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the creation process of the song Fake It Till You Make It"

lol bass

  • circa 1982

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1982.wav

  • 5/24/2023

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1982 02.wav

  • 10/31/2023
  • built the drumb loop

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  • the guitar was in G, but the original lick was in E. pitching the lick down sucked, but the transition. you think it works?

1982 05.wav

  • 11/01/2023
  • define greebles
  • bass greebles, to give it some kick.
  • refine the drumb loop.

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1982 06 nu bass.wav

on the hunt for building a good synth bass

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  • nah. wet fart. pass.
  • little did he know It would be a long journey

1982 07 nu bass.wav

  • built a "nu bass", also nope.
  • finally started to get a feel for the rest of the song with a turnaround.
  • little did he know it would wind up being both pre and post chorus.

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1982 10 moon man A.wav

  • several. days. later
  • 11/7/2023

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  • nope. not terrible just nope.

1982 13.wav

  • 11/9/2023
  • now we're gettin somewhere.
  • funked up the bass in the turnaround with some greebles.

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1982 18

ergan A.wav

  • 02/22/2024
  • bunch of tweaks and trials, mix changes and automation
  • it's feelin ok, feelin better, but still a bit thin.
  • Added an Organ for the voices and the bass is getting there,

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ergan B.wav

  • It's ok, but something is wrong

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1982 24

  • 04/08/2024
  • came back to it after some life took place.

ergan fix B.wav

  • the organ patch I was using had a default reverb on it that i couldn't seem to fix.
  • So i took it out behind the shed and shot it in the face.

  • nailed down some drumb tweaks
  • finally finally put together a decent bass

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ergan fix bass breakdown.wav

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fake it 31

synth A.wav

what wound up being the chorus was cool, but it wasn't cool enough.

  • so i added an under synth with some greebles. Throwing down some chords is big brain, but it's not 1st Chakra i see the entire universe brain.
  • just layered it down underneath everything.
  • thicc.

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synth B.wav

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