Re: My 1st Internet Original Tune "Weekend"
Good playing, tone, and song in general. I like your voice alot.
I like to sing but I am limited ... but I have tried to stretch as much as possible on different styles ... just so I can play the guitar parts.
Thanks ...
I like it. All instruments sounded tight! Really easy to listen to and well recorded - what did you use? The vocals sound really good, what mic/preamp/etc?
I think I have an interesting method. There are three core pieces to it.
Fender Acoustasonic Amp: This is an acoustic guitar amp ... with a vocal channel. It has two 8" speakers and a tweater ... sort of a mini-PA. It also has a LINE-OUT. Everything I record LIVE ... vocals, acoustic, classical, my Boogie ... even bass go through this amp. I have SM57 & SM58 Shure Mics ... but you only use one at a time. Line-out goes directly into the PC's LINE-IN. I use headphones so you can't hear the other track playback. This records a mono track ... processed pretty well with little noise. If I use a MIDI track that's a bit different ... all on computer.
MultitrackStudio Software: This was fairly inexpensive when I ordered it 3 years ago, as I recall. I think it was downloadable from
www.multitrackstudio.com - go there and look at the screenshots. Each and every track is a mono track on this software ... MIDI generated or the LIVE tracks described above. You can pan, add reverb, compression, echo, fade, (I don't use many effects but they are good) - you can edit using cut & paste tools. When you are satisfied, you master a stereo MP3 file. She's done - upload to soundclick. :fingersx:
If I use MIDI: There is a whole process I use to generate a track ... or find tracks on the internet. But it involves stripping each sound to an individual track and placing it in the Multitrack software. It's more complex ... but if anyone wants to know I can elaborate.
Depending on the song, it can take a couple of hours to a couple of weeks. What I enjoy is depending on the stage your in your using different skills. Learning the material & playing obviously ... but mastering ... tweaking the individual tracks.
Hope that helps. I enjoy it a great deal + I get to play songs I could never play with a band. Nat King Cole to Zeppellin to Steeley Dan to Clapton to Glen Miller?
... well you get the idea ... my bands were never that flexible.
