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Hi Bill, I have a quick question. This song usually features a slide guitar solo in the second half, but why isn't it included in this backing track? Does that mean I don't need to play it?
thx1138 sorry you got the invite if I didnt ask you first but i cant remeber if i did and when i hit save i seen your name on it as it was sending I can remove it if i didnt or you didnt agree to add
I im really sorry for the late response. Gonna add bass as fast as i can but if i you invite someone else to do bass, its ok. Im busy since covid started so hope i can add something soon.
Jamesarc any possibility of condensing your guitar tracks down to 2 it wont publish with this many tracks I deleted 1 and it still wont publish it was a vocal track
1983Electric is this too many tracks to publish i added a new drums and mix its saved but i cant seem to get it to publish, just curious
Jamesarc Creek dpeters95 joeykaraoke & of course Tl James --- i think this is finished unless anyone has some input -.. thanks everyone - New drums added
This collab is complete - thank you everyone for your efforts and time -- Lynwood Jamesarc TLJames Creek and joeykaraoke - Great Job ya'all
SixStringRick bbrian The drums are not in sync in the published collab. I have just submitted a DAW mix. Let me know what you think :)
Hi Brian, I highly appreciate all who send me a Sycned track, so THANK YOU. What I end up doing is listening in studio and sometimes need to make minor adjustments initially. Then when all tracks are in I go through each track, attempt a perfect synch (or find a midpoint if there is tempo drift), adjust the mix and Fx, then send it out to the band to see if they have any recommendations on any settings. So I will do the same with this one before finalizing. In any case I moved you back to .171 so give it a good listen and let me know if your still pretty confident in that. I like to be satisfied but is always more important to me that the musicians are satisfied. So let me know what you think. I just had Linda accept the backing vocals and after she is done with complete this for Modric12! And before completion you will have the opportunity to listen, evaluate any changes Ive made in mix or FX, and we will get this one done ! Thanks again, Rick
@bbrian: Hi Bbrian, got a notice you had submitted a new track. Im assuming you may have made a redo or some type of adjustment. In any case, republished with your changes, Thanks
@Rick : Yeah I resubmitted because ethe DAW sounds on point and the previous published track my drums sounded out of sync , so i was hoping it was just a gliche in publishing and everything would line up.... thanks for the response and republish
Glad your liking it. My banjo skills are still "novice level" ! Linda accepted the BVs and I may add a mandolin or some light keys. What do you think?
One of those hidden The Cure tunes. wow Yves, great video editing for sure.
Joe - I like the fact you're keepng timing just like a drummer..that leg bopping is on the money !
Thanks a whole heck of a lot to YvesC for aiding with the final production video on the entire Collab.. your a gem @YvesC ..many thanks from all of us. Happy New Year to you!
Lead vocals and Backing Vocals completed today by Revup67 along with JayBern's backing vocals. I think we are done. Any final comments? This Collab really shreds..what a rocker!
Okay, I am ready to mark this complete. Give it a listen and let me know if any adjustments are needed. I'll give it a day or two. I am so very, very pleased with how this has turned out. I want to thank Anthony, Joseph and Shawn for their time and what has turned out to be a showcase for their extraordinary talent. I am so very grateful for your contributions to such an epic song by ELP.
Hi Bill, and thank you very much for your kind words, as well as for inviting me to participate in your rather good collab. My only observation over the mix is that, while in the original recording the vocal is a little less up front than most songs, I think it's a little buried here, barely audible. I think it only needs the very slightest push upward. Then again, it could be my hearing as I have fairly hefty tinnitus.
@Shawn : How did I not recognize that - I couldn't agree with you more - great observation. I'll make the adjustment and damn the tinnitus, despite it your hearing in this case is spot on! Thank you.
@Shawn : (Trying to help Bill out here)..Saw your note and went ahead and tried to help out..I panned your vocals slightly off center which gave your track more breathing room in the overall mix. I took a look at your WAV file and it was to risky to do a Volume Boost which would have created digital clipping so I went another route and brough up the EQ sliders to 2db across the board except the 60Hz cycle (not needed for vocals), put that at Zero. Then increased your volume to max. I believe it sounds a lot better. Bill, myself and Joe use a limiter on our Output tracks. If you have that as an option in your audio software that may be worth condering. It would avoid clipping and there are many fine adjustments to tweak further. This will keep your volume at max in the Collab which offers more granualar control when adjusting the volume level..Anyway, hope this sounds better.
@Revup67: Anthony, thank you - that sounds 100% better monsieur techno-genius. Great, great adjustment! Shawn let us know what you think.
@Billbassdude - if you and Shawn decide, you can pan his vocals a bit more toward center say at 4% or 5% L or R if dissatisfied with my panning. I chose the percentage its at as the music was more heavily weighted on one side and though this panning technique offered good balance..upto you both. Listening now certainly sounds smooth.
@Revup67: Thanks Ant, I think that's better. How would I use a limiter while recording? I know there are hardware limiters, but I'm guessing there's some way to use software . Either that or I need to go back to recording on my DAW and fixing the peaks problem that way.
@Shawn : What I do is record below 0db say -3db then I normalize. In the audio software, I place a limiter on the Output Main Channel. However it's worth your time to experiment with the limiter such as if it has presets. I wound up creating my own custom presets by taking one I like then tweaking to perfection depending on instrument / vocal.
@Revup67: OKay, so this is all done in post, not a setting, like a live limiter, right?
@Shawn : Just got that tinnitus resolved today. Look up Phonak Sphere E90s. Purchased and very satisfied, not cheap! Overall high end huge improvement..I can hear high pitched birds once again.
@Shawn : correct but be sure you record below 0db or you'll have to do further adjustments for clipping. Try and avoid that altogether which you have just by looking at your audio file / WAV diagram.
I almost forgot about Mr. Bubbles at the end - we'll get to work on those. Should be a quick and really fun addition.
Okay, again, the moog needed to be re-synced, I also flipped the panning on the acoustics, should match the tiles, adjusted some levels. Starting to really balance well.
Thx - used your settings on the guitars. Collab made Public today as well as marked Completed.
@Revup67: I don't hear very much Yves' backing vocals,...? What do you think ?
@Revup67: Oh, ok... I thought he was about to put them back before we close the collab, I may have mis-understood.
5-3-26 - more remarkable work from our video wizard YvesC..most impressive stretching BandHug limitations to the most Outer Limits..thank you very much.
Indeed, the video editing looks great ! Well done Yves ! And about the harmonies, as I said to Yves earlier in PM, I prefered the version with his voice instead of the current version with the vocal-harmonizer based on my lead... :)
Hi Camille, thank you! I've informed Anthony about your preference days ago and he agreed to conform to it. I'll be on it thiz w-e maybe.
You should have been in Movies Anthony; I smile every time I watch the Choir Harmony. And I still dig on my lead effort on this song, surprised myself on it. The vocals, bass and percussion kick ass
12-29-25 - removed still image choir track and added Revup67 vocal choir video for Collab of the Year consideration.
12-21-25 - Thanks to John (B33zo) for adding his lead vocals to this classic Moody Blues tune recently. It's been remixed and published as it's just about completed. Hoping to condense a few video tracks into one track. Video is now Public. Thanks for watching everyone.
As always..many thanks John..looking forward to Completing this one for sure..it's been a load of fun and overcoming challenges was the best part :)
Ok gents this has been republished with Bill's new added piano part which adds some zest and Joe's revised guitar track. Thank you both for the great work. The beast is beginning to take form :) Welcome to any comments on the mix or otherwise.
When I when I close my eyes and don't watch myself it sounds better. So now I trying to follow all the great musicians on Bandhug that record live to collab. So, I did that on Space child and it paid off. But I love UFT, thank you Anthony for bringing this great Band back to my woodshedding time on guitar
I actually did my lead in DAW explains why my MTV video of my guitar lead playing is off. My hats off to all those musicians that lay continually tracks directly to Band hug. When I started when brother Bob asked me to join, when there was no count in, I remember recording direct for hours, just to get it right. well or just worthy enough to save.
Anthony, I fixed the vocal and lead track separation, and while my video is slightly out of sync on the lead, it’s due to a post-DAW edit; however, the audio sounds much better now. Thanks for the advice on getting that fixed!
Thanks for jumping on this Joe. I looked at the WAV format on the second verse vocal line (starts with "Ladies.." and it was still off center. Downloaded your vocal track and then In Studio One I got that 2nd verse more centered to sound like the first verse. Didn't touch the other sections of the vocals. Let me know if you are good and we can remove the original or I can tweak further.
He apparently was adamant about not doing any overdubs in the studio, unbelievable to me. amazing guitar player. will take me months if not years if not impossible to actually pick it up as he does it
I'm not suprised, I think I recall reading the same.. Watching him on stage a few feet away testifies what you've read.
Killer vocal vibrato and vocal range. The vocals just made the collab. The icing on the cake Mattos
9-29-26 Removed backing track, Collab will be marked Completed. Please click the thumbs up if you enjoyed this Collaboration..thanks!
Submitted a vocal track. Hope u like it. Here works fine with sync at -00:00.085. Let me know if I need to change anything.
Wow - really nice contribution there Mattos. Especially the voice vibrato (just like Phill Mogg) and the overall ambience. Thank you joining this Collab.
Love the vibe guys. Great work! Hey jaybern amazing guitar track. What a talented guitar player you are. Think I'll can record the vocal track tonight! Super excited!
He's great .. with the 4 of us on this one it should be top notch. Thank you for the note..Then onto the Black Sabbath song Sabbath Bloody Sabbath which I am hoping to get the drums on within a week.
Just republished..separated the two rhythm tracks for stereo effect. Lowered the Backing Track.
Hi Richard. My drum track had a start time of 2:00 min. No wonder it didn't show. I switched it to zero but I usually need a slight tweak to negative. Also, I missed the little fill at the bridge so maybe I'll just do over. Not sure how the track got so skewed to the right.
Bro, if that is what you wanna do! Di your thing!!! It is truly appreciated!!
@arejay222: Solo in the beginning......Not much of a solo player but i tried :-)
@Indoguitar : Bro, it fits!!!! It sounds great!!! I might add a little reverb if you don't mind me meddling with your track!
@Indoguitar : Thats all folks for tonight gotta catch some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Good night.
9-29-26 - This one turned out fantastic..thanks to everyone that contributed to this Hollies track. I will mark this Completed.
Revup67 Hey Revup67! Vocal tracks submitted for your review! Hope the vocals hit the mark. You all sounds so great! I really feel like we captured that 60's Hollies sound! Thanks for the invite!
Tony or shall I say Mr. Nash? Fantastic work start to finish..Everything was spot on. This one had your name written all over it..Thanks for all your efforts.
Tony or shall I say Mr. Nash? Fantastic work start to finish..Everything was spot on. This one had your name written all over it..Thanks for all your efforts.
Tony or shall I say Mr. Nash? Fantastic work start to finish..Everything was spot on. This one had your name written all over it..Thanks for all your efforts.
@Revup67: Ha! Thanks so much Anthony! So glad you liked the vocals! It was so great to join you guys on this one!
@Revup67: Ha! Thanks so much Anthony! So glad you liked the vocals! It was so great to join you guys on this one!
Thanks Michael..I appreciate the redo ..sounds fine and timing is on the money.
I did the keyboard over. I turned the volume up as much as I could on my computer without risking distortion. It will probably need to be posted. This is just a loud song.
Thnaks Michael for your upload..hope to listen soon....I shall take care of the volume if issue persists.
Wow!! You guys all sound terrific! What a band! Can't wait to get started on the vocals. Love that faded ending too!
Hi Daniel...I notice a rythm guitar in the live performances, so gave you a track. It is barely heard in live performances so have volume down around 30%. After listening this evening, did not like the tone, so glad to redo with a different guitar. Use if it works for you and you did not have someone lined up. Rick
Thanks Rick! I will take a look in the next few days! Thank you!
Thanks Rick. You are welcome to redo if you like. I don't have anyone lined up :)
dennisski: Dennis, I think the coutdown and backing track are bleeding through. Can you fix ? --TIA
Bob, of course if you would like to drop a track you are more then welcome!!!
@arejay222: I put one down yesterday. Lol. Put one down on the Van Morrison song, too. Just getting around to listening to it now.
@Bob : Sorry, that is for the other track!!! Thank you for your musicianship!
@arejay222: I can't seem to get my track to play in Brown Eyed Girl. I can hear it when I hit the play button on the track but not when I hit the collab play button.
@arejay222: oh no worries Richard. I laid down the track but didn't have time to listen to it, so I never hit the submit button.
Megasis: Just selected you mix from DAW, applied DAW ans published. Is it OK? If not I'll use method 2
I think you need to increase the volume of strings a ;little and use panning to separate the instruments a bit, just a bit. I've saved a Mix, please check it out
joeyman1 yoshikoba Megasis: Thank you, everyone, we are done. If the members will allow me, a special thanks to Max for the sound effects, incredible!
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BandHug glitch as usual with double up tracks in my saved settings but sounds great
Michael great job, I synched your keys in Daw (my saved settings) sound fantastic - as always
I added piano. Hope it's ok.