@wjl I have the new zip file, can check integrity only when at home, since my android device doesn't support 48000kHz wav, but the last ones were ok.
As to your remarks, 1) my idea of getting to E on the second instead of the first beat, as an effect, can be dropped, it was just a experimental edit with a lot of (negative) time stretching, pitch shifting etc. involved, it would only make sense if everybody would be euphoric about it and ready to properly record it, maybe with drums to give it emphasis.. .. - maybe some comment here from the original composer - but it's not the most important idea and going simply to E should be alright; and 2) I was aware of the poor timing, guess why I called it a crappy sketch (and explained the situation) - I just need some feedback at times. Because of short working hours, I imported your second and third version, but I was still working with my edit of your first take. No worry, I'm not blogging about it
- btw, what inspired the delayed E in the first place, I think, was that this, somehow, was happening in the song - it was more or less written to be in D there, and the low note in E on the 'Bazille pad' track that triggered the whole 'chord change to E'-idea, develops in a somewhat delayed fashion. If you are all interested, we can think about giving expression to this detail without making it sound like an error, but as I said, a simple E just from the start of the bar is just as fine.
With your bass technique, from my point of view a priority to work on would be stopping/muting strings, so that a note not only begins, but also ends in a defined way (this can be solved by editing, too), and no two strings sound at the same time, unless it is desired so (this cannot be edited, it happened in your very first track, but you would only hear it if you solo'ed it).
For the sound, I think it's a good idea to record the bass straight, it's easier to high-cut later than to get back treble, although with 24/32bit audio it's surprisingly easy, I found to my astonishment.
I used to have a Precision Bass (copy) myself, and here's an interesting modification I did, it should work very well on a fretless: the P-pickup has two separate coils (for the E-A and D-G strings), by default, these are wired in series internally, but with a switch (2-fach um) you can connect them in parallel alternatively (or do so permanently without a switch). This lowers the pickup impedance and inductivity, resulting in a slightly less powerful but clearer sound, but when you close (as you did) the tone control, usually a simple R-C circuit, you have the capacitator in parallel to the coils, and with the new inductivity, you get a higher cutoff frequency now with a nice resonance peak, a bit nearer the Jaco-Pastorius-sound we all desire.. ..of course, all this is assuming that your bass has passive electronics like the original.
@jonetsu Basically you are right and the single solar panel is the bottleneck at the moment, more panels would help on cloudy days, but on sunny ones they could overload the small 7A max charge regulator unless there'd be a way to automatically switch extra panels on and off. (Or I get a stronger regulator) The batteries help to use the energy in a different moment then when it is generated, i.e. gardening in daytime and recording after dark, or 'saving up' energy for some days and have a longer session. I think mine are a bit damaged from deep-discharging 2 or 3 times when I just couldn't say 'stop' in the middle of working on something, but they still hold a good amount when fully charged. On the other hand, I have just revised panel and cables, and I think I have made substantial improvements by fixing contacts that had begun corroding over time (the panel was a gift, a storm damage I could fix, but not new&perfectly sealed from ambient moisture, which is high).
I'm happy that you appreciate the 'poppy' quality added to the song (a pity you're not getting crazy about my fantastic guitar sound
, but on aesthetics/sound, I do take your expertise.. ). I still would like it if the pulsating part doesn't take the lead, it would be nice if it 'opens up' into your song, which would be the chorus, like a 'valley orgasm' figuratively speaking. Btw., most of the song repeats after 6 parts of 4 bars each, but the 'Shiraki' repeats after 4 parts. It simply works, but are there any thoughts behind it?
And, talking of the Shiraki tracks, I'd still like to hear if my editing of the timing does or doesn't make a difference
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Another effect of the lack of sunlight are my melatonin, seratonin and vitamin D levels - I'm afraid I need some heavy shoulder patting to keep me motivated. Well, I'll do what I can, but it's not always easy here.