JonathanD Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 You can now go to the link in my Sig named Auditory fecal flinger's and hear the intro I have worked out. I have found a way to delay the rolling E for as long as I can get electricity and my pedal works. This allows me to play the synth sounds. I am having trouble getting them so I might just get some other random yet fun effect to fill in. I will at least me able to play the right hand pars at the end since the E is the only note and it doesn't change Chords. Please let me know what you think, sorry for the distortion in there, it isn't present live. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Whew, this is a hard song to cover so far. I have the intro noise sampled onto my bass pedal and I have found a good tone for alternating between open E and the E on my B string (same for the C and A chords) But I wanted to find a way to do the synth sounds also. I have the synth sounds pretty close to the original, but I cant play the bass part and the synth part at the same time. We only have 2 guitar players, a bassist and a drummer. Any suggestions on how to cover/how have you covered this song? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 1. As a keyboard player, I think you may want to hire a keyboard player to cover a song that is identifiable by the synth sounds. 2. That said, the best way to approach this without a keyboard player is to arrange an "unplugged" version so you can see exactly what it will take to keep this song recognizable without synths. Then reintroduce the electric instruments. 3. I just listened to the song again. You could do it easily with one guitarist and having the other one covering the synth parts. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocko777 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Check out Les Claypools Frog Brigade, they did the entire "animals" album les did allot of the synth on his bass and the rest of the band filled in. With 2 guitars yo should be able to do something at least recognizable. Don't have a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. ~ Johnny Carson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbn Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 2. That said, the best way to approach this without a keyboard player is to arrange an "unplugged" version so you can see exactly what it will take to keep this song recognizable without synths. Then reintroduce the electric instruments. http://www.amazon.com/David-Gilmour-Concert-Caroline-Dale/dp/B00006LI4S Check out that DVD. It is worth the price (or PM me and I might be able to help you out). The DVD doesn't have "Welcome to the Machine" but it does have some stripped down versions of some of Pink Floyd's greatest songs. It will give you a good starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 OK the best version that has minimal synths in it is by Roger Waters himself: You Tube Link Yes, there are a ton of synths in it, but it would sound nearly the same without them in this version. The harmony vocals add a ton to this version, that may be something to consider. For the synth solo parts, I'd recommend playing the leads way up on your bass with a octave effect. This way, the bottom doesn't totally drop out, and even though it won't be the pedal tone, your guitarists should be able to hold down the implied root. Or have the guitarist play the lead. Now I feel like doing a version of this. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 That's an interesting version of that song. Too bad Roger Waters' voice isn't holding up anymore. I'll give another shout to that Gilmour DVD that Nutt posted. That's a fantastic show. Brilliant arrangements and performances all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutpepper Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 For the record I personally dont like this idea but it is one to consider. Use a laptop and pre-record a sample of the synths into it, then play to a click track so the sampled syths come in at the same point. Just be very careful!!!! Alternatively you can trigger the sounds using drum triggers, but these tend to be expensive. Also the frog brigade record is great!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanD Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Update is in the first post. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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