I had just one 4001 for 31 years.
But in 2015 or so they came out with the walnut ones, and in 2018 a five string, and in 2020 some very cool limited run colors…
A few years ago they did a limited...
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I had just one 4001 for 31 years.
But in 2015 or so they came out with the walnut ones, and in 2018 a five string, and in 2020 some very cool limited run colors…
A few years ago they did a limited...
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed listening to it.
I think I’ve got about 49 minutes of songs recorded. I want to add another 6-10 minutes before releasing it all as an album. I’ve got...
I got one done. This one took me more than half a year.
It's got hardware Mini Moog and ARP Odyssey played by Len Rice, trading leads, harmonies, heavy guitar riffs, pastoral guitars, a bit of...
This is some great stuff. Nice photo of the studio too, and nice set of instruments! You recorded a live drum set?
"Desert Sunrise" is great work. I love the guitar solo. I hear echoes of Steve Rothery's tone, phrasing and melodic sense, but it's certainly not derivative.
Best of luck getting an album done. ...
"Silver Spoon" is great stuff. I love the riff, I love the guitar soloing, the vocals are amazing as usual, and I love the lyrics.
It's been a while since I've been on here. I managed to get another song done. This is a cover, and it's more dream pop/alternative rock than prog. I'm a fan of some of that dream pop and shoegaze...
I had another thought. Besides the option of hiring a drummer, since you have already assembled the drum tracks by editing, dragging, dropping, you've essentially already got a drum track that fits...
I like your synth solos. I like the Moog type sound that you're using. Not every prog band had Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson. And even Wakeman played things that were not super fast or technical but...
Another home run. Excellent piece. I'll echo others here that the songwriting, arrangement, the guitar tones you're capturing, the performances, are as good as or better than other stuff coming out,...
This is a masterpiece. I guess it figures you're a long time session musician. All the performances are very tight. All five tracks you've got posted sound like pro musicians played them.
Your...
Very interesting interplay between synths and sampled orchestral instruments.
Musical inspiration, synths and other instruments... your dad left you with some wonderful gifts.
Another piece, which I think I'm about done with, for this independent prog album that I'm working on. No hard rock riffs in this one, although this one started its life with a hard rock riff in the...
Nice work. I liked the melodies and dynamics.
Thank you for the kind words. And it means so much that someone out there has listened to the Concept of Innocence album and enjoys it. Jim, the drummer who played on that album, passed away last...
A fourth track that I'm planning to put on an album when I get enough pieces done. This one is about the ages long struggle for work/life balance.
It's got warm synths, Mellotron, pipe organ,...
I finally took a listen to this. Very well done.
I still want to record my rendition. I have ideas for it. But haven't gotten time to.
This has been a struggle for me for decades. I am now, in 2022, recording pieces with musical ideas that I came up with in 1987-1990. But it was always "Wow that would make a great intro" and I was...
I released my former band's first and only album on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, etc in 2020. Songs from the Heart, by Concept of Innocence. ...
I listened to some great progressive rock that I just discovered in the last week.
Torn Apart by Frank Carducci
Foreign Land by the Far Meadow.
The Far Meadow are pretty amazing.
Also...
I consider myself fortunate to have been able to see him play once at the Iridium in New York. He will be missed.
I'm sure there are going to be lots of songs written about 2020. A guy local to where I am wrote one a year ago about the great toilet paper rush.
I recently got the mix mostly complete on another song on this album release that I'm working on. I have a few more songs to record, and need to write about 20 minutes more material for it.
This is...
That's a very intriguing idea.
It might sound very nice to have a little ambient noodling at the very beginning, sort of the same effect as the birds and water sounds at the beginning of "Close to...
I used a Cr-1604 and a 1604 VLZ PRO that I got a few years later, wired together with their Mixer Mixer. I still have all that stuff. The 1604 VLZ PRO came in handy in summer of 2016 when I friend...
Wow. Some very impressive pieces on the preceding page. Everyone is busy, and has great results to show for it!
I have been working on this piece over the winter. It's mostly done except for a few...
That is quite good. Great melodies in there.
It's great to hear your comments on the arrangement. That lets me know my song writing is headed in the right direction.
Your comment about the production is also very valuable feedback. There are...
Here is a song I recorded in 2019 over the summer, and have made mix tweaks on since then. I'm working on a few more and hope to release them as an album... sometime, maybe this year or early 2022....
Yes, still good. I liked it!
And another Christmas song!
I recorded this 10 years ago apparently. The file had a 2010 date. I touched up the mastering this morning. I was trying out a few new (at the time) software synths....
Last summer I released a group of largely instrumental songs that range from ambient to space rock. Some of these pieces started as far back as 2010, as test tracks for me trying out a new pedal or...
A Humbled Heart is awesome. Great composition and great choices of sounds.
I like the improvisation! Very nice playing!
I had the same thought. 6:43 is a long time to keep things interesting. It's easier to play something more brief and make a statement. But it's a challenge.
Last year I found an artist on soundcloud, Milana Zilnik, who had posted a beautiful piece she'd played on Una Corda piano, which she offered to let others download and collaborate on. I added some...
A few years back I thought it would be cool to work up "Matte Kudesai" as a more indie folk kind of tune. So I did an acoustic rendition.
https://soundcloud.com/sleep-distance/matte-kudesai-cover
This is a cool idea. I have some days off coming up over the holidays. I have plans to record some other stuff, but I want to try to fit this in too.
I have had MTron since about 2005, upgraded to M Tron Pro a couple of years ago, and I have the latest V Collection.
I'll have to check this out. I might actually prefer the Arturia Mellotron, I...
I think you're right. I have heard recordings made on cheap "bedroom studio" interfaces that sounded excellent.
Maybe at some point I will update. I would need to find one that DOESN'T have mic...
I wonder if he's in talks with guitar companies to build that Jon Anderson/Felix the Cat signature guitar.
I got a MOTU 2408 mk3 in 2003 when I moved from ADAT to a computer based home studio. I later expanded with a MOTU 1296.
I wanted plenty of analog inputs because at the time I was going to record a...
Here is a recording heads up: I was trying for decades to figure out how Chris Squire got the growl and the grunt in his bass tone on classic albums like Fragile and Close to the Edge. I got a...
I recommend copyrighting your music if you put it up for sale, but I will second the others who have said that stealing music is not a big concern.
I don't think most artists who want to be...
The piece at the top of this page is really nice. Stuff going on, but not too busy. A difficult balance in ambient pieces.
I've got the original SuperEgo. It's very handy for getting a guitar or...
Thanks. Yeah, I hear ya, but we have to work with what we have.
All the better singers in town either want to sing in cover bands and make some money every weekend or sing in church. What can you...
Thanks for listening! There's no violin in the first song. Probably what you heard was played on guitar.
:lol I'll be sure to tell him you said that. LOL.
Actually I think Jim did a great job. There were spots where I thought maybe something less technical and more grooving might have worked better,...
There's some really nice stuff linked in the pages of this thread. Thanks for sharing.
After over 30 years of writing, playing in bands doing the music of other people, and upgrades to my home...
Hi everyone. I'm Rob. I live in Wisconsin. I just joined the forum yesterday.
I've been listening and enjoying progressive rock since the mid 70s when I was in middle school. Favorite bands back...
Thanks!
Hi all. Is there a "New members introduce yourself" thread somewhere? This is my first post. Having not found a new member introduction thread, this one might be the next most appropriate for my...