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12-04-2011, 05:52 PM
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Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | | Merry Christmas, Everybody!
This time of year, it's always fun to work up a Christmas tune. My two boys have learned this one on piano, and they also just finished singing it in our church's Christmas play. So I intend to bring them into the picture vocally and instrumentally sometime between now and Dec 25th. We've had lots of fun trying so far, but haven't captured anything worth publishing yet.
So for now, it's all bass! This was done with King Koa in it's current condition (Nordy NJ5FS pickups and Bartolini NTMB preamp). All bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI by A-Designs. I programmed both the drums and the organ inside Sonar.
Enjoy, and I hope you all have a great holiday season coming up! Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Festivus (for the rest of us)! "Away In A Manger"
Last edited by RocketMusic : 12-05-2011 at 09:02 AM.
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12-05-2011, 08:01 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Listening for the second time as I type. Absolutely EXCELLENT, Greg! The production quality is outstanding, but I'm really loving the playing! Wonderful stuff. (And the key change for the out chorus....that just made my morning.) |
12-05-2011, 08:12 AM
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Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | |
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12-05-2011, 08:25 AM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Excellent theft, and a total A+ on the feel. This one is a keeper. |
12-05-2011, 09:02 AM
|  | Well, Ahoy Paloi | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cape Cod, MA | | Kudos Greg! I may try to noodle over this today, after the big brown truck delivers my early Christmas gift!
I'll "shuttle" my thoughts from ears to fingers  |
12-05-2011, 09:02 AM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Merry Christmas to everybody  Hope everyone enjoys time with loved ones.
Can Y'All send me some talent please?  
God Bless, Ray
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12-05-2011, 01:17 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Ray - just learn how to play this next piece, and you'll be all set!
I spent this morning recording one of our guitar instructors (Greg Albert) who is entering a solo jazz guitar competion. He arranged a very nice medley of Christmas tunes interspersed with some tasty guitar wackiness. I hope ya'll enjoy this one, too! Greg Albert's Christmas Medley" (arranged by Greg Albert)
Also, Greg A. is available for lessons if anyone in the area is looking for a great all around teacher. He's got 20+ years of teaching experience, and he can play it all (rock, jazz, blues, etc.). I took lessons from him for about a year and a half, I was trying to get more guitar solo techniques into my bass playing. Hopefully, ya'll have noticed some progress I've made in that regard. Thanks to Greg (and quite a few other cats). It was a really excellent experience from my perspective.
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12-05-2011, 01:59 PM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | ^ What a great listen....thanks to Mr. Albert from me. |
12-05-2011, 02:57 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Excellent stuff Greg.
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12-07-2011, 06:02 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Yesterday, Danny handed me a disk with a Hammond organ "plug-in" for Sonar. Oh, man, is this going to be a fun and useful tool!! I've just scratched the surface of it, so far I've only figured out how to automate some of the Leslie speaker cab controls (mainly the speed of the spinning). It'll also let you move the sliders to vary the tone, but I've yet to get into that yet... soon!
So here's a fresh mix with some slow and fast Leslie cab effect. That varying speed really brings a fairly boring organ part to life! "Away In A Manger" |
12-23-2011, 03:02 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | | Things are winding down here at Rocket for the holiday. We'l be closed tomorrow & Sunday, then back in the saddle again on Monday!
I wish you all a safe, wonderful, Merry Christmas!! |
12-23-2011, 03:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Encinitas California | | | This is just smoking HOT Greg!!! This will be on continuous repeat thru Monday...
Just Awesome brother... |
12-23-2011, 03:35 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Thanks, Steve!
I wasn't gonna share this with anyone but the grandparents... but if you liked that version for pure bass-a-liciousness, you might also dig this version for overall cuteness. I got my two sons (8 & 9) to sing the verses so that I'd have a record of their squeaky voices before they change in another year or two. It's a bit pitchy (dawg), but the cuteness of it all overcomes that for me. "Away in A Manger" (featuring Riley and Will Bump)
8-year-old Will takes the first verse, 9-year-old Riley takes the second, and then they alternate in the third. This was a hoot to record. The boys really got a kick out of hearing themselves, and they learned a little bit about rhythm and intonation along the way. |
12-23-2011, 03:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC | | Merry Xmas to you guys too. Thanks to Greg, the Roscoe crew and TB this may be my very best Xmas to date  .
Everyone be safe,
sp |
12-23-2011, 04:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Encinitas California | | | Wow!! You and your boys just pushed me over the edge... Totally cool... |
12-23-2011, 04:19 PM
|  | Roscoe FANatic | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Jupiter FLA | | | Really enjoyed that Greg! Thanks!
And to all you TBers - I wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season and Best Wishes for a healthy happy New Year!
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12-23-2011, 06:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Casa Grande, Arizona | | | I love it! Thanks Greg, and Merry Christmas!
Mark |
12-24-2011, 05:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Merry Christmas Bump Master G.
Was so hoping Mrs. Crash was going to get this for me, but alas it didn't happen. Can I make $100 a month payments? 
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12-26-2011, 11:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | | | Merry Christmas, everyone!
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