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Virtual Instrument info for Boogie-talk Project #2
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I got the idea to do this track from a discussion on the Boogie-talk forum. I used Ableton Live to create the tracks but you could do this in any modern Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).
Here was my process for creating the 3 initial tracks along with screenshots of the individual plugins:
- Downloaded a few decent slow blues grooves for Toontrack EZdrummer free online and I was off to the races
- Created a quick song layout with the different drum grooves I downloaded in standard 12-bar blues
- Recorded the bass part on my Yamaha BB3000S 4-string plugged directly into MBox 2
- Experimented with a few plugins on the bass track, going mainly for an old school sound. Settled on the Line6 Pod Farm plugin and tweaking an Ampeg Flip-top amp head simulator (see screenshot below)
- Recorded the organ part using the Native Instruments B4 instrument and M-Audio Keystation Pro88 USB controller (see screenshot below)
- Experimented with the drum sound also shooting for a vintage feel. I relied on the room mics and brought the kick up using Flux Bittersweet plugin to augment the transients, Camel Crusher for a tubey, compressed feel and finally lopped off a bit of the top end with Ableton's EQ eight (see screenshot below)
- I finished everything up and created a mix with the Waves L3 Multimaximizer
- Each track now has to be converted to MP3 to be able to post on Kompoz...one extra step...
click image to see larger version of Ableton Live Arrangement View
click image to see larger version of drum chain
click image to see larger version of Pod Farm settings
click image to see larger version of B4 settings
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