How I Did It
Penelope's Standby Ivan Chew
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Tools I Used
Audacity.
GarageBand.
Macbook Pro.
Line6 PodFarm.
Line6 KB37.
Fender Stratocaster.
Samples I Used
All from ccMixter.
Original Samples
Melody/ chorus guitar riffs. Also the bass track by modifying Papa_Zulu's MIDI upload.
Process
I listened to PZ's full mix several times, to get the feel of the arrangement. Then used his drum track as a reference point on which parts to cut/ edit/ re-arrange. Then the guitar riffs. After getting the overall arrangement I wanted, I put debbizo's vocals over, and when the vocals sort of sounded right at the places I put them, I left them there and started recording my guitar parts for the chorus.
Finally, worked on the sound level adjustments and effects. Split PZ's guitar stems into different layers (depending on whether I wanted stereo, or just keep them in the middle). Applied Phaser and tweaked the EQ settings to make his guitar stems sound less 'sharp'. Had problems with getting the vocals more upfront though.
Other Notes
Didn't quite achieve the mix that I wanted. I feel the mix can be cleaner, esp. the vocals. But this is as good as my remixing skills can get. Overall, I enjoyed recording and mixing this up. Plus got my classical Greek myth up to speed.
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