Mr. Moto Lo-fi Mono Madness!

devinomatic

Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
United States

Posted on Jul 01 2016 07:58 AM

Got the itch to re-record a classic yesterday, and felt like playing live drums for once. I present to you, yet another recording of Mr. Moto!
Mr. Moto on Soundcloud

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Corey_Y

Joined: Dec 30, 2015
Posts: 162
Poland, Ohio
United States

Posted on Jul 01 2016 10:05 AM

Sounds great, good work man.

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GregEL

Joined: Mar 16, 2016
Posts: 217
Highland CA

Posted on Jul 01 2016 12:57 PM

Aggressive, I like it. You play drums well.

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Kuk

Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 133
NW Fla Gulf Coast
United States

Posted on Jul 01 2016 07:08 PM

That sounded great to me on my Mackie HR824's. If you get the time I'd like to know how you recorded it.

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devinomatic

Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
United States

Posted on Jul 01 2016 09:09 PM

Thanks! I like the most recent incarnation of Dick Dale's band, so I wanted to play an oldie in that style.

Studio One 2 is my DAW, through a Presonus 2 channel USB interface. The drums were quick and dirty, a Rode NT1 condenser on the OH, and a Shure SM57 inside the kick drum. Because I couldn't get decent levels on anything, I had to duplicate the overhead track, and EQ the cloned one, along with with a compressor and a bump in the upper mids to enhance the sound of the snare.

The bass is straight into amplitube, cloned left and right to 2 channels, and a fuzzrite plugin to dirty one of the channels.

Guitars were jaguars through a showman, cranked midway.

The trick I have used lately to make the guitars sound more exciting is to duplicate them and shoot them left and right. I compress the hell out of one to emphasize and squash the reverb, and then I apply a magical tape saturation plugin to the other, to dirty up and wobble the fundamental.

That's my story! I still have a ton to learn. The other recordings on my soundcloud are recorded with EZdrummer. Here they are.

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Kuk

Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 133
NW Fla Gulf Coast
United States

Posted on Jul 01 2016 10:30 PM

Thank you for the info! That was alot of work but the result is wonderful. The musicianship was excellent too, but I'm not sure about the "mistake" treatment at the beginning...

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devinomatic

Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
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Posted on Jul 02 2016 10:06 PM

Haha! I think there might be a solid handful of mistakes in there, but the only gaffe I fixed was in the bogus little drum fill near the middle. Thanks a ton for the feedback.

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Kuk

Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 133
NW Fla Gulf Coast
United States

Posted on Jul 03 2016 03:24 PM

Devin, I was referring to the half second of silence in the intro of your Soundcloud track. I thought that was what you were referring to as "parody" in the description. Otherwise the recording sounds very good IMHO.

The original Belairs recording has a chord in the intro that Paul Johnson reffered to as an "accident".

"I discovered this progresion by accident when I was first learning to play:

I was going for a basic A major chord, three finger style, but I accidentally missed the target (fret #2) by one fret..." - Paul Johnson

Driving me nuts - MR. MOTO Intro Chords..?

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devinomatic

Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
United States

Posted on Jul 03 2016 07:31 PM

Wow, no kidding? That's super interesting, I always thought the beginning of the song sounded like a really intentional gaffe, now I know! Thanks for the link.

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Kuk

Joined: Feb 13, 2007
Posts: 133
NW Fla Gulf Coast
United States

Posted on Jul 03 2016 09:08 PM

You're welcome. And thanks for participating in SG101!

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devinomatic Joined: Feb 02, 2016 Posts: 61	Posted on Jul 01 2016 07:58 AM Got the itch to re-record a classic yesterday, and felt like playing live drums for once. I present to you, yet another recording of Mr. Moto! Mr. Moto on Soundcloud Top
Corey_Y Joined: Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 162 Poland, Ohio	Posted on Jul 01 2016 10:05 AM Sounds great, good work man. Top
GregEL Joined: Mar 16, 2016 Posts: 217 Highland CA	Posted on Jul 01 2016 12:57 PM Aggressive, I like it. You play drums well. Top
Kuk Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 133 NW Fla Gulf Coast	Posted on Jul 01 2016 07:08 PM That sounded great to me on my Mackie HR824's. If you get the time I'd like to know how you recorded it. Top
devinomatic Joined: Feb 02, 2016 Posts: 61	Posted on Jul 01 2016 09:09 PM Thanks! I like the most recent incarnation of Dick Dale's band, so I wanted to play an oldie in that style. Studio One 2 is my DAW, through a Presonus 2 channel USB interface. The drums were quick and dirty, a Rode NT1 condenser on the OH, and a Shure SM57 inside the kick drum. Because I couldn't get decent levels on anything, I had to duplicate the overhead track, and EQ the cloned one, along with with a compressor and a bump in the upper mids to enhance the sound of the snare. The bass is straight into amplitube, cloned left and right to 2 channels, and a fuzzrite plugin to dirty one of the channels. Guitars were jaguars through a showman, cranked midway. The trick I have used lately to make the guitars sound more exciting is to duplicate them and shoot them left and right. I compress the hell out of one to emphasize and squash the reverb, and then I apply a magical tape saturation plugin to the other, to dirty up and wobble the fundamental. That's my story! I still have a ton to learn. The other recordings on my soundcloud are recorded with EZdrummer. Here they are. Last edited: Jul 01, 2016 21:16:23 Top
Kuk Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 133 NW Fla Gulf Coast	Posted on Jul 01 2016 10:30 PM Thank you for the info! That was alot of work but the result is wonderful. The musicianship was excellent too, but I'm not sure about the "mistake" treatment at the beginning... Top
devinomatic Joined: Feb 02, 2016 Posts: 61	Posted on Jul 02 2016 10:06 PM Haha! I think there might be a solid handful of mistakes in there, but the only gaffe I fixed was in the bogus little drum fill near the middle. Thanks a ton for the feedback. Top
Kuk Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 133 NW Fla Gulf Coast	Posted on Jul 03 2016 03:24 PM Devin, I was referring to the half second of silence in the intro of your Soundcloud track. I thought that was what you were referring to as "parody" in the description. Otherwise the recording sounds very good IMHO. The original Belairs recording has a chord in the intro that Paul Johnson reffered to as an "accident". "I discovered this progresion by accident when I was first learning to play: I was going for a basic A major chord, three finger style, but I accidentally missed the target (fret #2) by one fret..." - Paul Johnson Driving me nuts - MR. MOTO Intro Chords..? Top
devinomatic Joined: Feb 02, 2016 Posts: 61	Posted on Jul 03 2016 07:31 PM Wow, no kidding? That's super interesting, I always thought the beginning of the song sounded like a really intentional gaffe, now I know! Thanks for the link. Last edited: Jul 03, 2016 19:33:40 Top
Kuk Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 133 NW Fla Gulf Coast	Posted on Jul 03 2016 09:08 PM You're welcome. And thanks for participating in SG101! Top

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