Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

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Kingbee offered to send me a bass track for the original track. I got the song mastered with his excellent bass track. I had my good friend listen to the track and he suggested I try breaking up the verse parts to give more variation.

So..... This version is a product of that suggestion. If you've heard the original unmastered track, hopefully this will sound much improved.

Again, thanks to Kingbee for offering up his bass skills and to spitlogic for allowing me to mess around with his A Cappella track.

After this I'll probably be banned from collaborating, lol!

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Song Stats

Hits: 902
Comments: 38
Fans: 28
Plays: 84
Downloads: 34
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Uploaded: Jun 08, 2009 - 02:59:08 PM
Last Updated: Jun 08, 2009 - 02:59:08 PM Last Played: Nov 20, 2009 - 02:44:05 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Hardware:

PRS Single Cut, POD X3 Live

Software:

Garageband originally, Logic for mastering

Comments

Morning Light	Morning Light said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	:D) Wow! Check out my latest song called Morning Rose

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	=) Thanks! I hope you and Kenta are doing well! I appreciate you stopping by for a listen :) Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

lengold	lengold said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Mike - this is an amazing mix. Such a wonderful sound. The bass is driving. The guitars and keyboards are superb and the drums to die for. I am loving hearing Spitlogic's vocals going in so many directions. Loved your previous mix but this is just superior. Great, great mix. Downloaded. Thanks. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

mike_d

mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)

Evolution-
After getting Kingbee's bass track and getting it sounding good, I took the track to my friend's house to have him listen. He's very good at picking things apart (in a good way) and making suggestions. He went so far as to suggest I get some women to sing backing VOX during the chorus. Obviously I didn't go there, lol!

Thanks for the generous compliment on the sound. Without Spitlogic and Kingbee with wouldn't have happened.

Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Feter	Feter said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Broken Man ....superb collab ...what a great solid work ...cant believe you all not worked all this at the same studio ...so tight ...brilliant mixing ... just great work ....Rock on !!!!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Feter, I don't know how you do it! You are so generous with your time and I really appreciate that. Thanks for the wonderful comment! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

kingbee	kingbee said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	many thanks Glad you liked the bass line enough to go with your brilliant track. The keyboards add a cool different angle to the original. A pleasure working with you. Hope everyone likes it cheers Kingbee Check out my latest song called Dr.Thunderball-Bond theme challenge

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Likewise Thanks for doing that killer bass track! I'm not sure if it's the tone on your bass or what, but it was the easiest time I've had of fitting a bass track into a song. It sounds fantastic! I'm glad you like the finished product. These collab's are a blast and it's great having you join in on this! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Bigger and even more developed. Mike, I really dig the additions and changes you made on this one. I didn't even think that improvement could be made from the earlier version. dang, fantastic job! Check out my latest song called November

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mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)

Remember
a while back & me talking about my friend Lenny? Blame him, lol! He merely suggested I break up the verse. It was a tough thing to do because I was worried about messing with spitlogic's track too much. The bass track Kingbee sent was absolutely perfect, which made it very easy for me to mix.

I knew I could do a better mix over the original once I got this set up in Logic Pro. I'm glad the changes sound OK too. Thanks Vic!

Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

KenneSilva	KenneSilva said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Haven't heard earlier version, but it'd be hard to imagine it topped this. Live it. Check out my latest song called Mon Cheri

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Thanks! The original is still up, but I didn't spend any time mastering because it was more of a song draft to see who might be interested in adding to it. I still have a long road ahead in learning to play guitar, but this was a lot of fun for me to do. Thanks for the listen/comment! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

magnatone	magnatone said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	Broken Well Mike - this sounds just terrific - congratulations - your hard work paid off! you ROCK! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	As long as it doesn't sound broken, lol! With the fine tracks from both spitlogic and Kingbee, I was kind of worried about making any changes to the original structure. Also, I wanted to get this finished because I won't see my guitar or keyboard for the next month due to work :( Thanks for listening and commenting Karen :) Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Relic67	Relic67 said 165 days ago (June 8th, 2009)
	riffage and spittage like the awesome riffs, matches the power of the rapping. enjoyed it. great guitar sounds too. cool! Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	Thanks! I appreciate your taking time to listen & comment. As soon as I can catch a break from work I'll be checking outt your tunes. Love that violin track you did for Feter! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Diviner	Diviner said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	Loved what you did originally and this has a really good bassline. Really good collab, and its really good how you have merged Mitchell's lyrics with this full on rock track, it goes so well. Well done. Check out my latest song called Space Program (Space Race 2009)

mike_d	mike_d said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	Thanks Keith! It was great to have Kingbee offer to do the bass track. Glad to hear you like it:) Thanks for taking the time to listen to this! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 164 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	Banned From Collaborating! That's a good one! Dude, we need more heavy stuff like this. It's even better than the first version. The bass really adds some big bottom to it. And in case you're wondering - yes I dig those synths. Another good clab guys. Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

mike_d	mike_d said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	Well..... I get a bit paranoid when I mess with other folks tracks. Glad you like the synth parts. Playing a riff I liked was easy, choosing what it would sound like wasn't. That's a Vanguard AU synth. with far too many options, lol! Thank for checking out the track! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

PrototypeEightyOne	PrototypeEightyOne said 164 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	yo yea boi...this is ILL. good work. peace Check out my latest song called Confusion

mike_d	mike_d said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	thanks! You've got some damn fine tracks and to have you say that is a huge compliment for me. Thanks! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

tempie	tempie said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	live it love that guitar sound - combination of faith no more and living colour. synth is used really well and the bass is killer. i dig it. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

mike_d	mike_d said 161 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	Guitar tone- It's a preset in my POD X3 that I instantly fell in love with. Glad you liked the tune! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Kori Arashi	Kori Arashi said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	Rapcore : ) Sweet work friend! Haven't heard any rapcore on here. It's nice to see you bring it back because the genre is slowing fading away. The lyrics flow well with the guitar rifting which is pretty hard to do. It'll be sweet to see your other works. Keep it up! :D Check out my latest song called Wolves of the Sky

mike_d	mike_d said 161 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	Thanks! When I posted the tune I looked for that genre but didn't see it in the list, so I went with heavy metal. Spitlogic's rhythm and flow on his vocal track was perfect and made it so easy for me to put this together. Thanks again for the comment! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

ktb	ktb said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	wicked loved the additions. Absolutely the ballz when it comes to that key board sound you slide in there. Spits vox are framed perfectly here. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

mike_d	mike_d said 161 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	Vanguard The synth is from my Vanguard AU, of which I have a "billion" presets, lol! For once, I actually had a sound in mind and didn't have to waste a bunch of time listening to all the preset tones. Thanks for coming back to hear the updated version- Glad to hear you like our collab! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

kassia	kassia said 157 days ago (June 16th, 2009)
	wow mike! this is FABULOUS! what a killer track. i loved spit's original words and the way you've sliced and diced them here is perfect. I also love the different effects you used on them. then - wow - the killer guitar! and drums! and bass! this is awesome - just a really powerful anthem. i love it. Check out my latest song called Deep Majesty

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mike_d said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)

Thanks!
Since posting this, I've been working with my friend (as time allows) to improve the mix. I kind of wish I had delayed posting this version because I've been able to vastly improve this. (improved FX, balance/EQ'ing and overall volume level)

I really appreciate your kind and supportive comment, Shay. Glad you liked our collab!

Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

craft	craft said 145 days ago (June 29th, 2009)
	ahhhhhhhhhhh This sounds great man.. I love it Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

mike_d	mike_d said 144 days ago (June 29th, 2009)
	Cool! Glad you liked it! Now if I could only be home long enough to work on more projects :) Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

Calchas	Calchas said 135 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	How the hell... ...did THIS slip by me? I'm getting feeble in my old age I guess. Great job on this Mike. Glad you can make time for us once again my friend! Be well! Check out my latest song called All Is Quiet

mike_d	mike_d said 135 days ago (July 9th, 2009)
	Easy to do.... Since this was a repost, I kind of thought that folks would not realize it was an updated version. Thanks for the comment! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

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kevmikwa said 114 days ago (July 30th, 2009)

Excellent wall of sound
Super-thick sound reminiscent of Living Colour and some other bands from the early 90s. The two primary guitars left and right are well-recorded and well-presented. I like Kingbee's contribution as well, even if it is mixed down a touch for my taste. That may have been a necessary evil as the tracks added up.

Love the multi-plateau intro (with the first few lines having a lo-fi sound and delay, followed by the 808-style drums, followed by the glitchy interlude and then full-on rock). It's a good way of get into the groove.

I presume the drums are MIDI (only because an individual drumming credit is not in your description). They really sound great, nice variation of fills and dynamics.

There are definitely a couple of spots where I wish spitlogic's lyrics fit the beat a little bit better. I don't know how much could have been done with a little time stretching in Logic, but I saw that you only used Logic for mastering anyway.

Love those multi-collabs, this one came out well!

Check out my latest song called Piece of Heaven

mike_d

mike_d said 113 days ago (July 31st, 2009)

Wow- Thanks!
I really appreciate your detailed comment. I completely agree with you on the mix- which is why I'm trying to improve it as time allows. Now that I've got LP9 I'll have to see what I can do about the vocal timing as well. (I did import the entire project into Logic for the remixing I'm doing)

The drums (excluding the intro) are all Drums on Demand. I added accent kicks, ect. to spice them up a bit.

Again- thanks for the detailed comment! (It's something I wish I could easily do) I really appreciate the time you took to listen and comment!

Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

davisamerica	davisamerica said 113 days ago (July 30th, 2009)
	all i am gonna say is..... downloaded!! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

mike_d	mike_d said 113 days ago (July 31st, 2009)
	The best- compliment (in my opinion) is a download! Thanks Jack- much appreciated! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

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