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Location: south east Michigan | 3 tracks done.... one to go.
After that, render it down to a wave file and send it out. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Slipkid:
3 tracks done.... one to go.
After that, render it down to a wave file and send it out. 4 tracks??? Am I the only one here who just records by playing guitar and singing???? Well, that's what I would do if I knew how this damned recording stuff worked. And had been able to finish a tune..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | My mess turned into 19 tracks. |
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Location: NJ | I'm at about a dozen or so, myself . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Man, what ever happened to grassroots ...
I sat in front of 2 mics, one pointed at my head and the other pointed at my guitar. If you've got 15-20 layered tracks you're trying WAY too hard ...
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Location: big island | this 1687-9 inspired me to compose a new slack key song i'm calling, "summer country slackin'". i'm liking the guitar and the song very much. but inspiration came a bit late so i will email you a "good quality" mp3 on friday, dave. my wife is off work and can keep the youngsters occupied while i record. it's been impossible to find quiet time lately.
when i play slack key, i thumb the bass line, strum rhythm and play the melody line all at the same time so i'm trying to get a good mix of everything on the recording. i recently rec'd the lexicon omega unit from mike and i'm having to learn it also. and ol' dogs CAN learn new tricks... |
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Location: NJ | It's not so much "multi-layering" as musical incompetence . . .
I can't "play" the piano, so I record the "left hand part" first (with my right hand), then I record the "right hand part", and then pan them slightly opposing each other . . .
Then there's the guitar(s), vocals, harmonies, bass, cajons(two different ones), then the flute(s), then the . . . then the . . . . then the . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | Piano??? Why you little Liberace you!
Tho that is a pretty clever way to compensate.
I got:
A guitar strum the chords track-
A guitar capoed up and fingerpick the chords track-
An every so short lead solo track-
And the vocal
I gots no cajons :eek:
If I think it just has to have some kind of percussion I'll do what I did last time. Beat on and empty Ovation Hard Shell Case. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cliff:
It's not so much "multi-layering" as musical incompetence . . .
I can't "play" the piano, so I record the "left hand part" first (with my right hand), then I record the "right hand part", and then pan them slightly opposing each other . . .
Then there's the guitar(s), vocals, harmonies, bass, cajons(two different ones), then the flute(s), then the . . . then the . . . . then the . . . I'm having very very high expectations for Clifford's recording. If it's not a contender for a Grammy, I'll be very disappointed...... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yep.. Looks like Cliff is the odds on favorite to treat us to some waffles.
Hmmmmm Waaaaffes. |
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Location: SoCal | Is he going to get an award for most "Over Produced" recording? |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm trying to get my kids together on Friday and record my song in a single track. Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, maracas, triangle and congas. No overdubs, no layering. We'll see how it turns out ... I'm hoping for a garage band kinda feel which would suit the tune. Wish me luck! |
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Location: NJ | y'want "GrassRoots"??
I'll send ya' a f@ckinCassette!!!
Something that Matt said in Amelia about songwriting "cinematically", . . so, . . I chose a "title", a "key", . . and wrote/played what I "saw" . . . .
wasFun.
Brad;
Empty plastic watercooler bottle from the office.
y'Cut an oval-shaped(@4"x6") "sound port" at about mid-ship.
Sounds f@ckin' AWEsome!!!
Granted, it doesn't have the cajon's kick/snare sound, but it sounds Cool!!
(kinda'Conga-ish). |
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Location: North Texas | What's the deadline for submissions? Yeah, I've been AWOL for quite a while. It's good to see the group is still at it. Cheers to All, Buck |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Buck, this weekend.
Dave, I kinda did the same thing as Cliff.
I got one guitar track, 4 bass tracks, about 10 vocal track, 1 cajon track, 2 special effects tracks, etc.
No there isn't 10 vocals but because of the various harmony parts and volumes it was easier to throw each on a separate track and mix them down that way.
Isn't that why we have DAWs :D So that we can replace a word here, a phrase there, a couple notes here, cut out a part we don't like there...etc...etc...etc.
Regardless....still a mess. The song I lost to the HD crash wouldn't been much better but I just didn't have the time to spend recreating everything I had put into it over the prior month.
OH well.....if it makes it on to the CD and members don't like it, they can learn how to use the "next track" button on their remote.
I still had fun.. ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | Wish I would have made it, even had a song ready to record, but time just got away from me.
Good to see so many participating!
Next time. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Wabbit, send a track from "Rest" as a teaser/free promotion for you/future sales thing. ;) . Just like the free Viagra Post-It pads that I got from Pfizer sales reps. |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Is he going to get an award for most "Over Produced" recording? Not if "In the Sea" makes the cut! One track of drums, followed by one track of rhythm guitar, with a touch of stereo chorus and compression. Then a track of acoustic guitar bass line and acoustic embellishment. Two tracks of lead guitar with different tones. One track of male lead vocals, after twenty takes, with compression, EQ, and creative editing. One track of female lead vocals, one take no effects. Two tracks of two female backup vocals. One track piano, one track synth, quiet and barely there on the left. The outro has reverb and left-right-center echo with fadeout.
Hopefully the only place where effects or production are noticeable is the outro. The intent was for the song to sound natural. |
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Location: big island | one track for me. i am recording one take plugged in and one mic'd to see which one i prefer. and since the 1687-9 has the stereo output option, i tried recording using it, with a splitter connected to left and right channels, but for fingerpicking it just doesn't sound right. strumming works better in stereo, imo. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by FlySig:
....The intent was for the song to sound natural. :D :D
I love this place. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by lanaki:
strumming works better in stereo, imo. I agree ... I'm using the stereo output going hard left and hard right with an additional mike on the soundboard going straight up center. Mixed right, I'm getting a very cool chorus effect in my rehearsal runs. Hope it turns out when we do the live recording tomorrow. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Bobbo, any slapback :D
How's it working for you....OK? |
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Location: Tennessee | Yup, a bit of slapback on the electric part. Wouldn't be right without it. :) The unit is working great. Go ahead and cash the check! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Record two stereo strumming guitar tracks at the same time. Use a mic and the piezo pick-up. Brilliant!!! I'll try that next time. |
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