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How I Did It

Don't Want To Come Back Down
by Ivan Chew
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Wed, Dec 9, 2009 @ 10:01 AM

Uses samples from:

 

Tools I Used

GarageBand '08.
Audacity.

Guitar: Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
Line6 KB-37.
POD Farm.

Samples I Used

Drum loops (royalty free to registered Line6 customers) from Line6 website.

GarageBand loops (edited).

Original Samples

Guitar ("live" instrument).

Bass, Erhu, Bansuri Flute (GarageBand Software instruments).

Process

I played jaspertine's track a few times, to get the feel and mood. It just made me feel like floating, and so that gave me the theme to work on.

Added a clean guitar track, toyed with some melodies. Settled on a built-up/ layering effect rather than any guitar solos. Experimented with a few software instrument sounds. I'm in the Asian-theme mood, so that's why you're hearing the Erhu, Bansuri Flute, Japanese Drums and all that. Finally topped up the track with a bass layer.

Other Notes

I don't think I came back down after this. :)