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Topic: "Fields of Gold" You Tube |
James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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John Burton
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Manassas, Va
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 3:37 pm |
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Nice!
I liked it.
oh..and I really like your playing on "It Don't Hurt Anymore"...I'd love to be able to play that tune like you do! |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 6:12 pm Eva Cassidy..................
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Nice playing job............great video in all.
Such a tragedy to lose such a talented younger person. We've all lost with her unfortunate passing. |
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:21 pm
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| John Burton wrote: |
Nice!
I liked it.
oh..and I really like your playing on "It Don't Hurt Anymore"...I'd love to be able to play that tune like you do! |
Thank you for your kind words John, send me an Email address and I will give you the Backing track to "It don't hurt anymore" You can follow the You Tube video.
James. |
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Kevin Macneil Brown
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Montpelier, VT, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:29 pm
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Nice tone, mood, and vibe on that, James. I've also been enjoying "Albatross" for a while now.
Am I right in understanding that you built that "National"? |
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:38 pm
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Yes Kevin, I built that National Replica in three weeks, right now I'm building a National New Yorker Replica, its taking a bit longer because it will be fitted with Palm Levers, which I also make myself. I only do these things for my own enjoyment,not for sale, there are some very good Luthiers here on the Forum.
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:51 pm
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Kevin here is a photo of the New Yorker in progress, it will have as you see a Lace Alumitone Pickup.
James.
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Kevin Macneil Brown
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Montpelier, VT, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:27 am
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That looks beautiful so far. I look forward to hearing it in your future postings.
Also, I'm curious about your signal path when recording-- some nice sounds from your steels. |
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James Kerr
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 7:40 am
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Kevin,
I used to use a USB Interface to record by direct injection from the Steel to the computer, but I felt too much was lost by this method.
Shown in the photo below is the complete signal path I use now. The Guitar plugged into my Vox Valvetronix AD15, although the Vox has a lot of built in effects, I don't use them for recording,I don't use any effects while recording, all effects are added in final Mixdown. A Zoom H2 you see sitting about 12 inches in front of the Amp, records the output in Stereo, with a 4Gig card inside, it will record as many takes as I wish. The H2 has a very faithful Digital reproduction of what you give it from the Amp.
I load my Backing Track into Adobe Audition 2 and listen to the playback of that through Headphones while playing the steel parts into the Zoom H2. When I think I have enough good tracks recorded in the H2, I download them into Audition 2 and line them up with the Backing Track and add any effects I think suitable, then do a Mixdown of all tracks and effects to a Stereo Track and I can choose Wave or Mp3 for that.
This might sound a bit complicated but in reality is very easy to do and I enjoy myself, which is the main thing in my mind. None of these things mentioned cost a lot of money, I paid £120 for the Zoom H2 Digital Recorder, £55 for the Vox Amp and made the Lap Steel myself. The Vox Valvetronix has an astonishing output for 15 Watt, as others here on the Forum will tell you, If I see a bigger one at the right price, I will have it.
So here is the Signal Path.
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