Recent content by Freddy

Someone is sending me a blues harp track to include in a song soon. A solo, some fills. I'm hoping it will sound pretty good straight off the bat (his recordings sound very good normally), but I may ned to do some work to get it sitting right in the mix. I'm anticipating needing some light...

I received details of this in my email today. http://www.ikmultimedia.com/Main.html?arc/index.php I'm highly sceptical, to say the least. Any opinions? For now, colour me dubious.

I have no experience of bass guitars, but I bought a bass (Yamaha TRB) for my son yesterday and have just been DIing it so far through a Yamaha Magicstomp that I had anyway. For recording, I'm thinking I'll get a Sansamp Bass DI. However, I'm assuming that he will be better off with an amp as...

I've not been on here for a while, but have been writing. This is the latest one I am working on. I have had some feedback. The general view is that "panoply" is a bad word :) I'd be grateful for any input on the lyrics or on the recording, though.. I'm pretty new to recording and it's an...

I'm sorry, I have been asking for input a lot lately. It just seems to be on a roll - I do expect to slow down (at least I hope so, as I have a lot to finish off!). This is something I was playing with this evening. I have some music I'm toying with, but nothing that I'm ready to play yet...

My last one was a bit sad, so I needed to counter it with something more frothy, if only for my own sanity. I haven't really edited these lyrics much yet and think the song may be too long (and maybe a little hackneyed), but thought I would throw them out for input - hope you don't mind :) I...

I need to play catch-up. I don't recall a time in my life when I have put together tunes with no lyrics - and now I find myself with three! How did that happen? I think I blame my new guitar. I have just been having fun with it :) Anyway, in an attempt to catch up a bit, I tried some lyrics...

I've had some useful help on lyric polishing here in the past, so wondered if I could call on you again :) Something to shout about Halfway up a mountain in my city shoes No reason to be here, nothing to lose These hills were formed by oceans, and this land was under sea And this path was...

Many thanks for comments on previous efforts, they have helped to tidy stuff up somewhat for me - so I thought I'd try again. Also apologies for not posting any recordings yet. I finally have some kit and have been going through the learning curve on how to use it, so I should have something...

I was reading an interview with Paul Simon. He was saying that he likes to not think to much/filter too much. What springs without thought is closer to what he wants to say. He also doesn't set out to tell you a meaning (or to have one even) but likes to create a canvas on which you can place...

I am somewhat old-fashioned and only write songs from a basic idea, using a guitar to build a basic tune - then I polish it and fit in other stuff around that. I started to use a computer recently as a sort of scratchpad, a place to capture the songs. However, now I have started to use a...

Two songs I am working on (well, lyrics anyway). I have an initial progression for each but not even a rough recording ready yet. Help me on the lyrics please! First: Hermione - Fledgling lyric for an outline song put together last night. All suggestions welcome. I am thinking of changing...

I have never done this before (shown a lyric before I felt it was "done") but thought I would give it a try and see if I could get some help from the good people here. All advice appreciated! I have been working on this one for a while and, while I like some of it, I feel that something is...

So many great lyrics, so little time. When I hear a great lyric I find myself wanting to write, so how about a thread containing some great examples? Just take one song (it doesn't have to be the greatest song you ever heard) that gives you that tingle factor and tell us the lyric. I'll go...