petelaramee
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Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
Well mostly acoustic. This is my first attempt at micing a nylon string with a Rode NT1 (and mixing in a direct track). Also includes a few ebow tracks. http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13156223
post edited by petelaramee - 2015/12/13 03:11:05
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Jesse Screed
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/13 09:42:30
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Nice, the playing on this is top notch. I like the bass part. Did you play that?
I think you mic'ed that nylon guitar nicely.
Have you thought about pulling back on the distortlled guitar that come in at :18?
A very nice piece with solid playing. You don't hear that style around here much anymore.
Then get some Flamenco Dancers and put a little video footage to it.
If I had this bundle I would mess this up, in the Jesse Q style. I'm serious.
Way to go sir.
also, I saw on your SC page profile that you wanted people to guess your age. I guess you are 342 years old, or 622, I can't pin it down.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/13 12:14:47
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Very skillful player you are, sir. The music is strong with this one.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/13 13:24:54
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Sounded like I was in a seedy bar just after 3:00AM.
Just needed the click of dancers on the floor.
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petelaramee
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/14 03:07:04
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Jesse Screed
Nice, the playing on this is top notch. I like the bass part. Did you play that?
I think you mic'ed that nylon guitar nicely.
Have you thought about pulling back on the distortlled guitar that come in at :18?
A very nice piece with solid playing. You don't hear that style around here much anymore.
Then get some Flamenco Dancers and put a little video footage to it.
If I had this bundle I would mess this up, in the Jesse Q style. I'm serious.
Way to go sir.
also, I saw on your SC page profile that you wanted people to guess your age. I guess you are 342 years old, or 622, I can't pin it down.
Jesse Q. Screed
Thanks JQS. My buddy from Mexico played the bass. I didn't know I had a "guess my age" section on my SC page. However, I'm all for a "guess my weight" section that gives away prizes. kakku Very skillful player you are, sir. The music is strong with this one. Thank you Master Kakku! bapu
Sounded like I was in a seedy bar just after 3:00AM.
Just needed the click of dancers on the floor.
Oh I've played my fair share of seedy bars. Thank you sir.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/16 14:48:06
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That was really cool... Very much enjoyed it. The lead playing was well done, and I really like the arrangement and panning.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/16 16:43:38
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Well, I see a lot of new names up here (to me) and it's good. This very nice. At first the intro guitar seemed too trebly but either I adapted or you changed something. Nice work! I love the dead stop ending!
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/17 01:16:05
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Well conceived, well executed. Really nice playing. The bass comes through a little mid-heavy and bottom-lite, but you don't want a lot of bass here swamping your cool guitar work, so I think that's a good choice.
I was expecting a little drumming on the soundboard . . . :) dunno if you want that or not!
very cool stuff!
cheers,
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/17 14:37:02
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Excellent! Ebow was a nice touch, I always think that works well with acoustic guitars.
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petelaramee
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 06:02:44
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stevec
That was really cool... Very much enjoyed it. The lead playing was well done, and I really like the arrangement and panning.
Thank you very much Steve! evadianepug
Well, I see a lot of new names up here (to me) and it's good. This very nice. At first the intro guitar seemed too trebly but either I adapted or you changed something. Nice work! I love the dead stop ending!
Thanks Pug. For the intro I was actually going for that am radio/1930s-ish tone (no lows and strong in the upper mids) and I was thinking of adding some crackling similar to what you'd hear from playing an old vinyl record...I guess I fell short on that one. LOL
post edited by petelaramee - 2015/12/18 06:19:55
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 06:07:13
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emeraldsoul
Well conceived, well executed. Really nice playing. The bass comes through a little mid-heavy and bottom-lite, but you don't want a lot of bass here swamping your cool guitar work, so I think that's a good choice.
I was expecting a little drumming on the soundboard . . . :) dunno if you want that or not!
very cool stuff!
cheers,
-Tom
Thanks Tom. My brother is my drummer and I decided to let him rest that day. I was thinking of adding some Latin-style percussion, but decided to keep it simple. jamesg1213
Excellent! Ebow was a nice touch, I always think that works well with acoustic guitars.
Thanks James. I try to add ebow to at least song per project...and it is usually over an acoustic guitar. I agree they work well together.
post edited by petelaramee - 2015/12/18 06:20:56
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 07:36:22
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Few words can describe what I heard so I'll just say beautifully done in every aspect.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 08:55:48
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Mr. Peter, congratulations on the reviews. This is indeed a well crafted piece, and deserving of the accolades. I'm going to go listen to some more of your music and find another favorite. I just found your band's website. http://www.kurgansbane.com/photos.html Very cool. Jesse Q. Screed
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 09:00:21
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Wow, excellent Peter!! Very nice recording/micing the acoustic and of course of playing/composition. I have a takamine nylon string acoustic, but it's easy to record as it can plugged in.  Good work my man....good work.....I enjoyed the melodic playing.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 10:16:29
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Really nice Peter! I'd agree with Jesse that the ebow lead in the beginning comes in too loud and fast. I would suggest maybe fading it in more slowly, possibly using a hall reverb to make it sound like it is coming in from far away, then fade the reverb out as the ebow gets louder.
Beautiful playing all around!
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/18 10:28:59
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Pete,
Really fine playing. Sounds great, although I didn't get the intro. If the song were more produced it might make more sense but with the minimalist approach you have taken with the rest of the track, I would have kept it straight throughout. Anyway, overall the work is very outstanding and your nylon mic'ing technique worked very well.
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petelaramee
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/19 17:03:05
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String Jammer Few words can describe what I heard so I'll just say beautifully done in every aspect. Thank you sir. I appreciate that. Jesse Screed
Mr. Peter, congratulations on the reviews. This is indeed a well crafted piece, and deserving of the accolades. I'm going to go listen to some more of your music and find another favorite.
I just found your band's website.
http://www.kurgansbane.com/photos.html
Very cool.
Jesse Q. Screed
Thanks JQS. That band has my wife on vox, my brother on drums, and my fat, Mexican, Physicist buddy on bass. Mesh
Wow, excellent Peter!!
Very nice recording/micing the acoustic and of course of playing/composition. I have a takamine nylon string acoustic, but it's easy to record as it can plugged in.
Good work my man....good work.....I enjoyed the melodic playing.
Thanks Mesh. I have a 1/4" output on mine too, but I think it sounds much better mic'd. I did blend it with the mic'd track though. dcumpian
Really nice Peter! I'd agree with Jesse that the ebow lead in the beginning comes in too loud and fast. I would suggest maybe fading it in more slowly, possibly using a hall reverb to make it sound like it is coming in from far away, then fade the reverb out as the ebow gets louder.
Beautiful playing all around!
Regards,
Dan
Maybe your right about that first ebow part. Thanks for the tip and thanks for listening. markno999
Pete,
Really fine playing. Sounds great, although I didn't get the intro. If the song were more produced it might make more sense but with the minimalist approach you have taken with the rest of the track, I would have kept it straight throughout. Anyway, overall the work is very outstanding and your nylon mic'ing technique worked very well.
Regards
Thanks Mark. Yea I should either go all the way with it or scrap that idea at the beginning.
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/19 17:07:22
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Very nice - playing is top notch and the recording sounds great.
LOVE the sudden end
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petelaramee
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Re: Acoustic Instrumental!..."Golden Sombrero"
2015/12/20 20:35:12
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daryl1968
Very nice - playing is top notch and the recording sounds great.
LOVE the sudden end
Thank you sir.
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