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#205132 - 01/06/05 12:54 PM ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
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I did this on a psr740. Two tracks. Played it in auto-accompany mode, recorded on track 1, then sang vocal on track 2.

CLONK HERE on "EASY AND MALCOM AND ACE AND WILL":
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/6/billordukethesongwritermusic.htm

Song about four old cats I used to like to sit back and watch them operate / navigate / fornicate. Well, dream on, they did.

Sad to say, Ace died recently and I don't think he ever got to hear it. I told him about it and he beamed but unless a buddy of mine let him hear it from the cd I gave him, Ace never did. Easy has and Malcom has, Will, I gotta track him down. The bar banned him for dirty dancing. Not kidding. Man, they've given me some smiles.
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#205133 - 01/06/05 01:09 PM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
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Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Well, I like it a lot. I like story songs.
Good sound!
DonM
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#205134 - 01/07/05 05:03 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Loc: Louisiana, USA
Quote:
Originally posted by DonM:
Well, I like it a lot. I like story songs.
Good sound!
DonM


Thanks, Don. If you come back in here, disregarding the song itself, just the sound... on a CD for sale to the public, would you consider that sound adequate? Or anyone else, chime in. Thanks!
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#205135 - 01/07/05 05:26 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
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Registered: 09/10/03
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Loc: Leesburg, FL USA
Hi Bill,

I think all your songs on that site are well done. EASY AND MALCOM AND ACE AND WILL is a great song. Overall I think the sound would be fine on a CD but I would need to hear it played on a better system than my computer. On the computer the sound seemed a little over driven as if some clipping was occuring. The other songs didn't come across that way.

I'll download the MP3 at home and play it through a larger sound system and let you know how it sounds.

Best Wishes


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#205136 - 01/07/05 05:29 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
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Loc: Louisiana, USA
Quote:
Originally posted by shcox:
Hi Bill,

I think all your songs on that site are well done. EASY AND MALCOM AND ACE AND WILL is a great song. Overall I think the sound would be fine on a CD but I would need to hear it played on a better system than my computer. On the computer the sound seemed a little over driven as if some clipping was occuring. The other songs didn't come across that way.

I'll download the MP3 at home and play it through a larger sound system and let you know how it sounds.

Best Wishes




Okay, try to remember to post back, I'd like to know what you think about that one. I spent more time and expertise on this song versus the other ones. The other ones are just scratch demo's.
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#205137 - 01/07/05 08:19 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
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Bill, the sound is great, but as was mentioned, may be a little too hot. My system is a pretty good one, and I did experience a little clipping or near-clipping.
In the old days, a little overdrive resulting in sometimes-pleasing tape saturation. Digital clipping can be downright painful. Yours isn't to that point, but I would try reducing the signal somewhere along the line.
Other than that, I would buy one. I'd buy one anyway.
If I had any money.
DonM
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#205138 - 01/10/05 10:06 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Loc: Louisiana, USA
Don, what do you mean by...

too hot
clipping

What does this mean exactly?

How do you prevent this in the recording process?

EDIT: By the way, do you happen to mean the whole sound is clipping out? This is an MP3 you are hearing... does that factor in? I mean, unless you mean something about the actual sound on my CD... which you obviously haven't heard.

[This message has been edited by SemiLiveMusic (edited 01-10-2005).]
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#205139 - 01/10/05 10:13 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Somewhere along the line, the recording level may have been a little too high. There should be some lights, or gauges that you can monitor when inputting the sounds.
As I said, it is not bad, but to my old ears seems almost to the point of overload, which causes "clipping" or distortion.
Don
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#205140 - 01/10/05 10:28 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
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Loc: Louisiana, USA
I had put this in my post, which you probably didn't see before you replied...

EDIT: By the way, do you happen to mean the whole sound is clipping out? This is an MP3 you are hearing... does that factor in? I mean, unless you mean something about the actual sound on my CD... which you obviously haven't heard.
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#205141 - 01/10/05 11:04 AM Re: ORIGINAL SONG: Easy and Malcom and Ace and Will (psr740)
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
I'll have to go back and listen again. Converting to MP3 probably isn't affecting it.
What compression ratio did you use when converting to MP3?
I have to run some errands but will get back later today.
Don
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