These Troubled Times - Multitrack Original

[thegodzone]

this song was a blessing bro,

[EthanWiner]

This is great!

[muzixco]

Good song and playing, good production my friend, keep up the good work!

[WeakEndProductions]

Thanks for taking a look at my video! I checked out your channel videos. I'd really like to hear a demo of your DX100 Roger Troutman rig. I used to have a DX21(basically the same thing except full size keys and a splitable keyboard).

[muzixco]

@WeakEndProductions I will putting together a video using the DX100 soon. When it's ready I will let you know. Funny thing I also own a DX21, I put it away because it is in mint condition with all its accessories.

[BibleStudies4Life]

This is a great song. Could be mainstream. The Lyrics give me goosebumps.

[WeakEndProductions]

Wow! Thanks for the compliments and for taking in the lyrics. I appreciate that!

[obscurecult]

great tune man! How you learned to do all that??

[WeakEndProductions]

Thanks for checking out my tune! It took many years to get where I am today. Keep at it!

[MGkings]

The talk box video was great, I am going to make one, I love your design and then I find this video... WOW Nothing weak about your productions, great job all around!

Peace Tony

[WeakEndProductions]

Thanks for checking out my video. My original tune videos don't seem to get the response that my 'how-to' ones get. So thanks for taking the time to take a look a look and the nice comment!

[AxleCarley]

another great video from you. What video program do you use?

[ElusiveHermit]

that was sexy! How did you play all of the instruments at once?

[WeakEndProductions]

Thanks for checking out the video! What I had to do for this video is record the song first with all the parts. Then I would play back the song muting one of the parts, for example the bass. Then I record the video and the audio of me playing the bass (again) and that would replace the original song part. It's a little more complicated in that I'd record different video shots of me playing the bass part, say. Then I'd splice in those parts. Whatever is seen, I'm playing 'live' to an audio track.

[ElusiveHermit]

@WeakEndProductions then howd you play it live all at once?

[WeakEndProductions]

I would playback the song on my speakers (minus the part that I'm recording) and then record that audio part into my computer WHILE I record the video of me playing that part. Then I sync up the recorded audio with the picture. I don't use the sound that the camera records except for getting the sync. I use a 'slate' (the clapper thing) for sync and to keep track of all the takes.

The video is composited together. I have to be careful to stay 'in frame' or a guitar headstock might disappear.

[Hawk1964]

5 Stars, Favorited, and Commented. You had my attention from start to finish. Awesome!  It's not easy getting that many elements to synch. Keep up the good work.

[WeakEndProductions]

Thanks a lot! Glad that you liked it. It was kind of complicated. (Take a look at the description to see some of what was involved). I basically had to record the tune then re-record it in a 'music-minus-one' kind of way to play all the parts. And I also had to be mindful of not letting the guitar or bass headstock (or any other part) get 'out of frame' when videoing so those parts don't accidentally disappear when I composite the two Me's together at any point in the video.

[phenomore]

awesome. as always.

dave

[Lisespieces182]

I absolutely love how this turned out. Thanks for posting!

[rubberband3456]

this is great man. What kind of bass is that

[WeakEndProductions]

Hey Thanks! The bass is a Fender (Mexican) Jazz Bass.

[rubberband3456]

Where did you get it?

[WeakEndProductions]

i got it few years ago from Guitar Center. I think it was only about $300 or so.

[rubberband3456]

what about the gee-tar?

[WeakEndProductions]

The guitar is a 60th anniversary (Mexican) Strat.I think I paid about $450 for it. I customized it by installing a Callahan trem block and a Roland GK-Kit. The GK-kit is a hex (midi) pickup with the attendant circuit board, pots and switches. You have to be willing to take a router to your guitar to install it.

[rubberband3456]

i see

[kb1629]

Is this a new Hanson song? Naah, I'm just kidding :) Great work, very good tune and a nice video too.

[WeakEndProductions]

I thought it was more of a gray haired Nelson Twins, Matthew and Gunner together with their less photogenic identical step-triplets Curly, Moe and Larry!

But seriously...

Thanks for checking out the video!

[samalope]

This is pretty bad ass

[WeakEndProductions]

Better to be bad ass than just bad. Thanks!

[insatyr08]

Really love your voice. This comes from a mainly death/progressive metal fan. :)

[WeakEndProductions]

Hey, thanks a lot! I normally don't think of myself as much of a singer. (I'd rather just jam.)