Cowgirl in the Sand

[Oldrottenhead]

hi hoop, i think you should bring up the backing vox a bit and bring me down a bit in the mix, i think i prefer the version with mad effects on my voice but only coz it hides a lot of my faults on this version there is nothing to hide my weak vocal style behind lol. saying that, its the fragility in neil youngs voice that makes me love him so much in the first place..

[Strider44]

great track hooper! i have 1 question.. do you use the inbuilt mic for your vocals? if so what effects do you use? im having trouble getting a good recording of my voice.. its often to quiet even on +8 db.. and i find im having to lower the levels of everything else.

[hooper]

I believe that both the vocals that Jim (OldRottenHead) and I did on both versions of this song were done using the On-board mic and the ForNylon preset.  From there I also like to EDT (edit) that preset and turn ON the ENH (enhancer)

Then you do need to work the mike pretty close... 6-8 inches.

[SteveG]

Awesome piece of work Hoop. I really should start writing stuff down as I bounce. Many times I have wound up searching through a MBR full of V tracks wondering where the hell I put that acoustic picked part! See ORH got in on the act again ... another great take on the vox there mate!

[guitarron]

same here-lately i've been  using the track sheet from the manual-scanned

[stevenm]

Wow Guys thats and outstanding mix!!  Im a newby and this is my frist post. I have had my MBR for 2 or 3 months and havent really done much  on it yet. I dont know much about recording and thats why im here and it looks like this is the right place. That you guys did all that on the  MBR is amazing!!
Steve

[hooper]

Thanks, Steve and welcome to the forum.
2-3 months? Go ahead and get over that little learning curve at the beginning and start making recordings!  Lots of fun and don't hesistate to get some good help from the friendly folks who hang around here.

[stevenm]

Thanks for the welcome Hooper i appercaite it!
     I have recorded a few things on it i just havent got real deep into it yet. I plan on tryin some stuff this weekend so be ready for the questions.
Steve

[Greeny]

its the fragility in neil youngs voice that makes me love him so much in the first place..

Totally agree! 'Harvest' is one of favourite albums (and my favourite when I'm listening to it...!).

You have that same quality of vulnerable honesty - and it's a damn good thing!

Great work guys. And some superb guitar from Hooper. Just lovely.

[Flash Harry]

Hi guys. I love the stuff you are doing here. This is my first visit and it's just brilliant listening to what you have done.

I have a spreadsheet that I made for keeping track of where I was. Here is a copy. Modify and repost if you want.

Harry.