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I would make the drums less modern and clicky, particularly the bass drum.
Keep going.
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The basic tone is fine, it just has too much attack.
You want a more 'pillowy' sounding bass drum- less metal, more vintage sounding.
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Some of the bends are a bit flat, which is better than being sharp, but if you wanted to be bang on then another lead take might be worthwhile.
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It was a one take first take job so if I have the time I could compose a solo properly, although the emotion of a first take can be tricky to reproduce.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
@Brad - this is a fairly straightforward setup. The acoustic is an Eastman E20 slope shoulder with a little SE small diaphragm mic that clamps
onto the guitar. It ends up being triple-tracked and I managed to play the long riff from beginning to end on all three takes.
The drums are a pattern from EZ Drummer - the first time I’d used it in fact. I tapped in the rhythm in my head using the mouse and it suggested this built-in groove which was exactly what I wanted.
The electric guitar is an R8 with three different Hx Stomp amp sims for the two hard-panned rhythm tracks (high gain L, lower gain R) and the lead in the centre.
Bass is a £25 Westfield through a bass amp
sim on the Stomp.
The interface is an Audient Sono which does have its own valve preamp and Torpedo cab sim but I hardly ever use those, the Helix is an easier way of getting a good recorded tone.
DAW is Cubase, there’s compression to even out the acoustics and the main bus, and I love the free Arturia plate reverb which is all over this.
Simple really. The bit I was most pleased about was getting the oomph when the whole band kicks in, so I made sure I pared everything back for the moment before that happens.
Great sound and playing man. That’s no mean feat doing those acoustic parts in one take either!