forgotten_aria

This is a long time coming. This is a song I developed for my gig on June 2nd. I wanted to record it before I forgot it, but June was busy (in wonderful ways.) I needed time to repractice and then figure out how I wanted to record it. Should I take it straight off the looper, which didn't allow me to remix that well or should I record each track separately and mix later. Ultimately I took it right off the looper. I experimented with some autotuning, but because it wasn't a pure voice track, I couldn't do that without making the harp sound honky-tonk. There's a hum I should have removed as well. I wasn't amazingly happy with the take, but I think I need to embrace the "keep doing your 80% best and your 80% later will be better than 100% now" philosophy. I did some clumsy edits to the take to clean out some of the worst problems.

I have a second song, but I don't know if I'll record it. I'd like to get a set of songs for an open mic, but I need to scout the open mic since I have a lot of setup, what with the mixing board, looper and whatever instruments I bring. If I do, maybe I'll record again and hopefully be more practiced and have better pitch.

Also, one day I'd like to make music that is in the style I like. ;)

P.S. I love my cajon tab. I hope to use it enough to really get to know it.

P.P.S. No, I have no idea why one of the camera angles kind of tries to follow me. I wasn't sure how to fix it.

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