Redemption

[Craig Anderton]

Genre

Rock

Instruments

Cherry Audio Mercury-6 (staccato synth)
Korg Polysix (analog synth pad)
Kontakt 8 (Damage drums, tabla)
Hybrid "machine" drums in choruses by Tony Brock
TW816x (Gibson Les Paul bass samples)
Les Paul Standard (guitar)
Microphone (UA DLX modeling mic)

Effects

PreSonus EQ, Room Reverb, X-Trem, Analog Delay, Limiter, Expander
Waves H-Delay
Waves IDX Intelligent Dynamics (drums)
Waves Curves Equator (vocals)
Waves RVox
Helix Native
Mastering chain: Pro EQ + Waves L3-16 (LUFS -12.5, LRA 10.9, True Peak -1.0)

Special techniques

All Vocals - Better Vocals with Phrase Normalization and Gain Envelopes (513)
Lead Vocals - Enhance Solo Vocals (533)
Bass - Make Bass Pop In Your Mix (485), The Session Bass Player (605; to create initial bass part)
Percussion - Create Your Own X-Trem LFO Waveforms (278)
All Electric Guitar Parts - Sweeten Amp Sims with Equalization (420)
Guitar Stabs - Multiband Distortion for Guitar (459), Pseudo-Feedback Guitar (490)
Guitar Solo - Sweet Multiband Chorus (271), Center-Stage Reverb (352), Smoother Lead Guitar Sounds (445)
Non-tonal rises leading into the choruses - Emulate the Tape-Based "Preverb" Effect (358)
Mixing - Virtual "How Does It Sound in a Car? Tester (36; given the wide variations, this test was essential to get the balance right), Two Ways to Create an S-Shaped Fade (61), Relative vs. Absolute Mixing (884)

Released when

October 3. 2025

All my songs are quite different from each other, and this is no exception. This second release from my 2025 project, "Resonance," was written, mixed, and mastered in Studio One. The video was done in Magix Vegas.

I've included the blog post tips used in this song under Special Techniques (for more info, page numbers are from v2.2 of my Studio One Tips & Tricks Book). If anyone has questions on the production techniques, feel free to ask!

Thank you very much for listening, it means a lot to me.

 

[tpittman]

Dude, OMG, your production skills are off the charts. Everything is so clear and open.
I am really looking forward to following your tips from your book that are outlined.
Amazing. You are very talented. We are lucky to have great folks like you and others
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