(MP3 extracted from video)
I'm doing a whole BUNCH of stuff, none of which is finished and won't be for some time.
I'm also experimenting with getting songs out on the internet asap in a state in which I'm comfortable.
While figuring out a jamming set up, I stumbled across how to use the Windows Camera app to record video from my USB Camera but Audio from my PreSonus interface.
It was a short step from there to realise that my "One mic for vocal and guitar" technique I used a while back would work.
After that, just bung it on youtube and there you go :)
Here's a live demo of a song I wrote back on 10th December 2023.
I was ill and watching the documentary about Tom Petty making Wildflowers. I was moved to pause the doc and try something I'd spotted him doing.
Me and the guitarist from my old band have been rehearsing it in an Americana-type arrangement ever since.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtLMPvCl_f4Single Shure SM7B for both guitar and vocal.
PreSonus Studio 68C Interface.
No effects.
Recorded with the Windows 11 Camera app.
Ah! Didn't know that won't work! ;D
I'll see if I can quickly extract the audio from the vid. Otherwise, we'll be getting this one deleted :)
All done, mp3 extracted from vid and attached to original post :)
Man and guitar + broom cupboard = excellence loved it
Beautiful stuff Andy. That acoustic sounds mighty fine.
Great tune and vid, Andy. Lyrics are so true and relevant for our time. I also love the minimal live acoustic guitar and voice approach. That's how I started years ago. I still have my Martin D 18 but I really can't play it anymore. Don't know if it's the guitar or me. ???
"Here's a live demo of a song I wrote back on 10th December 2024".
Really? You wrote a song 9 months from now?! Cool! ;)
:) John B
Quote from: Johnbee on March 28, 2024, 01:50:48 PM
"Here's a live demo of a song I wrote back on 10th December 2024".
Really? You wrote a song 9 months from now?! Cool! ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
My Mum always said I was a genius!
Fixed now
sounds great just like this... and I have been seeing that Sure mic a bunch of times since you mentioned it...hm...
glad to hear about your process (ever evolving)... lyrics grab ya and I love that little riff in the guitar work there...
Cool song, Andy and nicely performed.
I have just listened/watched this again. Love it and will likely be singing it (badly) all day.
I listened three times, and then I realized the "we" in this song is not a "universal 'we'" but rather a "personal 'we'" – which changed my perception of the song entirely. This is a song of comfort, not a pretentious expression of philosophy. That makes it more beautiful.
BTW: In Malagasy there are two ways of saying "we" that help eliminate some of the confusion we experience around "we" in English.
Ahh, this was lovely. Great performance, and I really dug the lyrics.
Such a pleasant listen.
Blooby
Its a good song. Altough its just voice and guitar it sounds great, nicely played and sung.