Great tune guys! That is very catchy! Well done!!
Craig
I'm Just A Fish
schembre wrote:
Thanks for the details! The RIC and Hofner sounded GREAT. But I really couldn't hear the Gibson. And I really couldn't tell that your vocals were doubled tracked. If you hardly use the 4-track Boss Micro anymore, what do you typically use? I hope you will be uploading more videos in the near future. Perhaps you could do a few Beatles covers.daryl wrote:Daryl - thanks. I was in a "Beatles" mood (which is every day), so I broke out the 4-Track (Boss Micro BR), my '78 Hofner 500/1 Bass (through the built in bass filter), '09 Rickenbacker 350V63 (through the built in Vintage Brit filter), '93 Gibson J-160e (Clean), and Hohner Miesterklasse G harp (through the built in condenser mic). I recorded the instruments direct; I double tracked the RIC arpeggios and bounced them to the J-160e rhythm track (track 1). I double tracked the vocals through the built in condenser Mic, via the built-in vocal EQ filter and bounced them to Track 2. The Bass is track 3; the Harp track 4. The drums are the built-in rhythm machine, which I programed for fills between verses, etc (no separate track is needed if you're happy with the programmable drummer). Mastered the mess using the built-in soft compression filter.Fantastic! As Kevin would say: BRAVO!
Now, details on the music (and mixing) please.
I hardly use this 4-Track any more, but when I do I really have a lot of fun ... probably took 2 hours start to finish
daryl wrote:
Perhaps you should both collaborate on a few Beatles covers. That would be cool!schembre wrote:That for the details! The RIC and Hofner sounded GREAT. But I really couldn't hear the Gibson. And I really couldn't tell that your vocals were doubled tracked. If you hardly use the 4-track Boss Micro anymore, what do you typically use? I hope you will be uploading more videos in the near future. Perhaps you could do a few Beatles covers.daryl wrote:Daryl - thanks. I was in a "Beatles" mood (which is every day), so I broke out the 4-Track (Boss Micro BR), my '78 Hofner 500/1 Bass (through the built in bass filter), '09 Rickenbacker 350V63 (through the built in Vintage Brit filter), '93 Gibson J-160e (Clean), and Hohner Miesterklasse G harp (through the built in condenser mic). I recorded the instruments direct; I double tracked the RIC arpeggios and bounced them to the J-160e rhythm track (track 1). I double tracked the vocals through the built in condenser Mic, via the built-in vocal EQ filter and bounced them to Track 2. The Bass is track 3; the Harp track 4. The drums are the built-in rhythm machine, which I programed for fills between verses, etc (no separate track is needed if you're happy with the programmable drummer). Mastered the mess using the built-in soft compression filter.Fantastic! As Kevin would say: BRAVO!
Now, details on the music (and mixing) please.
I hardly use this 4-Track any more, but when I do I really have a lot of fun ... probably took 2 hours start to finish
daryl wrote:
Let me know what you use; I'm always curious as to what people find easiest.
Bob
Daryl - The J160e was my original pace track (with a drum beat). I left it in, but it sort of got drowned out in the final mix. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to home recording, as a production approach goes. Between my job and weekly gigs (at min), I can't find the time (but I'm grateful to have those). I have several 8 track machines (Boss Micro BR-80, Tascam DP-008EX), a 16 track machine (Boss BR-1600), a 24 track machine (Zoom R24), and a professional edition of Sonar for my PC. I typically try to make live recordings to send out as demos for gigs. For those I usually record direct out from the PA into a hand help Tascam unit, then massage the file (EQ & Compression) with Audacity (it's free, and runs on both Linux & Win). Here's a sample of what that sounds like (Beatles, of course)schembre wrote:That for the details! The RIC and Hofner sounded GREAT. But I really couldn't hear the Gibson. And I really couldn't tell that your vocals were doubled tracked. If you hardly use the 4-track Boss Micro anymore, what do you typically use? I hope you will be uploading more videos in the near future. Perhaps you could do a few Beatles covers.daryl wrote:Daryl - thanks. I was in a "Beatles" mood (which is every day), so I broke out the 4-Track (Boss Micro BR), my '78 Hofner 500/1 Bass (through the built in bass filter), '09 Rickenbacker 350V63 (through the built in Vintage Brit filter), '93 Gibson J-160e (Clean), and Hohner Miesterklasse G harp (through the built in condenser mic). I recorded the instruments direct; I double tracked the RIC arpeggios and bounced them to the J-160e rhythm track (track 1). I double tracked the vocals through the built in condenser Mic, via the built-in vocal EQ filter and bounced them to Track 2. The Bass is track 3; the Harp track 4. The drums are the built-in rhythm machine, which I programed for fills between verses, etc (no separate track is needed if you're happy with the programmable drummer). Mastered the mess using the built-in soft compression filter.Fantastic! As Kevin would say: BRAVO!
Now, details on the music (and mixing) please.
I hardly use this 4-Track any more, but when I do I really have a lot of fun ... probably took 2 hours start to finish
Let me know what you use; I'm always curious as to what people find easiest.
Bob
michelew wrote:
That, my friend, may have to be the premise of the next song in the fish sagas!BTW Bob, after seeing your video, I now know why fish have such big mouths, the only question is why DON'T we see MORE scaled harmonica players?
michelew wrote:
You know it was yours and David's prolific work that embarrassed me into defending the fish song's legend!Bob that was GREAT! I really enjoyed hearing it's debut at camp and the full production with video was excellent, loved all the tracks.
Very cool.
Shel
schembre wrote:
You get good sound. I use an M-Audio mbox2 audio interface to my laptop and record with Reaper. I love Reaper (and it even allows me to do some video editing). Unfortunately, I really haven't been playing much as of late. Perhaps this winter I'll get back into the swing of things.daryl wrote:Daryl - The J160e was my original pace track (with a drum beat). I left it in, but it sort of got drowned out in the final mix. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to home recording, as a production approach goes. Between my job and weekly gigs (at min), I can't find the time (but I'm grateful to have those). I have several 8 track machines (Boss Micro BR-80, Tascam DP-008EX), a 16 track machine (Boss BR-1600), a 24 track machine (Zoom R24), and a professional edition of Sonar for my PC. I typically try to make live recordings to send out as demos for gigs. For those I usually record direct out from the PA into a hand help Tascam unit, then massage the file (EQ & Compression) with Audacity (it's free, and runs on both Linux & Win). Here's a sample of what that sounds like (Beatles, of course)schembre wrote:Thanks for the details! The RIC and Hofner sounded GREAT. But I really couldn't hear the Gibson. And I really couldn't tell that your vocals were doubled tracked. If you hardly use the 4-track Boss Micro anymore, what do you typically use? I hope you will be uploading more videos in the near future. Perhaps you could do a few Beatles covers.daryl wrote:
Daryl - thanks. I was in a "Beatles" mood (which is every day), so I broke out the 4-Track (Boss Micro BR), my '78 Hofner 500/1 Bass (through the built in bass filter), '09 Rickenbacker 350V63 (through the built in Vintage Brit filter), '93 Gibson J-160e (Clean), and Hohner Miesterklasse G harp (through the built in condenser mic). I recorded the instruments direct; I double tracked the RIC arpeggios and bounced them to the J-160e rhythm track (track 1). I double tracked the vocals through the built in condenser Mic, via the built-in vocal EQ filter and bounced them to Track 2. The Bass is track 3; the Harp track 4. The drums are the built-in rhythm machine, which I programed for fills between verses, etc (no separate track is needed if you're happy with the programmable drummer). Mastered the mess using the built-in soft compression filter.
I hardly use this 4-Track any more, but when I do I really have a lot of fun ... probably took 2 hours start to finish
Let me know what you use; I'm always curious as to what people find easiest.
Bob