Production Notes: Travis Bickle

My first song in 3/4 time. There were some interesting musical challenges in this song. I think I did OK with them. It'll be even better next time. I used the RNC here, but apparently forgot to write down any of the settings. Oh well. Assume SN, 12^5.

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Instrumentation

Guitars:

• Main: Guild (acoustic): (L) = SM57 -> VC3Q -> Mixer -> 788. (R) = piezo pickup -> Bass Pod Pro (dry) -> Mixer - 788. Git pre settings: +bass, phase toward back, -brilliance
• Git 1: (doubles the melody in verse, etc.) Reverend Slingshot -> TS9 -> Bass Pod Pro (L = dry, R = manual (tube pre)) -> FX92 (verb only)
• Git 2: (Heavy in the chorus, opposite bass during verse, etc) Epi LP -> Bass Pod Pro (dry). During arpeggiation parts, FX92 (verb only). Pre chorus descending line = bridge pup, all others = neck pup.
• Solo: EpiLP - neck pup, -tone (?%). 1st solo: ->TS-9 -> Bass Pod Pro (dry only) -> FX63 (delay+verb). 2nd solo: middle pup, RMC3 Wah -> TS9 -> FX63 (delay)

Bass:

• Warwick Corvette PL5: Bass Pod Pro 8C. Dry = L, Wet = R

Drums:

• Roland V-Club: Groove kit
• Percussion: Hand claps, (open) triangle

Vox:

• Main: AT3035 -> VC3Q -> Mackie, +treb (0.5) -> FX63 (verb on verse, +delay on chorus) -> RNC (settings?). (post-chorus "lonely lines"): SM57 -> Mackie -> FX64 (verb)
• BVox: same as Main (AT3035...), FX64 (verb)

Mix

Drums:

• 99, L/R, EQ: -4@400, +2@5k, +4@15k
• other percussion = 99, L/R, no EQ

Bass:

• Bass 1: 100, L/R, -2@50, +4@400, +2@1.7k
• Bass 2: 99, L/R, -2@80, +4@600, +2@1.9k

Gits:

• Git 1: 98, L/R, -4@100, +2@3k
• AcGit: 98 (-1.7@chorus), L/R, -4@80, +2@3.4k, +2@10k
• Git 2: 98 (fast fade), L/R, -3@90, +3@2.8k, +2@13k
• Git 3: 100, L/R, -3@70, +2@4k
• Git 4: -.5(86), L/R, -2@125, +3@4.5k
• Git solo: +.5(114, wole git mix -.2@solo), L/R, -4@80, +2@3k, +2@10k.

Vox:

• Vox 1: 99, L/R, +3@200, +2@5k, +4@9k
• Vox 2: 99, ditto
• Vox 3: 99, C, -5@5k
• Vox 4: ditto

Mix:

• rhythm (bass+drums): 98
• Git: 99
• vox: 100

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