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Hello, everyone! May I present to you my first summer project track, "Ambivalence".



From Oxford Languages:
Ambivalence - the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Thank you for your time to listen and watch! I would appreciate the Likes and Subscribes! I'm trying to reach 1k subs!

Since this is a guitar forum, the story of the guitar, a cheaply acquired Switch Vibracell Stein III turned into an awesome instrument, is here.

Thank you to Dr.Fill for the guitar modifications and to MusicWithMarky (channel link below) for the recording/mixing/mastering tips!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrsCu ... aIQpyzqQpQ

Thank you to the following for their wonderful video clips on pexels.com!
Taryn Elliot
Monstera
Cottonbro
Nicole Michalou
Wolfgang Langer
Yan Krukov
SHVETS production
Tima Miroshnichenko
Pat Whelen
MART PRODUCTION
Jep Gambardella
Vlada Karpovich

Guitar and accessories:
Switch Vibracell Stein III modified by Dr.Fill with Gibson Firebird V pickups and electronics wizardry!
Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings
Dragonheart Pure pick
Boss Instrument Cable

Effects:
Headrush Gigboard (also used as interface) with Choptones Metal Pack Vol. 3
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Modern) with EVH 5150III 4x12 loaded with Celestion G12EVH speakers models

DAW:
Recorded on Magix Music Maker
Mix and Master on Samplitude Music Studio
Wave SSL-E Channel

Camera:
My good 'ol Samsung S10e phone

Video Editor:
Vegas Movie Studio 13 Platinum

Wow! That was fantastic!

doc-knapp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:47 pm Wow! That was fantastic!

Thank you! You are so kind!

Dude I loved this, the only thing that kinda bugged me, and this is me nitpicking, is the clash in tone. The cleans are full and lush but the distortion kicks in kinda fizzy in comparison. If you dial back the harshness of the distortion, its spot on. Again, just me nitpicking, its a fantastic tune. I absolutely love the vibe from start to finish.

Narsh wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:14 pm Dude I loved this, the only thing that kinda bugged me, and this is me nitpicking, is the clash in tone. The cleans are full and lush but the distortion kicks in kinda fizzy in comparison. If you dial back the harshness of the distortion, its spot on. Again, just me nitpicking, its a fantastic tune. I absolutely love the vibe from start to finish.

Thanks for your time and comment!

I'm tone deaf. Haha! I'm also having trouble in EQ 'ing because my projects always sounds different when I play through my studio monitors, Bose companions, headphones, and car stereo. I don't know which to go by.

I'm self taught in recording and without any formal training or learning, I just go by what sounds good to me.

littlebadboy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:52 am

Narsh wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:14 pm Dude I loved this, the only thing that kinda bugged me, and this is me nitpicking, is the clash in tone. The cleans are full and lush but the distortion kicks in kinda fizzy in comparison. If you dial back the harshness of the distortion, its spot on. Again, just me nitpicking, its a fantastic tune. I absolutely love the vibe from start to finish.

Thanks for your time and comment!

I'm tone deaf. Haha! I'm also having trouble in EQ 'ing because my projects always sounds different when I play through my studio monitors, Bose companions, headphones, and car stereo. I don't know which to go by.

I'm self taught in recording and without any formal training or learning, I just go by what sounds good to me.

I totally get it man. I'm self taught in everything. What I did was recorded the tune and mixed it on day 1, then came back on day 2 and mastered it. That way my ears were fresh. Then I would listen to it on different speakers and test it out. Once it was good I saved it as a template so I don't have to go through that again. It's a pain but putting in the time helps in the long run. Also, I would not suggest using anything Bose or Beats for mastering/EQ work. Bose sucks mids out quite a bit and beats ass a rediculous amount of bass. But that's just my .02. I still think your end product sounds fantastic though just mentioned those few things to push it to the next level which your compositions and playing deserve. I'm definitely a fan of your stuff.

Narsh wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:31 am I totally get it man. I'm self taught in everything. What I did was recorded the tune and mixed it on day 1, then came back on day 2 and mastered it. That way my ears were fresh. Then I would listen to it on different speakers and test it out. Once it was good I saved it as a template so I don't have to go through that again. It's a pain but putting in the time helps in the long run. Also, I would not suggest using anything Bose or Beats for mastering/EQ work. Bose sucks mids out quite a bit and beats ass a rediculous amount of bass. But that's just my .02. I still think your end product sounds fantastic though just mentioned those few things to push it to the next level which your compositions and playing deserve. I'm definitely a fan of your stuff.

Thanks for the tip! I appreciate your advice! It's nice to know that compositions can't be done in a day. Having a real job and family responsibilities, I tend to rush on things.

That is exactly why I spent all that time up front. This let's me open the template and record a tune in an hour or two. It's already mixed and mastered on render. All I need to do is little tweaks here and there. Gotta love technology!