I'm sure some of you, like me, are getting a little threadbare on top. So here's a little tune in memory of all the lush carpets that used to cover male craniums.

Please understand I did this for fun only. I'm, at best, a rank amateur with little talent as a bassist or vocalist so adjust your expectations accordingly. I only hope I can make a few of you laugh a bit.

Rogaine

For those of you who might be interested the song started as a midi I found on the internet. I substituted RealTracks for the drums and rhythm guitars.

The guitar solos were humanized and loosened using the BiaB melody utilities. Then I applied a sound font and some VSTs to get them sounding similar in tone to the second rhythm guitar, which I faded out during the solos to try and sound like it was the same guitarist.

The vocal track I recorded in BiaB before moving everything to RealBand. I applied some light compression and EQ to the vocals and then added some harmony voices to the chorus using TC Helicons Voiceworks plus (they were more distinct before the mixdown for reasons I can't fathom).

Finally I recorded a bass track which I left dry since it seemed to sit in the mix well as is.

After mixdown I added some light compression to even it out.

I would like any constructive suggestions you might have with regard to improving the overall mix and especially how I might make the vocals sound better. I think the pitch is generally Ok but my voice sounds quite 'blah' to me. I tried many different things using the Voiceworks Plus but never found any combination I liked.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

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