Monthly Recording Challenge 53 - "Unplugged"

[mark_h]

16 hours ago, WATSON43 said:

Here's my submission.  I saw a guy do this arrangement on YouTube and I really liked it.

KG_What a Wonderful World_February 2018 challenge.mp3

Excellent cover Watson43! That’s a sweet arrangement.

Mark

[mark_h]

14 hours ago, rkl312 said:

My goodness that is my dream.  Very beautiful.  That is the style I love.  Ok more practice!!

Thank you. And you hit the nail on the head, all it is is practice and time. 

Mark

[mark_h]

11 hours ago, V7#5b9 said:

Currently, my recording facilities are not favourable and I’m still focusing on practicing jazz etudes, but since the theme is fitting I thought I’d use my old recordings. This is really old stuff. I recorded those almost 5 years ago for a couple of initial monthly challenges. It’s kind of funny for me to listen to these amateurish attempts today. I really should take some time to rerecord them to find out if I’m still dying of laughter listening to them. 

“Blowing In The Wind” 

Bonus track “Yesterday” should probably stay home. 

 

It’s great to have recordings to go back to, it highlights your progress so well. Having said that there is nothing wrong with the playing in these. Yesterday sounded really close to the original. Well done.

Mark

[mark_h]

11 hours ago, Wim VD said:

Some weeks ago, I recorded an accoustic version of Misty. So I thought this would fit here as well.

 

 

Wim, that’s something to be proud of! Very nice playing.

Mark

[mark_h]

11 hours ago, V7#5b9 said:

@mark_h Your promo vid is really nice. As far as I’m concerned you played smoothly. Non-rigid timing gives it more feeling. Bum notes? What bum notes? You meant to play what you did, that’s it!

? of course I did. Thanks Gerard.

[gotto]

Awesome Kevin! Great vocals and nice upbeat strum technique for a timeless classic. 

Greg

[gotto]

Gerard, really nothing better than a looking glass into the past to see how far one has traveled. Your musical journey is remarkable and an incentive to me to keep pushing boundaries and always try to learn something new.

Greg

[gotto]

Very sweet Wim! Great comping and a beautiful solo over this great jazz piece. I really enjoyed this. Thanks sharing.

Greg

[Wim VD]

8 hours ago, mark_h said:

Wim, that’s something to be proud of! Very nice playing.

Mark

Thanks Mark, and congrats on your Marbella Wedding Guitar Song. The Spanish environment must be offering great inspiration.

Wim.

[Wim VD]

20 hours ago, V7#5b9 said:

Currently, my recording facilities are not favourable and I’m still focusing on practicing jazz etudes, but since the theme is fitting I thought I’d use my old recordings. This is really old stuff. I recorded those almost 5 years ago for a couple of initial monthly challenges. It’s kind of funny for me to listen to these amateurish attempts today. I really should take some time to rerecord them to find out if I’m still dying of laughter listening to them. 

“Blowing In The Wind” 

Bonus track “Yesterday” should probably stay home. 

 

@V7#5b9

Gerard,

I would love to hear some of your Jazz tunes!

Wim

 

[Wim VD]

2 hours ago, gotto said:

Very sweet Wim! Great comping and a beautiful solo over this great jazz piece. I really enjoyed this. Thanks sharing.

Greg

Thanks Greg.

[V7#5b9]

Thanks Mark and Greg. I always appreciate kind words and constructive criticism even more so. By the way, my apologies if I miss and fail to respond to entries due to constraints of time.

[V7#5b9]

18 minutes ago, Wim VD said:

@V7#5b9

Gerard,

I would love to hear some of your Jazz tunes!

Wim

 

I plan to do just that in the coming months. It will be easier from the recording perspective as I will be able to plug directly into my Zoom R24, without worrying about the background noise. 

[IanD]

Wow, lots of great entries coming in thick and fast this month.

@WATSON43 Sounds perfect to me. Vocal, guitar and recording quality are all superb.

@V7#5b9 Good job. I look forward to hearing how far you've come with some new tunes.

@Wim VD Beautiful, very clearly and tenderly played. Well done!

Ian

[matonanjin]

On 2/2/2018 at 8:18 AM, mark_h said:

There are lots of timing mistakes, bum notes, and I even wandered off at one point. But you don’t have to be perfect for people to enjoy what you do.  ??? Mark

 

Really nice, Mark.  Very nice.  I distinctly remember a very wise man once telling me, " I reckon only you noticed any flubs. " 

[rkl312]

On 2/2/2018 at 4:39 PM, Wim VD said:

Some weeks ago, I recorded an accoustic version of Misty. So I thought this would fit here as well.

 

 

That was really something!  Maybe a stupid question but did you record the rhythm first then record on top of that?  Its beautiful. 

[rkl312]

On 2/2/2018 at 4:05 PM, V7#5b9 said:

Currently, my recording facilities are not favourable and I’m still focusing on practicing jazz etudes, but since the theme is fitting I thought I’d use my old recordings. This is really old stuff. I recorded those almost 5 years ago for a couple of initial monthly challenges. It’s kind of funny for me to listen to these amateurish attempts today. I really should take some time to rerecord them to find out if I’m still dying of laughter listening to them. 

“Blowing In The Wind” 

Bonus track “Yesterday” should probably stay home. 

 

A couple of classics.  Very nice!

[Wim VD]

1 hour ago, rkl312 said:

That was really something!  Maybe a stupid question but did you record the rhythm first then record on top of that?  Its beautiful. 

@rkl312

Thanks for your nice comments.

The chords were recorded on the first track, and the melody was added later on the second track.

 

[Nutty1]

Wow!

@WATSON43 very well played and sang, very enjoyable, great rhythm!

@V7#5b9 I love those songs! Your playing was great (even back then) and I could hear every word that you sang which is important especially with such lovely songs. 

@Wim VD Beautifully played. I did not know that tune was called Misty. I really enjoyed it.

[WATSON43]

@V7#5b9  I enjoyed listening to these timeless classics. I can't wait to hear some of your jazz numbers.

@Wim VD  Wonderful rendition of “Misty”. One of my favorites.

 

[IanD]

Here's my contribution for this month. The song is 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan. I recorded a single, live take direct to mp3 via a Zoom H2n recorder that was standing on the desk in front of me. I then uploaded it into Logic Pro and tweaked the gain and EQ and added bit of reverb and compression. (p.s. when I say 'single, live take' it was by no means the first :-) )

Ian

 

[mark_h]

6 hours ago, IanD said:

Here's my contribution for this month. The song is 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan. I recorded a single, live take direct to mp3 via a Zoom H2n recorder that was standing on the desk in front of me. I then uploaded it into Logic Pro and tweaked the gain and EQ and added bit of reverb and compression. (p.s. when I say 'single, live take' it was by no means the first :-) )

Ian

 

Fantastic cover Ian. Great acoustic vibe. ????

Mark

[UncleHammy]

Nicely done @IanD very good.

I like that song but here in the US they use it on an TV advertisement for ASPCA and they show a bunch of sad dogs and cats while it is playing so it always makes me sad when I hear it.

 

[IanD]

1 hour ago, UncleHammy said:

Nicely done @IanD very good.

I like that song but here in the US they use it on an TV advertisement for ASPCA and they show a bunch of sad dogs and cats while it is playing so it always makes me sad when I hear it.

 

Oh no, sorry!

It's pretty sad anyway, about the loneliness of touring musicians apparently and how they sometimes use hard drugs for 'escape'.

Ian

[Nutty1]

Beautifully done Ian, I have never head that one before. Great playing and singing.