The Midnight Chirps- "Hyperballad"
This rather odd cover of Bjork's "Hyperballad" was performed by local Denver band The Midnight Chirps, now known as Kongtoss. I served as sole Engineer on the song, as well as Co-Producer. The tracking was quite simple, but the mix was much more complex, as the song is very minimalistic. This was the first and only time I have ever used Logic Pro exclusively for tracking and mixing. While it is quite easy, the abilities and interface of Logic Pro, I find, are considerably less intuitive, and thus I've solely used Pro Tools for every project beyond this one.
Instrumentation
Kit
Kick (Beater & Standard)
Snare (Top & Bottom)
HiHat
Overhead (Left & Right)
Bass
1 Verse Track
1 Chorus Track
1 Harmonics (Backup) Track
Distortion Guitar
Lead Vocal (Tuned)
Synth
Heavy Hyperballad Synth
Bells
Instrumentation
Kit
Kick (Beater & Standard)
Snare (Top & Bottom)
HiHat
Overhead (Left & Right)
Bass
1 Verse Track
1 Chorus Track
1 Harmonics (Backup) Track
Distortion Guitar
Lead Vocal (Tuned)
Synth
Heavy Hyperballad Synth
Bells
Listen Here!
The edit view of the "Hyperballad" session. Note the instrumentation, as well as the double-tracked lead vocal. Melodyne was used to pitch-correct these vocals, and the doubled track (the one on top) is a bounce-down of this tuned track.
This is the mix view of the "Hyperballad" session.
