September 7, 2008
Author's Response:
Huzzah! My penchant for melodic facepunches isn't as amateurish as I thought!
Avoiding distortion? As in clipping? Well, yeah, because I had to turn down all my softsynths CONSIDERABLY to even get the signal below 0 dB. (I used four separate DXi synths: one for instrumentation, one for lead guitar, one for rhythm guitar 1, and one for bass and rhythm guitar 2.)
As for the solo, I have to reiterate that it was purely synthesized. You probably got that before, but in case somebody starts thinking I'm some sort of Herman Li on steroids, well...
Thanks much for your time and input. I REALLY hope I get Reason or Garage Band someday so I can redo this and get even better results, instead of this bugged-out, low-quality audio....
TC315.