CLIP: GTF in here. Had a vision. New song.

[BroSlinger]

So, of course, it ended up sounding like Pink Floyd. The key wasn't right for falsetto vox.

I had a VIVID dream. My muse was being a real bitch. She was telling me to drop the fucking unhealthy obsession. I was presented with a door on a sheer face of a building over a parking lot. I was too afraid to go in. It was too fucking risky.

Turned it into a song.

https://soundcloud.com/holidaysintheusa/a-door-i-couldnt-open-1?si=853184760c914bd2baf6abd7971e4a3d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Warmoth Tele Dlx - Creamery - This is the perfect guitar. Seriously.
Skreddy Klipper - I was on the fence with this pedal, but it comes alive with humbuckers with a loud amp in the room.
Master PMEQ - interesting pedal. Not sure I needed it here, but cool nonetheless.
Diamond Comp - the only comp I need.
SUF Dire Wolf Vintage - awesome.
Diamond Counter Point - First time I've used this on a recording. very cool.
CB Reverse Mode C - nothing fancy on this recording, but it worked great.
Meris LVX - nothing fancy on this recording, but it worked great.
Meris Mercury X - nothing fancy on this recording, but it worked great.
Dr Z Mazerati 30th
JBL E120 Cube
Shure SM7B

[Devin]

I'm 100% taking this recording to the bushes


Love it dude

[trey85stang2]

dude! awesome, you need a david gilmour esque guitar solo in a few spots there.

[greatmutah]

Sounds amazing, Gene!

[Telephant]

Badass! Like that the lead in the outro is somewhat buried. Fits the vibe!

[BroSlinger]

Thanks a lot dudes! I'm glad you got to hear it.

So, Trey, I wanted to do that, and it just didn't work out. It sounded cliche and didn't fit the song. In the end, I did what I could lead-wise.

The feeding back minor 6th harmony dissonance buried in the mix was just enough.

[nightflameauto]

Damn, bro, this is fantastic. Love the way the vocals slide into the mix with the big washy verb behind them. Good work, man.

See, me? I get those types of dreams all the time, and I'm always a dumbass and open the door. Then I end up crawling through the wreckage of one of my old schools, trying to remember room layouts so I can find my way to the exit. I don't think I've ever found the exit in fifty years of these nonsense dreams.

[BroSlinger]

Damn, bro, this is fantastic. Love the way the vocals slide into the mix with the big washy verb behind them. Good work, man.

See, me? I get those types of dreams all the time, and I'm always a dumbass and open the door. Then I end up crawling through the wreckage of one of my old schools, trying to remember room layouts so I can find my way to the exit. I don't think I've ever found the exit in fifty years of these nonsense dreams.

Thanks so much, man.

RE: the vocals. I've learned so much watching the Marcus Lapp videos on YT. He mentioned doing tracks with whispering in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDpTj4zXjKI

I was listening to Bat For Lashes - Daniel, and it hit me. She is whispering a track, and that's where the breathy sound comes from. I did a whisper track on this, and tripled it. I pitch shifted one up and one down. Then, none of those go to the master buss, they all go to the slapback and reverb buss. They create a huge wash without a massive reverb tail. Watch "the indie music lab" youtube series. Everything you never knew you don't know is in those vids. Just awesome.


BTW, yeah, there was a guy holding the door open, and I didn't trust him. He was going to push me over the edge, so I never went in. I went back to a bar on the ship, and the muse lost her shit. I felt like she needed a straightjacket. I bailed on her and built a closet for her dance team. They kind of had clown makeup.

[nightflameauto]

Damn, bro, this is fantastic. Love the way the vocals slide into the mix with the big washy verb behind them. Good work, man.

See, me? I get those types of dreams all the time, and I'm always a dumbass and open the door. Then I end up crawling through the wreckage of one of my old schools, trying to remember room layouts so I can find my way to the exit. I don't think I've ever found the exit in fifty years of these nonsense dreams.

Thanks so much, man.

RE: the vocals. I've learned so much watching the Marcus Lapp videos on YT. He mentioned doing tracks with whispering in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDpTj4zXjKI

I was listening to Bat For Lashes - Daniel, and it hit me. She is whispering a track, and that's where the breathy sound comes from. I did a whisper track on this, and tripled it. I pitch shifted one up and one down. Then, none of those go to the master buss, they all go to the slapback and reverb buss. They create a huge wash without a massive reverb tail. Watch "the indie music lab" youtube series. Everything you never knew you don't know is in those vids. Just awesome.


BTW, yeah, there was a guy holding the door open, and I didn't trust him. He was going to push me over the edge, so I never went in. I went back to a bar on the ship, and the muse lost her shit. I felt like she needed a straightjacket. I bailed on her and built a closet for her dance team. They kind of had clown makeup.

keep going.

That vocal thing is cool. I've done whisper tracks an enhancement under a vocal, but not thought to use that as the driver for the verb. That's a really cool trick. I'll have to dig through some of those vids during my free time. LOL. Free time.

[ke2]

That was really cool, Gene!

[BroSlinger]

That was really cool, Gene!

Thanks dude! Glad you liked it!

[Mike Oxhuge]

Yeah this is great! Definitely some Pink Floyd vibes going on! Love it!

[Dave]

That was excellent, man!

[spawnofthesith]

Love it, breathtaking as always

and love that sort of inspiration!

[trey85stang2]

Thanks a lot dudes! I'm glad you got to hear it.

So, Trey, I wanted to do that, and it just didn't work out. It sounded cliche and didn't fit the song. In the end, I did what I could lead-wise.

The feeding back minor 6th harmony dissonance buried in the mix was just enough.

I agree it was good, I thought it should have come forward a bit in a few spots at least.

[BroSlinger]

Thanks for listening, everybody!

Trey,

Yeah, I've been listening to it on a few systems. I am planning on remixing it a bit. My desk setup seems to tame highs and lows vs what new cars and iphones are doing to the mix.

[BroSlinger]

Fresh Remix. EQ'ed some stuff. Boosted the lead parts. Gated some of the vox. Switched comps on 4 of the guitar tracks.

https://soundcloud.com/holidaysintheusa/a-door-i-couldnt-open-1?si=853184760c914bd2baf6abd7971e4a3d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

[Devin]

Gene I hope you get the best head ever in your next vision; you deserve it kimg

[BroSlinger]

Gene I hope you get the best head ever in your next vision; you deserve it kimg

Thanks, man. That sounds great.

[RaceU4her]

another great one dude!

[Lance-a-not]

That was freaking awesome, goose bump factor going in full force!

Thanks, I needed that.

[Riffraff]

Incredible song Gene. So much emotion in the lead parts. Outstanding tune bro.

[BroSlinger]

Thanks a lot dudes! The remix was a big improvement. The lead parts still add something without being buried.

[ajaxlepinski]

That was beautifully... very beautiful!!!!! +1 to the goosebumps!!!

[VTM]

Well done!