by dbailey1 » Thu May 13, 2021 9:33 pm
Peter, thanks so much for giving my album a serious listen and leaving a comment. I know how active you are here and on all the other forums out there, so it means a lot that you'd take the time to listen and give me some feedback.
I will say that this album would not sound even remotely as good as it does, if it weren't for the incredible gear and plugins you guys make. From demos to final mastering, this whole project was powered by IK.
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Michael, thanks to you as well for your response, I'm glad you enjoyed the album. Spending much of my energy with photography, this was a momentous creative accomplishment for me to complete this album, and I'm really proud of how it turned out.
It was definitely fun to create some big vocal stacks and create unique sonic palettes across each track.
"Can't Look Past Ourselves" started by just messing around with Syntronik on my iPad, stumbling across that arpeggio patch and running with it. I'm kind of a novice keyboard player, and so apps like Syntronik really help to spark the inspiration.
I definitely feel I channeled my inner Rush with "What Will Remain." That's my most ambitious production to date. It's not surprising that you hear all of those influences, after all, my own music is a product of everything I've listened to over the years. I'll take the Eric Johnson compliment, thank you very much!
No, I didn't go back and add AT5 to the older songs, but I did make some final mixing/mastering tweaks on the songs I recorded last year, having added the ARC room correction system to my setup since recording those pieces.
I'm taking a little break now that summer is here, but the confidence gained from this release will keep me going for sure. I look forward to seeing what comes next!
Thanks again,
Dan