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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #700 on: July 18, 2018, 10:58:03 AM »
Are they back in Bear Track?

BearTracks Studios has been closed for at least a decade (whether it's been "torn down" I have no idea).  They're recording the same place where they wrote it (as JP said in the video).
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #701 on: July 18, 2018, 11:03:03 AM »
And also :

https://twitter.com/i/status/1019339256412758016

I know he’s just warming up in the video, but if it’s any indication of what the drum parts will sound like on the record, this might be Mike’s most groove oriented album performance since he joined the band.

On top of that, listening to the video on my studio monitors, the snare sounds like it could be promising!

But doesn't that just mean that it sounds good in the studio and that's it? Can't it be later "ruined" during the mixing stage? I'm legitimately asking this, I actually have no idea how all of this drum sound stuff works  :lol

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« Reply #702 on: July 18, 2018, 11:41:30 AM »
But doesn't that just mean that it sounds good in the studio and that's it? Can't it be later "ruined" during the mixing stage? I'm legitimately asking this, I actually have no idea how all of this drum sound stuff works  :lol

Yes. Just because a snare drum sounds good in a room does not mean it will sound good on a recording. SO many things can be done to snare drum once recorded that could drastically alter or even complete replace the natural sound of the drum. Supplementing with samples, EQ, compression, etc... can totally change the sound of the snare we will eventually hear on the album.

That said, I think it's still encouraging to hear a good, solid, normal snare sound since they toyed with the de-tuned sound on DT12.

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« Reply #703 on: July 18, 2018, 02:00:08 PM »
You know what would be cool? For DT to release a full drum track of a song as a preview.

That would be awesome.

They should release a stem a week leading up to the release of the first single...  Drums, then bass, vocals, keys, and finally guitar.

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #704 on: July 18, 2018, 03:56:08 PM »
Are they back in Bear Track?

BearTracks Studios has been closed for at least a decade (whether it's been "torn down" I have no idea).  They're recording the same place where they wrote it (as JP said in the video).

Way NOT torn down.  Could have been yours for a couple million.  Fortunately this listing still has pictures up.  I can almost picture James LaBrie shooting hoops.

https://www.landsofamerica.com/property/926-Haverstraw-Road-Suffern-New-York-10901/1680945

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #705 on: July 18, 2018, 03:58:22 PM »
Are they back in Bear Track?

BearTracks Studios has been closed for at least a decade (whether it's been "torn down" I have no idea).  They're recording the same place where they wrote it (as JP said in the video).

Way NOT torn down.  Could have been yours for a couple million.  Fortunately this listing still has pictures up.  I can almost picture James LaBrie shooting hoops.

https://www.landsofamerica.com/property/926-Haverstraw-Road-Suffern-New-York-10901/1680945

Only 2.6 million?!?!?!?!
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #706 on: July 18, 2018, 05:26:20 PM »
Are they back in Bear Track?

BearTracks Studios has been closed for at least a decade (whether it's been "torn down" I have no idea).  They're recording the same place where they wrote it (as JP said in the video).

Way NOT torn down.  Could have been yours for a couple million.  Fortunately this listing still has pictures up.  I can almost picture James LaBrie shooting hoops.

https://www.landsofamerica.com/property/926-Haverstraw-Road-Suffern-New-York-10901/1680945

Interesting that it was listed as residential property, with no mention of its life as a recording studio.
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #707 on: July 19, 2018, 12:03:52 AM »
I’m no audio engineer but it doesn’t look like the most acoustic friendly place to record drums with those big windows right behind him. but maybe they’ll make it work and it’ll sound better than the previous Mangini-era drum sounds.

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« Reply #708 on: July 19, 2018, 06:37:32 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHSzH7MoUSY

The drums are sounding pretty great so far!

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #709 on: July 19, 2018, 06:44:30 PM »
So whatever the hell MM was playing sounded fantastic.


And was the rest of it a commercial for Kingsford? Will the next installment have them all drinking Pepsis?
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #710 on: July 19, 2018, 06:50:56 PM »
So whatever the hell MM was playing sounded fantastic.

:iagree: 


Although JP has to know that ANY snippet of music is going to be dissected to the microscopic level by the fans. There will be the 90% that ‘love it’ and the 10% that already know the album sucks because the keyboards sounded like the tone they used in ‘Solitary Shell’.
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« Reply #711 on: July 19, 2018, 06:53:44 PM »
I like how MM was not playing live in the vid. Hahaha

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #712 on: July 19, 2018, 06:54:26 PM »
That sounded great!

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #713 on: July 19, 2018, 08:10:55 PM »
So, all the guys in Dream Theater seem like they'd be fun to hang out with but more than that, I would really just love them to cook for me. Since they're being really good about taking fan suggestions, maybe they could have a competition where they cook for you. I mean, I'm not even saying they have to interact with us in any way, I just want to eat that food.

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« Reply #714 on: July 19, 2018, 08:43:42 PM »
I like how MM was not playing live in the vid. Hahaha

That's called "pre roll recording", it starts to execute the prior recorded take seconds before starting the new one. He recorded the first part, took a pause and started to record the second part with a few seconds of the playback to know where he should enter when the big red button REC is actually pressed... hehe

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« Reply #715 on: July 19, 2018, 09:30:07 PM »
I like how MM was not playing live in the vid. Hahaha

That's called "pre roll recording", it starts to execute the prior recorded take seconds before starting the new one. He recorded the first part, took a pause and started to record the second part with a few seconds of the playback to know where he should enter when the big red button REC is actually pressed... hehe

Yep :metal
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #716 on: July 19, 2018, 10:10:18 PM »
So, all the guys in Dream Theater seem like they'd be fun to hang out with but more than that, I would really just love them to cook for me. Since they're being really good about taking fan suggestions, maybe they could have a competition where they cook for you. I mean, I'm not even saying they have to interact with us in any way, I just want to eat that food.

Seriously. Those guys are eating well. I want those chicken thighs, damn it.
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #717 on: July 19, 2018, 10:28:37 PM »
I like how MM was not playing live in the vid. Hahaha

That's called "pre roll recording", it starts to execute the prior recorded take seconds before starting the new one. He recorded the first part, took a pause and started to record the second part with a few seconds of the playback to know where he should enter when the big red button REC is actually pressed... hehe

Yep :metal

So I watched it again and apparently I first watched the vid on a poor connection which is why the audio and the vid were not synced.  :rollin
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« Reply #718 on: July 19, 2018, 10:43:03 PM »
Seriously. Those guys are eating well. I want those chicken thighs, damn it.

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« Reply #719 on: July 20, 2018, 05:33:34 AM »
That several seconds makes me very happy so far!
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #720 on: July 20, 2018, 06:24:46 AM »
Anyone here was able to indentify if the hi-hats are back to its normal positions? Just curious about it...
I mean, with the hi-hats high the way they were during the composition phase, it's hard to believe that Mike could play something like the hi-hats patterns he plays on the The Looking Glass solo, which it's one of the things I love in his style of playing. I know, I know, he's Mike Mangini, but still...
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #721 on: July 20, 2018, 06:59:01 AM »
Very cool little snippet! Drums sounding great so far!

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« Reply #722 on: July 20, 2018, 07:10:21 AM »
That snippet really pumped me up! I feel like this will be the best MM album so far (and I loved them all, except for TA).

JP really upped his beard game. No wonder he follows all these pages on Instagram.


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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #723 on: July 20, 2018, 07:13:45 AM »
That was a pretty cool clip, sounded awesome.  And of course the food looked great as usual. 

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« Reply #724 on: July 20, 2018, 07:14:54 AM »
JP really upped his beard game. No wonder he follows all these pages on Instagram.


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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #725 on: July 20, 2018, 08:18:14 AM »
Seriously. Those guys are eating well. I want those chicken thighs, damn it.

What's wrong with your own thighs?

 :lol Petrucci looks like he knows how to cook! Did you see how many thighs he had? :2metal:
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« Reply #726 on: July 20, 2018, 08:45:08 AM »
This is what I want to see... it looks like those guys are having an absolute blast writing and recording, just hanging out, and eating like kings.

That sounded great!

Yeah that sizzling chicken's making me hungry.

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« Reply #727 on: July 20, 2018, 08:58:01 AM »
These posts and updates are all I could ever ask for and more. Way to go, DT :metal

About the little snippet we heard there, when can we start to speculate about where it fits on a song or the album? :biggrin:
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #728 on: July 20, 2018, 09:06:33 AM »
These posts and updates are all I could ever ask for and more. Way to go, DT :metal

About the little snippet we heard there, when can we start to speculate about where it fits on a song or the album? :biggrin:

Agreed. This has been the awesome! They look like they're having an absolute blast.

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« Reply #729 on: July 20, 2018, 10:15:10 AM »
This is what I want to see... it looks like those guys are having an absolute blast writing and recording, just hanging out, and eating like kings.

That sounded great!

Yeah that sizzling chicken's making me hungry.

I'm not sure if these videos are making me more excited for the new album or more hungry!

New album title:  Images & Barbecue or Metropolis Part 3:  Scenes from a Rib Smoker
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Re: Dream Theater going into the studio in 2 weeks
« Reply #730 on: July 20, 2018, 10:26:24 AM »
Six Degrees of Grillin

So far we've seen burgers, wings, and thighs.  What are the next three?  Steaks? Hot Dogs?  Sausage? Shrimp maybe? 

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« Reply #731 on: July 20, 2018, 10:30:21 AM »
Ribs -  Six Racks of Whole Lotta Rub.
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« Reply #732 on: July 20, 2018, 10:47:35 AM »
These posts and updates are all I could ever ask for and more. Way to go, DT :metal

About the little snippet we heard there, when can we start to speculate about where it fits on a song or the album? :biggrin:

That could have just been a warmup routine, right?

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« Reply #733 on: July 20, 2018, 11:00:35 AM »
These posts and updates are all I could ever ask for and more. Way to go, DT :metal

About the little snippet we heard there, when can we start to speculate about where it fits on a song or the album? :biggrin:

That could have just been a warmup routine, right?

No.  Even aside from the fact that it is obvious from the video that he is recording an actual part of a song, the caption reads:
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« Reply #734 on: July 20, 2018, 11:03:10 AM »
A Dramatic Flip of Patties?

Blackened Tips and Silverware?

A Change of Seasonings?