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by believe_in_steve
Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:08 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: odd-metered jazz (not fusion)
Replies: 10
Views: 6567

Vijay Iyer plays in some cool time signatures. The song "Revolutions" is one that comes to mind. His trio with Marcus Gilmore is really tight.
by believe_in_steve
Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Unique Sounding Albums / Albums With Cool Sound Design?
Replies: 16
Views: 10396

Isam by Amon Tobin is full of interesting sound design and textures. There's a really cool video that shows some of his workflow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbJwyTkCJk0 It's my understanding that everything on Syro was done live and recorded directly to 2-track tape. Not sure how much of that ...
by believe_in_steve
Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:47 am
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Monobody -- math rock-ish from Chicago w/ two basses
Replies: 2
Views: 1558

Monobody -- math rock-ish from Chicago w/ two basses

Hello Everyone, I posted awhile back about techniques for recording/mixing two basses, and while album recordings aren't ready to go, I wanted to share an in-studio video that we recorded recently. I engineered the session and our guitarist took on mixing duties. I hope you like it! https://www.yout...
by believe_in_steve
Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Strategies for recording and mixing two basses
Replies: 14
Views: 4893

Update: Two songs have been tracked, and I've been able to try some of these mixing techniques. We tracked both basses DI, and then I re-amped each one using two different mics on a 2x15 cabinet. Trying to keep the low end completely mono made it difficult to achieve the right definition, so for eac...
by believe_in_steve
Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:47 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Strategies for recording and mixing two basses
Replies: 14
Views: 4893

Thanks to everyone for these suggestions! The mono low-frequency bus is a great idea and I will most certainly try it. I would imagine that could provide great flexibility. I've also been looking at two Voxengo plug ins, but the budget currently only allows for one at the moment: http://www.voxengo....
by believe_in_steve
Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Strategies for recording and mixing two basses
Replies: 14
Views: 4893

Strategies for recording and mixing two basses

Hello! first time poster here. I play in and am soon to record a band in which there are two bass players -- sometimes two electrics, and sometimes 1 electric and 1 upright. It would be great to get some ideas and tricks if anyone has any they'd be willing to share. A few groups that come to mind fo...