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Midnight on the Mesa (BeatBuddy mix)

by Joseph R. Ellis

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This was my last attempt of adding drums to this song. It features a 2012 Martin DC Aura on rhythm and lead, a 2012 Rickenbacker 4003 on bass, and a BeatBuddy pedal drum machine. This mix was created almost exactly one year later, after I purchased the BeatBuddy pedal and thought it might work for this song.

This song was a struggle because I didn't have proper isolation headphones at the time and had to use earbuds. I recorded to a "click track" but was not able to keep the click volume high enough to be heard all the time without bleeding into the open mics, so the tempo varies slightly in places, causing the guitar to sometimes be out of sync with the drums. This is the main reason I made so many versions of this song and eventually only went with the "naked acoustc" version for the final release.

You will also notice other differences in the overall mix pertaining to the Martin and the Rickenbacker bass. Recording bass was very new to me at the time of this recording, so it has been a bit of a trial-and-error process for me.

Trivia:

* According to the files, the actual recording took place on June 24, 2014 and this mix was made on June 12, 2015.

* I used a TASCAM DP-006 Pocketstudio recorder to record everything (using the internal mics).

* Mixing was done using Adobe Audition 3.0.

* I had been playing bass for less than a month.

* The final cymbal roll at the very end of the song was an Adobe Loopology clip, not the BeatBuddy.

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released September 9, 2016
Guitar: Joseph R. Ellis
Bass: Joseph R. Ellis
Drums: BeatBuddy (and Adobe Loopology)

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Joseph R. Ellis Rockwell, North Carolina

Joe is a self-taught instrumental guitarist who mostly enjoys writing and recording original guitar compositions.

Joe has been playing guitar since he was 14, but only picked up a bass for the first time on May 29, 2014.

By day, Joe makes a living as a Software Engineer in the hobby industry. ... more

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