Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles - Full Instrumental Recreation (4K)

Turn off your mind, relax. Float downstream.

Lovely advice. And a hell of an interesting song! Ringo's hypnotic beat, unseen anywhere else, complimented by Paul's pulsating bass. Almost seems like prototypical rave music.

This was SO MUCH FUN. If only because the playing was pretty simple, but I had to enliven to mix to hold your interest(s). I really love panning and editing across the aural landscape. This was such a fun sandbox.

And yes, I stole the tape loops from the originals. Some parts can't be recreated with justice; you just need to go to the source.

Finally, that backwards guitar solo was a hell of a thing to learn. I slowed down all 4 segments, reversed them, slowed them down, and eventually arrived at the right sound.

Oh, and that outro piano is so odd. I caved and bought the Abbey Road "Ms. Mills" piano VST, which will come in handy again on "With a Little Help" and "Rocky Raccoon." I absolutely didn't bother with a note-for-note on the piano part, just went for the right spirit.

Enjoy! My vacation is coming to a close, so I hope you've enjoyed my productivity of late!

Mike

Instruments:
2010 Epiphone Casino, "Inspired by John Lennon" model (Rounds)
2018 Rickenbacker 4003 (Pyramid flats)
60's Ludwig No. 980 Super Classic Outfit 9x13 / 16x16 / 14x22 kit (Black Oyster Pearl)
Yamaha P121 Keyboard (played with "Ms. Mills" piano vst)
Organ

Recording Equipment & Miscellaneous:
Beatles Drop-T #4 drumhead courtesy of Russ Lease (beatlesuits.com)
Vox Valvetronix VT100X Guitar Combo Amp
PreSonus Studio 1824C Interface (6 microphones used)
Cad Audio Stage7 7-Piece Drum Microphones (toms, snare & bass drum)
MXL V250 Condenser Mic: drum overhead mic & acoustic guitar
Drums recorded and mixed with PreSonus Studio One
Shure SM57 (under hi-hat, bass)

Video Equipment:
Camera: Canon M50
Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro on HP Envy 32'' All in One

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