Archive for May, 2009
Zero, now Blood in the Sand, with Scratch Vocal
by admin on May.03, 2009, under Music
This is a biggie folks, this is the first time I have ever posted anything with ME singing in it. The words are almost finished and this is the first take at the vocals so I am sure it will get re-recorded a dozen times before I say it’s done, but it’s starting to take shape.
I have updated the track and consider it a pretty solid mix. Some thoughts on the song itself. Coming from a pretty traditional Republican background, and having been in the military myself, it’s probably a pretty odd sentiment to put into a song. It’s not really where I intended to go with it. The original title was Zero and was loosely based on a quote about the only efficient human population being zero. When I started actually trying to write some lyrics for it, the first line kept going through my head and it just took me somewhere else entirely. The first heavy guitar riff came first, I added the clean intro second and really was going for that huge plucky sound from Metallica’s Wherever I May Roam. Then I started breaking it up a bit, added some break pieces, the solo bed, a basic arrangement.
It had a few parts pretty long, so once I had some vocals in I started to chop out a bit, make the arrangement more concise. I added the haunting “You’ll die for honor” parts last, trimmed the arrangement a bit more, about 10 measures total were cut out, and then took it into Soundtrack Pro to add a little mastering touches to it.
I consider it pretty close to finished and all of the positive feedback I have gotten has really inspired me to try more with me singing. Thanks for all of the compliments!
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A few people have asked for a copy of the MP3, so here it is. Download
Some recording notes:
- Logic Studio 8 on an 8-Core Mac Pro
- Guitars direct into M-Audio ProFire 2626
- Guitars: Ibanez RG, Ibanez Soundgear Bass and Schecter Omen 6
- Rode NT-1a Mic direct into M-Audio ProFire 2626
- Guitar Tones by Guitar Rig 3, custom preset
- Drums partially played on Roland TD3 kit, partially sequenced, sounds by ToonTrack EZ-Drummer with DrumKit from Hell
- 5 Tracks of Guitar, 1 Track of Bass, 3 Tracks of vocals and 1 Synth Track
- Mixed on Yamaha HSM-80 Monitors
