mp3: Burn (repost)
I originally posted this track on Tuesday, but pulled it down soon after because I felt it needed some additional mixing. Many, many apologies if you downloaded it the first time - I swear I wasn't deliberately trying to psych you out. :)
Anyway, this here is my humble effort at a Cure cover, and I hope you'll enjoy it...
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Anyway, this here is my humble effort at a Cure cover, and I hope you'll enjoy it...
[ download 6.9 mb ]
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What do you run your vocals through?
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The mic is an old Shure PE55 dynamic. It looks like the classic 'Elvis' style, but it's not that old, I think it was made sometime in the mid- or late-70s. Mine was formerly installed in a local bank. (Pristine sound isn't the first thing that I think when someone says 'drive-through teller window '... ;)
Anyway, the mic goes into a Line 6 UX2 USB preamp, then into Cubase. I used a 'virtual preamp model' that the UX2 came with to tweak the sound a little, then a bunch of plug-in stuff to further wrench it around. I use the Kjaerhus 'Classic Compressor' a lot in particular, and SimulAnalog makes a nice tube screamer model. Additional mangling came via plug-ins from Elogoxa ('Boost Moog') and Oli Larkin ('Choppper'). All of the plug-ins I use are free - I don't really have the budget for the pay stuff yet.
Of course, if I did have a budget, I'd probably first try to soundprooof my room against the four-lane highway right outside the window...
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