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12-03-2018, 05:39 AM
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Happy Xmas (war is over).. metal
Some of you will hate me for this, as this song is sacred for many people around these parts... I have an excuse though, I made this track for a Christmas show I'll be giving soon.
They are expecting me to sing this song, as i do an acoustic version of it every single year.. But this time, they won't know what hit them lol. I'm gonna use a karaoke version of this, bust out my Les Paul and melt their faces
Does the balance sound good to you?
This is going to be blaring out of huge club speakers while I scream at th top of my lungs.. and I don't have huge club speakers at home...
100% made in reaper by yours truly...
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I ended up asking my friend Kelly to sing it, and she naiiiiiled it! you can check it out here :
https://youtu.be/j8Wx8fymCXY
The crowd went nuts!
Last edited by g4greg; 12-16-2018 at 09:46 PM.
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12-03-2018, 08:46 AM
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first, nice job, I could see you singing this with santa hat on, mic in one hand, splashy egg nog in the other
2 things that stood out the most:
the vocals are too loud/harsh, especially during the higher-pitched part it gets very loud
the kick drum sound could be louder or maybe just a lot more aggressive/clicky to cut through
good luck dude!
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12-03-2018, 09:15 AM
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...or if you are playing guitar, maybe have an elf on a stool next to you providing you with a sip of egg nog between lines XD
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12-03-2018, 10:23 AM
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Cool stuff, great vocals.
Vocals: I think it would sound better one or two semi tones lower?
Guitars: That solo guitar didn't attract me
Double the rythm guitars and put the solo in the middle?
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12-03-2018, 11:24 AM
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Salut.
Ca fait un boutte, je me demandais si tu etais ok?
Pour la chanson, tant qu'à y aller pourquoi pas y aller au fond; mets-y du 'growl' dans ta voix. Pas nécessairement crier comme les chanteurs de death métal, mais plus de grogne dans la gorge, de la hargne, de la violence.
C'est pas du bonbon ton truc - c'est la contreverse.
Fais-les peur! Rendre dans l'émotion au max -- Ils vont en parler pendant des mois!
hehehe
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12-03-2018, 12:13 PM
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Merde!! Je ne comprend pas!!!
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12-03-2018, 12:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by msundh
Merde!! Je ne comprend pas!!!
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I basically told him to add growl to the vocal and go full on with the heavy metal violent emotion: scare the crap out of the crowd!
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12-03-2018, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomm
the vocals are too loud/harsh, especially during the higher-pitched part it gets very loud
the kick drum sound could be louder or maybe just a lot more aggressive/clicky to cut through
good luck dude!
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Never let the vocalist do the mix lol! OK, fine. I'll pull back the vocals.. a little..
And the kick, yeah, I know exactly what you mean, and i can fix that quite easily, me thinks...
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Originally Posted by Tomm
...or if you are playing guitar, maybe have an elf on a stool next to you providing you with a sip of egg nog between lines XD
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Well, there will be two of us on stage, and that's actually a pretty great idea lol! I'll talk about it to my partner
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Originally Posted by msundh
Cool stuff, great vocals.
Vocals: I think it would sound better one or two semi tones lower?
Guitars: That solo guitar didn't attract me
Double the rythm guitars and put the solo in the middle?
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Oh, you mean the rhythm guitars with the over the top harmonics? yeah, they are ear piercing.. that's pretty much the point.. but yeah, I can tame them down.
Vocals.. actually, this is going to be a duet, and my partner is a girl with a pretty high range.. I'll just do the lower harmonies, and we should be fine .. I am at the top of my range on that one for sure.
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Originally Posted by RDBOIS
Salut.
Fais-les peur! Rendre dans l'émotion au max -- Ils vont en parler pendant des mois!
hehehe
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Well, I can growl.. I was a death metal singer for a while.. maybe my partner can sing, and I'll growl on top
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Originally Posted by msundh
Merde!! Je ne comprend pas!!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RDBOIS
I basically told him to add growl to the vocal and go full on with the heavy metal violent emotion: scare the crap out of the crowd!
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Thanks for all the comments, I'll be back with a better version!
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12-03-2018, 06:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RDBOIS
Salut.
Ca fait un boutte, je me demandais si tu etais ok?
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oui, ca va.. J'ai pas eu le temps de faire grand chose ces derniers temps.. je me suis fait avaler tout rond bpar le boulot et la famille....
mais les vacances de noel arrivent, et les tests achevent.. finalement!
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12-16-2018, 09:37 PM
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Juuuuust in case you guys are interested, I filmed the show..
I tapped my portable DAW in the house mixer's stereo out, and the result aint too shabby!
Kelly, my partner in crime just belted like her life depended on it! OMG! She's not a metal singer at all, but she's got that "blues mama" vibe that fits the song really well!
I
thanks to everyone for the advice I did mess with the kick to make it more clicky, and I did mess with the guitar placement a bit..
I might.. um.. Beg her to do more metal down the road
The camera is horrendous though, and you can't see the crowd, as they were all behind it.. But they loooooooved it! I've never seen a bunch of older, folk music loving chaps so excited and happy after a metal song lol!
enjoy!
https://youtu.be/j8Wx8fymCXY
Last edited by g4greg; 12-16-2018 at 09:42 PM.
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