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Just a Touch Of Love - Slave Cover

A few months ago my wife and I moved into our own home after many years of renting. I now have a dedicated room for my project studio. This cover is the first complete song done in my new space.

It's a cover of of the Slave track Just A Touch Of Love. I played the bass drums keys and all the rest of the parts. (Slowly, chord by chord, note by note lol) I played the drums to the original and recorded only the midi. Then looped it in the different sections.
My friend Roger Vaughn did all the backing and lead vocals. This is a learn by doing effort, neither of us are pro's and as far as recording goes, I'm a fly by the seat of the pants guy. I've been honing my skill set over the last 4-5 years.
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Here's the gear hardware rundown.
Presonus Studiolive 16.4.2
Focusrite ISA one
Rode NT2A
Lakland Skyline JO5 with an East retro Pre
Mesa Boogie M6 Carbine
TC Electronics RS210
Heil PR40
Motif XS6
Roland TD4KX2
KRK Rokit 6 monitors
Macpro (Mid 2011)


Software :
OSX Lion
Logic Studio 9
Steven Slate SSD4 Vintage funk kit 1
Neo Soul Keys (Rhodes)
Logics Clav ( a couple different ones)
Logics Glock
NI New york grand
NI Session Strings

The bass is pretty much what the mic got off the speaker, a little EQ but not a lot. The vox are using Male Vox 3 preset on the studio live with a little ambient verb and a slap back delay.
Everything is pretty natural, we wanted a live feel even though it's totally not live. Hope ya like it, we had a blast making it and using all the toys.
 
Thanks man. Although he certainly influenced me
I can't get all that character into it like he does. So I concentrated more on locking in and making it push with the drums.

His finger tone is phenomenal I'm gonna keep listening and hopefully some of it will flow my way .-)

There can only be one Mark Adams, but you have captured some of his essence. Keep groovin'!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! :cool:
 
Thanks man. Although he certainly influenced me
I can't get all that character into it like he does. So I concentrated more on locking in and making it push with the drums.

His finger tone is phenomenal I'm gonna keep listening and hopefully some of it will flow my way .-)

You'll never sound like Mark Adams and that's okay, cause what you played sounds great. Nothing wrong with sounding like yourself when you still manage to capture the essence of something. :)
 
I was browsing the Internet to listen and view some bass covers of Mark Adams of Slave and ran across this selection. Great execution on all aspects of the song.

You have captured some of the essence of Mark Adams and this is the smoothest remade performance of Just A Touch that I have heard to date.