Share how you did it! - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T19:50:42Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/share-how-you-did-it?groupUrl=blindwillie&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A550130&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHa... well, lo-fi bigtime. An…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-05-09:2592684:Comment:5501302011-05-09T04:12:43.910ZGlenn Kaiserhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GlennKaiser
Ha... well, lo-fi bigtime. Android HTC cellphone, in the storage room (Mr. Mustard in the study with a lead pipe...) two passes, kept the 2nd, vocal and guitar live, simple, didn't bother to edit or use Audacity, etc., this time. -Glenn
Ha... well, lo-fi bigtime. Android HTC cellphone, in the storage room (Mr. Mustard in the study with a lead pipe...) two passes, kept the 2nd, vocal and guitar live, simple, didn't bother to edit or use Audacity, etc., this time. -Glenn I created my interpretation o…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-27:2592684:Comment:5335852011-04-27T12:02:22.322ZHenry Strat-o-varius Lowmanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/HenryLowman784
I created my interpretation of "Let Your Light Shine On Me" using GARAGEBAND. I used a fretless electric 6 string box guitar (the "going for Baroque" build) furnished with a buzzing bridge for a sitar effect, then further embellished the work with a bamboo flute bought a good number of years back as well as some box tapping, all processed through echo and reverb. I looped the basic guitar rhythm track, then recorded the vocal in one take the next morning, using track doubling (and tripling!) at…
I created my interpretation of "Let Your Light Shine On Me" using GARAGEBAND. I used a fretless electric 6 string box guitar (the "going for Baroque" build) furnished with a buzzing bridge for a sitar effect, then further embellished the work with a bamboo flute bought a good number of years back as well as some box tapping, all processed through echo and reverb. I looped the basic guitar rhythm track, then recorded the vocal in one take the next morning, using track doubling (and tripling!) at strategic points. My goal was a unique and avant garde interpretation of a classic Blues song, planned before the passing of my dear Mom. Her spirit was the only reason that my idea came to fruition and completion, and I hope that I did the song justice. It just poured out of me the Sunday morning that I completed it. Thank you, Shane, for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful project!
I recorded "I'm Gonna Run t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-26:2592684:Comment:5323982011-04-26T03:46:30.881ZMark Stowehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MarkStowe
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<p>I recorded "I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge" on a 17 year old Tascam Portastudio 488 multi-track cassette tape deck at about 5 a.m. in the morning.</p>
<p>I used my 3 string fretless slide Cigar Box Guitar on one track put the vocal on another track, then overdubbed a bass line.</p>
<p>I wanted to keep it simple. . .</p>
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<p>Mark. . .</p>
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<p>I recorded "I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge" on a 17 year old Tascam Portastudio 488 multi-track cassette tape deck at about 5 a.m. in the morning.</p>
<p>I used my 3 string fretless slide Cigar Box Guitar on one track put the vocal on another track, then overdubbed a bass line.</p>
<p>I wanted to keep it simple. . .</p>
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<p>Mark. . .</p>
<br/> I`ve been playin` Let it shin…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-26:2592684:Comment:5319392011-04-26T00:13:39.284Zuncle Louhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/uncleLou
<p>I`ve been playin` Let it shine on, seems like forever. Went to my friends studio. He put condenser mics on everything. I played the song a few times while recording. Then he used delay,reverb and echo on the tambo-kick to get the kinda off beat sound that we wanted.</p>
<p>I`ve been playin` Let it shine on, seems like forever. Went to my friends studio. He put condenser mics on everything. I played the song a few times while recording. Then he used delay,reverb and echo on the tambo-kick to get the kinda off beat sound that we wanted.</p> Hi all-
Mine was pretty simp…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5320122011-04-25T20:33:48.843ZOne String Williehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/OneStringWillie
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Mine was pretty simple. I did Church I'm Fully Saved Today, and I felt like it needed a couple more verses. I wrote new verses and then worked out the tune (similar to Low Country Messiah's version) on the diddley bow. Once I had that fairly smooth, I tried to sing along, and finally started recording on a Zoom H2 on a Mic stand. I had to move the recording location around in my room so I didn't get a lot of echoiness.<br />
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I recorded three sessions of 6-12 takes each over three weeks…
Hi all-<br />
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Mine was pretty simple. I did Church I'm Fully Saved Today, and I felt like it needed a couple more verses. I wrote new verses and then worked out the tune (similar to Low Country Messiah's version) on the diddley bow. Once I had that fairly smooth, I tried to sing along, and finally started recording on a Zoom H2 on a Mic stand. I had to move the recording location around in my room so I didn't get a lot of echoiness.<br />
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I recorded three sessions of 6-12 takes each over three weeks (practicing for 30 minutes or so each day between recording sessions) as the playing and singing got a little more polished. Take 11 on the final session was the one I screwed up the least, so I normalized it on the Zoom, uploaded it into Audacity to trim off the loose ends and convert it to mp3, and sent it to Shane. The result of all the practice and done-shot takes is that I have a version I can do live.<br />
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"Church" was fun to do, and it got me jump started on working out some other country blues riffs that I am trying to write lyrics for.<br />
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Best regards, Willie I recorded you'll need somebo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5316892011-04-25T17:03:02.997Zthe factory throw outhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/alhamilton
I recorded you'll need somebody on your bond with the sermon in the beginning
I recorded you'll need somebody on your bond with the sermon in the beginning Nice idea Wade.
It's good to…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5313112011-04-25T12:50:49.482ZStrolling Tonehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TonyGoldstone
<p>Nice idea Wade.</p>
<p>It's good to hear how other's put their tracks together.</p>
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<p>I covered 'The Soul of a Man'. A long time favourite BWJ tune that I often play on a six string.</p>
<p>For this project I used one of my home made 3 string CBGs, fitted with a Juju magnetic pickup.</p>
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<p>I did all the recording to my old Yamaha AW4416 hard disk recorder.</p>
<p>I started by jamming the guitar track along to a metronome.…</p>
<p>Nice idea Wade.</p>
<p>It's good to hear how other's put their tracks together.</p>
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<p>I covered 'The Soul of a Man'. A long time favourite BWJ tune that I often play on a six string.</p>
<p>For this project I used one of my home made 3 string CBGs, fitted with a Juju magnetic pickup.</p>
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<p>I did all the recording to my old Yamaha AW4416 hard disk recorder.</p>
<p>I started by jamming the guitar track along to a metronome. I think I recorded about six takes before I was happy.</p>
<p>Then I had a go at the vocals using an SM58 via a Joe Meek VC3 compressor. I recorded about 4 takes of the vocals and used two of them in the final mix, double tracking certain sections of the vocals.</p>
<p>I added tons of reverb in the final mixdown using the AW4416 built in effects. </p>
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<p>It was a lot of fun to do and a little different to the stuff I normally write, play and record.</p>
<p>It's been an honour and privilege to have my humble recording included in this outstanding collection. </p>
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<p> </p> PLEASE say which song you rec…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5310472011-04-25T04:06:03.380ZDavid Suttonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidSutton
<p>PLEASE say which song you recorded. It's not always obvious.</p>
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<p>PLEASE say which song you recorded. It's not always obvious.</p>
<p> </p> My Song is I Just Can't Keep…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5310352011-04-25T02:43:28.581ZDavid Suttonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidSutton
<p>My Song is I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes.</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>David Sutton said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/blindwillie/forum/comment/show?id=2592684%3AComment%3A530924&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&_=1303699372172&xg_token=b5486b6554743878f72b3bc1e6d8eefa#2592684Comment530924"><div><p>How I Did It</p>
<p>I recorded two versions of this song. The first was a straight-ahead guitar/vocals at the same time, two microphones-…</p>
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<p>My Song is I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes.</p>
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<cite>David Sutton said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/blindwillie/forum/comment/show?id=2592684%3AComment%3A530924&xn_out=json&firstPage=1&lastPage=1&_=1303699372172&xg_token=b5486b6554743878f72b3bc1e6d8eefa#2592684Comment530924"><div><p>How I Did It</p>
<p>I recorded two versions of this song. The first was a straight-ahead guitar/vocals at the same time, two microphones- a Shure SM58 for vocals and an old SM57 (Unidirectional) for the guitar.</p>
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<p>The one on the album is the second version. I recorded this without much of a plan and very little know-how. It was learn-as-you-go. I made mistakes and then tried to make the best of the mess with the very limited time I had available.</p>
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<p>I used two three-string cigar box guitars, both fretted. One is strung with the lower three from a six-string and tuned to open E, the other with the higher three strings and tuned to open D-- then capoed to open E.</p>
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<p>Though both are equipped with piezo pickups, I opted to record the higher-pitched one with the SM57 microphone.</p>
<p>First I laid down a rhythm track using the lower-pitched cbg. I plugged it directly into a Zoom H4N. I recorded it to one channel of a stereo track.</p>
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<p>I put that into Garage Band and added a delay effect and a little reverb. I then ran it through iTunes to create a true "mono" track of it. A mono track can be panned left or right, but not so with one channel of a stereo track- it's either L or it's R.</p>
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<p>The rhythm track came out a LOT more ominous and dark than I had planned, but I LIKED it.</p>
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<p>On to the vocals!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I connected the Shure sm58to my computer with a Shure XLR-to-USB adapter, and just sang it over and over, into Garage band, with the rhythm track in my headphones. I created maybe 6 different vocal takes.</p>
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<p>I picked the track I liked the best, but there was one verse I didn't, so I pulled that one verse from an alternate take.</p>
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<p>When I felt the vocals were to rights I went back with the higher-pitched cbg and did little fills. Some of these are spackle.... there were a couple of dead spots on the rhythm track I tried to cover over.</p>
<p>On the whole I'm pleased with my first attempt, keeping in mind it's a first attempt and not quite what I'd hoped for, but really, I'm feeling quite satisfied to have committed to the project, then to have gone through the process from beginning to end. I hope to do many more, and I hope to see them get better and better.</p>
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<p>I am sincerely honored to have this modest achievement stand in such great company.</p>
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I recorded two v…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2011-04-25:2592684:Comment:5309242011-04-25T02:42:51.680ZDavid Suttonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidSutton
<p>How I Did It</p>
<p>I recorded two versions of this song. The first was a straight-ahead guitar/vocals at the same time, two microphones- a Shure SM58 for vocals and an old SM57 (Unidirectional) for the guitar.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The one on the album is the second version. I recorded this without much of a plan and very little know-how. It was learn-as-you-go. I made mistakes and then tried to make the best of the mess with the very limited time I had available.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I used two…</p>
<p>How I Did It</p>
<p>I recorded two versions of this song. The first was a straight-ahead guitar/vocals at the same time, two microphones- a Shure SM58 for vocals and an old SM57 (Unidirectional) for the guitar.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The one on the album is the second version. I recorded this without much of a plan and very little know-how. It was learn-as-you-go. I made mistakes and then tried to make the best of the mess with the very limited time I had available.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I used two three-string cigar box guitars, both fretted. One is strung with the lower three from a six-string and tuned to open E, the other with the higher three strings and tuned to open D-- then capoed to open E.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Though both are equipped with piezo pickups, I opted to record the higher-pitched one with the SM57 microphone.</p>
<p>First I laid down a rhythm track using the lower-pitched cbg. I plugged it directly into a Zoom H4N. I recorded it to one channel of a stereo track.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I put that into Garage Band and added a delay effect and a little reverb. I then ran it through iTunes to create a true "mono" track of it. A mono track can be panned left or right, but not so with one channel of a stereo track- it's either L or it's R.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The rhythm track came out a LOT more ominous and dark than I had planned, but I LIKED it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On to the vocals!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I connected the Shure sm58to my computer with a Shure XLR-to-USB adapter, and just sang it over and over, into Garage band, with the rhythm track in my headphones. I created maybe 6 different vocal takes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I picked the track I liked the best, but there was one verse I didn't, so I pulled that one verse from an alternate take.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When I felt the vocals were to rights I went back with the higher-pitched cbg and did little fills. Some of these are spackle.... there were a couple of dead spots on the rhythm track I tried to cover over.</p>
<p>On the whole I'm pleased with my first attempt, keeping in mind it's a first attempt and not quite what I'd hoped for, but really, I'm feeling quite satisfied to have committed to the project, then to have gone through the process from beginning to end. I hope to do many more, and I hope to see them get better and better.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I am sincerely honored to have this modest achievement stand in such great company.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>