Good work - I liked that. The way things move right at the end in the outro - that could work for the body of a different tune, too - even with different chords. Very interesting.

When I record voice and guitar at the same time, I position the mic stand to my left and the mic off-center to my left as well, so that when I look at what my left hand is doing, I'm still singing into the mic.

Good thing I don't have to look at my face when I sing.

Drew Stephenson wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:54 pm And this time, with the link: https://vimeo.com/167985315

Some of the witnesses look at the fingerboard.

Phew! Another day and I would have been forced to acknowledge that I'm not an intergalactic rock god! That was a close one! You will always be an IRG to me (and it's not even Valentine's Day). After I checked the site's downage on another machine, the first thought I had was: 'Well, THIS will mean ...

I turn my back on this thread for a couple of days and my decision to go rechargeable has been changed for me. It pays to move slowly, obviously. (Procrastination. )

Albatross wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:42 pm How about a couple of rechargeable batteries.

Yeah, I think this is the way forward. If I don't need a pedalboard for anything more than power supply.

Could be worse, I have an Epiphone acoustic with a built in pick up that I bought for using at an open mic I used to run. All was good until the battery ran out one evening. "No worries," I thought, "I always have a spare 9v battery in my box of tricks." So I popped the case off...

I don't used a pedalboard, but it might be worth it just for that lol.

If I had a fiver for every time I've forgotten to unplug my Godin when I'm done playing, and therefore run down the 9V battery in it, I could buy a *lot* of 9V batteries.

Back when I had to select a genre descriptor for my stuff, I'd opt for 'alternative' and hope for the best. The genre I really wanted was 'a breath of fresh air'.

# Jazz & Blues. Right...

I like your stuff, Mr Amanise. It's not because I can tap my foot to it even though I can't follow how all of it's moving, although that *is* charming. Some stuff just satisfies. But jazz and blues it ain't lol.

Nice mix. Nice guitar solo.

Here's a news program put together by CBC. I like the program, but the audio is getting on my nerves. There's a repetitive popping/clicking/percussive distortion at the beginings of words. Can you ID it for me? If I know what it is, I can hate it more intelligently. 8-) https://gem.cbc.ca/about-that...

Yeah, I like that one. Nice work. And yes - Christmassy.

ef37a wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:05 pm ...in any case modern valves tend not to stay 'good' for very long.

How long is 'not very long' usually?

My favorites were 'Simona' and 'In the Playground', but the whole thing's fun to listen to. Good work. Quite an excursion from what I've heard from you until now. What's next? Electric guitar?

amanise wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:32 pmI'm not a tee shirt, badge, or sticker salesman. Why would I be?

I have exactly the same disdainful attitude. And I'll bet you a jam donut that promoters have a similar attitude toward us.

"Maybe get a blister on your little finger, maybe get a blister on your thumb"

I suppose delusion comes into it often (and are there any areas of human endeavour in which it does not?), but it seems to me that the main thing in this game is what you like doing most: writing, recording, performing, promoting. I see those four activities on a scale - writing being the most inwar...

I thought it was a typo for a Rolling Stone.

That sounds very clear and defined to me. Thanks very much. Really useful. It even sounds fun.

I have recorded a string quartet with a handheld recorder with built in mics placed approx 12-15ft above the string quartet the results were amateur. I've never recorded a string quartet, but I recorded myself this way with a Zoom H6 and the built in stereo mic. The results were not anywhere near a...