New Music by Echo Picone

[Romain Xavier]

Hi Matt, 

I expected many tracks but 90 … Waou ! 
The work you described for the drums and guitars are just very impressive and neat.
I really liked the clarity and the freshness in the mix for the voices, it s interesting to know the entire Voice Channel strip to obtain a result like yours, but I think the quality from the performer is also a very important thing to not forget  :)  

Joost told me couple of times that you are working for Fractal Audio, I know you are one of the best in this domain but 
unfortunately, I don t own any machine from you guys.

Again, thank you for your answer and all precisions,  it was very and really appreciated :)

Regards, 
Romain


> On 24 Jun 2024, at 21:53, Matt Picone <matt at mysticworks.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Romain,
> 
> Thanks for the kind words. Here are some inline answers to your questions.
> 
>> Fractal Audio
> This is the company I work for. We make hardware amp modelers/FX processors. All of the guitar and bass were recorded direct through the Axe-Fx III. I don't reamp. I commit and just re-record if things change radically.
> 
>> ADK Mics
> Echo endorses this mic company. The mic used here was the modest Cremona 251. 
> 
>> SSL
> Echo tracks through the SiX as a channel strip into my RME Fireface. 
> 
>> Toontrack
> These guys are my good friends since the 90s. (I used to do a dual demo for them and Access Music at NAMM shows!) I play drums in real time from the piano keyboard and then overdub fills and piano-roll the extras. The kits used here are "EZ DRUMMER MAIN ROOM" and "SUPERIOR DEFAULT". 
> This track also uses a bunch of free drum machine plugins in Logic, plus one instance of NI Battery for stomps and claps. 
> 
>> U-he
> Virtual analog synth plugins. Urs Heckman and Howard Scarr. My favorite synth plugins! I use Diva here for some Juno-esque sounds I made myself. 
> 
>> How many tracks were approximately recorded in total?
> 
> Approximately 90, but half of that are her "Choir" and "Chant" vocals. 
> 
> Drum Machines: 8. Each instrument on its own track. 4 Kicks. Three claps. Stick clicks.
> Toontrack Drums: 2. (Choruses and Bridge, a separate track for hihats in the verses). This is multi-timbral though, so I'm using 13 tracks to mix.
> Real Bass: 3 tracks. Main, overdubs, harmonics.
> Keyboards: 3 tracks of U-he Diva. Lead synth, pad synth, hi string 
> Heavy Guitars: 8. Main, Main double, "chkka-chkkas", Cleaner in bridge, Slides, Solos, Tape Echo Strat, Harmonics
> Clean Guitars: 2. Strat and Tele
> Lead Vocals: 12 tracks. 2 lead and 4 harmony on Verses. 2 lead and 4 harmony on Choruses/Bridge.
> Backing Vocals: 47 tracks!!! Super layered choir in the Bridge, and Chant after the bridge.
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>>> On 23 Jun 2024, at 18:43, Matt Picone <matt at mysticworks.com> <mailto:matt at mysticworks.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Music Bar 2nd generation! Here's a new single by my daughter Echo.
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>>> https://echopicone.bandcamp.com <https://echopicone.bandcamp.com/>
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