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| hamilton's hornpipe | 2009-10-31 22:30 UTC |
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Here's Josiah playing bagpipes - a song he wrote called "Hamilton's Hornpipe":
player goes here if you have javascript and flash
here's the mp3
He stood in our living room, which is very "live" - you practically get echos. We threw down a couple of carpets to try and block that a little. We used two C414s in "mid side" configuration, and on SM7b on the other side to try and catch the drones - all mics were over 10' from the pipes. I think next time we'll have some be closer. We used an API 3124+ preamp. |
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| songs my father taught me (not to sing) | 2009-09-12 21:33 UTC | ||
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| it might get loud | 2009-09-08 16:27 UTC |
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Josiah and I went and saw It Might Get Loud on Sunday, and we've been listening to Led Zeppelin ever since, and now I can't get the middle part of Carouselambra out of my head (even though it wasn't featured in the movie, I don't think).
Afterward, we walked back to the train stop at 12:15AM, swiped our "Q-cards" (deducting $1.25 from the prepaid balance on each card), then walked to the center of the platform to read the notice that the train had stopped running for the night (the published schedule says they run until 12:45AM). We walked home, which was nice, actually, because it wasn't too hot. I called today about getting a refund. They were sympathetic to the story, but said I have to stop by to get the refund (which, unless I manage to swing it as a diversion from another trip, will cost another $2.50 for the round trip :) ) I recommend the movie for any guitar player. I've never been a fan of U2, but I liked all the footage and dialog with "The Edge". I really don't know much about Jack White -- after my time, I guess. Jimmy Page will always be an idol, of course, and this movie strengthened that for me. |
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| hurry children | 2009-08-30 06:13 UTC |
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the studio has been mostly on ice since we moved, but I'm trying to pull things out every once in a while. Today, Sophie and I had a brief session - I used the red-bird inlay guitar and a Fender Blues Jr. amp (modified). I used a ribbon mic for the amp, and later took it apart to check out the ribbon, and wound up bricking it by accidently busting the transformer connection to the XLR pins, and for the life of me, I've been unable to restore it - the Lundahl transformer wires are so dainty they seem to disintegrate when I solder them. Need a lower power iron, I guess. Anyway, we used a Beta57a for vox. Things fell apart a little over a minute in when Soph made a move for the the amp mic, and wound up pulling it out of position (and then asked, "what?" to the quiet room), but it's still kind of fun to listen to and try and figure out the lyrics. We'll have to get the mic thing worked out and finish this one off.
Here's edit: updating with a later mix -- we're still working on it... player goes here if you have javascript and flash
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