[linux-audio-user] new song on-line

[Dave Phillips]

luke at chipcity.com.au wrote:

>I was impressed by your song and their are a couple of improvements in terms of song that I'd suggest.
>
>1. The very start, begin with Harmonica to introduce the instrument.
>
I agree, it sort of jumps in without introduction.

Actually I was trying to recreate the situation where the harmonica 
player shows up late to the gig and jumps on to the stage just in time 
to deliver his blistering solo... well, I got the "late to the gig" part 
right... ;)

>2. Go easy on the toms in each second bar of your phrase (leave them out, vary them, make them *less* obvious).
>
Agreed again. They're obviously sequenced, and I should have spent more 
time making variations. The drums are the part I like least. The 
rhythm's okay, but the part's repetitiveness annoys me too.

>3. Add vocal harmony in 3rd chorus (keep listener interested.
>
I thought of that moments before Ron Parker suggested the same thing. 
I'll probably add another voice this week, maybe get around to fixing 
that drum track too.

Thanks for your opinions and suggestions, Luke, I appreciate that anyone 
takes the time to listen to it.

A little more background about the recording. The song's been sitting in 
my head for about a year or longer, but I didn't have the gear to do a 
decent recording. Getting the Delta 66 and getting deeper into Ardour 
changed that, so now I'm all fired up to record more material. I like a 
"live band" kind of sound for my songs, very few of them would want a 
lot of arrangement, but I also use sequencer tracks extensively 
(sometimes it's just easier for me to write the parts via MIDI). I'll 
post more material to the page, hopefully my production values will show 
some progress as I move along.

Next song: "Maria Elena", a guitar piece. Two acoustic guitars, acoustic 
bass, I play all parts (no MIDI). Should be on-line in a day or two.

Btw, I followed some suggestions from other Ardouristas and tried some 
LADSPA plugins I hadn't ever used. SC4, Gverb, and the TAP plugins are 
*sweet*...

Best regards,

dp