Last Sunday 13 February 2005 09:12, Shayne O'Connor was like: > well, it's taken awhile, but i've managed to complete my first song on > linux! Congratulations! > http://www.machinehasnoagenda.com/downloads/The_Girls_-_The_Sailor.ogg > > (please be kind in any comments - i'm especially open to tips on > mixing/mastering). > > i recorded bass, guitar, vocals into ardour and sequenced the drums > using hydrogen. > > i used the ladspa plate reverb for the guitars, but the drums and bass > are dry ... i couldn't get a nice enough sound for the vocals using > ladspa, so i plugged them through ik multimedia's amplitube with > dssi-vst. i also used ik multimedia's TRackS to master the track, as > it's got a bunch of good presets ... > > this song is a bit of pastoral yearning from the back of my brain ... > i'd written the lyrics some years ago, but had forgotten all about them > until i stumbled upon this chord progression - at which point, it all > came flooding back :) > > this was the song i was working on when i decided to "try-out" linux ... > so i'm pretty happy to have finished it. > > a few caveats though: > > * i'm not that technically proficient at any of the instrument i've > played on here (though guitar is my favourite). Instrument Proficiency is one of the most overrated things when it comes to recording a song like this. There are two things which are required; being in time and in tune. You could afford to be a bit more fussy about the tuning of the guitar, that's all I can hear that would make a major difference. > * i can't really mix. Neither could Holger Czukay or Mark Kramer when they started, who cares? Trust your ears. > * i can't really sing. Neither can Bob Dylan or most Rappers. Pas de Probleme. > * i can't really master. This is your first song. Play with JAMin for long enough and you will learn. :-) > * i may have gone too far with the echoes? I think that's largely a matter of taste. Not far enough for mine. The drums really need some reverb. I always say 'do what you can with what you've got'. It sounds like you've done just that. Fair play. I look forward to your next offering. cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
