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Cascade

By Jackmsimpson on July 18, 2026 9:50 pm

Trying something different - pretty minimal compared to my usual set up - using a nylon strung guitar -  cheap £100 job, but I rate the sound and playability! recorded using an XY pair for the main guitar part, subsequent sections with an Nt1, out of laziness as I had it set up for vocals!

Had the basis of the song, but improved the lead parts towards the end of the song to fill out some space and add a little something new at the close of the track. have a few more acoustic tracks coming, so keep an ear out!

Also, I know you can hear the click - my bad! I have my headphones LOUD when recording!

Have a wonderful week!

Lyrics:
How many words does it take
To say how you feel
How many words does it take
To make it all real
I've been here before
I know you have too
I heard these same words
Doesn't mean that I dont bruise

Ill cascade into you
Ill knock you off your feet
Like a waterfall
Ill pull you down and
Hold you underneath
Like an atom bomb
Ill blow my top
And scatter my debris
Who'd want me?
Who'd want me?

What does it take to show you
Just Who i can be
What does it take to show
What i really mean
I've been here before
And so have you
I heard this all before
That doesn't mean that I dont bruise

Ill cascade into you
Ill knock you off your feet
Like a waterfall
Ill pull you down and
Hold you underneath
Like an atom bomb
Ill blow my top
And scatter my debris
Im a loser im a freak
Im Just someone in between
What they say, you know its true
If i were you, oh if i were you.

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nice song! singing feels very natural and intimate, guitar playing is good and on time. always enjoy hearing acoustic stuff here. altho everything sounds a little bit overcompressed to my ear, or maybe it's the mic set a bit too loud? I don't think it's clipping but it's that kinda feeling. but seems like you are already wise to the recording setup situation. important thing is you made a nice song!

There is a weird rattle on the low string of the guitar - which makes it sound light its clipping or distorted! Generally went really light on compression and processing in general as I wanted to capture a 'real' and genuine performance- i normally go quite heavy on post processing, which is something im working on. Thanks for the feedback!

There’s just something about cheap nylon string guitars. heart

So cool hearing you on nylon string! Great job on the stripped back and light production, it sounds fantastic. Particularly love that you kept the lead on nylon as well. Such a great close intimate sound to everything, the light touch production work sounds great. You continue to amaze me week on week smile

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