Friday, October 25, 2013

Mixing Madness!

I have been having fun doing some recording and mixing!  I am very inexperienced and am just trying it out and seeing where I decide to go with it.
Here are some samples of what I have been working on so far.  I am sharing them via soundcloud because that is the simplest way I could figure out to do it.  Click the links to hear the tracks!

The first masterpiece (not really, lol) is titled, "Huh? Oh!"  It is based on a silly chant my sister and I came up with years ago to go along with a silly made up rap.  This is a family "rap" (not sure what else to call it, lol).

1.  "Huh? Oh!"

https://soundcloud.com/melanie-shumway-addington/huh-oh

Performers:

Erica Waltz (my Sister) =  "Huh? Oh!"

Me =  "What? I said, what?"/ Talking at the end

Suzanne Havens (my Mom) =  "Hey, Come On!"

Eric (My 6 year old son) =  Humming / "What? I said what?" later on in the song

The recording could have gone better, and this is my first attempt at mixing, so I am sure it could be improved.  Unfortunately I made a few mistakes that I would have to go back and re-record to fix, which is difficult because we all live in 3 different states!  Also, I am new to Garageband and not everything worked out exactly how I wanted.
But, I still think it's fun!!!


2.  Blues Flute - Sample

https://soundcloud.com/melanie-shumway-addington/blues-flute-sample

This next recording is a sample of a mix I am working on in Garageband.  It is not yet finished.  It is all me on my flute, along with a drum loop from the Garageband loop library.  I will eventually come up with a more original title, haha.  I hope you enjoy it!


3.  Women of Ireland - Sample

https://soundcloud.com/melanie-shumway-addington/women-of-ireland-sample

This is again all me on the flute.  I am using the James Galway arrangement of this Irish classic, and adapting it for flutes alone (for now. I may change my mind later on).  It is just a sample.  I love this piece, it is such a gorgeous melody.

I just wanted to give you all an idea of what I am up to!  There is more to come :-)


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