Daniel,
Thank you kindly for your comments.
Martin,
I find your interpretations of my production interesting;meaning that I feel that there is no lack of stereo width on my end and in fact,this arrangement is quite saturated with effects.
There is actually effects on everything but the bass line and I purposely did not want to go too heavy on the effects on certain tracks-because that was exactly the problem with the rendition of this song by "The Lost Patrol"-that I had made reference to in my original post.
Thier version was wonderful vocally and instrumentally,but they went absolutely crazy with the reverb and they drowned the song with reverb,by adding effects to each & every track,making it sound like they recorded the song live in a large bathroom.
I placed special emphasis on the guitar parts,by adding a tremendous amount of effects on those tracks.
In fact,the guitar riffs are a two track layer and each of these guitar tracks are heavily saturated with not only the reverb from my Korg,but also additional reverb from my onboard effects from my mixer.There is also a tremolo effect on the guitar tracks as well and also on the "vibraphone" sound in the beginning which is very noticeable.
I suppose that I could have added additional string tracks & maybe even a chorus effect,but I felt that I would have lost the clean,bright sound that I wanted.
Thanks for your comments & criticism is always welcomed & appreciated(even if I don't agree).
I feel as though I accomplished the broad,dreamy effect,by adding the appropriate amount of reverb where it was needed,while also preserving the distinct,clean sound that I strived for.
L.R.,
Thanks for your kind words.
Folderol,
I had contemplated that very idea,but in general,I am not a big fan of improvising vocal tracks with synth sounds,especially since this song is so much prettier with real vocals.
I'll send you the band's song via e-mail,so you can get a clear idea of what I mean.
Thanks very much for all the input guys-much appreciated!
Cheers,
Thom
