Off Topic 'Lifting Shadows Off a Dream' - Split Screen Covers [Audio + Video] - DT Tribute

[Enc3f4L0]

This was posted at the JPForum but I think it might be of interest to some of you here at EB aswell.

Hey!

Just finished mixing the first song of the 'SPLIT SCREEN COVERS' project a few friends of mine and I are doing.

'Lifting Shadows Off a Dream' from Awake it is...

SPLIT SCREEN COVERS

The ideia behind the project is to collaborate online to record these covers.
Although some friends of mine are in on this for the instrumental parts, the band won't necessarily be the same on all songs. We will have some guests from around the world hopefully, mostly on vocals.

Each guy in the band records their parts (audio tracks and video) at home or at a local studio and sends them to me.

I then put the audio all together and mix it...
Since I'm new at mixing, this has been a great exercise for me. I learn the concept behind the sound of my favorite albums and also a few techniques while I'm at it...

I'm trying to get the overall sound close to the original but I'm not killing myself ABing them... It's impossible to get it exactly right due to a number variables... When I get it close enough I stop comparing the two and just get it to sound good (hopefully) from there.

After the audio track is finished I take it to Sony Vegas and start compiling the video.

This is where I'm at right now with this track... I'm hoping to finish the video by tomorrow to get it up on youtube.

In the meanwhile I'll share the mp3 for those interested.

The Band

The band is composed of myself on guitar, my brother Felipe Campos on Bass, my good friend César Zolhof on keys, and another good friend on drums, Paulinho.

The singer on this track is a guy from Venezuela called José "Chego" Cabrices. Some of you forumers might know him from your country.
He contacted us through youtube and was interested in the project.
He recorded his parts pretty quickly and I think he has an awesome voice. Looking forward to doing other tracks with him in the future.

César Zolhof - Keys
YouTube - zolhof's Channel

Felipe Campos - Bass
YouTube - felipecamposbass's Channel

José 'Chego' Cabrices - Vocals
YouTube - chegosvoice's Channel

Paulinho - Drums
YouTube - paulohjs's Channel

Thiago Campos - Guitars & Mixing
YouTube - ThiagoCamposOfficial's Channel

Audio

192k MP3 - 4shared.com - free file sharing and storage

I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to ask me questions about the project or about the recording/mixing. As soon as the video is up I'll post the link here.

Edit:

Video

The video is finally up!

Normal quality:
YouTube - Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream - SPLIT SCREEN COVERS

HD:
YouTube - Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream - SPLIT SCREEN COVERS


Take care.
Thiago.

JP6 in action! Yay!
Unfortunately my brother was unable to use his DD Bongo 5 on this one because it's a 6 string song. He really needs to get a Bongo 6 ASAP!

 

[Enc3f4L0]

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[PeteDuBaldo]

Thiago, awesome job!

 

[leftyguitarblue]

great as always Thiago!! keep them coming

 

[MusicManJP6]

What a great tribute!!!! Thanks for sharing. You guys nailed it.

 

[sickindian]

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YouTube - Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream - SPLIT SCREEN COVERS

Sounds just fine. DO you still use mark IV?What do you use these days?

 

[balance]

Nicely done!

 

[ScoobySteve]

Outstanding job guys! A true tribute! Totally digging it!

 

[the24thfret]

More cigarette drags by the vocalist!

EDIT: Nice high notes. Sounds fantastic there. What a difficult song for a vocalist, too.

 

[edrod]

Wow, that was awesome.

Thiago I love the way you play man. Every time I see your videos it makes me want to practice harder.

 

[buckethead777]

Jeez that drummer is awesome,

Well done

 

[marduke]

that was fantastic mate!! and i like the singers voice alot.

 

[mesaboogieman]

That was excellent! Fantastic job!

 

[papazach]

Outstanding tribute people!!
Thumbs up, excellent work!!

 

[larz]

awesome playing, I like it

 

[Enc3f4L0]

Thanks! Glad you all liked it!
We've decided the next couple o' songs and will start recording soon. Expect something new by early July.

sickindian

Yep. That is still the Mark IV.

 

[sickindian]

Love that tone! IS it an A or B version?

 

[roburado]

That was great!

 

[Enc3f4L0]

Love that tone! IS it an A or B version?

It is a B version. 2006.
Had the A for awhile before this one but couldn't stand the weight of a combo so I sold it to fund the head.

 

[Trev]

Rockin!

Great work guys!