Sponsored by "Alternative".
More tracking of "vocalisations" on the Gulag Mobile via the Sennheiser e855...
...INDECISION
- 2 parts
IYE
-3 parts
STILTWALKER...
- 8 parts, 7 of which are more by way of sound effects (you'll know what I mean when you eventually hear the track...).
Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Much editing to do...
Taking a break for the weekend. More work on Monday.
Regards,
djp
Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
You Have My Heart Scalded/This Is Going To Take, Like, Forever - 260215
Sponsored by "Allez Allez".
...SCALDED
Tracked four vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Various shouty improvisations. Quite fun to do. A bit concerned that the takes might have been a little "hot", but the wavs look OK. Should sound fine in the mix. Much editing required, however...
...FOREVER
As above, but only two vocals parts tracked. Whispers. Some editing required - maybe not too much.
More work tomorrow. Not so much shouting this time...;-).
Regards,
djp
...SCALDED
Tracked four vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Various shouty improvisations. Quite fun to do. A bit concerned that the takes might have been a little "hot", but the wavs look OK. Should sound fine in the mix. Much editing required, however...
...FOREVER
As above, but only two vocals parts tracked. Whispers. Some editing required - maybe not too much.
More work tomorrow. Not so much shouting this time...;-).
Regards,
djp
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
My Troubles Are As Nothing Compared To Yours - 250215
Sponsored by "All Songs Considered".
Tracked 15 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855 microphone. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Lots of interesting harmonies. Some editing and much EQ-ing required. Great fun though!
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
Tracked 15 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855 microphone. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Lots of interesting harmonies. Some editing and much EQ-ing required. Great fun though!
More work tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Gomorrah - 170215
Sponsored by "80s Music".
Tracked 17 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile via the Sennheiser e855 mic. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Sounds great so far. Some editing required.
Back to the real world tomorrow...
Regards,
djp
Tracked 17 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile via the Sennheiser e855 mic. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5.
Sounds great so far. Some editing required.
Back to the real world tomorrow...
Regards,
djp
Monday, February 16, 2015
Me & The Fly - 160215
Sponsored by "70s Music".
Tracked 15 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile using the Sennheiser e855 mic. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5. Some editing required, but not a huge amount.
More work gomorrah...
Regards,
djp
Tracked 15 vocal parts on the Gulag Mobile using the Sennheiser e855 mic. Audio cleanup in AA3 and inserted into the relevant project file in CE5. Some editing required, but not a huge amount.
More work gomorrah...
Regards,
djp
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Gomorrah/My Troubles Are As Nothing Compared To Yours - 030215
Sponsored by "Nina Simone".
Well, I know I said I'd think about doing some vocals today. Well, I did think about it. Most of last night, in fact. I found looking myself for reasons (or excuses) not to sing today. And I found plenty of silly, trivial, moody reasons. But when I woke up this morning, I found the best reason of all - incipient manflu. So, no singing to day, just Lemsip...;-).
But I decided to use the time to do some work on lyrics and vocal nonsense. Over the last while I have been keeping notes of random phrases that have popped into my head, for use either as proper lyrics, or as words I can dub-up. In the latter category, I have material for six tracks, to which I will probably add material improvised while tracking. All good fun, no doubt...
But I also found time to write two sets of lyrics. And here they are...
Well, I know I said I'd think about doing some vocals today. Well, I did think about it. Most of last night, in fact. I found looking myself for reasons (or excuses) not to sing today. And I found plenty of silly, trivial, moody reasons. But when I woke up this morning, I found the best reason of all - incipient manflu. So, no singing to day, just Lemsip...;-).
But I decided to use the time to do some work on lyrics and vocal nonsense. Over the last while I have been keeping notes of random phrases that have popped into my head, for use either as proper lyrics, or as words I can dub-up. In the latter category, I have material for six tracks, to which I will probably add material improvised while tracking. All good fun, no doubt...
But I also found time to write two sets of lyrics. And here they are...
GOMORRAH
Baby's going back to Gomorrah
She's leaving on the morning train
I'll take her to the station tomorrah
I wonder will I see her again?
Baby's going back to Gomorrah
Big city by a different name
She's going back to where she came from
I wonder will I see her again?
(c)2015 Daniel Prendiville
MY TROUBLES ARE AS NOTHING COMPARED TO YOURS
Well my clothes are worn but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And I feel forlorn but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And my car won't start but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
I've a broken heart but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
Well the sky is grey but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And it rains all day but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And my muscles strain but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
But I feel no pain so the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And I feel the cold but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And I'm getting old but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
And I struggle and strive but the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
But I'm still alive so the troubles I got
Are nothing compared to yours
(c) 2015 Daniel Prendiville
I need to tidy out the arrangement for ...TROUBLES a bit, but nothing a bit of "editage" won't sort.
Real world intervenes tomorrow. Can't be having fun all the day, can I...?;-).
Regards,
djp
Monday, February 2, 2015
FCA Boots - 020215
Sponsored by "Nick Drake".
Well, that was fun!
I recorded ten parts of marching footsteps in my backyard on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855 microphone.
I transferred the 10 wavs to my PC and did audio cleanup in AA3. Because there is a limit to the number of audio tracks you can have in CE5 (64, I think...), I created a multitrack "session" file in AA3 and made a stereo mix of the wavs. I then inserted that into the relevant project file in CE5 and dropped the marching in-and-out of the mix as I desired. Essentially, it will only feature when there is just one guitar part in the mix.
In spite of doing something like 20 bars (eh?) of marching, the tempo of the footsteps tended to drift rather alarmingly towards the end of the parts and the ambient noise got rather noticeable half-way through. So I found 4 bars that sounded pretty clean and tight and cut/pasted them as appropriate. Messed around a bit with EQ and delays, and the footsteps sit pretty well in the mix, but obviously the final decision on this (and everything else) will be made at the mixing/mastering stage.
As I said, "fun"!
More work tomorrow, but I'm not sure what I'll do. Might track some vocals. Eeek...;-).
Regards,
djp
Well, that was fun!
I recorded ten parts of marching footsteps in my backyard on the Gulag Mobile, using the Sennheiser e855 microphone.
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| Footstep recording rig. Kitchen chair - model's own... |
I was planning on recording 12 parts, but the next-door neighbour was moving about and I was half-expecting a head popping over the boundary wall, wondering what the rumpus was. In addition to that, there was a lot of ambient traffic noise from the main road, so I decided to cut my losses and end the session early. And it has to be said that marching in time to a metronome is not the easiest thing in the world for an unfit middle-aged man to do...;-).I transferred the 10 wavs to my PC and did audio cleanup in AA3. Because there is a limit to the number of audio tracks you can have in CE5 (64, I think...), I created a multitrack "session" file in AA3 and made a stereo mix of the wavs. I then inserted that into the relevant project file in CE5 and dropped the marching in-and-out of the mix as I desired. Essentially, it will only feature when there is just one guitar part in the mix.
In spite of doing something like 20 bars (eh?) of marching, the tempo of the footsteps tended to drift rather alarmingly towards the end of the parts and the ambient noise got rather noticeable half-way through. So I found 4 bars that sounded pretty clean and tight and cut/pasted them as appropriate. Messed around a bit with EQ and delays, and the footsteps sit pretty well in the mix, but obviously the final decision on this (and everything else) will be made at the mixing/mastering stage.
As I said, "fun"!
More work tomorrow, but I'm not sure what I'll do. Might track some vocals. Eeek...;-).
Regards,
djp
Sunday, February 1, 2015
FCA Boots - 010215
Sponsored by "New Wave".
The weather forecast for tomorrow looks pretty favourable, so I intend to do a spot of field recording for FCA BOOTS.
To that end, I tracked a metronome track in CE5 via the Phonic Firefly/Behringer Xenyx 1202. Edited it in AA3 and transferred it across to the Gulag Mobile. Sounds good so far...;-).
More tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
The weather forecast for tomorrow looks pretty favourable, so I intend to do a spot of field recording for FCA BOOTS.
To that end, I tracked a metronome track in CE5 via the Phonic Firefly/Behringer Xenyx 1202. Edited it in AA3 and transferred it across to the Gulag Mobile. Sounds good so far...;-).
More tomorrow.
Regards,
djp
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