Okay then, I would like to hear some feedback about my KC#9 contribution, too (me too, me too ).
I call this tune Go Stay (length is 1:47 minutes, MP3 file size is 2.5 Megabytes).
The drums took some time to track this time. I use a Roland HandSonic HPD-15 which is a wonderful device for anybody who loves to finger-drum. I try to play as much as possible at once, such as kick, snare, hi-hat pedal. I record these as MIDI, then overdub with cymbals, toms and stuff. Having a MIDI drum track, it is easier to glue the takes together than doing this with Audio tracks.
When the entire drum track was done, this time I recorded every single instrument to its own audio track, as if I recorded a real drum kit. I wanted the drums to sound as natural as possible. The HPD-15 sounds are very good already (IMHO) so I only did a little EQ and slightly compressed the kick. Only the snare sticks out quite a bit, and I could not get rid of that sort-of "afterglow" I didn't want to hear, so I applied a gate, followed by a little compression and a tiny bit of reverb.
I tell so much about the drums because I feel that they got quite nice this time
Everything else I did with my Yamaha S80 which has the PLG150-PF piano board plugged-in. I did some layering, having some of the layers at very low levels. The bass is also layered and got a little EQ on the low-end and the attack.
This is also the first time I bring in my Fender Strat. This is kind of a luxury thing since I'm not at all a guitar player. As you see, I use it more as an effect.
Most parts of the tune are from the first or second take. The solo I played in two parts (I spent a good Saturday afternoon to layout, practice and track it). I did not quantize anything this time. I MIDI-tracked everything in the first place because it allows me to easily try different sounds. I also find it easier to cut a MIDI part, glue it to another part and edit the transition than doing this on an audio track. As soon as a MIDI track is done I record it to an audio track. This way, I can operate the S80 in voice mode track-by-track, working around the limitations of the multitimbral S80 performance mode.
This was a long story. I hope you enjoy my little tune. Please let me know what you think about it.
Thank you very much!