Fire Up My Imagination by The Scolars (Geoff,jg./Kari) violin by Bruno

[kenny mac]

This is totally different from things I've heard on here recently and it sounds so fresh.
I love the violin on it.
I bought a violin once as I always wanted yo learn it but was disappointed in my results lol.
I'm convinced I bought a set up that was too cheap and didn't lend itself to real learning but it might have been I was just crap at it
This song is a nice flowing easy listening song that creates a smooth vibe.
It's relaxing
Well done to all.

[j.g.]

Thanks for the great comments. Kari produced a great track to work with, but it was difficult to get the right lyrics to go with it, so kept it simple in the end. Bruno's violin additions were an inspired part to add and filled that little gaps - nice bit of playing as well. The overall mix of the whole track was very professionally completed by Kari.
This has "fired up my imagination" and I have now picked up the guitar again after a long break due to health issues. I will have to get a few tracks completed and start listening in again to the excellent music produced by you guys. Been missing this Forum.
Geoff (j.g.)

[Mike_S]

Enjoyed that a lot, something slightly uneasy about the chord structure creating a great tension, enjoyed the lyrics on this one too.

[Redler]

Thanks to all for the nice comments! I'm very glad that Geoff is back

What did you use for the drums Kari?

The drums are from Jazz pattern of BR-80. There's not much options for jazzy drumming on BRs

[T.C. Elliott]

I like the drums, but yeah, not much to choose from there. More than some, though.
A good collaboration all around, but those violins take it over the top. Deffo.

[Blooby]

This was absolutely fantastic. I have to ask how the violin was treated. Is it straight, split, or do I detect some chorusing? I ask because you copped the Jean-Luc Ponty 70's tone. Wonderful!

Blooby

[bruno]

This was absolutely fantastic. I have to ask how the violin was treated. Is it straight, split, or do I detect some chorusing? I ask because you copped the Jean-Luc Ponty 70's tone. Wonderful!

Blooby

Thanks all for the comments - appreciated.

Blooby - now you're asking, not sure I can remember  .... it all went horribly wrong - I recorded it with bouncing switch on - so it had the base track - so I had to throw it all and restart. Recorded with the Kemper providing reverb and possibly some compression. I recorded a couple of tracks 1 stereo and 1 mono, which may explain the chorus sound, but I don't think that I added any on as an effect.

:-)

[Blooby]

If that was double-tracked, my hat is off to you. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast much less the nuances of a performance.

[Redler]

Here's how I panned bruno's tracks  

[Blooby]

Here's how I panned bruno's tracks 

Thanks.  The second was recorded on stereo tracks?