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In this lesson, we’ll learn a fingerstyle arrangement in standard tuning of one of the two melodies used for the Christmas tune Away In A Manger. We’ll learn how to take a simple, easy-to-read, or easy-to-memorize arrangement and enhance it on the fly into a more sophisticated-sounding piece. This approach is great for tunes you only play during certain times of the year.

Doug

That's an interesting lesson, thanks.

I like your guitar.
It reflects the light like the star of Bethlehem
What make is it, strings, microphones and recording arrangement are you using.
The recording sounds great.

Dermot

Hi Dermot, those lights are mostly coming off my computer screen! I need to find a way to filter it down a bit...

This lesson was recorded sitting directly in front of the computer, so not my normal video or audio recording setup. I have a pair of Gefell M300 mics (small condensers, kind of like KM184s) going into a UAD Apollo preamp, then into a Black Magic ATEM mini video switcher, which also takes in two cameras. The switcher lets me just push a button to select a different camera, while keeping the audio from the mics constant. I'm recording the resulting video/audio feed in OBS, free video software that's meant to support streaming, but it can also just record. A. bit faster than the approach I use for You Tube videos where I record to multiple cameras and a separate audio recorder, then import and sync up the various sources from SD cards. The mic/video/switcher setup is what I've been using for live lessons and workshops, so I'm trying to leverage it to record for this kind of video lesson.

The guitar is a Charis small junbo (SJ), made by luthier Bill Wise, and I'm using Newtone double-wound strings at the moment, something new for me, but I'm liking them. You can order all custom gauges, so I've been able to fine-tune them to what I like. But I have to order them from England.

hey its really cool.

Doug
I like this Away In A Manger lesson.
Thanks.

Last year I worked on Neils' arrangement solo of Rudolf (Need to check it out again )

Thanks for explaining your recording arrangement.,
The lights aren't that bad, honest !

Merry Christmas 2020

Dermot