Here is an early mix of our pending CD/TAB project release, Cryin' Time Again, Bucks tune. License pending.
This one features my wife Bonnie on the vocal track and is the first project coming off of PC based Sonar which I started poking around with a few months ago.
This one has a few phrases using the 5,6,and 10 lower( FP Ped) as well as some phrases off of 3 and 5 dropping 5 a half step. The intent on this track was to merge traditional with contemporary.
Sonar is quite a learning experience, I'm about 20% knowledgeable now which means dangerous.
Tony that is great sounding steel, whatever you are useing it must be right......
If it was your average punter listening I would say less is more ie: the guitar part was so small by comparison you tend to savour every note of it so, being a steel fanatic I would say do it the other way around Make `em wait for it use it sparingly...you have the impact part of it, the sound you are getting is great on that recording.
But on reflection,and being a steel nut!! Fire the guitar player and wind up the steel!!
On this track I tried something a bit different within' Sonar for the Steel and the short Guitar part ( intentional) , for the Steel I used a stereo delay but this time went with 295 ms left and 305ms right which kinda spread it out and for both I created a sort of "early reflections" reverb which gave it an "across the room" kinda feel, what ever the heck that means!
I fully agree that if this was an "artist release" type of track it needs more guitar or even a fiddle, but seeing it's purpose is Steel guitar education , the Steel wins !
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James, I am in process of tabbing this now and it should be ready to go within a week. What you hear is what you get ! The program, like each of the others will have full tab, a discussion track, performance track and this one will have two tracks , both without Steel and one without the Lead guitar for those who want to just play it all.
thanks
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Tony-I just listened to your recording of Crying time.Nice tone and playing on the steel, good singer and all in all looks like a production winner with a little editing . Good show...al.
Michigan (MSGC)Christmas Dinner and Jam on my 80th Birthday.
How sweet it sounds when Im listen to you and your wife here on this song! This is how a nice country song shall be sung and played.
It made my day
Love it
Uffe
Congrats Tony!
You have just gotten yourself two addictions in one now. Recording is addictive and new recording software can easily eat up any sparetime left over from pedal steeling.
And as if that isn't enough, wait till you get hooked on editing and mixing...
I vote that you hang on to the guitar player. He did OK to my ears.
1983 Emmons D10 SKH, Carter SD10, Nashville 112, Session 500, ProfexII, Lapsteels, GT-Beard reso, guitars of all kinds... http://www.myspace.com/ulfedlund
Hey Ulf, thanks, I have been "tracking" for years but this was my first pass at a full" PC software " adventure. I have been doing some editing and some mixing but I do have to make some time for the TV remote control ya know ! I have a good friend on YouTube, dustpuppy, who is the resident Sonar guy. I have added steel tracks to two songs using Sonar for him, he has been a great asset.
I know you have been doing recordings for a while, i've seen some of it on the www, Lot of good stuff by the way.
But with your new tools you will get yourself knee deep in it!
When's the next clip coming up ? ? ?
1983 Emmons D10 SKH, Carter SD10, Nashville 112, Session 500, ProfexII, Lapsteels, GT-Beard reso, guitars of all kinds... http://www.myspace.com/ulfedlund
