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Suggestions: While we are unsure of just how the tracks
traveled back and forth between countries, the results are
impressive. Joey has got a good thing going here and we
encourage him to keep on rockin'!
Summary: No jet lag in sight!
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Joey Cabusas
Equipment: Custom PC (Intel Core i7 4770) with TASCAM
FireOne interface running Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 with audio
routed via JACK through Harrison MixBus plug-in. Yamaha
HS50M studio monitors, Yamaha SY77 keyboard workstation.

Music: "Love is All I Need" is a male vocal rock song.
Dennis Alejandria wrote the song, Eddie Planes sang the
vocals, Kenya Marshal performed the rap, the electric
guitar solo was courtesy of Jaime Diaz, and Joey was the
arranger/MIDI programmer and mix engineer.
Recording: A tale of two countries! Joey tells us that
the guitar solos, vocals and rap were done in the USA,
while the programming and mix were done in the
Philippines. So how did this multiple-time-zone effort
turn out? Pretty darn good, thank you!
Starting with the rhythm section, the drum programming and the individual drum tones are as tight and realistic as we've heard, and the bass supports the drums
throughout. The electric guitar sounds are edgy and the
solos, while showing signs of distortion (as in tracking,
not fuzzbox), are both articulate and emotive. We also
loved the '70s-era string patch that gives flight to the
arrangement (The Sound Of Philadelphia indeed!).
Joey has also done a nice job integrating the rap into
the mix here; it is beautifully recorded (we wish we
knew what mics he used), free of artifact, and adds no
discernible loss of flow to the proceedings. Lastly, we
applaud Joey for the way he handled his effects. The
room ambience on the kick drum gave it a great sense of
space, and the multi-tap delay on both the lead vocals
and electric guitars were carefully executed throughout
the track.
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Contact: Joey Cabusas, joey.cabusas@gmail.com

Kris McDaniel
Equipment: Apple iMac running Apple Logic Pro 8 and iZotope
Ozone 5 mastering software; Audio-Technica AT2020 mic, Shure
SM57 and SM58 mics, AKG K240 MkII headphones. Sonic Reality
virtual drum kit samples played by (and with) Roland TD-6 electronic drums. Yamaha FH110 acoustic guitar, Crafter mandolin,
cheap ukes, and miscellaneous hand percussion.

Music: "Ukeo" is a male vocal folk song, one-man-banded
at Kris' home studio. As Kris put it in his submission, "I did
everything. Hopefully not too poorly."
Recording: Kris has delivered quite an exotic and ambitious track here, full of possibilities but needing a bit of polishing. Starting from the ground up, we found the drum programming and playing to be rather inconsistent, with several timing issues throughout the length of the song leading
the aggressive bass guitar to be out of sync with the drums
in a few areas.
The remaining sound sources were a mixed bag. We dug
the flute sound in the intro of the track (presumably from
the EXS24 sample player inside Logic Pro 8, although we
can't be sure). We also felt that Kris did a nice job presenting his lead vocal, up front and free of artifact. On the down
side, the mandolin had a very "bitey" sound through both
our monitors and our Grado Labs headphones. Kris' AKG
K240 MkII phones are fine old monitor cans, but they need
a good headphone amplifier to speak with clarity, and we
don't see anything of that nature in his equipment list (he
didn't list what he was using for an interface to Logic), nor
do we see any studio monitors here. So maybe he wasn't
hearing what he needed to...?
Suggestions: We often search for a "template," an existing
song or album that we can offer folks to provide a clear path
to not only fixing the trouble areas of their submissions, but
also as a guide towards their future recordings. Though it is
rare to find one that custom-fits, in Kris' case we strongly
urge him to find/download a copy of Seals and Crofts' magnificent 1971 release Year of Sunday. Prior to the duo becoming soft rock icons, they released a record that is incredibly
close in nature to what Kris is doing here.
In the meantime, we suggest that Kris spend some quality time working with his drums and a click track. It is quite
common for non-drummers to struggle when attempting
complicated arrangements, and we feel that simplifying the
parts here would allow for more focus on the timing issues.
As for the mandolin, they are tricky instruments indeed,
although the AT2020 should provide good results. As with
all sound sources, mic placement/distance is critical. Also,
remember that the mando definitely demands correct management of the mids and upper midrange frequencies,
either during tracking or mixdown... and preferably both!
Summary: Grab that record and study!
Contact: Kris McDaniel, endurantism@gmail.com


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