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“Goin’ Down the Fast Way” Remaster Up On Bandcamp

Posted on 2020-01-06 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

ROTT Symbol If you remember the game “Rise of the Triad,” you might remember one of the more popular songs from it: “Goin’ Down the Fast Way.” If so, then today is a red letter day for both of us. I’ve just released a high-quality 96KHz/24-bit remaster of the song through the Bandcamp music distribution service!

I’ve taken the original MIDI file, played it back and recorded it using Cakewalk by Bandlab, then remastered it using Steinberg’s Wavelab 10 and iZotope’s Ozone mastering plug-in. The result is an audio file that includes the originally intended loop, plus it has the clear sound I was looking for.

The HQ version of the song is available in WAV, AIFF, and FLAC formats for only $2 per download. You can get an MP3 version, but it won’t be in the full high-quality resolution (MP3 only goes up to 44.1 KHz on Bandcamp, I believe). Best to stick with the other three formats. Here’s the link:

https://leejackson1.bandcamp.com/track/goin-down-the-fast-way-2020-hq-remaster

Please grab your copy today!

For Your Consideration 2019

Posted on 2019-09-28 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

First round GRAMMY® voting is under way until October 10th, 2019, and “What It Shall Be” is on the list for Best Instrumental Composition and for Record of the Year!

Now, for those of you unfamiliar with the way GRAMMY® voting works, there are two rounds. The first round is where everyone who has made an eligible recording can submit their work for consideration. That’s where “What It Shall Be” is now. This does not mean it’s been “nominated” yet. Only the top tracks from the first round voting earn “nominated” status. Those tracks move on to second round voting, which is where the actual winners of the GRAMMY® awards are decided.

Put simply, I’m in first round voting, hoping to make it into the second round. Wish me luck!

Site Update – Expanded Music Page

Posted on 2019-06-22 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

A long-overdue overhaul to the music page of this site is now in place. I took the time this morning to update said page with my current discography. You’ll find links for all four of my currently published recorded works: my Calibrations album, The Cyber Den Theme, Grabbag (96KHz/24bit 2018 remaster), and What It Shall Be. All will have purchase links: the first and last will have streaming links as well. Please do me the favor of visiting the page and patronizing the links!

New Song Released – “What It Shall Be”

Posted on 2019-01-12 Written by D. Lee Jackson Leave a Comment

My first serious foray into the world of jazz/funk fusion is out and available for download from CD Baby as a digital single! “What It Shall Be” was released on Friday, January 11th, as an MP3-320 file. Grab your copy today at this address:

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/leejackson12

There’s also a high-resolution 96KHz/24-bit version available on Bandcamp at this address:

https://leejackson1.bandcamp.com/track/what-it-shall-be-96khz-24bit-version

You won’t believe it when you hear it, but like all my other songs, this one was done “in the box” – meaning that no live musicians were involved in the recording. Only my trusty Roland SC-88Pro and several software samplers and synths were used. It still comes out sounding like a jazz/funk quartet, with a guitar, an acoustic bass, a person on keyboards (electric grand, organ, Mk.1 electric piano), and drums.

Geek insight of the day: I used XLN Audio’s Addictive Drums 2 on the song. I even sent off a copy of my finished product to XLN Audio to get their feedback. They were impressed! Said they liked the “ghost notes” I used. All the more reason to grab a copy and hear them for yourself.

Please spread the word!