Megadeth/Black Sabbath

Been really busy for the past 2 weeks with teaching and starting my degree course in Audio Engineering.

And I juz wana say, its been a fucking amazing weekend with Megadeth and Black Sabbath gracing our shores.

Man I'm telling ya, I've been to Fort Canning many times and I've never seen it packed so fucking full and for the Black Sabbath concert, the age group is like from maybe 15 to like 60, thats how fucking awesome they are.

Megadeth was awesome too. Real class act. Some really insane shredding :)

Its gonna be a pretty busy week for me (yet again) Juz taken up a assignment for a audio book recording, should be pretty kool, something brand new for me :)

Cya all soon!

How to say no?

I think one of my weakest skillz is not knowing how to say no.

Hence I kinda googled "how to say no" and I came up with some pretty interesting sites, thought I share it with ya'll.

www.getmoredone.com

www.onlineorganizing.com

www.realsimple.com

9/11

Gone (9/11/01) by Andy Timmons



Lost Without You by John Petrucci

Real Life Sux?

There are juz so many things goin on IRL...things I juz can't do...things dat I can't make them right...Sometimes I wish I'm still juz a kid, all innocent and shit, dat way I dun have to deal with reality and it is always time like this I would read up on a couple of people, Jason Becker Tori Amos People who have went against all odds

What is it that I do exactly?

I met up with some old friends and new ones too recently and usually the first question we ask is so what are you doing currently. Usually I would tell my friends I'm a sound/audio engineer.

Usually the reply I get would be along the line of, "Oh so ya like a DJ at a club?" or "Oh you specialize in DSP(Digital Signal Processor)?"

Well nope, I'm none of the above. So today I'll show you what I do exactly. A picture (or sound rather) is worth a thousand words rite?

Original and Unedited portion of a band I recorded

Mp3 of the original file

Same part edited

Mp3 of the edited file

I basically did a couple of things. First there are 2 vocal parts and they are not in sync nor are they in pitch. So I edited it until they are pretty much in time although I did not sync them perfectly cuz in real life it would be almost impossible to do it, gotta have some realism too :p

Next up I used a great software call Melodyne to tune the pitch. Notice how I used Melodyne to elongate the vocal at the very end of the clip!

Every time I do something like this, I will end up talking to some of my friends. I've a number of friends who are professional sessionist or gigging around the world, and a lot of them put in countless of hours and years of hard work to perfect their craft.

I'm a musician myself and I've never believed in using a software to make up for something you can't do, like in the above example, I feel that musicians now a days are not spending enough time to perfect their trade. I get people who would ask me questions like, "but you can fix it during mixdown stage rite? Lets move on to the next part..."

If you are a professional, shouldn't you be spending time perfecting your skillz and not relying on the engineer to perfect it for you?

Rick Rubin

"That's the magic of the business. It's all doom and gloom, but then you go to a Gossip show or hear Neil in the studio and you remember that too many people make and love music for it to ever die. It will never be over. The music will outlast us all."

-Rick Rubin

I've always been a big fan of Rick Rubin and the artist he has worked with. A real music Guru.

Do check out this article on him.

Tips and Tricks for Pro Tools

I'll be trying to give out a tip every week for mixing and editing in Pro Tools.
Check out the site here!

Music Scene in Singapore

I'm sad to say that bands dun understand that if you organize a concert someone gotta pay for the equipment...rental of the venue...ya da ya da ya da...the list goes on.

Yet bands in Singapore are asking why should they have to sell a certain amount of tix in order to perform?

Fuck man are you guys so fucking dumb dat you think everything is for free? Who the fuck is gonna organize this kinda shit if they can't even break even?

If you know someone who is kind enough to pay for everything and not giving a damn if they break even and dun care if they are losing money...if me a holler cuz I need to know this dude....

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Another Song?

Almost done remixing another song I recorded a year ago. Should be up in a couple of days once I'm done with the mastering and stuff.

Song is not gonna be up...sorry folks, after talking to the band we decided that we will go back into the studio and record some parts...

Fly Me to the Moon

Went through some of the stuff I've recorded...decided its time to upload some of them.

Fly Me to the Moon, done in SAE Singapore, a very impromptu session saw a guitar and bass lying ard...found a drummer and vocalist, book a studio and recorded some shit...

Mixed and Edited by urs truly...

Performed by people whose name I can't remember


Fly me to the Moon

Fly me to the Moon Lo Fi Mix

Fly me to the Moon Chipmunks

Violin + Hip Hop?

Very Kool Vid

Mix of Hip Hop + Classical Violin!

Direction?

Been kinda wondering what direction I should be heading towards...now dat I've a job as a engineer in a music school, I'm wondering if its gonna be a very stable kind of a thing...not that I've had a stable job ever...since I'm mostly doing part time/free lance jobs and shit...still...

Ferando Torres

Woot...Torres is set to join Liverpool 2morrow...fucking sweet...this will really help Liverpool upfront...we need someone with a proven scoring capability and that person is Torres!!!!

I really feel that Liverpool will do well next season!!!!

Live Earth

Live Earth

Help Save the Earth..its for a good cause. 070707

Check out all the little things you can do to help earth via the home page.

Been Really Busy

Oh man been flying in and out of Malaysia...workin...reading...ya been reading alot til my head is spinning especially on Stock Analysis and Acoustic Treatment.

Kk ya will probably be goin wth...those are like 2 such different topics...totally non related and guess what?

Ya rite...they ain't related ...... rofl


Juz that I'm a musician/engineer cum investor so I read and work on this kind of stuff...

Next up on my project list is to work on a internet radio...well get my station up again...but all in its due time

Black Sabbath Heaven & Hell

OMFG...its Black Sabbath and Dio Live in Singapore Oct 27th Fort Canning Park...it is gonna be so mutha fucking amazing people....

In The Presence of Enemies

VI Salvation

My soul grows weaker
He knows and he waits
Standing at the infernal gates
In the hour of darkness
The moment I feared has passed
The moment I lost my faith
Promising salvation
My soul is my own now
I do not fight for you
Dark Master

-John Petrucci

The Ministry of Lost Souls

He will choose
The only way
To rid her of her pain
Take her soul now
The decision has been made

Living in a world without love
A burden to my soul
Is living in a worthless world
So I will call on you

Remember me
I gave you life
You would not take it
Your suffering
Was all in vain
Its almost over
Remember me
You were so young
How could I tell you
Remember me
I am the one
Who saved your life last night

-John Petrucci

Forsaken

For a while
I thought I fell asleep
Lying motionless inside a dream

Then rising suddenly
I felt a chilling breath upon me
She softly whispered in my ear

Forsaken
I have come for you tonight
Awaken
Look in my eyes and take my hand
Give yourself up to me


-John Petrucci

I really dig this song and the lyrics...great stuff

More New CDs

I managed to get a copy of Megadeth's United Abominations and Ozzy's Black Rain...what really got to me would be the lyrics from Megadeth's new album...man they are really talking bout some current issues...political stuff...

Still listening to Ozzy's album but I kinda like the overall tone of it...very modern feel but yet still very ballsy...can't help thinking of Dream Theaters's Systematic Chaos...they are both mixed really hot and in ur face but Megadeth's mixing is somewhat darker...probably to be constant with the theme of the overall album...