How I Did It
Our Heroesby Ivan Chew
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Samples are used in:
more...Tools I Used
GarageBand '08.
Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
Line 6 Pod Farm.
Samples I Used
The only sample was Scomber's. His stem already contained fully mixed drums, bass, rhythm guitars.
Original Samples
All the 'live' guitar stems.
Process
Imported Scomber's track to GarageBand. Plugged in my guitar and started jamming to it. Listened to the rough mix and selected the nicer parts for melody and chorus. Practiced a bit more and recorded the rest of the guitars.
Post-recording work included cutting up some parts of the guitar tracks, to quantize it and remove some buzz and noise. Then adjusted the overall sound levels. Which is always a pain.
Other Notes
I came up with some lyrics for the chorus part. They seem quite cheesy but I guess you have to believe in the hero or heroine you have in mind to make the lyrics work:
"They are our heroes
They are our shining beacons
They are our heroes
They seek no fame nor glory
Shine your light
Right down on me
Break our chains
You'll set us free..."
Something like that. Would anyone like to help me make a music video? :)
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