Pain is Gain

and I am trying to get back in the game after recovering from Trigger Finger surgery. My wife has been wanting me to do a "soft and slow" song so I came up with this. This is the best kemper acoustic sim effect I can get so far after merging tweaks from many other acousitc profiles. I used my Vortex Flanger pedal in front to give it a litte more chime. I will eventually do vocals on this later.

I wanto to get as close to demo quality now as possible as I move on from my 5 yrs of guitar.

Let me know if I need any tweaks like; more bass compression, more low end on drums or less treble on snare brushes, maybe more volume on mix, etc.

Thanks Per ! I wasn't quite sure how to soften drums from my SD3 default rock settings. I'll give that a try and save the preset for future soft stuff.

Per , I tweaked the kick, snare, and hi-hat some and brought them forward. I also allowed more mid-range on the bass track and added a bit more volume to that. It should sound more "rounded" now, or I hope so. Let me know...

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Definitely more present and Fleetwood Mac-y. The question is are you happy with the placement? Only you know your goal with the track.

If you need it to remain loud but feel further back you can scoop the snare lower frequencies slightly and add a little rolled off verb to re-fill it out.

I more happy with the second version because I feel it is overall a softer mix that brings the instruments closer in compliment and still allows the guitar and bass to be crisp. Of course I could do even more tweaks here and there but, I think it makes a good template to use for future "softies" and then add the subtleties as I go.

Thanks!

Thank you very much deadman42 !

After listening to version 1 and 2 back to back, I think I like the inbetween one. Ha! More like split the difference of the snares. I learned a good lesson for next time.

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Pretty cool Larry, well done and a great tone , I hear the pleasure after the frustration in that track

vocals & backings would suit this track very well ...

Thanks Renaud! I totally agree it needs some vocals!

I hoped everyone picked up on the little harmonic dive bombs in the verse. I was actually hearing that in my head when tracking the acoustic the first time and had to add it in for an accent. It's one of those small things that add plenty to the riff, I think.