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After listening to the tune a bit on my iPod I really got the sense that the last chorus needed a lift. I thought about maybe adding an organ part or electric guitar part but that seemed a bit … Continue reading →

Time to add some guitars to the track. With vocals being the focus the tone of the guitar has to stay away from those midrange frequences. I selected my Telecaster through the Swart Atomic Space Tone. I took a quick … Continue reading →

The vocal track is very brooding and breathy on this track and so I wanted to accentuate that in the mix. There are a few notes that are slightly out of tune so I tried to AutoTune just a few … Continue reading →

The keyboard track was recorded using the TruePiano plug-in so the recording made was that of the MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) messages being sent to the plug in. So, I am now able to edit the keyboard playing not … Continue reading →

The first thing I did was to find some real drummer loops to put on this track before laying down the bass. I have been using Drumcore to avoid that programmed drum sound. I choose a series of loops … Continue reading →

Mary MacLean has been holding a 3 week intensive course in worship and song writing called Resonate 2010. On Friday I recorded the rough tracks for 12 songs from the participants in this course. I’m going to blog the evolution … Continue reading →

In this clip from the King’s Head gig on Dec 17, 2009, I used the GigRig to switch between two primary patches. The first patch is the sound I use for the “clean” chorused sound of the single note rhythm … Continue reading →

I work for HP as the manager of the Microsoft Practice for Canada. This year is our second annual employee funded work party for HP in Winnipeg. Last year I put together 3 bands and worked for 6 weeks to … Continue reading →

If you have never paid attention to Ry Cooder it is well past time you did. A quick browse on YouTube will show you evidence of his pure artistry. One of the greatest perveyors of slide guitar that has ever walk the … Continue reading →

Being in a retrospective mood I thought I might share my top 3 favorite recordings of 2008. These are albums that I’ve found hard to take off of my MP3 player and keep going back to for inspiration. The choices … Continue reading →