6speed8

I recorded a song called MY RX8 in my home recording studio. I played the guitars and bass and used a drum machine. I then strapped a portable recorder on the back of my RX8 and recorded the exhaust sound. I then took the exhaust sound and mixed it into the music. (I know I'm nuts). I had to take the original recording of 20 mb and reduce it to under 2 mb, so the sound is not the best, but you'll get the idea. If you would like to hear it please click here:

http://mysite.verizon.net/res1mr96/6speed8rx8photos/


what do you all think?

Smoker

Sounds pretty cool ! my only suggestion is to record a more engine sound clip at different tone and mix them in. Gets boring hearing the same engine noise over and over again

Doug Green

coooool

6speed8

Yeah , I was limited to how long I could drive, and where. I had to attach the recorder to the license plate frame and it blocks a bit of the tag. I also was limited to doing it at night on a somewhat empty road. I do agree more different engine speeds would have been better. I can always record the exhaust anytime and just mix it in. If anyone has a good length of an RX8 exhaust clip, I could take that and possibly work with it.

B-Nez

Interesting. The speakers on my laptop really suck, so I didn't actually listen to it much. Could you perhaps describe your home studio a bit? Here's my wannabe Home Studio:

PC Stuff
AthlonXP1800 desktop with SBLive and LiveDrive
Cakewalk Sonar 3 Producer Edition (PAID for!)

Hardware
Alesis Quadraverb2
ART Tube MP Studio V3 (mic preamp)
Shure SM57 mic

Guitar Gear
Ibanez 540SLTD
Marshall 2500 Head (JCM900 SL-X, 50W)
Marshall 1936 Cab (2x12)
ART X-15 Ultrafoot MIDI Controller

I only recently bought SONAR, so I'm re-doing my old CWPA9.0 projects. Already a HUGE difference. I'm re-tracking some guitars this weekend at 48kHz. Too much fun and not enough free time.

6speed8

Here is a quick diagram I did months ago:

6speed8

Here is a photo of some stuff: (I have two Fender Strats on the other side of the room, not in the photo) I mostly use th eLine6 Pod, but will use the Marshall, and I have a crate amp behind the Marshall. I record on the Korg D1600 Digital recorder, then send it to my PC (which I built specifically for this) to shape the sound.

B-Nez

Nice setup. I forgot to mention my Edirol PCR-30. It is a small and simple keyboard controller, but it fits perfectly on my desk and I love having all the assignable ***** and sliders. My next purchase needs to be a pair of near-field monitors. I'm using some Koss computer speakers right now - bad. I'm thinking of moving my Philips stereo unit in there in the meantime.
What do you use for drums and percussion?
I use soundfont drums, then import the SFBank into the VSampler DXi to export the audio track. I tell you, it is so much easier than before. I used to record the MIDI loops to audio tracks. Very painstaking, and you don't feel like fixing anything that may come to light later on. Now, I mostly leave it as MIDI track until all other tracks are recorded, and I'm 100% happy with the track. After I finish these 3 songs I'm working on, I'm looking forward to making some of my own groove loops to play around with.

i3man

We need some vocals mixed in there :p

6speed8

Write some words, and see if we can get someone to sing them, cause you don't wanna here me sing - lol

brothervoodoo

Let me paraphrase from "rx8past" our resident lead vocal punk rock singer. www.8past.com

Ahem.. let clear me throat...

Melonade, Melonade, MELONADE!!
Nothing satisfies like melonade...

I picked myself up from the ground
I checked my pants and looked around
I wonder if she stole my cash
Cause if she did I'll kick her a**....

:D

6speed8

Ah yeah, he (Rx8past) has a great voice, I could see (hear ) that happening. Now all we need are some words.

LRTRX8

Sounds great! I wish I hadn't just got rid of my Roland TD-7 drum kit or I could have helped you out a bit in the drum department. I play and sequence drum tracks.

TimPA136

6speed8,I like it. way cool idea.

TimPA136