[Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
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[Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
Hi all,
this is the first song i was involved in to see a release. Some friends from different local bands got together with me for this.
I recorded everything with the Behringer UMC1820 + ADA8200 (Drums) / UMC204 (all the rest).
The drumset is some sonor set with a lot of cymbals. I used some cheap drum mics for the Toms and Bassdrum, a Sennheiser e609 for the Snare, a set of behringer c2's as overheads and some cheap condensers for the Hats and Ride.
The guitar is a Harley Benton LP with P90s amplified with a T-Rex Dual Drive and a random transistor combo, recorded again with the e609.
The bass is a Fender American Jazz Bass just directly plugged in.
All of the vocals are recorded with a Studio Projects B1.
I used Reaper for recording and mixing with integrated plugins + Dragonfly Reverb. The projected ended up with ~50 tracks, but my T520 (i7-2620M) handled it quite well somehow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHCdBd01gy4
I hope you like it!
this is the first song i was involved in to see a release. Some friends from different local bands got together with me for this.
I recorded everything with the Behringer UMC1820 + ADA8200 (Drums) / UMC204 (all the rest).
The drumset is some sonor set with a lot of cymbals. I used some cheap drum mics for the Toms and Bassdrum, a Sennheiser e609 for the Snare, a set of behringer c2's as overheads and some cheap condensers for the Hats and Ride.
The guitar is a Harley Benton LP with P90s amplified with a T-Rex Dual Drive and a random transistor combo, recorded again with the e609.
The bass is a Fender American Jazz Bass just directly plugged in.
All of the vocals are recorded with a Studio Projects B1.
I used Reaper for recording and mixing with integrated plugins + Dragonfly Reverb. The projected ended up with ~50 tracks, but my T520 (i7-2620M) handled it quite well somehow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHCdBd01gy4
I hope you like it!
Thinkpad T520, Debian 10 LXDE
Behringer XAir 18, Behringer UMC1820, Behringer UMC204
Reaper
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
Great song and nice production! I like the vocals too!
If anything, the guitars could be more upfront and louder, with a tad more hi-end maybe?
Nice solo!
If anything, the guitars could be more upfront and louder, with a tad more hi-end maybe?
Nice solo!
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
The beginning sounds a lot like an American song from the 70s. Can't pinpoint which one though at the moment. The mix is pretty good though. Maybe the lead vocal juts a tad back into the instruments. Why not sing in German ?
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
Thanks for your replys!
>> The beginning sounds a lot like an American song from the 70s
I don't know anything similar. If you figure out which one i'd like to know, too.
>> Why not sing in German ?
I never liked german music. English sounds a lot more melodical to me, dunno why. The only german bands i like are Turbostaat and maybe Käptn Peng.
>> The beginning sounds a lot like an American song from the 70s
I don't know anything similar. If you figure out which one i'd like to know, too.
>> Why not sing in German ?
I never liked german music. English sounds a lot more melodical to me, dunno why. The only german bands i like are Turbostaat and maybe Käptn Peng.
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
Wow, really nice! I like that semi-clean guitar sound you have at the start. I love the mix too; my only suggestion is I'd probably shelve some of the lows from distorted guitar during the chorus, and let the bass guitar handle the lower frequencies. Great song, everything about it is really professional.
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
The mix is clean and the song is very catchy. Looking (hearing? ) forward to your future releases!
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
He might think of »All along the watchtower« maybe? (Same chord progression and vibe)
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
I agree: it is a very nice song. Straight, catchy and no nonsense. A good mix too. Conservative, again non nonsense.
The only thing that confused me a little was the snare. Especially on the quieter hits it sounds very dry. Did you use parallel processing, parallel compression? In these moments it has a very distinct low end. It's almost like there are two snare sounds/recordings.
Other than that: great work!
The only thing that confused me a little was the snare. Especially on the quieter hits it sounds very dry. Did you use parallel processing, parallel compression? In these moments it has a very distinct low end. It's almost like there are two snare sounds/recordings.
Other than that: great work!
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Re: [Alternative] Drunk Dolphins - Blue Collar
Thanks again!
Yeah i do use a lot of parallel compression on the drums. Didn't notice anything weird until now, but now that you've mentioned it i can definitely hear it. Thanks for your feedback! Helps me a lot.The only thing that confused me a little was the snare. Especially on the quieter hits it sounds very dry. Did you use parallel processing, parallel compression? In these moments it has a very distinct low end. It's almost like there are two snare sounds/recordings.
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Behringer XAir 18, Behringer UMC1820, Behringer UMC204
Reaper
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Reaper