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Post by Rob on Nov 22, 2004 1:05:27 GMT
lads
in an effort to write songs that i can play live, i started writing songs that i can get away with one guitar and one vocal. playing along with the tg drum and bass. all tracks recorded with tascam/shure/digitech vocal harmoniser/hohner guitar. minimum rig, even left the line 6 out.
"getting rid of you" was written a couple of days ago, and the other three were written this morning. no joke. concieved and recorded before lunch. i just spent the last few hours driving around town handing out cds to potential members of a band.
4 is a bit much to expect anyone to listen to, so if you want hardish rock then listen to "getting rid of you", something poppy "pix1", crooner "blur1", and cute sad ballad "jenny".
in the zone rob
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Post by JimDurand on Nov 22, 2004 5:18:15 GMT
Rob,
What a busy day! I really like your vocals on Blur1. Your lower register sounds good. Is the Harmonizer providing the low vocal accompanyment on Jenny? That's interesting.
Jim
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Post by Rob on Nov 22, 2004 12:17:58 GMT
yeah this morning the blur1 is my favourite, i was yodelling in the car on the way to work, really like the melody on that...glad you like my natural voice...cos it feels like it sits the most easiest on my vocal chords ('course most of the tunes need more lyrics...just thought id mention that in case....)
oh and i did use the line 6 on getting rid of you...
yes vocal harmoniser on jenny is on "bass". jim, i dont think i'm going to record with out this machine. even when i turn off all the voices it both boosts the signal from the mic and adds reverb....its the best piece of kit ive bought...next to the tascam....and the les paul...which i dont have but when i do....it will be.
have a look at the manual on musicians friend...you can even select a setting for the classic beatles sound...thats for any beatles fans out there....are there any beatles fan out there?!!
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Post by mcarp555 on Nov 23, 2004 10:01:38 GMT
are there any beatles fan out there?!! ...Yeah, there might be one or two left... Obviously these are demos and that's how I'll treat them. As recordings go, they're rough and short, which is what good demos should be. They get the point across, but don't belabour it. I'd really like to eventually hear these developed into full-blown recordings, without worrying about trying to reproduce them live. One or two points I'd like to make that apply to all four songs: One, impressive enough as it is to knock out three of these in a single morning, I think it stands as an even bigger achievement that the styles of all four tunes are completely different from each other. Fast to slow, poppy to alternative, it's a nice little catalog of what you're capable off. Anybody would be pleased to knock off four decent numbers in such a short time. None of that "Okay, I've done Blues in A, how about Blues in Bb?". Second, I know a lot of people like to knock the built-in patterns for being 'not so user-friendly' or 'limited' in their repertoire. But like a real backup band, they do very well with what they have. If you had two guys on bass & drums behind you and asked for this or that, they could only play to the limit of their ability. If your drummer can't play like Bonham, or your bassist like Jack Bruce, you make do. It's great to see someone using the patterns and playing with them, not just playing over them (or 'in spite' of them). A subtle point, but I hope you see what I'm getting at. A fine tour de force, rob. It shouldn't be hard to cut and paste the patterns into longer versions when you get more lyrics. Maybe eventually you'll have both live and studio versions of all these and more.
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Post by Rob on Nov 23, 2004 14:46:03 GMT
yep mike you hit the issues bang on the nose gain. i am so pleased with the variation in the tunes, it really does cover the full range of what im interested in doing. (and ill get full on versions recorded as and when i get the band together, so that what gets recorded is what people hear live...)
and yes, the tascam patterns can be used as if they were a great backing band. i played it to a guitarist and his first remark (actually his second, cos his first was i dont like machines....last week...this week hes buying a ps5!!) was "you arent going to be able to find a drummer that can play that tight!! "
not only are these patterns easy to arrange....with a little practice ...well a year and a half...i can knock up a song backing in a few minutes....copy and past function is fantastic...
onwards and upwards.
happy thanks giving to all, and actually especially mike, who will be surrounded by those who have no idea of its important..(well they are still smarting from independance!)
more tunes to come...recorded another one last night!
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Post by mattl on Nov 23, 2004 23:52:45 GMT
yep good variety , sounds like a band id like to listen to. definitely let us know if you get these done up more finished. stay in the zone rob its a beautiful place
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Post by sgulley on Nov 25, 2004 2:56:58 GMT
Rob, Definitely enjoyed this group of songs. "Getten Rid of You" really caught my attention. Loved the tone you punched onto the guitar track. Exceptional! A bridge to take you somewhere else towards the end might be even more effective. "Pix1" has a very simple vocal melody and it might sound cool to double-up on the same notes you are singing with a WAH. Just a thought, "blur1" caught me off guard a little (deep-toned Lennon voice) Where did Rob go? But it sounded really good and moody. It's intro was almost Cajan sounding like CCR. Sounds like you really starting to have some fun with your arrangements. Thanks again, for sharing these. Stan
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Post by Rob on Dec 2, 2004 22:03:48 GMT
hey thanks stan, matt...im already anxious to work on these songs...i like them ....but as time passes they seem to lack more and more...
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