123 posts tagged “knightraven”
Every so often, I repost recordings of mine, to make it easier for new visitors here to find them.
Today being my birthday, it seems like I have an even better excuse to post my songs!!!
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There's a more complete list at: http://www.garageband.com/artist/knightraven/
Anyways, here goes:
1) "Envision".
I am still accepting your lyrical ideas towards the completion of this song.
-Just keep it clean!
2) "Popcorn".
-Currently the only Drum Cadence I've ever done.
3) "Unfinished Business".
4) "Lost Within A Song".
5) "Hero: Unplugged".
Like a curtain, drawn over some darkened stage, the studio waits for the next good jam...
The sign, beside my Rush Lithograph, says: You Should Be Working!!!
-Or as I SHOuld say, "Recordings I Can Live With", at this time!
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-These are in NO particular order, but they are similar to what I have posted on my GarageBand site, but it's a bit more organized there. -Some, anyways.
I have no control over the order the songs are listed there, but I like what they've done there for me!
-They are in no particular order here, yet either, but I WILL say that there will be MUCH more in the near future, so please stay tuned! +, theres something there, I don't feature here... -Yet... ;-) "Nevermore 2006", but I will rework it for 2008, so STAY TUNED!!!
-Here's kinda where it is right now.
I hope you enjoy it's progress!
"Envision 2008" (version 4, so far)
-There's STILL no lead vocal parts, as of this moment, but you are welcome to submit your ideas for consideration!
-Please enjoy what I'm trying to do with the backup vocal parts!
"Popcorn"
"Hero".
My hero?
Yeah, I have a few I look up to...
-They know who they are...
"Lost Within A Song"
"Unfinished Business"
"Hero: Unplugged"
To date, this is BY FAR, the NICEST recording I've ever done, despite it's occasional mistakes.
(Smiles) I still haven't added the lyrics to this, but I DID enhance the parts I currently have involved with it.
-However, I only promised to have something up by the end of this weekend, so stay tuned, k?
-Just wanted you to know that I really was doing something here!
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So, without further ado, here is the third version (so far) of Envision 2008!!!
Let me know what you think of it!!!!
This is what I added last night: A BASS Guitar line, and a reinforced Bass Drum/Snare Drum/2nd percussion part.
-Just mixed it down, in Adobe Audition 2, tonight.
As usual, it is NOT "perfect", but it's better than it was before. -Plus, I STILLL haven't yet added the voice, but I will.
-Thank you for your patience, as I exorcize my vocal chords...
I hope you like it!!!
-Let me know what you think of it!!!
Jim Nelson, Robert Lockwood and Dan E. Vans were the writers (in and out) on these five songs, which are almost CD ready.
-Still have a few things to correct first, so once again, I thank you for your continued patience! I am doing some retracking, and even though it's going faster now (with a new computer) it's still going to take some time.
There will be MUCH more on the CD, but this is just where I am right now.
MAN, I LOVE MY NEW COMPUTER WITH VISTA!!!!!!!
Finally, a computer that can handle the high-speed internet service we've been paying for!!!!
Yesterday, I began to make use of a program called Adobe Audition 2.0, which allows me to take each, individual track of my songs to clean up the sound. Although I am unable to fix the timing issues in "Hero", I am able to clean up the sound a bit better!
Last night, I put the original 6 tracks of music for "Hero" into this program. (original 2 guitars and four voice parts) and seriously reduced a lot of the noise caused by the first guitar's amplifier. Plus, I brought out the voice parts a little bit better.
My next step is to send these remixed tracks back to my digital 8-track recorder, and mix them down to one track, then bounce them to a new place (in the 8-track) so I can begin to retrack the 2nd and third guitars, and re-add the percussion parts.
Then, I export these new tracks into the computer and mix them here. -Then I send them back to the 8-track for a final mixdown, then burn to disk.
Then, I can post it here for everyone to enjoy!
It's quite a process, but I think it will all be worth it in the end. After I get this done, I can go back and retrack everything, do this process all over, and post an even BETTER version, but hey... -One thing at a time, eh?
As soon as I'm better with this program, it will show in my future musical postings.
Thanks for your patience!
As I was going through my STACKS of paperwork, and tapes, I came across an old tape of my songs from 1993 and earlier. I struggled with myself for HOURS, wondering if I should share some of it or not because the recordings are old and sooo poor.
However, one old song kinda "stood out" from the others, and I began to wonder if I should do a remake of it. If I had to put a "lable" on it, I'd call it a folk song. I finally decided that I'd ask my Vox friends here to give it a listen and help me decide if I should remake it or not.
Please, give me your thoughts on this!
This is called "On Fire", I'd call it a folk song and yes it is a poor recording. But, if you like the song (despite it's shortcomings), I'll make a newer, and nicer version of it! -The last official day of my recognition of the California Writer's Guild strike is March 12th, 2008, and I'm just about ready to write again!
Ok, here it is. -Let me know what you think of it!
I spent 12 hours, last night, re-routing cables, phone lines moving and resetting my toys and gizmos, and getting it all put together into the new office! -Ahhh, the extra outlets!!! The only thing that could have helped to make things easier in the move would be if I also had installed a new phone jack in here.
-Maybe someday.
Here's a few pix of my "new" workspace!
Excuse the dust cloths on the music gear. -Must protect the gear when it's not in use. -Pic # 5 shows the gear uncovered!
Boy, won't Evilstang be surprised when he comes over to jam this Sunday!
I wanted you to see the progress I've been making here. -Soon you will hear some "progress" too, k?
I'm going to end this post with one more cool kitty picture. -I think you'll like it!
Kitties and news! Kitties and news!
-I'm going to give you some kitties and news!!!
I found some lyrics to a few more old R. Lockwood/J. Nelson songs that I hadn't even considered to recreate, but I'm now having second thoughts... I mean, 15 years later, and I still kinda like these? -Maybe I should redo some of them...!
I said that I'd be musically "on strike" 'till 30 days after the resolution of The California Writer's Guild strike, to equal the time they were out. -However, I'm still active in some capacities.
Right now, I'm re-arranging the STACKS of old Knightraven papers, and fixin' to move my recording gizmos into a new room of the house. (-I still haven't repaired the attic of my house, so I can't put it all there just yet...) But now, I'm moving in to a room we've recently had new outlets installed in to. (-Ahhhh! -Better power source!!!)
"Musically On Strike" does not mean inactive!!!
-I call it "taking some time to set things up, just a little bit better than it was set before..."
Yeah. -Where's the kitties, right?
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I am having a few minor computer problems, but I'm sure it'll work better once everything is moved, and set back up.
-I'm guestimating a couple of weeks.
So, if I haven't been in touch on my friends pages like I had been, that's why.
-I'll get it fixed!
-Hang in there kitty!