Davester2296 | DAR - Distant Transmission @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
After all the energy from the prior three tracks, its now time to catch our breath with a slow (but still heavy) song!

So the structure of this one has remained pretty much in tact. Just has a slightly longer fade-out at the end.

However, I've decided to add quite a bit to what I had originally written all those years ago. Aside from changing a note or two, the leads stay true to the original. Those leads hang out over on the right side, and then over on the left, I created some all-new harmonized leads.

Also, I've rediscovered an old thing that I used to do for clean guitar parts. Back then, I would basically run my Strat cleanly through a signal-chain without the amp-sim. I think I still used a cab-IR back then for that though. This time around, I kept my power-amp sim enabled in the chain. Its been so long since I've recorded and processed cleans like this, that I had kind of forgotten about it. I had eventually gotten so used to thinking that I absolutely needed an amp-head somewhere in the signal-chain.

Really jazzed about having the Strat reprising a role here in this track. I also got to use a phaser effect that I've been itching to use in something for a while now. Now that I think of it, I don't think I've gotten a chance to use this specific plugin until this very track. Pairing the phaser with a touch of chorus sounds absolutely wonderful!

On the topic of clean things, oh man, the acoustic bit! So, I was feeling like the middle of the song was lacking something. I wanted to add something, but I felt like adding another clean electric guitar wouldn't have been interesting enough. Then I started thinking about how I used my acoustic in the new opener, "Exodus to the Stars", and I figured the acoustic would probably fit in nicely here for Transmission.

Now, I know I usually say this every time I record my acoustic, but I think this is probably the best I've gotten it to sound! Tried a slightly different position for the mic and it worked out quite nicely.

A last minute addition that I had made was adding a bass synth to really fill-out the low-end at certain times. Playing my bass guitar was fine, but it needed something a bit extra. I went and looked at the stuff I had done for that JADED Doom cover that I released recently. Grabbed one of the synths I used in there and had it pair up with my bass guitar.

I also tried something different with the drums, specifically the toms. I decided to layer my synthwave toms with my usual toms. The synthwave ones have a bit more snap and "sizzle" to them. I think they get on quite well with one another, especially when they're both going to the same gated reverb and overall drum reverb aux channels. Moving forward, I think this just might become a staple in my drum mixes!

Lastly, a really small thing I did was add a couple of synths during the chorus/refrain bits. One was just a good 'ol rhodes electric piano to help the main synth poke through the wall of guitars. The other synth part was a real simple bit that I subtly blended into the rhythm guitars.

Anyways, once more, I'm really happy with how this remake went! Hope you all enjoy the song and look forward to the next one. "Rocket Racer" is gonna be fun \m/! ~DAR




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