Dad3353

These, from Elixir ...

I, too, was young, once (hard to believe now, of course ...). I had a Burns Bison, and fitted it with 007 strings. These are like cobwebs, and the thing was basically unplayable. I saw the light, though, and switched to drums..! All my guitars (I now have several; some people never learn...) are now strung with 010. I used to use Fender Bullets, but they rust too quickly under my fingers, and I now use Elixir coated strings, which suit me just fine. The tone will change, but it's more about playability, staying in tune, and breaking less often. Bending won't be a problem; your fingers will quickly adjust to 010's, I'm sure.

When in 'passive' mode, it's the passive tone that works. When switched to 'active', the equaliser tone takes over. What's the difference..? A passive tone can only cut frequencies; an active circuit can cut or boost. '008' is very 'skinny' for most guitars; it may be more suitable to fit a '010' set of strings..? Just a thought...

All of my back catalogue.

I'm rather 'allergic' to the works of Offenbach, but did enjoy a recent programme featuring 'The Tales Of Hoffmann', with the famous duet. It's rather the exception, though; I still don't like the previous stuff he composed.

Possibly. On the other hand, I could send you a set of stems, just for fun (just as a 'taster', not to remix 'for real'...). The whole thing is 60 tracks, with the master, and runs for nearly 15 minutes. It has some automation in the MIDI tracks, but I could remove that easily enough, and return all the stems to 'zero'. Rendered to WAV the stems weigh in at 12 Gb, but OGG Vorbis is a worthwhile option. I've a Google drive I could upload 'em to; want to take a look..?

... and I'm maybe not the biggest fan of either..!

Indeed. It's helping my headache from the previous track, anyway. (... and it's not a case of 'won't listen to', it really is 'can't listen to'.

On the other hand, I imagine that you'd not be enchanted by my orchestral stuff, in which there may be whole minutes with nary a drum..!

Much as I wanted to, I really can't comment on either of these. They have their qualities, but I cannot have that incessant 'One.. One... One... One...' for more than a few seconds; it really does bring on an almost allergic reaction. I'm not being funny, or sarcastic; in a past job I've been hospitalised after a spell in a disco for which I was installing the lighting Fx, when the Sound System started up for tests. Sorry, but this type of stuff is not for me.

Good evening, Girlarms , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, OP82 , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Phew..! I was worrying slightly; glad we can still be chums. I'll get back to you on the 'classical' side; I'd really like to have a second opinion on some of the rubbish compositions I come up with. One day, maybe soon...

There, at least, I understand the sub-title (Pulling Teeth...). Quite apt, well done. (... and we play 'Hysteria' with the bass plugged straight into the amp; it sounds just fine. Just sayin'. ...).

Good evening, Dave, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Good luck with the hunt.

OK, but it's offered in honest and sincere spirit, taking nothing from your splendid offer of 'first three to reply'. Best be seated, though. ... OK, you're seated..? ... OK. Consensus in our household. The original track has many of the hallmarks of a garage-punk 'live take', with the energy that this implies. The vocals are far from operatic standards, but affirm the story line with confidence, and stand proud. The bass is pounding away, slightly 'in your face', and the guitars holding their own in the 'heft' stakes. The remix has taken away much of the urgency, with the vocals, whatever their 'musical' qualities, retreated to a 'safe spot'. The bass, too, has taken a back seat in the mix, where it was a stalwart pillar in the original. The guitars are brighter (and the solo does stand out more, as it should...), but the whole is now rather compressed into what I would call a 'plastic tube' effect. Not much to say about the drums; they retain their drive in both versions. Overall, there was no match nor recount: a clear win for the original, as being much more true to the genre. The remix suffers from cleanliness, and would probably pass much better as 'lift music' than the original; that, in this context, is not really a compliment. I should state that we listened to these, a few times each, through my decent M-Audio monitors (not cubic metre JBL's, but decent enough...), and at higher volume than I normally set for Soundcloud, which has a default volume a bit high for ordinary listening. I left the volume as that default, for both tracks (the remix is slightly lower level, but not by much...). I should also disclose that, for my part, I'm on the wrong side of seventy, and haven't the audio clarity of my youth. Our two sons (musicians, both...) do have, however, all their auditive faculties intact. There. I'm sorry that we couldn't be more positive in our appreciation of your efforts; I would allow that this type of music needs a certain 'touch' to keep it alive (less is more..?), and that it may not be your field of speciality. I'd repeat that your offer of a remix was, and still is, a wonderful gift, so kudos for going through with this whole deal. I'm really hoping that we can be more generous if we get to compare the others. Please accept my personal apologies if this offends in any way; it really is in Good Faith that I post this. Others are very likely to be of the completely opposite view, and it's us that are 'off the page'. Douglas

OK, you win ...

By weight or by height..?

Ooo..! Any chance of sharing to Soundcloud so that we may compare the two..?

Good evening, David, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

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