Members Stackabones Posted September 8, 2007 Members Posted September 8, 2007 Sip de rum Another Zoom (recording) and Garageband (mixing) project. Plugged my Yahama AEX500N straight into the Zoom and used one of the effects in there. Vox and rainstick/shaker were captured with the Zoom stereo mics ... effect setting was "lead vocal." For those who like to play at home: capo on the fourth fret mainly using a C major cowboy chord and some travis picking. Guitars are double tracked and panned hard left and right, except for the quasi-African thing at the end which is set in the middle and back in the mix a bit. Cheers!
Members Phlat Phive Posted September 9, 2007 Members Posted September 9, 2007 I like it. 'Quasi-African' indeed! The guitar parts have a slight Habib Koit
Members Stackabones Posted September 9, 2007 Author Members Posted September 9, 2007 Thanks for the kind words! Phlat, I guess I'd better check out Habib Koit
Members Phlat Phive Posted September 9, 2007 Members Posted September 9, 2007 EDIT: Just checked out some Habib. Nice. Wow. Thanks for the comparison!I have his albums 'Baro' and 'Ma Ya'. Both are excellent.
Members BrandonBrinley Posted September 9, 2007 Members Posted September 9, 2007 i liked it VERY NICE!!!!
Members Queequeg Posted September 9, 2007 Members Posted September 9, 2007 good tune. Its got that creole Caribbean flavor to the sound and the lyrics. Making me anxious to get back down to the islands. I'm on my way there this Saturday again, but listening to this, I want to start packing tonight.
Members Stackabones Posted September 10, 2007 Author Members Posted September 10, 2007 good tune. Its got that creole Caribbean flavor to the sound and the lyrics. Making me anxious to get back down to the islands. I'm on my way there this Saturday again, but listening to this, I want to start packing tonight. Thanks! Pics when you get back, Queequeg! I've never been down there. Do you take your guitar?
Members Queequeg Posted September 10, 2007 Members Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks!Pics when you get back, Queequeg! I've never been down there. Do you take your guitar? When I moved down there for 2 years back in 1999 I took a Baby Taylor with me because I was moving between islands a fair amount & it would fit in the overhead nicely.This time I am only going for a week (to visit my g/f who is working there for 6 months) and I have so much to bring along that I'm not taking any guitar. I can get by for a week w/o a guitar.(I think)
Members Pascal Posted September 10, 2007 Members Posted September 10, 2007 Will check it out when I'm back home.
Members Stackabones Posted September 10, 2007 Author Members Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks for listening, everyone!!! I was clicking around at the SoundClick site and checked the charts. Sip de rum was at #10 in Acoustic Vocals! A Top 10 Hit!!! My first evah! Couldn't have done it without you.
Members Pascal Posted September 10, 2007 Members Posted September 10, 2007 Niiiiiiiiice! The arrangements and harmonies are really nice touches. Very effective above the obsessively repeated rhythm section. Certainly worthy of the Top 10.
Members Dave W. Posted September 10, 2007 Members Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks for listening, everyone!!! I was clicking around at the SoundClick site and checked the charts. Sip de rum was at #10 in Acoustic Vocals! A Top 10 Hit!!! My first evah! Couldn't have done it without you. Careful, Gil will have you under contract before you know it.
Members Stackabones Posted September 10, 2007 Author Members Posted September 10, 2007 Careful, Gil will have you under contract before you know it.
Members d03nut Posted September 10, 2007 Members Posted September 10, 2007 Nice different "vibe". And thank god for the lyrics page cuz I thought you were saying something else was going "numb"...lol but serious.
Members brahmz118 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Posted September 11, 2007 Something different, very nice. The vocal harmonies are subtle and effective.
Members Stackabones Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Posted September 11, 2007 Something different, very nice. The vocal harmonies are subtle and effective.I consider myself an instumentalist first and a vocalist second, so the comments about the harmonies that both you and Pascal noted have really made me feel great. Thanks so much!
Members g6120 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Posted September 11, 2007 Hey Stack, Just listened and first time I've heard anything of yours! BEAUTIFUL! Really enjoyed that, thanks for posting!
Members Stackabones Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Posted September 11, 2007 Hey Stack, Just listened and first time I've heard anything of yours! BEAUTIFUL! Really enjoyed that, thanks for posting! Thanks, Gil. * My vanity got the better of me and I had to check the charts again ... #5
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