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  1. wretchasketch

    What a Friend

    A traditional song we all sang in church when I was coming up. I always liked the melody and the sentiment. I’m a Bluegrass banjo player, but lately I’ve been trying to branch out a little bit and mix traditional country Guitar sounds with Banjos and Mandolins and such. I know a lot of people...
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    Battle of New Orleans

    This is a bedroom recording of a classic country song that is a crowd favorite at my weekly restaurant gig. I’m hoping I can get our percussionist to replace the canned drums. Comments on the overall arrangement, troublespots, balance, EQ, etc. welcome. Thank you for listening.
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    Sun’s Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (acoustic/folk/bluegrass)

    Recording this for a client. Has to have similar instrumentation and arrangement as 1960s Flatt and Scruggs recording, except each chorus needs to build a little more interest. Other limitation is there is no budget to hire other musicians to record tracks. I have to make the best out of what I...
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    Cora is Gone

    Cora is Gone I’ve been trying to make good Bluegrass type recordings for years. Hardly ever happy with anything. I thought I would step back, simplify, and do it with fewer instruments
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    Acoustic instruments all recorded with Sennheiser 421

    I recorded this yesterday, and I’m fairly pleased with the capture. You guys can rip it up, if you want to, though :) McKinley (Instrumental) I will go back in and add some tasteful background and fills at some point, just so it doesn't sound like a sonic cut out collage. Recorded one at a...
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    Bluegrass Instrumental

    Just putting this out there for feedback. Thanks !
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    Kilby Jail

    I'm doing all the vocals and acoustic instruments except for the drum track.
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    Angel On Paper - Bluegrass Tune

    This song was written by a friend. I played and sang all the parts, going for a traditional bluegrass sound. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thank you for listening. Angel On Paper
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    Browns Fery Blues (bluegrass track)

    Browns Ferry Blues - Banjo Hangout Jukebox Recorded 1 inst at a time with an Oktava mk012 on a zoom r16. Vocal and rhythm guitar on same track. Just wanted to get a few reactions. Thanks for criticism.
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    Guitar Mandolin & Banjo

    Some quick little recordings with an EV RE15 as the only mic Other gear used: Millennia HV3 pre & Lucid AD converter into the SPDIF of an Akai DPS 24. I mix them down onto an M-Audio Microtrack via SPDIF out and use a mastering preset in Ozone before converting to mp3 and uploading. Bugle...
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    Three bluegrass tunes on the cheap Warning, banjo haters :)

    I'm posting three tunes. :guitar: All instruments and vocal were recorded with a SPB1 ($50 on CL) onto a Zoom R16. I'm playing all parts, but I didn't do any punches...just played the parts through until I could live with it and adjusted levels and pan. The final mixes were boosted with an...
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    recording at 24 bit / 44.1 khz - calculating the space needed

    I'm recording 7 tracks per song onto an SD card at 24 bit / 44.1 khz. How many minutes of 7 track songs can I get onto one 8mb card? Is there a formula I can plug into or a resource online somewhere I can reference?:listeningmusic:
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    A Peppy Bluegrass Track

    Recorded almost everything with a stock Oktava MK319 (Rhythm guitar mk012) and Millennia HV3. Bass is a cheap Casio Keyboard "bluegrass pattern". Kinda fast-ends a little abruptly- was a challenge to play that tempo (except for the Casio lol.) Any of you guys experience the Kala U Bass? I...
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    Traditional Bluegrass Mix

    This is a favorite Bill Monroe tune that I don't hear done that much by my bluegrass buddies. No delusions of grandeur, but I think I am fairly happy with it. The bass could be stronger, but I need a real upright player in here rather than me hunting and plucking before I would dare push it up...
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    Baptism of JT Lo Fi Bluegrass Experiement

    Baptism of JT Lo Fi Bluegrass Experiment I've never heard this song done in this style, but it's a great candidate. I was shooting for traditional bluegrass with AM Radio playing scratchy old vinyl records production values, and I hope the extra effort to sing through my nose is appreciated :)
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    Remembering the Delmores and Mr. Acuff

    Harvey's "Bluegrass on the Cheap" post inspired me to steal away out to the shed and record something. It's hard to find the time, and then I usually get a call from somebody needing something right in the middle of a good take! Starting with just a guitar and vocal (no particular arrangement)...
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    A recording of my little trio

    Gavin Gossett upright bass and vocal Chris Joslin rhythm guitar Tracy Latham (me) banjo and mandolin Mics: Oktava MK012 bass and guitar Oktava MK319 guitar EV RE15 mandolin, banjo and vocal Preamp: Millennia HV3 System: AKAI DPS24
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    New Favorite Banjo Mic

    Oktava MK-319 Going Where John Henry Fell Dead I know they have been around for a while, and I've really enjoyed my MK012s on lots of stuff, but I just got this mic in trade, and I like it.
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    Some banjo-like guitar picking

    John Henry I was just experimenting with tuning the guitar to an open D and more or less playing Scruggs style banjo techniques. I pointed an Oktava 012 at the guitar and sang into an Advanced Audio DM20
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    Get along home Cindy

    Cindy by Tracy Latham on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free A favorite old tune done in an old timey style
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