Vid/Clip: Giving Up The Ghost, Lead Tracking.

I'm on staycation, got the In-Laws visiting, enjoying some down time, and got the inspiration to re-lay down a lead track for this song. The first lead was laid down with my ole faithful TFS6, but I just didn't feel like its voice was giving the track the best of what the track needed. The TFS6 is very much a heavy rock guitar, and very good at it, but I needed a voicing that "breathed" a bit more, so I reached for my Bari-Tele, which is tuned down a whole 4th. I transposed the range from the TFS6 in standard tuning & found the starting position on the Bari-Tele, then laid down a "test track" with it. I think this voicing is better suited for this song, which is called "Giving up the Ghost", a tribute/honorarium to my dad, and the lyric takes place during the few minutes that I held his hand as he transitioned passing from this world to the next
https://youtu.be/tjqIx7z6JBw

By the way, studio is painted and acoustically treated, and I hear a big difference. No more 15ms Flutter Echo, it's down to a minimal early reflection at the very most, standing at the rear-most position in the room. It sounds fantastic at the mixing/monitoring seated position.
 
Re: Vid/Clip: Giving Up The Ghost, Lead Tracking.

cool! trippy at the end, where did that note come from???
 
Re: Vid/Clip: Giving Up The Ghost, Lead Tracking.

Pitch bend the synth track up a half step in the rhythm track up to the chord that the last verse begins at, then replicate it with the last notes of the lead.
 
Re: Vid/Clip: Giving Up The Ghost, Lead Tracking.

lol cool

I like the expression when that note was coming out of nowhere, ghosting
 
Re: Vid/Clip: Giving Up The Ghost, Lead Tracking.

Pitch bend the synth track up a half step in the rhythm track up to the chord that the last verse begins at, then replicate it with the last notes of the lead.

I realized my pinky nail caused it.

Fortunately, this was only a test take. I laid down a keeper shortly thereafter.
 
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