Sponsored by "Bing Satellites".
I was supposed to start work on a new track today, but the real world intervened and I had to change my plans. Luckily, I have a backlog of matters musical to attend to...;-).
Edited the various Squier Strat parts in CE5. Also did a little edit on the MIDI drum parts. I hear synths...
Hopefully I should be able to start on the new track tomorrow.
Sweden went great, BTW. Younger Daughter is keeping well, if somewhat penurious. Got back to Ireland yesterday tired, a little bit sad and somewhat out-of-pocket. But it had to be done, so you'll hear no complaints from me...;-).
Regards,
djp
Monday, October 20, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Me & The Fly - 141014
Sponsored by "Bill Nelson etc."
Very productive session this morning. Tracked 15 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488 using the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
There are two different sets of parts - the first set has a dirty fuzz tone which lends the track a bizarre swampy lo-fi electronic feel, whereas the second set is more clean and dub-friendly. Either set works in their own right - the trick is how to combine them successfully. At this stage, I can envisage a "single" version of the track with a simpler mix and an "album" version which might just be maaaayn-tull...
Which brings me to an interesting stage in the project. I think I will definitely work on one more track for the album before breaking for Christmas, even though I have some more "spare" titles floating around. If I get to finish off that one track, I'll be happy - if I manage a few more, then bonus. As it stands, I have a shipload of editing to do that'll keep me going for a while. In the New Year, I'll start bringing the tracks "home" in terms of lyrics, vocals, additional tracking and editing, and mixing/mastering. And all that that entails. So that's me out of the snooker halls for the first half of 2015, then.
And in the meantime, we are off to Sweden tomorrow to see Younger Daughter. Should be a blast - but not on the aeroplane, hopefully...
Regards,
djp
Very productive session this morning. Tracked 15 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488 using the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
There are two different sets of parts - the first set has a dirty fuzz tone which lends the track a bizarre swampy lo-fi electronic feel, whereas the second set is more clean and dub-friendly. Either set works in their own right - the trick is how to combine them successfully. At this stage, I can envisage a "single" version of the track with a simpler mix and an "album" version which might just be maaaayn-tull...
Which brings me to an interesting stage in the project. I think I will definitely work on one more track for the album before breaking for Christmas, even though I have some more "spare" titles floating around. If I get to finish off that one track, I'll be happy - if I manage a few more, then bonus. As it stands, I have a shipload of editing to do that'll keep me going for a while. In the New Year, I'll start bringing the tracks "home" in terms of lyrics, vocals, additional tracking and editing, and mixing/mastering. And all that that entails. So that's me out of the snooker halls for the first half of 2015, then.
And in the meantime, we are off to Sweden tomorrow to see Younger Daughter. Should be a blast - but not on the aeroplane, hopefully...
Regards,
djp
Monday, October 13, 2014
Me & The Fly - 131014
Sponsored by "Be Bop Deluxe"
Frustrating, but ultimately successful tracking session today - tracked 11 Ric bass parts on the Tascam 2488 using the Line 6 Bass Pod XT. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The beats are inspired, in part, by this:-
Frustrating, but ultimately successful tracking session today - tracked 11 Ric bass parts on the Tascam 2488 using the Line 6 Bass Pod XT. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The beats are inspired, in part, by this:-
And everything progressed nicely, until I found myself doing a variation of the bass riff off "Whole Lotta Love", and followed that with a vaguely sub-prog melodic bass line which finishes with a Wobble-esque flourish.
Something odd in the water today, obviously...;-).
Found the simple parts difficult to play, and the difficult parts easy. What's with that?
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Me & The Fly - 121014
Sponsored by "Band Of Heathens".
New track - programmed 3 MIDI beat parts in CE5 using the Yamaha DX100/Phonic Firefly/HALion One Tekno Kit. Edited in CE5.
Hope to track Ric/Squier Strat parts for this over the next few days. Quick and nasty. This track (if it ever gets finished) is a candidate for the lead single from the album.
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
New track - programmed 3 MIDI beat parts in CE5 using the Yamaha DX100/Phonic Firefly/HALion One Tekno Kit. Edited in CE5.
Hope to track Ric/Squier Strat parts for this over the next few days. Quick and nasty. This track (if it ever gets finished) is a candidate for the lead single from the album.
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Never Had It To Lose It - 111014
Sponsored by "Augustus Pablo".
Due to an unexpected turn of events (more a case of "I told you I was going to Dublin today - you never listen..."), I managed to have a brief, but productive tracking session this morning. I recorded 10 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488, via the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
I should be able to squeeze in another two tracking sessions before heading to Sweden next week.
Go, me!
Regards,
djp
Due to an unexpected turn of events (more a case of "I told you I was going to Dublin today - you never listen..."), I managed to have a brief, but productive tracking session this morning. I recorded 10 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488, via the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
I should be able to squeeze in another two tracking sessions before heading to Sweden next week.
Go, me!
Regards,
djp
Friday, October 10, 2014
Never Had It To Lose It - 101014
Sponsored by "August 2014".
In total contrast with yesterday, had an absolute breeze, tracking 12 Ric bass parts on the Tascam 2488, via the Line 6 Bass Pod XT. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The parts are mostly variations on a standard parts, with a handful of non-sequitors thrown in for good measure. Very satisfying.
Not sure how much work I'll be able to do over the next few days. Things are going to pretty busy around here, since we're all heading off to Sweden next week to see Younger Daughter for a few days. I might manage to sneak in a few tracking sessions, but I wouldn't swear to that.
In total contrast with yesterday, had an absolute breeze, tracking 12 Ric bass parts on the Tascam 2488, via the Line 6 Bass Pod XT. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The parts are mostly variations on a standard parts, with a handful of non-sequitors thrown in for good measure. Very satisfying.
Not sure how much work I'll be able to do over the next few days. Things are going to pretty busy around here, since we're all heading off to Sweden next week to see Younger Daughter for a few days. I might manage to sneak in a few tracking sessions, but I wouldn't swear to that.
And speaking of Sweden...
God eftermiddag, vänner ...
Regards,
djp
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Iye - 091014
Sponsored by "ATL Introducing... New Irish Music".
Had a very frustrating morning tech-wise. Two computers decided that today was the day to start acting up. The fact that one of the computers was only bought five days ago just added to the annoyance.
But eventually I managed to track 6 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488, using the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The parts are really just little snatches of guitar sound that I can dub up for the track. They're not really that good taken in isolation (I could've tracked 66 parts and they'd still sound crap), but I should be able to edit something decent out of the various parts.
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
Had a very frustrating morning tech-wise. Two computers decided that today was the day to start acting up. The fact that one of the computers was only bought five days ago just added to the annoyance.
But eventually I managed to track 6 Squier Strat parts on the Tascam 2488, using the Line 6 Pod 2.0. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
The parts are really just little snatches of guitar sound that I can dub up for the track. They're not really that good taken in isolation (I could've tracked 66 parts and they'd still sound crap), but I should be able to edit something decent out of the various parts.
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
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