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Location: south east Michigan | Even though it was months ago some of the things Matt told me down at Amelia is still bubbling to the surface. I've always marveled at Matt's take on "Love The One Your With" and wanted try one on my own.
Matt's advise had nothing to do with scales or mechanics. He asked me "How does the song make you feel?".
So I tryed "Things We Said Today" with a feeling of passionate despertation.
Breadwinner is on the right track, UTE on the left.
The OFC Social Site's main page has it on the player or you can find it on My Page HERE.
This recording stuff is getting to be fun!! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Brad,
Super job! One of my favorite songs.
I take it you used the Digi? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Thanks Iffy.
I used the Digi only on the "Sometimes when I'm lonely..." line. I tried to restrain myself. If that one line doesn't stand out perhaps I was a little too frugal with it. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
perhaps I was a little too frugal with it. I listened via my crappy laptop speakers so your mojo is probably there. I'll pull out the  later...
Check your PM... |
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Location: Vernon CT | Great Job Brad!! That's a whole different "spin" on a great song!! Enjoyed it. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Very Nice Brad! Great melancholy feel to it. One thing I like to do is change all of the major chords in a song to Minors! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Interesting take on the song. Definitely a melancholy feel to it. I would love to hear you redo it with a nice fingerpicking pattern going on in the background instead of the strumming.
Also time to step up and add that 2nd track of harmonies instead of using the Digitech. Save the Digi for live work.
Very nice. I think you accomplished what you set out to do. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Cool Brad! Reminds of those guys that pop up in "There's Something About Mary" every so often. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Also time to step up and add that 2nd track of harmonies instead of using the Digitech. Save the Digi for live work.
1st) I have not developed a good ear for singing harmonys but it's coming along. The digi will help me to hear harmonys better. And... I've only been playing around with it for a couple weeks!!!
2nd) I don't play out very often at all. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Brad.....exactly!
You have all the tools necessary to play around with harmonies in the comfort of your home without relying on gadgetry.
Just record that 2nd track with your vocal harmony and if you don't like it, just mute it or delete it and redo it. Over time you will really get the feel for doing harmonies whether via recording or live. Live harmonies, warts and all just sound better and I know you can do a good job with them.
Fact: Elvis never could sing harmonies and BB King can't sing and play at the same time........... |
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Location: NJ | You COULD just record a harmony track(s) w/the Digitech, amd then go back and record a track of you singing in unison with the harmony track (& help your ear-training). Once you're happy with your harmony(ies), go back & delete the Digi track. |
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Location: south east Michigan | good idea
very good idea |
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Location: NJ | It's "My Job" . . . . |
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| Great stuff Brad. Gonna have to change your name Ella if you're gonna keep bluesin' up the standards. ;) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Nice job. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Brad, nice job. You're encouraging me to come out of the musical closet (shut up Cliff).
Not to pick on Moody (but it IS P.O.M. day, isn't it?), I remember once someplace I started to play for him my "turned on it's ear" version of some song I forget what it was, but he stops me about 4 bars in "NO, NO, it goes like THIS!" It musta been some Glen Campbell song.
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Location: SoCal | I was right too.... |
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Location: south east Michigan | :D :D
Now that I'm farther along the learning curve, I'm enjoying it. You can fiddle-fart around with a song till it comes out right or maybe way different than what you intended.
I have to be careful.
I am attracted to all the pre-sets that there are to play with. Distortion, tremelo, country, surf, british, small tweed.... It's all very seductive.
I've used the Breadwinner more in the last week than the last 3 years.
Jump on in Dave... you'll do well. |
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Location: big island | very nice, brad. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Dave's being modest.
He has tons of excellent recorded stuff that nobody has ever heard.
For some reason it is the ukulele stuff that he decides to release and torture us with. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I know.. I've heard one or two of Daves stuff myself.
Simon & Garfunkel's "America" comes to mind. |
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"Turning A Song On It's Ear" as per Matt