Wednesday 1 December 2010

Week 12 mixing and mastering 60s track

hi there guys this is my 12 week of blogging madness and this week we were EQing and mixing down our track. which consisted of of balancing frequencies and compressing sounds but before any of that we tided up the track by taking out all of the unnecessary sounds i.e. like me putting my lovely cuppa tea down on the organ say or me praising my self up at the end of the track. we soon tidyed up the track and added the effects and eventually came to mixing our second masterpiece of work down. one of the main effects we played and installed into the piece was reverb a special effect that most musical artists would have used and still do use to make their voices be heard in a room when Elvis started doing this they had to build chambers that so that sound could bounce around the walls to create the reverb this carried on in till the early seventy's where after, this way of reaveb life musicians started to create and discover other ways to create their reverb nowadays we use state of the art technology to create this. i must say EQing is not the most exciting part of creating and performing music but must be done to get the best sound quality personally i think its quite dull as there's allot to learn about the topic which puts me off theres alot science involved and its alot to take in but all in all i didn't mind just takes time and understanding.


Heres the finished song




we also started looking at Maggie May - here are the chords and words

A G D
Wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you

A G D
It's late September and I real____ly should be back at school

G D G A
I know I keep you amused, but I feel I"m being used

Em F#m Em D/F#
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more

Em A Em A
You led me away from home just to save you from being alone

Em A D
You stole my heart and that's what really hurts


A G D
The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age

A G D
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything

G D G A
I laugh at all of your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax

Em F#m Em
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more

Em A Em A
You led me away from home just to save you from being alone

Em A D
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without


A G D
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand

A G D
But you turned into a lover and mother what a lover you wore me out

G D G A
All you did was wreck my bed and in the morning kick me in the head

Em F#m Em D
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more

Em A Em A
You led me away from home ‘cause you didn't want to be alone




Em A D
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried


INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: Em, A, D, G, Em, G, G/A, D

A G D
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school

A G D
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool

G D G A
Or find myself a Rock and Roll band that needs a helping hand

Em F#m Em D/F#
Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face

Em A Em A
You made a first class fool out of me, but I'm as blind as a fool can be

Em A D
You stole my heart but I love you anyway


INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:

D Em G D
Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face

D Em G D
I'll get back home one of these days

2 comments:

  1. Great organ playing on 'The House Of The Rising Sun'Freddy and the sound you created is very 'Animal-esque'.

    It's great to see you have been learning alot and still having fun.

    The Motorhead gig looked awesome!

    Looking forward to hearing 'Maggie May' when that is finished. I'm not sure it would be wise to attempt Rod Stewart's style of vocals though or you may end up with a sore throat! Just make it your own!

    Just a tiny teachery comment. Remember capital letters after full stops!

    Take care,
    Vicky.

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  2. Hi Freddy that sounds good man - I really like your voice all in tune, piano sounds sick man, keep up the good work and doin your thing

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