Davester2296 | 🌟 ATTENTION! All Longtime Subscribers! | {Subscriber Appreciation Event 2021} 6-Year Anniversary 🌟 @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Thank you to everyone that has been jammin' along with me all these years so far. Cheers to 6-years of covers, and cheers to many, many more! 🍻 ~DAR
*I've also added a new sheet to the Covers To-Do List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DowH1EIjiLyeg29cFx-4XOWpr7-bl1Pwb2_OfVaQ1SE/edit#gid=1072780440
If all goes well, I'd really like to have this be a yearly event from now onward for this channel's anniversaries!
Thank you to everyone that has been jammin' along with me all these years so far. Cheers to 6-years of covers, and cheers to many, many more! 🍻 ~DAR
*I've also added a new sheet to the Covers To-Do List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DowH1EIjiLyeg29cFx-4XOWpr7-bl1Pwb2_OfVaQ1SE/edit#gid=1072780440
If all goes well, I'd really like to have this be a yearly event from now onward for this channel's anniversaries!
![Duke Nukem 3D - Aliens, Say Your Prayers [Cover By DAR] - E2M7 Lunar Reactor](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dZdCbUxFTWI/hqdefault.jpg "Duke Nukem 3D - Aliens, Say Your Prayers [Cover By DAR] - E2M7 Lunar Reactor
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Oh man, its been ages since Ive covered a Bobby Prince tune, and even longer since I did a Duke Nukem track!
I want to thank those of you that voted Duke into 5th place during COVER BATTLEGROUNDS II! I also want to give a shout out to Raees Kamaar, Gaia 74, and LegalShade for requesting/nominating this great track!
This time I felt like having a bit of a throwback to 2015-DAR by using the blue, glowy effect for the video. I also tweaked my guitar tone a little bit for this one (which also tried to imitate one of my old tones).
For once, I sort of decided to just really do my own thing with this one. I originally wanted to follow very closely to the original and to make it more synth heavy.
However, I decided to try messing around a bit on the guitar on this one.
As I worked on this one, I sort of felt like I was working on something from my HORIZONS album. Which was very fun for me, since HORIZONS was one of my favorite albums to have worked on!
I also got to throw in some clean guitar (with some rotary fx), which is something I dont think Ive gotten to do since my Silent Hill 2 cover!
Then of course at 3:14, we have this channels very own Mr. Bones stealing the show with a slow saxophone solo (rock on Bonesy)!
Normally, I wouldve thought that mixing heavy guitars and a saxophone would be very a weird combo. For some reason though, as I listened to this song, I just kept imagining a saxophone for that part. In the end, I think it came out sounding pretty nice!
I also got to use the sparkly synth that I originally made for my Magical Chase cover!
Anyways, I hope you guys all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
FLAC DOWNLOAD (requested by DocSommer): https://www.mediafire.com/file/n06bl0bp4aerb4p/Duke+Nukem+3D+-+Aliens+Say+Your+Prayers+[Cover+By+DAR].flac/file
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ky8aq6m8y781s84/Duke_Nukem_3D Aliens_Say_Your_Prayers_%5BCover_By_DAR%5D.ogg/file
Next Duke Cover Duke Nukem II - Hes Back!: https://youtu.be/nv9-Einlkqk
Previous Duke Cover Duke Nukem 3D - Grabbag: https://youtu.be/w7vfaQ07Qgs
Originally Composed By: Bobby Prince
Revenant sprite from DeXiazs DooT TC: https://www.moddb.com/mods/doot-tc
HORIZONS {FULL ALBUM}: https://youtu.be/zDg7z7YqIkg
Silent Hill 2 - Theme of Laura [Cover By DAR]: https://youtu.be/7hS6UApL8pc
Magical Chase - Waltz of Meditation Part2 [Cover By DAR]: https://youtu.be/d8-4JGaluJs
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![SlaughterSphere | COVER BATTLEGROUNDS III Results [and final voting round]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dkOK-P8s9lo/hqdefault.jpg "SlaughterSphere | COVER BATTLEGROUNDS III Results [and final voting round]
Final round of voting begins! Pick a song for each of the 8 winning franchises (SPOILERS!): https://goo.gl/forms/FEGwWK7bnClrS8sc2
Vote RESULTS Sheet and SlaughterSphere results (also, SPOILERS!):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bNTTi5lLwer4XQ6rOVwhb8o48WRwzDwiFLyEWSN-d-M/edit?usp=sharing
[SPACE RESERVED FOR TIMESTAMPS AFTER FINAL ROUND VOTING IS FINISHED]
Oh man, this was pretty insane. This is also now the longest non-album video Ive ever posted!
I had a whole lot of fun working on this. I personally really liked the Duelist and Silver Stable 1 matches!
I wanted to do a lot more for this actually, but I didnt have enough time. I also didnt realize that there isnt any way to pause the demos in Zandronum, so I had to cut some ideas.
Speaking of which, here are the demo files (.cld) in case any of you are interested (they are played via DoomSeeker): https://www.mediafire.com/file/cqp3j333b1rt7lz/CB3 Zandronum_DEMOS.7z/file
Note: Use DEMO_SpectateFreely 1 in the console to... well move around freely during the demo.
Songs in order of appearance:
DARs silly metal rendition of The Emperors theme from Return of the Jedi.
Zelda - House theme
DOOM - E1M2 [Cover By DAR]
Touhou 14 - Kobito of the Shining Needle [Cover By DAR]
DUELISTS:
DOOM 2 - Between Levels [Cover By DAR]
Persona 4 - The theme of Junes
Persona 3 - The Battle for Everyones Souls [Cover By DAR]
Duke Nukem 3D - Grabbag [Cover By DAR]
Megaman 2 - Heatman
DOOM 2 - Intermission [Cover By DAR]
THE GOLDEN BRACKET:
Final Fantasy VII - Fighting
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme
Super Metroid - Big Boss Confrontation 1
F-Zero - Big Blue
Wolfenstein 3D - Zero Hour
F-Zero - Mute City
F-Zero - Ending Theme
Ace Combat 5 - Closure [Cover By DAR]
SILVER STABLE 1:
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Fight with Assailant
Thunder Force IV - Stand Up Against Myself
Zelda - Boss Battle theme
Ace Combat X - Alect Squadron [Cover By DAR]
Undertale - Hopes and Dreams
SILVER STABLE 2:
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team - #3 Force Majeure
Pokemon Red/Blue - A Rival Appears!
Wolfenstein 3D - Ultimate Challenge [Cover By DAR]
Armored Core - 9 ball theme
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team - #5 Burst Open
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Main Theme
Alisia Dragoon - Game Over theme
Alisia Dragoon - Staff Roll (Credits theme)
PINKY CUP 1:
Mid-Garts - Rune Blade
Dead or Alive 2 - Yes or Yes (Basss theme)
Dinosaur - Charge!
Mabinogi - Emperor of the Immortal Kingdom (Longa Ruins Dungeon theme) (Dungeon_12)
Advance Wars 2 - Super Power
Gauntlet IV - Sortie
Devilish - Times Running Out!
Mabinogi - For the Fallen (uncoscious/knockdown)
Mabinogi - Soft Sunshine (Char_Select)
PINKY CUP 2:
Fire Hawk - Mission01
The Scheme - Perpetual Dark!
YU-NO - Sudden Change
Tales Of Symphonia - Full Force (Battle theme)
Out Run - Splash Wave
Verytex - Boss Theme 1
Space Harrier - Haya Oh
Space Manbow - Hydra (normal boss)
Space Manbow - Memoire/Memories (ending theme)
My skins folder for Zandronum is a total and absolute mess, but you ought to be fine if you go grab a couple of the big skinpacks floating around here and there.
~DAR
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![DOOM JPCP - MAP03 [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eW5X30tSi9g/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM JPCP - MAP03 [Cover By DAR]
Surprise, I bet you all werent expecting to see something from the Japanese Community Project!
Shoutout to Azzy Asbourne for suggesting this track!
Liked the energy this one had, as well as how it really gave me Touhou vibes. So much so, that I decided to throw in some of those Touhou trumpets (layered with some other brass).
While this one was short, it took me a little bit since I needed to sit down and practice with my new violin. Never touched a violin in all my life... that is, until this little beauty arrived in the mail last month! Originally, I had planned on playing the main bit with the violin, but that was a bit too much to take on starting out. However, it all worked out, since I got to throw in the Touhou trumpets instead. From there, I made up my own bits and played to the song!
I made some slight changes here and there, in particular, I added some more notes to the 2nd piano part. Also had fun noodling around once more for the outro/solo.
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed this surprise Doom cover! More Plutonia will be following up here soon. ~DAR
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/xLFUxSoT#wOMoVhjXf-eHiC0wJB0vJ5rV7cWzpGlQjR2R30_IUdI
Originally Composed By Masayan
Final Doomer +:
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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![Destiny - Excerpt From The Ecstasy [Acoustic Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eXnxg6NS8q4/hqdefault.jpg "Destiny - Excerpt From The Ecstasy [Acoustic Cover By DAR]
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A bit different from what I usually do around here, actually I think this is a first here on the channel. A nice and soft acoustic-only cover (well, okay there is a very very quiet and subtle piano playing under the guitars).
I think this is a nice and pleasant send-off the 2021 Subscriber Appreciation Event. Speaking of which, thanks and shoutout to Hank Smashes for requesting this one!
This is such a beautiful theme, and I always have a weak spot for pretty tunes. The problem I wound up running into with this one was that I wasnt sure how to approach it. I didnt want to just map things out by ear and try imitating the beauty of the original by using samples and sample libraries. After all, the original was already wonderfully done with a real live orchestra, itd just be silly (and lazy) to try and copy that with samples.
So, instead, I thought about doing a piano cover, but then I realized that a couple of folks have already done piano covers of this song, so I figured well, what about a nice clean guitar rendition?. So I hooked up my Strat and started playing the chords and melodies you hear in the cover. However, after recording on the Strat, it just... didnt sound right. I wanted something more raw and traditional sounding. Felt like that kind of quality would suit the cover better, compared to the sound of a clean electric.
So, after scrapping the Strat tracks, I went and got my chair and mic-stand set up to record the acoustic. After getting it all recorded, it was exactly the kind of tone and feel that I was hoping for!
However, I remained stuck for a while, since honestly, Im not used to being so minimal in my covers (or any of my works for that matter). I felt like maybe I needed to add something, like light percussion, or pianos, or string sections. I also worried that the cover was too short, since I pretty much just straight-up played the original. I did however change up the rhythm section for the rhythm guitar. I wound up arpeggiating the chords, and also sort of coming up with my own chords in some parts too. I just paid attention to the root notes that the rhythm section had, and just kinda played things that sounded pretty with the main melody.
The piano did wind up making its way in, but very very quietly, since I wanted the acoustics to be the main focus here. Eventually after listening to it a bunch of times (actually falling asleep while listening to it on loop), I felt like maybe this sounded nice just as it is. Short, sweet, and simple. A very straightforward acoustic cover of a nice song.
Also, as for the video, hope you all dont mind the still image/thumbnail. I really wasnt feeling in the mood to go don my suit and tie for this (weathers warming up too). Especially since I shouldve had this out like a week or so ago, had I not gotten stuck.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this nice simple little acoustic cover! I also hope you all look forward to LOTS of DOOM coming soon, because its going to be DOOM nonstop for a while here. Got the rest of D64D2 and Plutonia to look forward to here! A marathon of DOOM, UNTIL IT IS DONE. ~DAR
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/cjyu4tiw77kb4pv/Destiny+-+Excerpt+From+The+Ecstasy+[Acoustic+Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Martin ODonnell, Michael Salvatori
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Fire Hive [Cover By DAR] - MAP18](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/elXNqrGDr-o/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Fire Hive [Cover By DAR] - MAP18
I was actually quite surprised to find out that this was originally a dubstep song by Knife Party. Huge props to Jimmy for his Doomy interpretation of it m/! Very spooky and ominous.
I decided to cover this one pretty straight, without any additions or deviations. The only thing I really changed up was to chop off a bit in order to make things more seamless for looping.
I originally thought about recording my guitar for the square-synth melody, but decided against doing that since it just didnt fit the vibe. Rather than going with a square-synth, I put together this spooky synth layer stack. Almost has this like sinister music box sound to it.
Also, I think this is the first time in years since Ive used a marimba (last time I think was for my song Breach Code off of RED Planet II). It was fun layering together the various synths and samples for this one.
Anyways, Ill keep this description brief. Hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/BWcXWQrB#ZY8LZO9Xc4bgb_wfYJ2JcHFpMP6VfWvcMzboRnhq570
CREDITS:
Originally Composed By Knife Party ; MIDI sequenced/covered for the Plutonia MIDI Pack by James Jimmy Paddock
Jimmys website: https://www.jamespaddockmusic.com/
Final Doomer+: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Inappropriate Behavior [Cover By DAR] - MAP20](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/epS2iiMpTCU/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Inappropriate Behavior [Cover By DAR] - MAP20
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So this isnt quite a full return yet to the D64D2 Marathon. This was actually a request by ZX Spectrum V7.1 for the 2021 Subscriber Appreciation Event! ZX had also made a special request that this be covered a semitone/half-step lower than the original.
Ive got to say, its really great to finally be able to cover one of CoTeCiOs excellent jams again m/! Working on this has also been a great refresher for my upcoming return to the D64D2 Marathon. Also, I must thank ZX for his suggestion, as playing this in Drop C (as opposed to Drop C#) sounded quite nice.
As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original song. I wound up adding some strings and a choir in the background to fill a bit of space underneath the guitars. I was going to try and make the strings more prominent but decided against it, as I thought what I ended up with here in the cover sounded fine. Plus, I didnt want to take away from these awesome riffs! Also, I added a few drums to the intro bit, since it just felt right to me.
I did add some of my own lead parts for the middle of the song (2:18). The original had a repeat of the rhythm/riffs from the first third of the song, and as I listened to it, I felt like it was begging to be noodled on!
After noodling, we lead into the final stretch of the song. And what better way to lead into the final stretch than to have a fading, reverbed scream (3:52). I swear, my DAR Scream sample still gets so much use to this day, its surprises me honestly (recorded the original sample/clip back in early 2017!).
I had a lot of fun playing the solo there in this final part of the song. I will say though, that the really fast bits may not be note-for-note accurate, but I think it still sounds fun and cool!
Anyhow, to wrap up, something else that I did here was continue my experiments in bass guitar tone/mixing. I used what I learned from my Maximum Carnage cover, but this time I set up another mixer track to process my bass signal. This new track has the amp sim that I normally use for bass, but I tweaked the settings and also got rid of the cab-sim. From there I wound up blending in this new mixer-track. Its rather subtle when you listen to the whole mix, but by doing this, I found that I was able to help the bass stand alongside the guitars somewhat, rather than live completely under them.
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed this little teaser of more things to come for the D64D2 Marathon! I still have one more cover to tackle for 2021s Subscriber Appreciation Event, so I hope you all look forward to that too! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/6gm8s0ux77av9bd/D64D2+-+Inappropriate+Behavior+(MAP20)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By CoTeCiO: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoTeCiOtm/featured
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![DOOM (PSX) - The Broken Ones [Metal Cover By DAR] - MAP02: Plant](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/et_ikphUiu8/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM (PSX) - The Broken Ones [Metal Cover By DAR] - MAP02: Plant
So, this ones an old one for me, but new for all of you. Shoutout and thanks goes out to DeXiaZ for asking if I could do a metal remix of this track back then!
Ive actually been sitting on this one for about 3 years now, since it was the Summer of 2019 when I had originally recorded this (the audio, that is). This was going to be used for the release trailer of the [GEC] Master Edition PSX Doom project over on Doomworld (https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/101161-gec-master-edition-psx-doom-for-the-playstation-1102019-beta-3-release-now-are-you-ready-for-more-action/), so I had talked with DeXiaZ and agreed to wait on releasing this until that project finally finished.
Well, things seemed to sort of go on hiatus. After 3 years since laying down the tracks for this, I figured its been long enough. I especially wanted to include this one in my brief little foray into the PSX Doom tracks, since Ive always loved how this cover turned out.
With it being a few years later, Ive gone back and fiddled with my mixing a little bit, and also gave this a remaster. My old mix sounded quieter and almost kind of congested compared to the track we have here now.
I also tweaked the snare a little bit, slightly lowering the velocities in the beginning, as well as bringing back in more of the low-mids that I had originally lowered. With that done, the snare was a bit fatter-sounding. I threw on another reverb on an aux/send channel for the snare as well. I brought the volume-fader up for it when the guitars kicked in. Added a little more oomph to the snare, in my opinion.
Revisiting this track inspired me to start fiddling around with my bass signal-chain again too. The bass really got along well with the rhythm guitars here. Speaking of which, I dont know what I did back then, but I really loved the tone I got on the rhythm guitars. I still use the same exact settings, so the only thing I can think of is maybe my strings were newer back then. If I remember correctly, I think Ive been using the same set since then, or maybe it was 2018... yes, yes, I know I should change my strings more often!
I routed both string-section layers over to a reverb send track, and blended in a subtle amount of reverb. I also dropped in my usual plugins for the signal-chain for the Drum Bus. Felt rather interesting, as it was like combining bits of pieces of how I did things 3 years ago, with what I currently do now. I think it turned out sounding pretty nice!
I never did type up my thoughts on this cover back then, but Im fairly certain that E1M8 was an inspiration for the leads on this one. Doing all those bends, I think I wanted to capture a bit of Sign of Evil. The leads should sound a little familiar, since I did briefly use these notes over in the Watch Your Rock cover. Its funny actually, for the longest time, I never realized that this, and Blood Red Shadows are the same melody. I suspected that they sounded similar to one another, but never looked into it any further than that!
Anyways, the 3 other PSX tracks up next will be way more faithful in their instrumentation (lots of strings and brass!). I hope you all enjoy the cover ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/yu7p1ykeiqkznct/DOOM+(PSX)+-+The+Broken+Ones+[Metal+Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Aubrey Hodges
Flycam shots recorded in DOOM CE: https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-ce
Normal gameplay recorded in PsyDoom: https://github.com/BodbDearg/PsyDoom
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![DOOM | THT Threnody - Deaths Bells remix [Cover By DAR] - MAP12](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g7w7-2EsCbQ/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | THT Threnody - Deaths Bells remix [Cover By DAR] - MAP12
Surprise, its Deaths Bells! Also today marks eight years since THT Threnody was released.
Shoutout and thanks goes out to @NuruTheDoomer for requesting KevinHEZs remix version of the track.
I just couldnt resist the urge to revisit this track. I figured this would serve as a decent example of what a redux of pre-2018 DAR-covers could sound like if done nowadays.
As always, I tried sticking as close as I could to the original. However, as per request from Nuru, I also threw in some of my original motifs that I had in my cover from the TNT marathon. Though, even if he had not asked, I think I wouldve totally still done it anyways!
I also decided to add in the conga drums, triangle, and tambourine into the 2nd half, since I felt it was fitting. I wanted to save the actual drum kit and ride cymbals for when the overdriven guitars come in.
I slightly tweaked a few of the drum parts, mainly having a few more double-kick bits and more toms at times.
Lastly, I extended the final chorus a little bit.
Overall, Im really happy with how this cover turned out. The original by Leo Sieben was already a classic, but KevinHEZs take on the composition turned it into a near 8-minute epic. Nice slow-burn leading into explosive energy when the choruses strike!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/oStASZJC#Zlk-P3XZkcALwfoakmcqT55xeQnTfOCfNtuKzCFk1xg
Originally Composed By Leo Sieben
Remix version by KevinHEZ
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![S.T.A.L.K.E.R | Shadow of Chernobyl - Dirge for the Planet [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gPj74eKsC20/hqdefault.jpg "S.T.A.L.K.E.R | Shadow of Chernobyl - Dirge for the Planet [Cover By DAR]
Just as I had promised to several folks earlier in the year, heres my take on Fire Lakes Dirge for the Planet from the STALKER series!
Many thanks to all the fans whom left kind words and support for my previous STALKER cover, Live to Forget! I also want to thank you all for your patience in waiting for this cover. It may take me a while to get to songs, but I always try my best to deliver on them when Im finally able to record.
Man, this is such a hauntingly somber track. A beautifully melancholic track that wonderfully fits the wasteland that is The Zone. I remember falling in love with this track as soon as I heard it on Sidorovichs radio in the basement/shop.
I tried my best to stay true to the original, while also trying to combine the acoustic and piano versions of the song. As much as I love the acoustic version from the soundtrack release, its a shame that the piano version that we heard in game never got a proper release. Also to my surprise, I dont think anyone has attempted to combine the two together. With that in mind, I knew exactly how I was going to tackle this cover.
At first, I was very doubtful that Id be able to do vocals for the cover, and was prepared to just have this be an instrumental-only cover. Curiosity and stubbornness got the better of me and I wound up transposing the song down by 3 semi-tones (tuned to C# Standard). Thus resulting in a warmer tone, further reinforcing the melancholy of the track.
Despite the mournful theme of the song, doing the vocals on this was hilarious fun. I had me going falsetto, Mickey Mouse voice, which actually worked really well in the mix. It really made for this very choir-like sound in the song. Then, an octave below the I want my MTV voice, the warm, softly sung, main vocals. The fun goofing around aside, this was also a rather interesting experiment and experience with vocals. Its always fun dipping my toes into styles sounds that I havent tried before. Or at the very least, styles that I dont often get to explore.
As for the instrumental, the one regret that I have was that I wasnt able to do the 2nd guitar part from the acoustic version. It had a left and right acoustic part, but in order to make space for the piano, I had to cut the harmony guitar part. That in combination with how I had the guitar set up in the mix didnt really allow for extra guitars without sounding weird.
Recording and working with my acoustic (or well, any acoustic element/instrument for that matter), is always really tricky. However, I feel like this time around, I managed to get my mic and chair all set up in the right position. Along with the right amount of compression, EQ, reverb, and other things, I think it turned out very nice!
I actually had some ideas for some noodling around with some lead guitar parts, but I decided to exercise some restraint. Along with what I previously said about having extra guitars, I felt like anything extra thrown in wouldve altered the overall mood and vibe of the song.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my rendition of this beautiful track! This will eventually make its way on to streaming services, it just depends on how long it takes my distributor to set things up. Ill make another post for when it goes live on other platforms. ~DAR
Originally Composed By Fire Lake
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