Loved the track , so did my kids while I was banging it loud here, "best thing I heard today" they said
Then please forward my thanks to them. They made my day!
Cheers,
Mats N
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Great track Mats, more on your rock side I hear David Coverdale on this one !
Thanks, Waraba!
The Coverdale is interesting as I've never listed to him at all.
Main influence here was Michal Landau's Tales From The Bulge.
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Mats N
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Great 80's tones and vibe there. Got my Miami Vice on here oooh yeah.
Crocket & Tubbs forever!
Thanks, Per!
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Mats N
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First of all, it's totally impossible to ignore a tune with the title Groovy Cool Shit.
Secondly, I really got off on this one. It has such a multitude of influences that it made my ears spin.
Thirdly, the title is absolutely descriptive.
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Mats N
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I was having fun with programming sounds for AmpliTube 5 and came up with a clean sound that reminded me of the great clean sound that was used by the studio session players from the 80s and 90s. Players like Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Dann Huff, Bruce Gaitch and Steve Farris to name a few.
While finalizing the sound I came up with the initial riff of this tune and the rest flowed from that. It felt like I was painting a soundscape with a guitar colors.
All the sounds in this tune (except for drums/persussion) were made with AmpliTube 5. Great amp plugin!
So here's the final tune. Hope you'll enjoy it!
Cheers,
Mats N
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If anyone would like the backing track to have a go at this, please post or PM an email address.
That goes for any tune I've posted here.
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Mats N
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Sounds fab to me, a singer could easily by guided by those melodies
Thanks, Joe!
Mission accomplished then.
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Mats N
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definitely singable to me, with some great backings vocals as well .
Yep as Per says , it's complex harmony , I dig it , but lots of folks got no interest in complexity, one of my singers always as to simplify my guitar work. It's my pride , but I think he's right, especially nowadays.
Thanks, Waraba!
I'm thinking about what you say about the harmonies being complex. Funny thing is that I don't see them as being complex. Just the way they are supposed to for this style.
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Mats N
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Good job Mats_Nermark , got some Chicago vibes going on. I think it’s pretty hummable but I get the journey you’re on, I also try to find that catchy riff.
Here’s my observations I’m using recently that might be of use to you (or not). I think the key to hummable is always simplicity and then repeating it a lot, and also the use of call and response.
So many main themes are less than ten notes, sometimes only three or four (Beethoven is the greatest for this), people seem to remember the fanfares the best and mainly the call rather than the response, and it feels like it’s easier to remember if it’s tension-release so call is slightly longer than the response or a direct repeat a tone down, it’s that combination of punchy rhythm and simple melody.Even a complex theme like Smetna’s Die Moldau is only 10 notes on the call and 8 on the response. If we get into jazz then think about Kenny Burrell Caitlin’s Con Carne is only 8 notes (6 on the response), Brubeck’s take 5 is an exception at 11 and 5/10, but you can simplify out the flourishes to have a 6 note motif.
it’s also about the space. You need that overtly dramatic pause before the call and then that timing for the response is critical. pause before the response.
I think because your mind seems to work so much in very clever multipart multi-instrumental call and responses and interweaving melody that can sometimes bury the intent and the decoration can obscure the clean line. Maybe go back to basics, do a track that’s just drums guitar and allow yourself only one other rhythm section instrument, perhaps just a bass guitar, or perhaps just a single piano. So you have to do the call and response on the same instrument, which could simplify the motif.This is cool advice. Thank you!
I have actually started on a new tune with this advice in mind. I'll post it when I'm done.
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Mats N
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Mats_Nermark Your music and mixes sound every bit as good as, if not better that mine. Everyone has their own way of doing things. I just like the thump you get with a tune that has 2 guitars panned full left and right, bass in the middle and a nice rock drum sound. This is just how i do it and luckily enough it seems to work for me.
I am, at this time, writing a tune where I have used this recipe of yours. I doubt it will sound as powerful as your work, but I am having fun with it and that's the most important thing.
Cheers,
Mats N
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Thanks Per i was going for a low gain tone, the deeper the notes get the less gain you here 😂
Thanks BayouTexan I simply record a separate Left and right rhythm guitar and fully pan them left and right, a bass track which is pretty much centre in line with the bass drum panning and drums. I've gotten to the point where i have my levels pretty much set so i can get recording without too much hassle. The only plug-in i use is Toontracks EZmix which i use specifically for mastering, i use the "Master1" option which comes with EZmix. The rest is jsut pure luck on my part 😂 I don't use any additional processing on any of my guitar tones, what comes out the Kemper if what you hear on the track recorded straight into my DAW.
Thanks for this info.
I will try this and see if it makes my stuff sound any better.
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Mats N
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This is so much everything I just don't know how to come up with and play. Stupendous!
I wish I could visit you and take a few lessons.
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Mats N
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I agree with Per here. Some player can just play one level of gain but this is excellent.
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MatsN
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Another try at writing instrumental melodies that you can sing/hum along to.
This tune is definitely influenced by Michael McDonald's and Kenny Loggin's work back in the 80s.This my James Tyler SE into the Kemper.
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Mats N
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Great track, guitar paying is absolutely spot on as always
Hi, Joe!
Thank you for your steady support.
Cheers,
Mats N
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Hi Mats,
I can't understand the criticism either. Every song is somehow constructed already, if you stick to a song scheme alone.
This again is a nice tune.
Thanks, Hafi!
Cheers,
Mats N
