The bass sounds huge and hits hard right off the bat.  I think the little bits of texture that pop up are cool.  The music kind of has a contemplative or mournful feel to it that complements the lyrics well.

The bass sounds huge and hits hard right off the bat. I think the little bits of texture that pop up are cool. The music kind of has a contemplative or mournful feel to it that complements the lyrics well.

Can you talk about what sorts of effects you're using on drums? The reverb sounds huge and beautiful. One piece of constructive feedback: you might consider using a compressor on bass sidechained to the kick drum so that the kick cuts through a little more when they're both active. I like using the plugin Trackspacer by Wavesfactory for this purpose. I love the big sound. Nice job!

Can you talk about what sorts of effects you're using on drums? The reverb sounds huge and beautiful. One piece of constructive feedback: you might consider using a compressor on bass sidechained to the kick drum so that the kick cuts through a little more when they're both active. I like using the plugin Trackspacer by Wavesfactory for this purpose. I love the big sound. Nice job!

Thanks!

Thanks a lot, I never used sidechained compression on my instruments, I should probably go for it sometime, at least experiment with this.

First for this track I used 4 mics, kick snare oh.

My go to is Izotope Neutron for drums (I use the 'cheap' version that come in special in a 80USD bundle once a year) and this one tune is no exception. On the drum bus there is sculptor, some EQ, Exciter (tape saturation) and 2 compressors) but I tried some other stuff as well that are some fx preset on Ableton.

In that case, I added "sub harmonics" to the kick. It did cut better before I put this one, but I really liked how it adds a mood to the track.

Reverb is the Ableton stock one, I could find the exact parameters if you want to, but I did send a lot from my close mic snare, just a bit from the bass drum (and not at all from my 2 OH (which I feel weird since I usually send a little, but this is how it is...)

Usually the way I do work drums is Compression, lots of it but I usually use a relatively slow attack. Saturation (or even distortion) in parallel on the snare if I want it to cuts thru.

[quote=CosmicCairns]The bass sounds huge and hits hard right off the bat. I think the little bits of texture that pop up are cool. The music kind of has a contemplative or mournful feel to it that complements the lyrics well.[/quote] Thanks! [quote=blighters_rock]Can you talk about what sorts of effects you're using on drums? The reverb sounds huge and beautiful. One piece of constructive feedback: you might consider using a compressor on bass sidechained to the kick drum so that the kick cuts through a little more when they're both active. I like using the plugin Trackspacer by Wavesfactory for this purpose. I love the big sound. Nice job![/quote] Thanks a lot, I never used sidechained compression on my instruments, I should probably go for it sometime, at least experiment with this. First for this track I used 4 mics, kick snare oh. My go to is Izotope Neutron for drums (I use the 'cheap' version that come in special in a 80USD bundle once a year) and this one tune is no exception. On the drum bus there is sculptor, some EQ, Exciter (tape saturation) and 2 compressors) but I tried some other stuff as well that are some fx preset on Ableton. In that case, I added "sub harmonics" to the kick. It did cut better before I put this one, but I really liked how it adds a mood to the track. Reverb is the Ableton stock one, I could find the exact parameters if you want to, but I did send a lot from my close mic snare, just a bit from the bass drum (and not at all from my 2 OH (which I feel weird since I usually send a little, but this is how it is...) Usually the way I do work drums is Compression, lots of it but I usually use a relatively slow attack. Saturation (or even distortion) in parallel on the snare if I want it to cuts thru.

C'est tellement lourd, comme un peu en retard genre... C'est vrai que le reverb du drum est très cool!

C'est tellement lourd, comme un peu en retard genre... C'est vrai que le reverb du drum est très cool!

Lourd positif là, l'effet est très cool!

[quote=???]C'est tellement lourd, comme un peu en retard genre... C'est vrai que le reverb du drum est très cool![/quote] Lourd positif là, l'effet est très cool!

I like the way the drums decompose on this one and love the mood. Thanks!

I like the way the drums decompose on this one and love the mood. Thanks!

La photo du studio est cool! Ca ressemble un peu a un wood workshop, qui est approprie pour la creation artisanale de tracks de musique! Et en cas de cataclysme ou tu peux pas sortir, tu as des tonnes de confiture a ta gauche.

Bon track, la basse et le piano donnent une bonne ambiance oppressante et triste. La batterie sonne bien! Comme si on etait dans la salle avec toi.

Tres bon theme, et en effet beaucoup de gens disparaissent avec l'evolution des vies et trajectoires.

La photo du studio est cool! Ca ressemble un peu a un wood workshop, qui est approprie pour la creation artisanale de tracks de musique! Et en cas de cataclysme ou tu peux pas sortir, tu as des tonnes de confiture a ta gauche. Bon track, la basse et le piano donnent une bonne ambiance oppressante et triste. La batterie sonne bien! Comme si on etait dans la salle avec toi. Tres bon theme, et en effet beaucoup de gens disparaissent avec l'evolution des vies et trajectoires.

Start of this reminded me of Portishead, drums sound so good with the sinister bass, nothing like good friends, I’m fortunate to still keep in regular touch with most of my childhood friends

Start of this reminded me of Portishead, drums sound so good with the sinister bass, nothing like good friends, I’m fortunate to still keep in regular touch with most of my childhood friends

Gotta love home studios, equipment in the garage?  With canned goods in the back

Gotta love home studios, equipment in the garage? With canned goods in the back

Thanks! It was an happy accident moving stuff around... It really suits the track.

C'est le fond de mon garage. Pas la meilleur isolation, mais tout est là et fonctionnel. Merci pour les bons mots.

I was going a little for a Portishead vibe so very happy you are mentioning this. I am very fortunate to have access to this place where I can track drums, guitars, bass... I was for a long time in a small apartment with 2 kids so it was not really possible to do music at home. I'd love the garage to have soundproofing, but not a project for now... Life is expensive so I need to chose the priorities.

[quote=fetalface]I like the way the drums decompose on this one and love the mood. Thanks![/quote] Thanks! It was an happy accident moving stuff around... It really suits the track. [quote=Kedbreak136]La photo du studio est cool! Ca ressemble un peu a un wood workshop, qui est approprie pour la creation artisanale de tracks de musique! Et en cas de cataclysme ou tu peux pas sortir, tu as des tonnes de confiture a ta gauche. Bon track, la basse et le piano donnent une bonne ambiance oppressante et triste. La batterie sonne bien! Comme si on etait dans la salle avec toi. Tres bon theme, et en effet beaucoup de gens disparaissent avec l'evolution des vies et trajectoires. [/quote] C'est le fond de mon garage. Pas la meilleur isolation, mais tout est là et fonctionnel. Merci pour les bons mots. [quote=Jason Nijjer]Start of this reminded me of Portishead, drums sound so good with the sinister bass, nothing like good friends, I’m fortunate to still keep in regular touch with most of my childhood friends Gotta love home studios, equipment in the garage? With canned goods in the back[/quote] I was going a little for a Portishead vibe so very happy you are mentioning this. I am very fortunate to have access to this place where I can track drums, guitars, bass... I was for a long time in a small apartment with 2 kids so it was not really possible to do music at home. I'd love the garage to have soundproofing, but not a project for now... Life is expensive so I need to chose the priorities.

I hope you get back in touch with your friends soon my dude Good reminder to take care of my mates. Your home studio looks absolutely amazing! I wish I had that much jam on my desk haha. Lovely track mate

I hope you get back in touch with your friends soon my dude :( Good reminder to take care of my mates. Your home studio looks absolutely amazing! I wish I had that much jam on my desk haha. Lovely track mate <3

really great drums!  almost sounds like two different kits at times?  very cool.  only feedback would be to cut out a little low mid on the bass guitar.  i love your drum sound, sounds like your mixing/compression is getting better.

WHO ARE YOU IN THE PICTURE?!?!?!?!?!??!

awesome to see your setup!  ScanianWolf posted a pic this week too, great to see it

100% they have the best drum sound too

really great drums! almost sounds like two different kits at times? very cool. only feedback would be to cut out a little low mid on the bass guitar. i love your drum sound, sounds like your mixing/compression is getting better. WHO ARE YOU IN THE PICTURE?!?!?!?!?!??! awesome to see your setup! ScanianWolf posted a pic this week too, great to see it [quote=Jason Nijjer]Portishead[/quote] 100% they have the best drum sound too

Like I mentioned, I still see some of those old friends, and I feel lucky about that since I am not the best to keep those relations alive.

Good hear Mr Orange.

Clips were recorded on 4 different tracks for the drums (Kick, snare, OH, OH), and I really liked the rimshot and wanted to keep it for the first verse, so did leave kick, snare tracks played with rimshot and the OH were when I was playing with the snare + hi-hats and other stuff...

Thanks for the kind word.

And on the picture, I am the guy alone on the front, green vest, jeans crossed legs laying down... lol.

[quote=2haf]I hope you get back in touch with your friends soon my dude :( Good reminder to take care of my mates. Your home studio looks absolutely amazing! I wish I had that much jam on my desk haha. Lovely track mate <3[/quote] Like I mentioned, I still see some of those old friends, and I feel lucky about that since I am not the best to keep those relations alive. [quote=orangedrink]really great drums! almost sounds like two different kits at times? very cool. only feedback would be to cut out a little low mid on the bass guitar. i love your drum sound, sounds like your mixing/compression is getting better. WHO ARE YOU IN THE PICTURE?!?!?!?!?!??! awesome to see your setup! ScanianWolf posted a pic this week too, great to see it [quote=Jason Nijjer]Portishead[/quote] 100% they have the best drum sound too [/quote] Good hear Mr Orange. :) Clips were recorded on 4 different tracks for the drums (Kick, snare, OH, OH), and I really liked the rimshot and wanted to keep it for the first verse, so did leave kick, snare tracks played with rimshot and the OH were when I was playing with the snare + hi-hats and other stuff... Thanks for the kind word. And on the picture, I am the guy alone on the front, green vest, jeans crossed legs laying down... lol.

I HOPED THAT WAS YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE COOLEST LOOKING PERSON IN THAT PHOTO

[quote=djippy]green vest, jeans crossed legs laying down... lol. [/quote] I HOPED THAT WAS YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE COOLEST LOOKING PERSON IN THAT PHOTO

nice somber song! i relate, especially since covid times began, seeing folks and keeping in touch is just harder- i have plenty of photos like that that evoke some kind of feeling of like.. aw, where did those guys go? i feel like a lot of creatives struggle with keeping up with relationship since we kind of already have relationships with our crafts that we must maintain.

nice somber song! i relate, especially since covid times began, seeing folks and keeping in touch is just harder- i have plenty of photos like that that evoke some kind of feeling of like.. aw, where did those guys go? i feel like a lot of creatives struggle with keeping up with relationship since we kind of already have relationships with our crafts that we must maintain.

Ah, I remember having friends...  Good job at syncing the mood between the lyrics and the music on this one, definitely nailed that.  Love the back and fourth between english and french too!

Ah, I remember having friends... Good job at syncing the mood between the lyrics and the music on this one, definitely nailed that. Love the back and fourth between english and french too!