liv_rong's idea/tone thread

[liv_rong]

picking purists?

I was just joking around lol. Jdude has mentioned my picking technique and others have mentioned this finger technique being weird too.

[liv_rong]

[WhiskeyJack]

I wish my brain could connect to my fingers like that.

[liv_rong]

I wish my brain could connect to my fingers like that.

Ha! I can only move them to places I already know how to. And those aren’t many lol

[WhiskeyJack]

picking purists?

I was just joking around lol. Jdude has mentioned my picking technique and others have mentioned this finger technique being weird too.

Looks like Stevie T missed you this time around.

[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfFaZWgaFM[/BBvideo]

[liv_rong]

I was just joking around lol. Jdude has mentioned my picking technique and others have mentioned this finger technique being weird too.

Looks like Stevie T missed you this time around.

[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfFaZWgaFM[/BBvideo]

Ha, interesting topic! I skimmed it, pretty cool seeing close up how they do it. I felt like the dude was yelling at me though from the get go, someone should tell him to calm down a little lol.

[JD01]

Lol. Stevie T is alright. He's a complete prat and he's just messing about but he's an amazing guitarist!

[liv_rong]

Also I started messing around with this old little riff(is it a riff?) from almost a year ago. I had the main part then and the turn around but just came up with another part. Now I'm going to turn this into a full song.

So last night I tracked the guitars and tried to come up with a bass line. Any thoughts? Not looking for mix comments on this, just composition stuff and I guess if it even works. I like it structure wise. May spread out the bridge part a bit longer.

[WhiskeyJack]

Also I started messing around with this old little riff(is it a riff?) from almost a year ago. I had the main part then and the turn around but just came up with another part. Now I'm going to turn this into a full song.

So last night I tracked the guitars and tried to come up with a bass line. Any thoughts? Not looking for mix comments on this, just composition stuff and I guess if it even works. I like it structure wise. May spread out the bridge part a bit longer.

Nothing wrong with what you have going on there man. nothing at all. it flows and is welded together pretty seamlessly.

[liv_rong]

Nothing wrong with what you have going on there man. nothing at all. it flows and is welded together pretty seamlessly.

Thanks for listening Let me rephrase, is it enjoyable?

[WhiskeyJack]

Nothing wrong with what you have going on there man. nothing at all. it flows and is welded together pretty seamlessly.

Thanks for listening Let me rephrase, is it enjoyable?

yea man. I haven't met a song of yours i do not like.

[liv_rong]

yea man. I haven't met a song of yours i do not like.

Fuck yeah, thanks man!

[liv_rong]

[liv_rong]

A little loop jam with drums. Recorded live in the room. The guitar has the new Mosky Golden Horse pedal from China playing on it. Just kind of jammed a few ideas on the drums over it. Before doing this I filmed a little guitar lead line over it that Ill post later(edited post to add video now)

[Greg_L]

Ha pretty good drumming. Got a little Bonham foot shuffle going on there near the end. Very tricky.

I know this is about your weird loops and pedals, but your drum recording has seemingly gotten much better recently. The kick is a little bouncy weird, but overall the rest of the kit sounds great.

[liv_rong]

Ha pretty good drumming. Got a little Bonham foot shuffle going on there near the end. Very tricky.

I know this is about your weird loops and pedals, but your drum recording has seemingly gotten much better recently. The kick is a little bouncy weird, but overall the rest of the kit sounds great.

Thanks man, appreciate it! I don’t know what happened, I guess I’ve finally gotten mixing figured out sort of. And luck!

[JD01]

Just had a chance to listen to this at home on monitors. I think your drums do sound good now, Liv. I quite like the sound of your kick too.
I really like the sound of your HiHat though in that jam.

Regarding recording getting better over time... one of the reasons I think its quite hard to quantify I think is that a lot of is isn't down to mic, placement, what gear your use and stuff like that. I think its down to listening and learning what actually sounds good recorded... I know I'm not doing much different to what I was two years ago. I'm using similar mics in similar positions - I've just learned to listen in a different way. 1 learning what I'm actually hearing as just a guitar sound (not thinking of it as a whole mix), and 2. learning what will actually work in mix context.

[liv_rong]

Just had a chance to listen to this at home on monitors. I think your drums do sound good now, Liv. I quite like the sound of your kick too.
I really like the sound of your HiHat though in that jam.

Regarding recording getting better over time... one of the reasons I think its quite hard to quantify I think is that a lot of is isn't down to mic, placement, what gear your use and stuff like that. I think its down to listening and learning what actually sounds good recorded... I know I'm not doing much different to what I was two years ago. I'm using similar mics in similar positions - I've just learned to listen in a different way. 1 learning what I'm actually hearing as just a guitar sound (not thinking of it as a whole mix), and 2. learning what will actually work in mix context.

Thanks! And I totally agree. I’ve had my kit mic’d this way for almost a year. I’m just mixing differently and I concur, listening.

[WhiskeyJack]

Pffft.

i know EzDrummer when i hear it.


Kidding buddy. Seriously thou Liv this is rad. And your drums have really cleaned up. Your snare is pretty nice. i am listening on ears buds at work where things are typically not as clear and defined as i would like them to be but i can hear each piece of that kit wonderfully and nothing is competeting with something else. Good stuff.

[liv_rong]

Pffft.

i know EzDrummer when i hear it.


Kidding buddy. Seriously thou Liv this is rad. And your drums have really cleaned up. Your snare is pretty nice. i am listening on ears buds at work where things are typically not as clear and defined as i would like them to be but i can hear each piece of that kit wonderfully and nothing is competeting with something else. Good stuff.