Imaginary Friends

[Wyatt]

This is my August contest entry for KVR..an idea worth developing.

I have been working a lot on my percussion tracks lately. This one is mixed from 9 HammerHead tracks, with Congas added. There is an elusive, "je ne sais quoi", that I am after percussion-wise..this is another step on the journey..

..like the guy said..another step closer to home. 

I didn't add bass, keyboard, or harmonica to this..once I got this far..well, it just seemed to say it.

Wyatt

[folderol]

Have you actually submitted this to KVR yet. I haven't spotted it so far - hope I didn't miss it!

It's quite interesting. Kudos to you for attacking percussion - my thoughts on that are well know

[Wyatt]

Have you actually submitted this to KVR yet. I haven't spotted it so far - hope I didn't miss it!

..only just now finished posting there.

It's quite interesting. Kudos to you for attacking percussion - my thoughts on that are well know

Thank you folderol, for your comments.

..I just this morning read something about you and percussion.

..when I realized the profound influence percussion has on a song, I decided to see if I couldn't learn to put a nice foundation underneath.

..want to try something trippy?? ..re-record a song you have already done using a different style of percussion track, @ the same bpm..it can be a real ear opener..it was for me.

Wyatt

[elwoodblues1969]

Wyatt,

The guitar work had an immediate impact on me,as it has a great hook to it and it's very soulful.The melodies are pretty intense,but I could not follow the drum track & I could not hear how the drum tracks fit into this song,as it did not make any sense to me.
Your choice of drum sounds was very artful & unique,but the patterns in contrast to the guitar work made it sound like 2 radios tuned to two different radio stations playing at the same time.

Essentially though,I think it is a fantastic idea and I look forward to hearing the end result of this piece,because it has tremendous potential.

Elwood

[Wyatt]

Wyatt,

The guitar work had an immediate impact on me,as it has a great hook to it and it's very soulful.The melodies are pretty intense,but I could not follow the drum track & I could not hear how the drum tracks fit into this song,as it did not make any sense to me.
Your choice of drum sounds was very artful & unique,but the patterns in contrast to the guitar work made it sound like 2 radios tuned to two different radio stations playing at the same time.

Essentially though,I think it is a fantastic idea and I look forward to hearing the end result of this piece,because it has tremendous potential.

Elwood

Thanks for listening, and for your comments.

The thing that I have tried to avoid  with the drum track, is that, predictable, relentless, "boom, boom, chicka-boom", that I so often end up making with a drum-software..

..I also tried to not have it remain continuously constant..

..of course the downside is the occasional trip through the berry patch.

I most certainly will be continuing to work on that..next time I'll get it! 

Wyatt

[Martin E]

Nice guitar work, Wyatt. Like the composition you have here and as you say could be developed further.

Have to agree with Elwood on the drum/percussion, which is a bit all over the place at the moment. Have you tried recording with a guide track just to keep you in time. It's what I sometimes do. After geting things down the guide track can be deleted.

[Wyatt]

Thanks guys, for the comments. I've been working on this some more.

@ Martin: Thank you for the suggestion..how I go about it is: I play the chords first to get a feel for what I want in a drum track..then I make the drum track..then I record the rhythm guitar..that's how I get started..the problem comes in later, when I start snipping things and moving them around.


Here is a new version..it sounds Sooo much better now,..thanks fellas.

I don't know what got tangled up in the process, but obviously something did..that happens to me a lot.

I backed up to this point, and will keep working on the rest of the percussion.

Do you think its OK at this point?

Or should I back up one more step, and re-do the HH track?

I don't mind..I am trying to learn a whole lot of things right now, and I have never done much with drum tracks until just recently.

Haha..I should have posted here before entering it. 

Wyatt

I do a lot of 3 am studio time, and so I often mix with headphones..didn't have a chance to reference this mix yet, so it's my best guess.

[Oren]

Wyatt,

You and I think alike in many instances (you should be very afraid ) and this little exercise is a good example. Some low-tech action with high vibrational content feels like a good therapeutic maneuver, somehow.

This one's a real cutie. I think I'll fire up "Hotstepper" -  HammerHead's associate rythm progrgam -  and see what goes down. Time for some instrumental guitar over old-school beat box

Take cover, friend, this could get crazy,

Oren.

[Wyatt]

Wyatt,

You and I think alike in many instances (you should be very afraid ) and this little exercise is a good example. Some low-tech action with high vibrational content feels like a good therapeutic maneuver, somehow.

Nothing like being in good company.

This one's a real cutie. I think I'll fire up "Hotstepper" -  HammerHead's associate rythm program -  and see what goes down. Time for some instrumental guitar over old-school beat box

I can't wait to hear it..still wrestling the HammerHead!

Take cover, friend, this could get crazy,

Oren.

..hehe..that's what I like to hear! (..when faced with overwhelming odds, a rapid, outrageous operation stands an excellent chance of success.)

Let 'er rip!!

Wyatt

[kara]

hm, perfect for the Nuevo Jazz project 
I love how it sounds a bit off and still fits together, very well done !

k

Good luck with the contest

 

[Wyatt]

Thanks Kara..you guys are getting me to thinking..(..ominous sounds
of thunder rolling in the distance)..

Wyatt

[FourthMansions]

Very nice Wyatt

The guitar playing is excellent all the way through and I liked the way it worked with the percussion. I would have liked the track to be longer though.

[Wyatt]

Very nice Wyatt

The guitar playing is excellent all the way through and I liked the way it worked with the percussion. I would have liked the track to be longer though.

Thank you FM..in fact I am working on a longer version.

Good call.

Wyatt