Wrote a new song tonight and experimented with capturing a live performance of it.
So first off, I got a new guitar pedal. The Boss Synthesizer and oh my it's fun. As I was exploring the features I came up with this groove and just went with it (sounds familiar but i can't place it).
For this live run through, I'm using the synth pedal and a delay pedal all through my marshall valvestate tube amp. The guitar is my Ibanez hollow body. I love this guitar :)))))
My interface has room for two mics, so I've got my condenser for vocals in one and the other up against my amp. The DAW i use is Reaper. This recording is only 3 main tracks
Guitar: The only thing I did to my guitar was add Ozone 8 and use the Wide Synth preset to fill the song. I did add just a little lead guitar to the end of the song for fun.
Vocals: I used Waves HCOMP: tight vocals setting, Waves Vitamin vocal compressor, and the Greg Wells Voicecentric (where the delay and reverb come from)
Drums: I programmed myself with the Tony Coleman Brush Set and used it's built in reverb a little
I just did a quick master with Ozone 8.
I'm loving how this set up gave me a total 80's vibe.
I wanted to get this written and recorded tonight so my vocal performance is shaky and i wrote the lyrics quickly (usually i drag lyrics out for months hahaha) but the challenge was met ;)
Lyrics:
Nothing left to lose, it's relieving
Every door I'm walking through, it's leading
Far away form here
I'm ready to go
Focused on the pain, I feel it
Can't blame it on a name, it's my name too
replaced with something new
searching for the truth
Burning down the walls
further, further, further, just a little bit...
I can see the other side, it shimmers
The dark and light dance side by side
The rhythm calls me to the shore
I'm ready for more
Burning down the walls
Can listen to the audio here: https://audius.co/junkfeathers/burning-walls-407152
youtube here:
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