Nope, still not done with this one.
Why, you ask? Why is it so hard to record a song I know by heart, that's only 2 minutes long, with easy chords?
I'll tell you why.
Because of my workplace calling me at very inopportune moments.
where music is food. grab your chopsticks and dig in.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Boudicea
This is a cover of an Enya song "Boudicea" with me and my piano. It's just another mic test.
Unfortunately, because I'm still learning the ins and outs of my mic, and I keep forgetting how sensitive it is! So I'm singing way too close to it. Ergo, the vocals are topping out and sounding a little distorted and crackly.
I really, really want to fix this but am laying my perfectionist self to rest, because I need to move onto other projects. Just pretend it's on record for the time being, mmkay?
I promise to come back and revisit this little tune with more gusto.
And maybe an accordion.
Next Project?
Possibly tackling Peter Gabriel.
(and yes. Enya, now Peter Gabriel. How much more gay can I get??)
Monday, October 15, 2012
Yeti Mic Test: Reading Sherlock Holmes
I got a new microphone: the USB Yeti. It's brilliant!
This is a small recording of myself trying it out, reading the opening lines to a Sherlock Adventure, "The Musgave Ritual". I'm thrilled to death with this mic, but... the letter P seems to be giving me some trouble, as you can hear. (Not the microphone's fault though.) I'll keep fiddling and see what I can do about it.
I have been kicking around the idea of doing literary readings for years. I always enjoyed listening to books on tape and think that if I actually applied myself, I could do it. If you enjoyed this, let me know. I think, now that recording just became 100% simpler, that I could seriously consider actually tackling a reading project.
Oh and by the way, its an enormous mic.
This is a small recording of myself trying it out, reading the opening lines to a Sherlock Adventure, "The Musgave Ritual". I'm thrilled to death with this mic, but... the letter P seems to be giving me some trouble, as you can hear. (Not the microphone's fault though.) I'll keep fiddling and see what I can do about it.
I have been kicking around the idea of doing literary readings for years. I always enjoyed listening to books on tape and think that if I actually applied myself, I could do it. If you enjoyed this, let me know. I think, now that recording just became 100% simpler, that I could seriously consider actually tackling a reading project.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Some Thoughts for Today
I've been trying to get over Recording Anxiety.
I'll know exactly what I want to play, and play it perfectly through, like 3 times. I'll be by myself. And then, I'll turn on my microphone and start recording.
And guess what happens?
I get nervous as shit and can't play, and can't record, and then get frustrated, and then - and then! - it just turns into a bad day when I can't accomplish anything.
So today, I tried something. I turned the mic on and just left it. Then I freestyled on my accordion. And it was awesome, and it worked.
Here is a little snippet of what came out of that. It's not perfect, obviously, I need to keep working on it, but I like this melancholy tune that I came up with.
I'll know exactly what I want to play, and play it perfectly through, like 3 times. I'll be by myself. And then, I'll turn on my microphone and start recording.
And guess what happens?
I get nervous as shit and can't play, and can't record, and then get frustrated, and then - and then! - it just turns into a bad day when I can't accomplish anything.
So today, I tried something. I turned the mic on and just left it. Then I freestyled on my accordion. And it was awesome, and it worked.
Here is a little snippet of what came out of that. It's not perfect, obviously, I need to keep working on it, but I like this melancholy tune that I came up with.
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