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Musicians

Monsieur_Grumpe

(153 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2025, 04:54 PM Mar 4

Still writing and recording. This one started with listening to James Jamerson bass lines. Sort of a Motown feel?

https://soundcloud.com/james-m-larocque/need-you?si=c97cad4e351c45aead29d7e813d44e35&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Still writing and recording. This one started with listening to James Jamerson bass lines. Sort of a Motown feel? (Original Post) Monsieur_Grumpe Mar 4 OP

xlnt track, got that early jackson 5 vibe. well done nt msongs Mar 4 #1

Good ear Monsieur_Grumpe Mar 4 #3

I like it! Americanme Mar 4 #2

Thank you. Monsieur_Grumpe Mar 4 #4

Sounds good! Eko Mar 4 #5

Yes, all the time. Monsieur_Grumpe Mar 4 #6

msongs

(70,971 posts)

1. xlnt track, got that early jackson 5 vibe. well done nt

Reply to Monsieur_Grumpe (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 05:11 PM

Mar 4

Monsieur_Grumpe

(153 posts)

3. Good ear

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 06:49 PM

Mar 4

I was picking apart the bass line to I Want You Back by the Jackson Five.. killer James Jamerson work.

Americanme

(176 posts)

2. I like it!

Reply to Monsieur_Grumpe (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 05:45 PM

Mar 4

Very much.

Monsieur_Grumpe

(153 posts)

4. Thank you.

Reply to Americanme (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 06:50 PM

Mar 4

Eko

(9,030 posts)

5. Sounds good!

Reply to Monsieur_Grumpe (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:56 PM

Mar 4

Do you ever use subtractive eq"ing?

Monsieur_Grumpe

(153 posts)

6. Yes, all the time.

Reply to Eko (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 10:08 PM

Mar 4

Just about everything EQed in this song had some subtracting. Particularly in the midrange.

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