Google Docs, A Brief History of Martin Guitars, Chorus Freak

Posted: July 29, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Site maintenance | Tags: C.F. Martin & Co., chorus, Effects, GarageBand, Guitars | 2 Comments »

Couple of bits and pieces this evening.

To draft these blog posts, I use Google Docs.

Here, via I Heart Guitar, is a brief history of Martin guitars. Maxwellkeeler, I understand your Martin may or may not have had a run in with an indelible marker? Whatever the case, it evidently didn’t affect the guitar’s sweet sound.

I made some progress this evening on 072709. Let’s just say I’m having trouble staying away from GarageBand’s effects rack, particularly the chorus. I’m a freaking sucker for chorus. Tune is getting weird, and I hope it gets weirder.

Musical Microblogging: 072709 in the Box

Posted: July 27, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: Box.net, GarageBand, musical microblogging | 1 Comment »

Uploaded to flickr by weddingmusings

I just whipped up a GarageBand project, 072709, and placed it in the Box.net widget.

This one’s comprised of two guitar tracks. With the relatively larger file size, it took about 2.5 minutes to upload to Box.net. I think it still qualifies as musical microblogging.

World Premiere of FBdN’s 071009

Posted: July 16, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: GarageBand, musical microblogging, Spector, Starcaster | 2 Comments »

Uploaded to Flickr by projectarchive.net

Ladies and gentlemen, some more musical microblogging:

071009

It’s amazing how much effort you can pour into one minute of music.

Nothing special on the gear side of things here. Starcaster and Spector went through the MBox into GarageBand. For the vocals, I used the built-in mic on my Mac, then tricked out the two tracks with a little chorus. I actually had to sing, if you want to call it that, fairly quietly, as I didn’t want to alarm my wife upstairs.

This one’s comprised of 11 tracks.

Musical Microblogging: New File in the Box.net Widget

Posted: July 10, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: GarageBand, musical microblogging, piano | Leave a comment »

This one is sort of a test of how micro this concept can go. GB file is titled “071009.”

Musical Microblogging: FBdN Does July 5th

Posted: July 9, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: GarageBand, Spector, Starcaster | 1 Comment »

Here’s my take on 070509:

Same as usual: everything (Starcaster, Spector bass) on this went through the MBox into GarageBand, and I leaned on GB’s phaser and chorus effects. I thought about adding keys and vox – maybe next time.

New File in the Box.net Widget

Posted: July 5, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: GarageBand, musical microblogging | 1 Comment »

New Tune in the Box Widget

Hear ye, hear ye.

File is called 070509. It’s more conventional than the duet.

Hear ye, hear ye.

File is called 070509. It’s more conventional than the duet.

Musical Microblogging: FBdN Does the Duet

Posted: July 1, 2009 | Author: Gillies | Filed under: Recording | Tags: GarageBand, MBox, musical microblogging | 2 Comments »

Musical Microblogging: FBdN Does the Duet

Well, this blog is not a competition, but it appears MPomy’s take on the “duet” has blown the doors off mine. And the chassis. And the engine block, for that matter.

http://fretbuzz.net/2009/06/30/the-duet-more-musical-microblogging/

But hey, I’m not here to self deprecate or fish for compliments. I stand by my recording. Check it:

I did the whole number through GarageBand and my MBox.

Well, this blog is not a competition, but it appears MPomy’s take on the “duet” has blown the doors off mine. And the chassis. And the engine block, for that matter.

But who wants to self deprecate or fish for compliments? I stand by my recording. Check it:

063009_with bass

I did the whole number through GarageBand, with the Starcaster and Spector bass going right into the MBox.