Ambient Guitar: The Snail on the Slope (Chase Bliss Blooper, Mood, Strymon Bigsky, Godin ACS Nylon)

"The Snail on the Slope" is the name of a science fiction novel by Soviet authors Boris and Arkady Strugatsky.
I've recorded this audio in two steps: the first was the distinctive guitar track with all those bloops and mood's bit crushing sound. Later I thought it would be great to start from a pad or some texture. Actually this pad is the use of the same pedals and nylon guitar, but with different settings.
I would like to add here in the description some comments to the video that highlight a common problem of recording and mixing in headphones:
‪@maxcuthbert100‬ : Once you hit the groove....glorious !
‪@MikhailMedvedev‬ : Thanks Max! This one is a great example of a challenge you get when play and later mix in headphones. I did't expect those one octave up repetitions from the Blooper to be so loud!.. They seemed to be OK when I played. Since I made this record one track stereo (instead of splitting audio from pedals to several independent lines) I couldn't change the balance in the mix and hide some pop-ups or lower some pedals volume... And now when the record fades in even I can hardly tell where the downbeat is because of this high octave up melodies. It takes time to get into the rhythm and find where the strong beat is... but, on the other hand, there is some charm in it - this kind of uncertainty and confusion... so I decided to leave it as it was)
Generally speaking it is a good practice to mix tracks rest upon proper studio monitors in a proper acoustic room. It's a common mistake to do all the job in headphones, but sometimes it is the only chance to do a record for home-based musicians. So the best advice would be to know your recording equipment and headphones well and take their specifics into account to avoid mistakes you hardly will be able to mask or correct later in DAW.
Gear used:
Godin Multiac ACS-SA Nylon
Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
Chase Bliss Audio Blooper
Chase Bliss Audio Mood
Strymon BigSky
Strymon Zuma
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[@allendesomer]

Delightful, as usual. 👍

[@maxcuthbert100]

Once you hit the groove....glorious !