Steve LeBlanc Posted June 17, 2001 Share Posted June 17, 2001 I just recorded this in my gargage on a Tascam 22-4 1/4" four track. It's mostly guitar and vocal but there's some Synth piano played on the EPS too. Wonder Why(7.8mb) Steve LeBlanc at Artistlaunch.com Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted June 17, 2001 Share Posted June 17, 2001 Oh cool, a lopey, low register whimsical guitar and bluesy piano. Love the honest, impromptu feel!! JEEZUS, what I'd give for 1/10th of this guy's chops and ideas. I've liked every single thing I've heard, of many different styles. I thought I was a decent multi-instrumentalist, able to pass off my lack of expertise on any one axe because I can play 4 passably well. Well, this dude humbles me in EVERY regard. Such style, execution, and most importantly, SOUL. It reeks of musical and personal experience. It's out there in the REAL world. GREAT sound. And he can SING!!! Another winner, Steve!!! ------------------ Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.mp3.com/llarion Smooth Jazz Quote Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted June 17, 2001 Share Posted June 17, 2001 Thanks Phil...I'm really glad you dig what I do it means more than you can know. I'm really hard on myself and sometimes have a hard time keeping my confidence up. Peace, Steve Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobro Posted June 17, 2001 Share Posted June 17, 2001 Thanks Dave for your very perceptive comments. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Sysexguy (Psysexunit would be pretty moderne, dontcha think?) Hamadryad is very good, I didn't catch the link earlier. http://www.hamadryadmusic.com Hm, I guess a lot of my perception of music comes from working with my hands, building furniture, guitars, cooking, and I percieve a lot of that passion in music that gets labelled "prog." People talk about technique and craftsmanship- I feel those terms are often misunderstood. It's about the ability and labor of love to be able to express yourself, the DIY ethic, appreciation and love of well-made and beautiful things and carving your soul into the world around you. More William Morris than Sartre, which means good food and homebrew at band parties. Anyway, Hamadryad rocks, especially in the three-dimensionalness of "The Second Round". I see that Vitaly Menshikov has done a great review of them- http://www.progressor.net/ well congratulations on the recording, all the best to you, -CB Edti- corrected link This message has been edited by Bobro on 06-18-2001 at 02:31 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysexguy Posted June 18, 2001 Share Posted June 18, 2001 Bobro, Dave...thanks! I am overwhelmed at how prog is alive and the power of the internet when it comes to music outside the mainstream. While the suits pound the masses into submission with I-VIII-II progressions http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif "la Resistance" covertly keeps the good stuff from disappearing (regardless of genre). So the message to anyone who isn't sure whether to follow their heart or follow their accountant is to go for it. btw, the link is www.hamadryadmusic.com hamadryad was taken. oh yes and, Bobro, thanks for the suggestion but my username is Sys-ex guy not Sy-sex guy (at least here, this is musicplayer not adult friend finder http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ) LOL Back to keyboards, here's a few tidbits about the keys on the album - all keys were recorded as audio, not midi - the organ was a C3 and was recorded to ADAT with 2 AT 4033's on top and a GT AM52 on the low rotor. The AT's were turned slightly off axis to control the growl of the moving air. - the synth sound that closes "The Second Round, Part II" is not a synth at all. It is the main vocal, copied and processed with Wave Mechanics Pitchblender (a truly amazing plug-in that is somewhere on every cut) - the synthish intro "eternal loop" is guitar feedback through three separate instances of Pitchblender. The tone that closes the intro before the pitch out (that sounds like guitar feedback) is a hot tea kettle resonating. -the bass pedals are a pair of real Moog Taurus pedals. One of them had a B flat that wouldn't stay in tune that luckily was fixed with Wave Mechanics pitch doctor. FYI, Autotune claims that V3 now also will handle bass. We also had some clips and dirty pot noise that magically disappeared with the help of Amp Farm (a Bassman through "BIG cab"). -the Mellotrons were the Pinder CD through a ESI-32 + mucho plug-ins while the piano was a QS and the classical card in mono. -a minimoog handled the synth solos while an XP-80 did all the pads and effects All comments are most welcome. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysexguy Posted June 18, 2001 Share Posted June 18, 2001 Bobro, Dave...thanks! I am overwhelmed at how prog is alive and the power of the internet when it comes to music outside the mainstream. While the suits pound the masses into submission with I-VIII-II progressions http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif "la Resistance" covertly keeps the good stuff from disappearing (regardless of genre). So the message to anyone who isn't sure whether to follow their heart or follow their accountant is to go for it. btw, the link is www.hamadryadmusic.com hamadryad was taken. oh yes and, Bobro, thanks for the suggestion but my username is Sys-ex guy not Sy-sex guy (at least here, this is musicplayer not adult friend finder http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ) LOL Back to keyboards, here's a few tidbits about the keys on the album - all keys were recorded as audio, not midi - the organ was a C3 and was recorded to ADAT with 2 AT 4033's on top and a GT AM52 on the low rotor. The AT's were turned slightly off axis to control the growl of the moving air. - the synth sound that closes "The Second Round, Part II" is not a synth at all. It is the main vocal, copied and processed with Wave Mechanics Pitchblender (a truly amazing plug-in that is somewhere on every cut) - the synthish intro "eternal loop" is guitar feedback through three separate instances of Pitchblender. The tone that closes the intro before the pitch out (that sounds like guitar feedback) is a hot tea kettle resonating. -the bass pedals are a pair of real Moog Taurus pedals. One of them had a B flat that wouldn't stay in tune that luckily was fixed with Wave Mechanics pitch doctor. FYI, Autotune claims that V3 now also will handle bass. We also had some clips and dirty pot noise that magically disappeared with the help of Amp Farm (a Bassman through "BIG cab"). -the Mellotrons were the Pinder CD through a ESI-32 + mucho plug-ins while the piano was a QS and the classical card in mono. -a minimoog handled the synth solos while an XP-80 did all the pads and effects All comments are most welcome. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted June 18, 2001 Share Posted June 18, 2001 Wow. Andy, I'm truly impressed and excited to hear your music...I'm definitly going to buy the CD. Fantastic! Again, I can't say enough, I can't wait to hear all of the songs. This message has been edited by Steve LeBlanc on 06-18-2001 at 01:05 PM Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr minimo Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 Minimal techno and oddities from Puerto Rico: mp3.com/srminimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted June 22, 2001 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Hi All! I've got a new ReGurgiTron tune uploaded and online for your listening pleasure! It's called SlowGurg FizZ and you can hear it at: http://www.mp3.com/regurgitron The music features a JP-8000 and an Elektron SID Station (!) along with guitar and processed vocal sounds. Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Quote Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jg42 Posted June 23, 2001 Share Posted June 23, 2001 Hi... I've recently uploaded new tracks "Norhtern Woods" and "Journey of a Thousand Miles" - wanted to hear Your opinions on them... The URL is: http://www.mp3.com/arseny Thanks in advance... ------------------ Cheers, Arseny http://www.mp3.com/arseny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted June 23, 2001 Share Posted June 23, 2001 sr minimo I normally don't like this style of music much but I did enjoy the sounds you used a lot. f7sound You're crazy man...love it. arsenious Have you listened to "UK" before? "Northern Woods" reminded me a lot of that band minus Bill Bruford. On "Journey..." the contrast between the flute sound and the sound doubling the melody with it was really cool. The section at 2:08 is beautiful, I can hear a full orchestra playing an arrangement of that in my head...very nice. Peace, Steve P.S. I wrote more detailed reviews of these songs but because I hadn't put my user name in yet it all got erased...man I hate that about these forums. Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted June 23, 2001 Share Posted June 23, 2001 Originally posted by Steve LeBlanc: f7sound You're crazy man...love it. Peace, Steve Thanks Steve! There's more to come! Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Quote Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 25, 2001 Share Posted June 25, 2001 ok - my turn on the flogging rack :-) www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory Two tracks to choose from, both done on a Digi 001, using a range of gear / samples. I am only new at the Digi stuff so would dearly love some feedback (positive or negative) Regards David Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 26, 2001 Share Posted June 26, 2001 boink :-) Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted June 27, 2001 Share Posted June 27, 2001 David, I listened to "Goin Round." I'm not a techno guy and don't even know new synths very well but I like what you're doing...a lot more interesting than most of the stuff I hear from this genre. You don't sound new to Digi, very cool vibe. Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted June 27, 2001 Share Posted June 27, 2001 Thanks so much for the feedback Steve, you've made my day! As I have said elsewhere, hope to hang round a while and learn from some of you guys. Dave Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted June 28, 2001 Share Posted June 28, 2001 Hi everyone! I've got a new one. It's a video promo that's on my website. Audio was remixed and sweetened in Pro Tools. Video was edited in "iMovie2". Look under the "Now Showing" heading and give a look and listen. Quicktime is preferred because it looks and sounds better (about a 3 min download @ 56k). http://www.f7sound.com Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Quote Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 29, 2001 Author Share Posted June 29, 2001 I have two new ones up as well... The first one, Woogman in de Jungle , is a good example of the sorts of things that go wrong when middle aged white guys try to get funky. The second one, Tapdancer , was co-written with ex-Keyboard magazine columnist Connor "Freff" Cochran (his lyrics, my music). Listen carefully for those trombone parts...is it a synth? Or could it be... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/eek.gif Remember, no sucking up to the moderator...lemme know what you really think! I won't delete all of the negative posts... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansouth Posted June 29, 2001 Share Posted June 29, 2001 Trombone, you say? I was going to pass given the Freff connection - sorry, but his columns would cure the worst case of insomnia - but I HAVE to check it out now! Did you post a photo of the trombone player, Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 29, 2001 Author Share Posted June 29, 2001 Did you post a photo of the trombone player, Dave? 'Fraid not, big guy...you'll just have to be content to hear her blow. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gifhttp://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Hey, Valky - thanks again for doing the part! How's the mix sound to ya? Yeah, yeah, I know, it's an MP3 'n all... dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2 Posted June 29, 2001 Share Posted June 29, 2001 Hi, Would love to hear what you keyboard guys think of this tune. It's called Despair. There's also a couple of other songs that are sort of Beatley. I noticed there's a lot of Beatle fans around here. Me too. Any feedback would be great. http://angelfire.lycos.com/rock2/3songs Thanks, Macle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted June 30, 2001 Author Share Posted June 30, 2001 Originally posted by macle96@yahoo.com: Would love to hear what you keyboard guys think of this tune. It's called Despair. Macle, Really cool tune! The very beginning reminded me of Elton John's song "Tonight", but then it took off in a whole other direction. Excellent playing, great arrangement, and some seriously tasty string arranging. I love the singer's voice, I dug the piano part, and I was very impressed by the instrumental break in the middle. Plus, the mood of the music really seems to match the lyrics very well. Outstanding work! Thanks for posting it! dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2 Posted July 1, 2001 Share Posted July 1, 2001 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Macle, Really cool tune! The very beginning reminded me of Elton John's song "Tonight", but then it took off in a whole other direction. Excellent playing, great arrangement, and some seriously tasty string arranging. I love the singer's voice, I dug the piano part, and I was very impressed by the instrumental break in the middle. Plus, the mood of the music really seems to match the lyrics very well. Outstanding work! Thanks for posting it! dB Wow Dave, thank you very much! I love Elton John. His songs are pretty much the only ones I (can) play on the piano. Those early albums of his with all the orchestrations are just incredible. Thanks very much (and my girlfriend thanks you for the thumbs up on the vocal.) Macle http://angelfire.lycos.com/rock2/3songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted July 1, 2001 Share Posted July 1, 2001 Holy cow Dave! I just listened to Tapdancer and I'm almost speechless. Really incredible vocal performance... soul and fire mixed with excellent technique and timbre. Do I smell "single" here? Or maybe as part of a soundtrack for an "inspirational" movie... The kind that makes you feel "it's all gonna be ok"... The lyrics had an interesting phrase that reminded me of something... some classic rhyme or poem perhaps? Deja Vu all over again... I hope you don't get tired of me saying this... YOU KEYBOARD GUYS ROCK!!! plus the guitar tracks sounded perfect for the part... I love that edgy single coil snarl. A tele perhaps? guitplayer Quote I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted July 1, 2001 Share Posted July 1, 2001 My wife just walked in the room and asked me what that silly grin plastered on my face was for... did I dare tell her it's because I just listened to Woogman in the Jungle? From that first ...who who ha, who who ha ha... you had me... then that analog lead sound... mmmmmmm... was that ANDY talkin'? Fat, Analog, Funky... If all "rap" songs had this kind of artistry and vocals behind them... well I'd be a rap fan. The background vocals are PERFECT for this part... almost over the edge... but not quite... I loved the lead synth licks. great sound, not too "shrill" but nice and juicy... great feel on the bends... just like a guitplayer! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif The whole thing just made me smile... like a good Disney song might... (absolutely meant as a compliment)... I just imagined Simba, Timone and Pumba boppin' along to this as they cruised their jungle territory... (OK, I confess I've got a 5 and 7 year old and I've seen a LITTLE TOO MUCH DISNEY)... another gem... compared to your other new song... it's so different that the casual listener wouldn't even guess it was from the same artist. as always I'm just a lil ole guitplayer Quote I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 1, 2001 Author Share Posted July 1, 2001 Really incredible vocal performance... soul and fire mixed with excellent technique and timbre. My friend William can sing some - he's a very talented man. I'm very lucky to have been able to work with him. I love that edgy single coil snarl. A tele perhaps? Right manufacturer, wrong axe. American Strat. Tobacco burst with a rosewood fingerboard. Through the Pod. then that analog lead sound... mmmmmmm... was that ANDY talkin'? Nope. Andy is one of the two stacked sounds doing the bass (the juicy one). The other part of the bass tone is an MKS-80. They stack really nicely...the lead line is actually another one of my faves, a Wavestation. They just rule... The background vocals are PERFECT for this part... almost over the edge... but not quite... Yep - that's pretty much exactly where I was going...I had that really cool part in Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactive" in mind when I asked Michelle to sing that part. She sang it like exactly as it existed in my head when I wrote it - how often does that happen when you're trying to communicate a part to another musician? compared to your other new song... it's so different that the casual listener wouldn't even guess it was from the same artist. Wow - high praise indeed. Thanks you for your kind words...once again, I encourage you to post a tidbit or two of your own! dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F7sound - Posted July 3, 2001 Share Posted July 3, 2001 Hi everyone! I've got a new ReGurgiTron song, "nucleus" online at: http://www.mp3.com/regurgitron It's a combination of JP8000, SID Station, mangled guitar. Hope you all enjoy! Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.f7sound.com Quote Michael Oster F7 Sound and Vision http://www.F7sound.com http://www.regurgitron.com http://www.LaptopNoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 4, 2001 Share Posted July 4, 2001 Woogman in de Jungle Well, at first I didn't like this tune but after listening to it again it started to grow on me a bit. The keys are great, I'm just don't know about all the other stuff http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif. Tapdancer I like this a lot. Have you called Michael Bolton yet? Could be sittin on a gold mine here http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Nice piano sound and playing, I'll be listening to this song a few more times for sure. This message has been edited by Steve LeBlanc on 07-03-2001 at 05:57 PM Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 I recorded a vocal using my new Rode NT2 Friday night...we mixed the same night. It's nice to hear the real sound of my voice for a change...the SM58 was a struggle for me. Have a listen: \"Unless You Know\" I'm playing Rhodes and Guitars Nick Jett (my 19 year old nephew) - Bass and Guitar Tom LeBlanc - Drums This message has been edited by Steve LeBlanc on 08-06-2001 at 03:27 PM Quote http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsmusic Posted July 16, 2001 Share Posted July 16, 2001 To Steve LeBlanc: I like that fusion vibe. Reminds me of Return to Forever! Nice to hear a Real Rhodes! Hard to tell with compressed files, but the mix seems to be a little clearer during the guitar solo. The lead voice is very clear and up-front. I like the way you guys play together (must be a family thing)! Have Fun, Rob www.mp3.com/robsmusic PS: I know what you mean about upgrading your vocal mic. I just purchased a Rode NT-1 and a TubeMPpreamp (I was using a Radio Shack condensor), and I'll be using it on my next projects. Keep up the good work! ------------------ R. Guilford Butts www.mp3.com/robsmusic "Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God"......Leo Buscaglia Quote R. Guilford Butts www.mp3.com/robsmusic "Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God"......Leo Buscaglia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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