"725" genre: Guitar Rock
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	This is a song that rocks, grooves and flows without the normal "ego tripping" found in most guitar instrumentals.
	Label: Dirty Cow Records Credits: Scott Peterson - guitars, bass; arrangment on drums
	Story Behind the Song Here we go - I am putting my money where my mouth is... About two weeks or so ago I finally bucked up and bought a new computer. One that was fast enough to finally do quality stuff at home using all the other fancy stuff I already owned. Old computer not cooperating anymore with recording audio. The first result is this song called "725". Want all the gear and other stuff? Read on... Computer setup: 800mhz Dell 4100 Desktop, 256 meg Ram, 10 Gig EIDE Drive for programs and archiving; 9 Gig SCSI for audio data. Yamaha DSP Factory interface with AX44 breakout box, KRK V6 self-powered Studio Monitors. AKG K240DF headphones for after-hours work. POD 2.01 for guitar tones. Software used is detailed below. I did all the drums and samples in Acid Pro 2.0. My goal was to have it sound as totally real as possible. Took me about 10 hours before I was totally happy with the result after submixing them completely. I then imported them into Cakewalk Pro 9.0. [b]Then to guitars...[/b] At this point, I had no bass to track with - but one was on the way. So I went to guitars first... Guitars are my PRS CE22 Mapletop (bridge humbucker setting, volume rolled off to about 9), for the main rhythm tracks using the POD 2.01 with a Marshall setting. I played a trick on myself and cut one track, then muted it completely and cut the other track. I then panned the results hard left and right (final mix is about 75% L for one and 75% R for the other). It was sorta tricky, but I had the drums so memorized from doing them the day before, it actually worked out very well. One cut for both - no overdubs needed. Not a perfect double - but lots of attitude and feel. Mixed in Hall Reverb at 10% wet after. I liked it. I then added a cleaner "texture" part using the PRS CE 22 Mapletop with the POD using a Matchless sound - my more "signature" tone. It is panned left about 25% and was done in stages. I would loop the section of the tune, write a new part, then track it and move on. Mixed in Hall Reverb at about 10% wet after I was happy. I then pulled out the PRS Custom 24, full neck humbucker setting, volume at 8. Into the POD with a older Marshall Bluesbreaker tone. Ran one track, liked a few parts. Ran another track and liked almost everything. Kept version 2 with small parts of the first version added here and there where needed. Result was really nice solo's that show my normal style of soloing - lots of space and short horn-like or vocal-like feeling parts. Panned dead center, Cakewalk Delay plugin at about 12% wet on these tracks only. My "new" bass came home to roost. Marcus Miller Signature Fender Jazz Bass. Active/Passive electronics. Whipped it out of the case, tuned up and created a part on the spot. Used ADA ProTube Preamp into the computer. Ran "tape" and *poof* - bass part, tune done. Had some problems with Cakewalk on mixdown - long story short, not the best interface to use with the Yamaha DSP Factory interface that I have. (Have since bought Minnetonka's MxTracks for DSP Factory - OUTSTANDING!). But I did the tech support thing, got my tune mixed down to a stereo premaster and then went on to master it. I had bought the "T-Racks" Mastering Software. Learned quite abit using this and took my time to get the result I wanted. Not too hot, not processed, not too sizzle sounding - just natural, punchy, warm and full with a good stereo image. Happy with that (and listening to this song about 100X on home stereo's, boom boxes, car stereo's, etc. because I had about 4 different "mastered" versions to compare) I then ripped the final cut into a .mp3 file using MusicMatch. The result is a tune I like, am proud of and want to share. The name of the tune? Well, I started it on July 25, 2000. So "725" it became! There are many more to come - I have all the recording tools I need now! Thanks for reading! Questions or comments? Feel free! Scott Peterson

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