acoustic, electric, keys, sang and mixed it.
It took me a long time to mix, it was the first time I had tried mixing drums (even sampled ones). Also, I got new monitors at a certain point, so I went back and redid it. The monitors made a big difference for sure.
Oh yeah! Almost forgot the Hamer content, all the electrics were done with one Hamer. A silver studio that I got from Toadroller. It's a mix of mic'ed amp sound and models from Guitar Rig. I tried to use different sounds for each electric track to thicken up the sound.
I recorded it in Reaper with a mix of stock and waves plugins. I've since got some FabFilter and Slate stuff that I like better, I'm tempted to go back and do it again, but I might let it rest for a while since I've listened to it so often. Maybe go back in a couple of months.