Here is a slow 12 bar blues track to jam to or record with. Have fun!

"Take 2" is my attempt at a "home made" version with an improvised "drum track" and some CBG

Lets try to keep the song project discussions on topic and discuss general recording discussions  in the recording tips and tutorials thread (or start a new one if the subject warrants it)

 

Views: 1354

Attachments:

Replies to This Discussion

loving the wah effect - great stuff James

well thank you very much!!!

silent Jim. i used cheap Mic already hooked to computer any how, thats all you need

not sure if you were asking me or James?...I was listening to the track on headphones while I jammed along and recorded my CBG

getting started with recording stuff is hard, but worth all that work when it finally works...there's LOADS of stuff on the net, if you Google "home recording" or something...I'm still floundering around trying different things!! Wasted most of yesterday trying to record a song  in adifferent way...and decided after all that that it was rubbish!!

Jim i did the same thing she did, listened to backing track with head phones, wile recording through Mic on computer. i used audacity

12 bar, 9th fret, a440, ........?????what is this stuff?

So what key is this in? I think if we are going colab with one, we would need to know the key AND would be good to have some common reference note (A440?) to tune to and make sure we are hearing the recording right.

-WY

It's in G Wes...don't understand the A440 bit sorry???

ha, see if we all pool together what we know, collectively we maybe know EVERYTHING!!

Heh. No probs. Yea most tuning or tuners use A440 as the tuning standard so if someone says "Give me an A", prolly means they want the A on the keyboard to tune to. Or 'middle C' I suppose. Either way...

So interestingly enough, there was someone on the Net that took Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings and reworked them to more of a standard tuning (not the notes his guitar was tuned to), that is the reference tuning (A?) and thus making the recordings 'equally' tuned (tempered). In doing so, the recordings sound slightly different in tone and tempo.

-WY

Say give me a B flat. Everyone in the band will look at you cross eyed. Except maybe the keyboard player who laugh at you. And give you a B flat.

A440 is the standard reference point set in about 1939 with by some international forum hoopla.

Part of what you are alluding to is the problem that many early recordings are by artists who had no access to a standard and just tuned by ear to where their instrument was "happy". This led to some "interesting" attempts to add orchestra tracks and such in an attempt to make the recordings more suitable for national radio at the time. An example is in some early Hank Williams stuff that has a band added that is all tuned to a standard and Hanks guitar and vocal sound quite flat. It takes a pretty remarkable song to still become a classic work of art despite that.

RSS

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Discussion Forum

Original Collaborative Album Idea

Started by c# merle. Last reply by RiverRatCustoms Jul 23, 2016. 10 Replies

Dubbing over videos?

Started by Blind Lemon Cello Feb 25, 2016. 0 Replies

Share lyrics and sing my song?

Started by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear Jan 25, 2016. 0 Replies

Analog Recording

Started by Blind Lemon Cello. Last reply by Blind Lemon Cello Jan 25, 2016. 5 Replies

hello, i'm new here

Started by Cigarbox Slim. Last reply by ShadowChancer Oct 24, 2014. 1 Reply

How Do I convert a cda file?

Started by Rob (Uker) Porras. Last reply by Bernie Mango Feb 28, 2014. 2 Replies

New Jamateur Collabhut Project - Evolution

Started by Bad Finger (Eric). Last reply by Bad Finger (Eric) Feb 27, 2013. 62 Replies

12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2

Started by Mark Bliss. Last reply by Downtown Vinnie Feb 2, 2013. 51 Replies

Owl reso backing in A

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jason Mills Feb 2, 2013. 7 Replies

TPS ....by request ....and greatful for it

Started by Downtown Vinnie. Last reply by Downtown Vinnie Feb 1, 2013. 17 Replies

Jimmy B Bad

Started by Mark Bliss. Last reply by Mark Bliss Nov 20, 2012. 4 Replies

Some smojo loops

Started by smojo. Last reply by Mark Bliss Feb 18, 2012. 12 Replies

Chicago blues in G

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jarmo Katajisto Feb 18, 2012. 4 Replies

Rusty three stringer backing in gdg

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jason Mills Feb 17, 2012. 4 Replies

owl resonator box guitar

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jason Mills Feb 17, 2012. 4 Replies

Latest Activity

Doug Thorsvik posted a video

Hail the Resurrection Day: 2-String Violin Chugger Cigar Box Guitar

Cigar Box Guitar Slingers - Spokane, 195th Zoom Mtg 03/25/24. Only 1-finger chords, free songbooks here: https://www.cbgslinger.com/download CBG SOF Songbook...
27 minutes ago
A.D.EKER commented on A.D.EKER's video
Thumbnail

Im Troubled (Tribute) Mc K Morganfield by BCB - A.D .Eker 2024.

"Thank you Poorness ! for loving it ! appreciated!"
17 hours ago
Southern Ray replied to Timothy Hunter's discussion just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.
" Very interesting. Thank you Timothy!"
17 hours ago
Kent Thurston updated their profile
17 hours ago
Southern Ray posted a photo

Punch Project!

She now sports gold metal CBGitty knobs, speaker and an Artec 2.5 watt speaker. Finished this in…
18 hours ago
Southern Ray posted a photo

Project Punch!

Gonna finally get back on this long-delayed project that is more than half complete. (The matching…
18 hours ago
Poorness Studios liked A.D.EKER's video
20 hours ago
BrianQ. left a comment for Rob (Uker) Porras
"Hope this helps?"
20 hours ago
Doug Thorsvik commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Dueling Flatheads

"I appreciate the kind words Papa D! I have always loved the look of these cigar boxes. Glad to have…"
23 hours ago
A.D.EKER commented on A.D.EKER's video
yesterday
A.D.EKER posted a video

Im Troubled (Tribute) Mc K Morganfield by BCB - A.D .Eker 2024.

The recorded History By Alan Lomax for the library of Congres of the Blues, from Mc Kinley Morganfield (Aka Muddy Waters) the in this take recorded Tribute ...
yesterday
Papa D commented on Doug Thorsvik's photo
Thumbnail

Dueling Flatheads

"Beautiful..Nice work Doug.."
yesterday

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->