Here is the long awaited entry by Adam and his friends- Too Much Love Will Kill you.
Enjoy:)
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Barbara, the link on the mainpage doesnt work for some reason. I clicked on it and all I got was this
"Sorry! Page not found
Sorry the page you are looking for couldn't be found.
Please use the menu, or our search engine to locate the information you are looking for"
"Sorry! Page not found
Sorry the page you are looking for couldn't be found.
Please use the menu, or our search engine to locate the information you are looking for"
Wow, yeah. This is even worse than having to go from the alert here on the forum, back to the front page to get the file, and back here to discuss it (since the goddamn link is never included)
This was one I looked forward to.
This was one I looked forward to.
Oh sorry, I did not expect it does not work, because this is a first. I am afraid there are still not all pages connected to the new server.
Very nice work Adam. A lot of heart and soul in the singing and piano. I have to be honest though, when the drums and guitar come in... well, first the timing seems just slightly off a few times, and the solo itself is kind of plain and lacks the feeling to match the rest of the song.
It's still very good though...
It's still very good though...
Well, I'm surprised DF - timing issues? What ones are they?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Well, I'm surprised DF - timing issues? What ones are they?[/QUOTE]
The snare/tom roll that leads into the guitar solo is not very smooth. It seems too slow and not very well-paced. Also, the drums sound like they were programmed with a MIDI sequencer and soundfont...really lacks resonance and a powerful, heavy live sound. It is just so weak and lifeless.
Adam, I have a drum set and very good equipment I can use for recording drums. I am willing to record a new drum track for you if you would like that.
Also, the "that it's" part in the line "can't you see that it's impossible to choose..." sounds like a CD is skipping on those two words. Just thought I'd point that out.
Otherwise, it's a very good effort :)
I like it.
The snare/tom roll that leads into the guitar solo is not very smooth. It seems too slow and not very well-paced. Also, the drums sound like they were programmed with a MIDI sequencer and soundfont...really lacks resonance and a powerful, heavy live sound. It is just so weak and lifeless.
Adam, I have a drum set and very good equipment I can use for recording drums. I am willing to record a new drum track for you if you would like that.
Also, the "that it's" part in the line "can't you see that it's impossible to choose..." sounds like a CD is skipping on those two words. Just thought I'd point that out.
Otherwise, it's a very good effort :)
I like it.
Listen, I think these "issues" are our personal choices and we're happy with the song the way it is.
Inu - The drums sound weak and lifeless? The drums are from BFD/Andy John series and those sounds are top notch stuff. Maybe it's a personal taste thing. I know some people prefer one drum set over another. So if they sound weak, I can't tell you why you hear that.
And dude, a cd skipping? Thanks for mocking my singing voice. :(
Adam.
Inu - The drums sound weak and lifeless? The drums are from BFD/Andy John series and those sounds are top notch stuff. Maybe it's a personal taste thing. I know some people prefer one drum set over another. So if they sound weak, I can't tell you why you hear that.
And dude, a cd skipping? Thanks for mocking my singing voice. :(
Adam.
I was going to comment on the drum sound but my preferences in that area seem to change with the seasons... I'm a whore for the EZDrummer library myself.
I quite like the way you sung it.
You've got a great guitar sound going there, bravo. The solo itself... I definitely commend some parts of it, you had the right idea by trying to vary from the Queen one. Some parts seemed to double up on each other, where you could've gone in a different direction.
As I said, a great sound though.
I quite like the way you sung it.
You've got a great guitar sound going there, bravo. The solo itself... I definitely commend some parts of it, you had the right idea by trying to vary from the Queen one. Some parts seemed to double up on each other, where you could've gone in a different direction.
As I said, a great sound though.
The doubling up may be from where I've used the two mics on the solo guitar. I had a close-up mic (Shure Beta57a) and a distance mic (Rode NT2A). And as the solo got further in, I started to really use both mics together more. Also, there was a mistake in the solo that I cut out and tried to marry to the 2nd take, but there is a slight doubling effect there. I just thought I wouldn't lie about it, if it came up! So, yeah, two takes stitched together at that point (3:14).
The only thing I wondered about with the drums were the snare sounds. I could've tweaked that for days, but I think I got a nice compromise which I'm happy with. I think the important thing was to get it out the door before I spent more and more time tweaking that snare. See...now I'm thinking about those drums! Mainly cause there's an overall compression which tightened it all up. I dunno what to think now. Maybe I should revisit those drums. But just coz of the overall compression, nothin more.
Adam.
The only thing I wondered about with the drums were the snare sounds. I could've tweaked that for days, but I think I got a nice compromise which I'm happy with. I think the important thing was to get it out the door before I spent more and more time tweaking that snare. See...now I'm thinking about those drums! Mainly cause there's an overall compression which tightened it all up. I dunno what to think now. Maybe I should revisit those drums. But just coz of the overall compression, nothin more.
Adam.
Just so I'm sure we're talking about the same thing,
when I say 'doubling up' I was referring to the guitar melody repeating itself at one or two points.
The mic-ing itself sounded great!
when I say 'doubling up' I was referring to the guitar melody repeating itself at one or two points.
The mic-ing itself sounded great!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The doubling up may be from where I've used the two mics on the solo guitar. I had a close-up mic (Shure Beta57a) and a distance mic (Rode NT2A). And as the solo got further in, I started to really use both mics together more. Also, there was a mistake in the solo that I cut out and tried to marry to the 2nd take, but there is a slight doubling effect there. I just thought I wouldn't lie about it, if it came up! So, yeah, two takes stitched together at that point (3:14).
The only thing I wondered about with the drums were the snare sounds. I could've tweaked that for days, but I think I got a nice compromise which I'm happy with. I think the important thing was to get it out the door before I spent more and more time tweaking that snare. See...now I'm thinking about those drums! Mainly cause there's an overall compression which tightened it all up. I dunno what to think now. Maybe I should revisit those drums. But just coz of the overall compression, nothin more.
Adam. [/QUOTE]
As you know from before, I really liked the sound of the guitar on this and now I also like the sound of the piano. What set up did you use for that?
As for the drums, just leave them be Adam they are fine as well.
At times I thought your singing sounded quite like Brian's voice when he did his version. No bad thing at all.
All in all, I'd say 8 out ot 10 for this. Well done Adam.
The only thing I wondered about with the drums were the snare sounds. I could've tweaked that for days, but I think I got a nice compromise which I'm happy with. I think the important thing was to get it out the door before I spent more and more time tweaking that snare. See...now I'm thinking about those drums! Mainly cause there's an overall compression which tightened it all up. I dunno what to think now. Maybe I should revisit those drums. But just coz of the overall compression, nothin more.
Adam. [/QUOTE]
As you know from before, I really liked the sound of the guitar on this and now I also like the sound of the piano. What set up did you use for that?
As for the drums, just leave them be Adam they are fine as well.
At times I thought your singing sounded quite like Brian's voice when he did his version. No bad thing at all.
All in all, I'd say 8 out ot 10 for this. Well done Adam.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr Mercury
wrote: [/QUOTENAME] All in all, I'd say 8 out ot 10 for this. Well done Adam.[/QUOTE] Thanks dude. Appreciate that. The piano is a SteinwayB Grand Piano from East West Colossus. http://www.eastwestsamples.com/details.php?cd_index=961 I tend to use that a lot for just playing and Stuart (who plays piano btw) makes it sound very nice here. Yeah, just listened through the song and I'm 99% happy with it. I'll leave it as is. :) Adam. EDIT: Just in-case you were querying the guitar setup Mr M, it was = BHM 2006 > Electrolead RSB > AC30CC2X. I then used GuitarRig2 for the chorusing effect which I heard could sound similar to a CE1 pedal.
wrote: [/QUOTENAME] All in all, I'd say 8 out ot 10 for this. Well done Adam.[/QUOTE] Thanks dude. Appreciate that. The piano is a SteinwayB Grand Piano from East West Colossus. http://www.eastwestsamples.com/details.php?cd_index=961 I tend to use that a lot for just playing and Stuart (who plays piano btw) makes it sound very nice here. Yeah, just listened through the song and I'm 99% happy with it. I'll leave it as is. :) Adam. EDIT: Just in-case you were querying the guitar setup Mr M, it was = BHM 2006 > Electrolead RSB > AC30CC2X. I then used GuitarRig2 for the chorusing effect which I heard could sound similar to a CE1 pedal.