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Location: south east Michigan | Arrrgggg
1st..plug in da uke. Snap, crackle, pop, hiss.
2nd.. Change cords...same thing.
3rd.. Just like Mark of Idaho would do..take it apart and seek a loose connection. All looked well. Re-assemble...now I don't even get the Rice Krispie thing.
4th..Okay, since I'm all set up, I'll just mic the uke.
5th..Get the Korg Pandora set up.
6th...practice run through a rhythm track.
7th..miss a chord
8th..my strumming finger hits the mic.
9th thru the 25th.. either one of the two above.
26th thru 40th.. layer on a finger-picked track.
3 hours and only two tracks.
I gotta do this more often to get better.
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I looks like I'll have to take the uke in to be looked at. |
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Location: GA USA | Slippy, I don't think ukes were meant to be recorded. You're supposed to have fun playing them, then deny it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
I don't think ukes were meant to be recorded. BITE YOUR TONGUE, MR. LOVEHANDLE. You'll just have to get one of those soon-to-be-released OFC Members CD's to see how wrong you are!
However, recording ukuleles is not easy. At least I have not had good success. There is a lot of strum noise, finger nails hitting the edge of the body, etc. But when done right, the sound is mellow and magic. You'll see (hopefully). |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm happy enough with the two uke tracks. But then...I don't know any better. It would probably have be better if I could have plugged in. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Standingovation:
However, recording ukuleles is not easy. ...the studio engineers run out covering their bleeding ears before they can get the track layed down.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Send it to me. I'll pull some wires off and then try to figure out where they go by matching the wire ends to the solder. Not a joke. I've done it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nice one Mark. How to play a ukulele without actually having to confess that you did it. Cool move. Dave |
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Location: North Texas | Does Ovation make, or have they ever made ukuleles? I'm not talking about the company contracting out the manufacturing of ukes to offshore groups, I mean "real" USA factory built Ovation products. I'm not a uke player, I was just wondering. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No USA Ovation ukuleles (yet). There is tremendous pressure on the factory to build two engineering samples a) "book" ukulele, b) textured top "adamas" ukulele. Tenor sized based on mandolin bowls. Dave |
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Location: Las Vegas | "Raindrops keep fallin' on my head'...
Hang in there!
Les |
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The uke recording session
