The first n-Track Recording contest has ended!
We will post them to the SoundClick Contest page you want to enter your recording in.
We will have Three catagories - 1. Cover tunes - 2.) Original Tunes and 3.) Silly Songs (I'd love to hear 674 versions of Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Enter to win prizes.
SoundClick has donated a FREE one year VIP membership.
Flavio at n-Track.com will be donating upgrades to his new version 6 to be released this summer, and also some full version 6 downloads.
The nice folks at PSP have donated their PSP MixPack2 as a prize. Thanks Antoni!
OK, more prizes that will be awarded: Paul ManyTone, as ManyTone Music, has offered not one,but TWO pieces for our contest, the ManyStation and the ManyGuitar.
Details on the ManyStation here:
http://www.manytone.com/manystation.html
The sounds Paul has captured for this are out of this world.
And the ManyGuitar:
http://www.manytone.com/mgdescription.html
Again, this is an incredible piece of software.
Hey, Paul, I've said it before: You Rock!
More prizes to be announced as we go.
Story behind the song
instruments:
yamaha stratocaster copy electric guitar
fender squire p-bass
"la patrie" classical guitar
ensoniq ESQ1 synthesizer
"orange county" 14" snare drum
zildjian 21" 'sweet ride' cymbal
2 egg-type shakers
cheap yellow tambourine
other gear:
Behringer b-2 pro microphone with 'tube ultragain' phantom power preamp
tascam 8-track mixer (portastudio 488)
pignose (40 Watt?) guitar amp
guitar pedals (FAB distrotion, behringer eq, boss noise gate)
compaq presario computer (stock soundcard)
n-track v4.x
many free plug-in effects
recording:
- all tracks are recorded by me alone. the responsibility for the aural damage lies with me.
- all tracks are played manually, no MIDI/sequencing/programming.
- all tracks go through the mixer en route to the soundcard.
- the synth pad, bell, kalimba, and strings sounds are all from the synth, recorded directly in. the bells have n-track reverb. synth pad has a stereo mod filter "pan-oh!-rama"
- clean electric guitar sounds are mic'd from the pignose amp, no effects, with some post-mix eq modifying.
- dirty electric sounds are hybrid. one stereo pair mic'd from the pignose amp via eq and distortion pedals, with noise gate pedal between mic and mixer, then post-mix eq modifying. one stereo pair direct in, with "chorrosive" and "camelPhatFree" compressors/distortions.
- acoustic guitars are all mic'd from the classical guitar, no effects.
- bass guitar recorded direct in, then post-mix effects applied (grancomp3 multiband compressor, 'helian2' bassamp simulator, 'blood' overdrive, voxengo 'boogex' guitar amp cabinet simulator, 15-band eq.
- drums are recorded off the single mic, with kjaerhus classic compression and a slight stereo reverb (roommachine844) added post-mix.
- lead voice has "tls-pocket limiter" (brickwall-style), and "retro delay".
- backing voices (4 parts) have kjaerhus classic compression and reverb
- mixed with 'grancomp3' multiband compressor over the whole mix.
- mastered with 'mda' stereo image enhancer, 31-band eq, ----- classic master limiter.
- voice in the introduction has "roommachine 844"
- guitar in the introduction has 'mdsp analog delay' and 'ambiance' reverb
Lyrics
Intro: It started in the beginning, long ago, in the beforetime
Before the rule of law covered this land
Before the social conventions that govern us came to be.
When there was only despair, fear, anger
I set upon the world on the path that you blazed me
I set upon the world in the way that you made me
I tried to live my life with your weight on my shoulders
I tried to find a cure before I got older
You are my mother, you gave me life
And your footprint is on my brow
You are my mother, you gave me life
And your bullet is in my soul
I’m here, despite all the feelings of insecurity
I am here, although you betrayed me and led me astray
I am here, although you just sat there and left me for dead
I am here despite all the promises that went unfulfilled
chorus:
So I’ve come to you asking for an explanation
So I’ve come to you seeking reconciliation
So I’ve come to you set aside my indignation
So I’ve come to you wondering what the went on
Keep sinking, go down with my ship
Keep screaming, I’ll just bite my lip
Keep singing, though the words are wrong
Keep lying to myself that it’s gone
Keep driving, though the road is long
Keep swerving, though the beer is gone
Keep grinding when the will is strong
Keep driving, though the road is wrong
Tonight this life is killing me
But if I wait until morning, I’ll be alright
Head on the pillow, I’ll be alright
With the southern rain, drift off to sleep
Oooh, I know
I’ll dream about what might have been
The crowd was cheering like my guitar was an angel
(And) like I was a god when I played
