Vertexguy's take on Duke Theme - Page 2

Scott Miller · 06-30-2006, 09:00 AM

Chris, how long (and how much practise) did it take to nail down the Duke song?

vertexguy · 06-30-2006, 11:11 AM

Scott: I'm guessing I probably spent a week listening to the Megadeth version and the original to get ideas. Then I recorded it over the course of maybe 2 weekends. The theme was very easy to instantly pick up. The lead work and mixing / mastering is where I spent the most of my time. I very rarely get to sit down and do something like this from start to finish. My time is usually heavily broken up in small segments here and there.

Commando Nukem · 06-30-2006, 01:17 PM

Its the DNF Theme if I ever heard it man.

Metal Boss · 06-30-2006, 04:58 PM

The distortion is perfect, I don't know if i'd say its better than the megadeth version mostly because of the fake drums though. Which program did you use to program those drums?

Bludd · 06-30-2006, 07:29 PM

Nice work, vertexguy. I see Lee Jackson gives you praise in the comments on google video.

vertexguy · 07-01-2006, 01:24 PM

Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it.

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

Commando Nukem · 07-01-2006, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it.

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

Noo not deh delay!! Now it won't be out till WID.

ah well, I can't wait to hear it when you are happy with it.

The Red Slaughter · 07-01-2006, 07:00 PM

Oh man, I'm hearing it all de day! WOW man, this thing is some good rocking rock'n roll! Better than Megadeth!

I think your version should be played on Duke Forever. You deserve it!

Micki! · 07-02-2006, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

I didn't know that either, so i commented there...
I didn't post anything that you haven't heard, or didn't know already though...

PS
For some reason, there are two versions of my comment there...

Mongorian · 07-02-2006, 03:44 AM

Now that was some badass rocking.

Ward · 07-02-2006, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it.

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

Maybe there's a good drummer around here that wants to make a track for you to use?

Rider · 07-02-2006, 05:22 AM

I vote for an MP3 version WID!!

Metal Boss · 07-02-2006, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it.

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

Don't get me wrong, those fake drums are not bad by any stretch of the imagination, Good job!

I use fruity loops myself

Banko · 07-02-2006, 08:59 PM

All I know is that this rendition is now my ring tone

vertexguy · 07-03-2006, 12:35 AM

Metal Boss: I appreciate that, but they do sound less than desirable compared with what I could do with a little more time spent using Giga Studio instead. Plus taking out the sound effects leaves dead space in the composition that I'd like to fill with something musical. It may take some time to polish it, but it'll be worth the wait

Micki! · 07-03-2006, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

It may take some time to polish it, but it'll be worth the wait

That'd better be true...

Just take your time... We all want it to be as good as you possibly can make it...
We're used to the "WID" thing anyways...

helious · 07-03-2006, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it.

I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

Hi Vertexguy..

i recently finish my music education with Drums as speciality..
Maybe i can fix some real drums for you? I have some connections to soundguys etc, and could easily get a session at a studio, for the recording, if you could supply the track, with pure guitar (No other effects at all, drums etc).

ADM · 07-03-2006, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helious

Hi Vertexguy..

i recently finish my music education with Drums as speciality..
Maybe i can fix some real drums for you? I have some connections to soundguys etc, and could easily get a session at a studio, for the recording, if you could supply the track, with pure guitar (No other effects at all, drums etc).

That would be cool

HunterXray · 07-03-2006, 06:12 PM

Sounds great! I hope they include it on the final DNF DVD!

vertexguy · 07-03-2006, 08:38 PM

helious: Shoot me an email and we can talk more.

oak man · 07-03-2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterXray

Sounds great! I hope they include it on the final DNF DVD!

Ok I will include it as a secret but I need a place to download it that youtube video won't do, and I will need it in mp3 format

BTW vertex guy #1 fan over here

vertexguy · 07-04-2006, 03:10 AM

Hmmm...from the sounds of it your dvd has been on going for quite a while now. March 30th turned into WID apparently?

Anyway I could give you a high res dvd quality version of the video and an mp3...WID of course

Commando Nukem · 07-04-2006, 03:30 AM

Hey would you mind if I use this in one of my videos? You'll be given a full credit listing of course. =)

vertexguy · 07-04-2006, 12:27 PM

Sure, go right ahead

oak man · 07-04-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Hmmm...from the sounds of it your dvd has been on going for quite a while now. March 30th turned into WID apparently?

Anyway I could give you a high res dvd quality version of the video and an mp3...WID of course

haha

yeah, well I got some pretty cool ideas and wanted to add them thats why its a WID now

so yeah just send me a link or a download vertex and I'll see what I can do

elsenator · 07-04-2006, 03:40 PM

Heh, i believe he's playing on an Ibanez Js100. I have the same one - great guitar. He does an awesome job with the guitar work, that's for sure.

elsenator · 07-04-2006, 03:58 PM

Hmm... Vertexguy, i have a studio session booked about 3 weeks from now where i will record some drums for a song i've made. Maybe i could squeeze in some time to record the drums for your guitar work on the Duke theme. Would you be interested in that? Then i can mix it and master it and we can release it after that. It would be near-pro quality.

I have another band on hold for the same session, but right now it seems like they are going to cancel, so there will probably be some spare time where i can play the Duke drums.

vertexguy · 07-05-2006, 06:31 PM

El Senator: Shoot me an email and we can discuss things a bit further

Judge · 07-06-2006, 03:33 AM

I have to say, this is just great.

I am eagerly waiting for the high quality version. I'm a perfectionist and I would love you for that.

Besides, high quality should be at least (!) Wave, Stereo, 44,1 kHz, 1411 kbit/s. You can create a 7.1, 192 kHz too of course.

Lossless compression (FLAC for example) is acceptable.

Ward · 07-06-2006, 04:38 AM

There you got your drummer

Judge · 07-16-2006, 07:17 AM

Hey! Vertexman, you was going to make a superior quality version and upload it for us!
Is there any progress? Any problems?
I can't wait!

JobivanHiob · 07-17-2006, 12:00 PM

Hi Vertex Guy i really love your interpretation of the Theme!

i listened to it more than 40 times! Your other songs are also truly amazing, i listen to all your songs every day!

wish you the best!

Telee · 07-17-2006, 07:57 PM

Great job, it really brings back old memories

Micki! · 07-19-2006, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telee

Great job, it really brings back old memories

Adds new memories for me..

Geoffrey · 07-19-2006, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexguy

Scott, thank you very much for that compliment! I'm deeply honored! I guess I'll have to mix two new versions this weekend. One with the duke chat and one without...both with no mp3 compression. Just hope my bandwidth doesn't fly off the charts trying to host them.

Has this been done? I couldn't find it on Vertexguy's site in any case. The tribute totally rocks, though it feels a bit silly to listen to this with all those one-liners mixed through it

edit: aaah just noticed it'll take some time

I'll sit here. Patiently.

Einlanzer · 07-19-2006, 12:51 PM

Hey VG, you ought to post some tabs for this! i'd love to learn to play it!

LeJimster · 07-21-2006, 07:11 AM

You probably could work it out from the video if you wanted. I'd love to learn it myself, however I've only just got back into playing my guitar and my fingers would probably shred to peices trying to play that

.

HunterXray · 07-21-2006, 12:49 PM

Vertexguy, I looked/listened to some of the other Duke theme video's over at Youtube.
I must say Vertexguy yours has the best video and sound hands down, no contest. Recording it direct with a clear video to see the finger work made all the difference. Awsome Job!!

P.S. I can't just listen to the music, I find I have to watch the video because seeing it being played brings even more coolness to it.

HunterXray · 07-21-2006, 01:20 PM

This is sort of a funny request but is there a chance to see a video of just the guitar music only?

vertexguy · 07-21-2006, 10:44 PM

Thanks Hunter, not sure what you mean by "a video of just the guitar music only" though. Unless you mean exactly what I have now minus the duke talk?

To give everyone an update on the reworking of Duke, I've been doing serious crunch time the past 2 months so I haven't been home to be able to work on anything. The good news is the crunch should be ending in August. I'll be upgrading some things in the mean time that should make for an even better final product. Stay tuned...

06-30-2006, 09:00 AM	#41
Scott Miller 3D Realms Staff	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Chris, how long (and how much practise) did it take to nail down the Duke song?

06-30-2006, 11:11 AM	#42
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Scott: I'm guessing I probably spent a week listening to the Megadeth version and the original to get ideas. Then I recorded it over the course of maybe 2 weekends. The theme was very easy to instantly pick up. The lead work and mixing / mastering is where I spent the most of my time. I very rarely get to sit down and do something like this from start to finish. My time is usually heavily broken up in small segments here and there. Last edited by vertexguy; 06-30-2006 at 11:45 AM.

06-30-2006, 01:17 PM	#43
Commando Nukem	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Its the DNF Theme if I ever heard it man. __________________ Open Maw Productions

06-30-2006, 04:58 PM	#44
Metal Boss	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme The distortion is perfect, I don't know if i'd say its better than the megadeth version mostly because of the fake drums though. Which program did you use to program those drums?

06-30-2006, 07:29 PM	#45
Bludd	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Nice work, vertexguy. I see Lee Jackson gives you praise in the comments on google video. __________________ http://www.modarchive.org/artists/bludd/ "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it." What cat detector van? The cat detector van from the Ministry of Housinge.

07-01-2006, 01:24 PM	#46
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Metal Boss: I just used a soundfont on these drums and programmed them with Sonar. After listening to the mix again last night I think I'm gonna hold off a bit on releasing a higher quality version. It makes the drums sound even less real and there are a few mixing issues I'd need to fix before I'd be happy with it. I didn't even realize google video had comments. That's pretty cool that Lee commented on it. Can't believe its already been 10 years since he wrote the original

07-01-2006, 07:00 PM	#48
The Red Slaughter	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Oh man, I'm hearing it all de day! WOW man, this thing is some good rocking rock'n roll! Better than Megadeth! I think your version should be played on Duke Forever. You deserve it!

07-02-2006, 03:44 AM	#50
Mongorian	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Now that was some badass rocking.

07-02-2006, 05:22 AM	#52
Rider	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme I vote for an MP3 version WID!! __________________ Duke4.net - Duke's OTHER home. HeadbangersFM - The station that keeps your head banging! ------------- She's pretty, not "damn-she's-making-my-noodle-dance-samba"-pretty, but still very pretty... - Micki!

07-02-2006, 08:59 PM	#54
Banko	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme All I know is that this rendition is now my ring tone

07-03-2006, 12:35 AM	#55
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Metal Boss: I appreciate that, but they do sound less than desirable compared with what I could do with a little more time spent using Giga Studio instead. Plus taking out the sound effects leaves dead space in the composition that I'd like to fill with something musical. It may take some time to polish it, but it'll be worth the wait

07-03-2006, 06:12 PM	#59
HunterXray	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Sounds great! I hope they include it on the final DNF DVD! __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ / Abit KN8 Ultra motherboard 1 gig Corsair XMS memory / MSI NX8600 GTS 160 gig / 80 gig Seagate SATA X-Ray Thunder 8 mouse pad Logitech G5 Laser mouse

07-03-2006, 08:38 PM	#60
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme helious: Shoot me an email and we can talk more.

07-04-2006, 03:10 AM	#62
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hmmm...from the sounds of it your dvd has been on going for quite a while now. March 30th turned into WID apparently? Anyway I could give you a high res dvd quality version of the video and an mp3...WID of course

07-04-2006, 03:30 AM	#63
Commando Nukem	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hey would you mind if I use this in one of my videos? You'll be given a full credit listing of course. =) __________________ Open Maw Productions

07-04-2006, 12:27 PM	#64
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Sure, go right ahead

07-04-2006, 03:40 PM	#66
elsenator	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Heh, i believe he's playing on an Ibanez Js100. I have the same one - great guitar. He does an awesome job with the guitar work, that's for sure.

07-04-2006, 03:58 PM	#67
elsenator	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hmm... Vertexguy, i have a studio session booked about 3 weeks from now where i will record some drums for a song i've made. Maybe i could squeeze in some time to record the drums for your guitar work on the Duke theme. Would you be interested in that? Then i can mix it and master it and we can release it after that. It would be near-pro quality. I have another band on hold for the same session, but right now it seems like they are going to cancel, so there will probably be some spare time where i can play the Duke drums.

07-05-2006, 06:31 PM	#68
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme El Senator: Shoot me an email and we can discuss things a bit further

07-06-2006, 03:33 AM	#69
Judge	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme I have to say, this is just great. I am eagerly waiting for the high quality version. I'm a perfectionist and I would love you for that. Besides, high quality should be at least (!) Wave, Stereo, 44,1 kHz, 1411 kbit/s. You can create a 7.1, 192 kHz too of course. Lossless compression (FLAC for example) is acceptable.

07-06-2006, 04:38 AM	#70
Ward	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme There you got your drummer

07-16-2006, 07:17 AM	#71
Judge	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hey! Vertexman, you was going to make a superior quality version and upload it for us! Is there any progress? Any problems? I can't wait!

07-17-2006, 12:00 PM	#72
JobivanHiob	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hi Vertex Guy i really love your interpretation of the Theme! i listened to it more than 40 times! Your other songs are also truly amazing, i listen to all your songs every day! wish you the best! __________________ Stay up to date with http://dukewatch.blogspot.com for the UNEXPECTED and PREPARE YOURSELF for SHOCK and AWESOME on Penny Arcade EXPO from September 3-5! Onebullit: "If DNF comes out in 2010 i will buy 2 copies and send you one." pjVgt regading DNF at PAX:"I would seriously shit my pants and pre-order three copies - one will be sent to Jobi"

07-17-2006, 07:57 PM	#73
Telee	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Great job, it really brings back old memories __________________ Smoker incapacitated Telee

07-19-2006, 12:51 PM	#76
Einlanzer	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Hey VG, you ought to post some tabs for this! i'd love to learn to play it!

07-21-2006, 07:11 AM	#77
LeJimster	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme You probably could work it out from the video if you wanted. I'd love to learn it myself, however I've only just got back into playing my guitar and my fingers would probably shred to peices trying to play that .

07-21-2006, 12:49 PM	#78
HunterXray	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Vertexguy, I looked/listened to some of the other Duke theme video's over at Youtube. I must say Vertexguy yours has the best video and sound hands down, no contest. Recording it direct with a clear video to see the finger work made all the difference. Awsome Job!! P.S. I can't just listen to the music, I find I have to watch the video because seeing it being played brings even more coolness to it. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ / Abit KN8 Ultra motherboard 1 gig Corsair XMS memory / MSI NX8600 GTS 160 gig / 80 gig Seagate SATA X-Ray Thunder 8 mouse pad Logitech G5 Laser mouse Last edited by HunterXray; 07-21-2006 at 01:14 PM.

07-21-2006, 01:20 PM	#79
HunterXray	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme This is sort of a funny request but is there a chance to see a video of just the guitar music only? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ / Abit KN8 Ultra motherboard 1 gig Corsair XMS memory / MSI NX8600 GTS 160 gig / 80 gig Seagate SATA X-Ray Thunder 8 mouse pad Logitech G5 Laser mouse

07-21-2006, 10:44 PM	#80
vertexguy	Re: Vertex Man's take on Duke Theme Thanks Hunter, not sure what you mean by "a video of just the guitar music only" though. Unless you mean exactly what I have now minus the duke talk? To give everyone an update on the reworking of Duke, I've been doing serious crunch time the past 2 months so I haven't been home to be able to work on anything. The good news is the crunch should be ending in August. I'll be upgrading some things in the mean time that should make for an even better final product. Stay tuned...