Scottt
Good job...from what Mike said I expected some real yodeling and there really wasn't per se. The only thing I thought is the tempo could have been a little faster.

Excellent recording quality with the Korg and nice mix, though the instruments were a bit hard to hear.
Terry

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jam on,
Terry http://imjazzed.homestead.com/Index.html

10 Thumbs up Everything sounds great !

I listen to this while riding in my old pick up truck on a dirt road,with the moon shining above, stars bright in the sky ,cricket's chirping and my Ipod .

A lot of folks out there in the rest of America have this vision of New York. The big city, the lights, everything that goes with it, good and bad, but always on a grand scale.

Well, I gotta tell ya, there's that "other" New York too. I know 'cause I'm in it. Scott's version of "Cattle Call" could easily be the theme song for my town. In fact, dare I say, y'all might hear it blasting on yer speakers when yer driving thru here, of course to be followed by a spirited version of "Dueling Banjo's "

Yep, just like that, no matter what radio station or cd ya might be listenin' to.. it'll surely switch to the Cattle call song as ya drive through here and if y'all don't blink ya might see our one blinkin' light, ( when it's workin' ), our post office that isn't much bigger than yer average kitchen ( I have to have a PO box 'cause they don't deliver mail here ), our gas station that no longer has any workin' pumps/.. ( but they are open twice a week to service vehicles ), and out local restaurant that opens two, maybe sometimes even three nights a week. Of course in all that, there's a pizza joint that opens a few days a week, a fishin' / bait store that opnes if they feel like it, and five bars within' walkin distance that seem to stay open no matter what, even when there's no cars in the parkin' lots.

Yep.. it's home and I LOVE it. You wouldn;t think it's only a little over 100 miles from NY city. Could just as well be on another planet.. lol

Nice job Scott... I like it.

AJ

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First of all, many thanks to Donny,Gary, Denny,DonM, JohnC, Alex, Eddie, Andrea, Mike, Terry, DanO, and AJ for listening to this west coast asian hillbilly (hills of San Francisco that is) attempt to yodel.


Definitely Asian (chinese-american) and living way out West (any further and I'd be in the ocean),but not a 'real' cowboy cuz:

My legs ain’t bowed, and my cheeks ain’t tan
I’m a cowboy who never saw a cow
Never roped a steer ’cause I don’t know how
And I sure ain’t fixin’ to startin now
Oh, yippee-i-o-ki-ay, yippee-i-o-ki-ay



Now that I got a more conveniently simple way to record (thanks to the Korg D1200mkII) I promise to add more songs performed on the Tyros to my website very soon.



Hey Don, does this mean I pass the audition to come sit in with you and your country music buddies? Let me know when Eddy Arnold or George Jones are in town.



Yep, never been to the Swiss Alps or had any real yodeling experience. I merely recorded this song as a 'tongue in cheek' response to Don Mason's & the other's song request challenge, and as a excuse to finally perform a quick first song tryout on the new digital recorder.

In live performance, I always add the tyros vocalizer's 'std duet' harmony in the chorus 'falsetto' section, mostly to help cover up whatever yodeling ability I lack. I had initially attempted to record the vocals using the tyros' built in vocalizer, but quickly discovered that, even though the vocalizer sounds acceptable (imo) in a live performance situation, when recording, all the vocalizers flaws and shortcoming are revealed. I had spent a frustrating unsuccessful amount of time trying to tweak the vocalizer's input/out signals to keep the signal from distorting (too much signal) or harmonies cutting out (too little signal), so just scraped this idea altogether and went with recording it naked, revealing vocal flaws and all. I'm now seriously considering purchasing a TC-Helicon Voiceworks Vocal Processor to dedicate for recording purposes.

Now that I own a dedicated standalone digital multitrack recorder (thanks to the recommendations from others who also use standalone recorders here), I can now appreciate the convenience of recording on it vs on the PC via Cakewalk Sonar (which I also own). For whatever reason, the simplicity & convenience of physical access to knobs & sliders feels more condusive to making music than mousing around on a computer screen. I think the Korg D1200mkII is an excellent addition to my modest music studio. Btw, I only recorded Cattle Call in 16 bit mode because my only intention was for posting the song in MP3 format on the internet. It's amazing how much more musical detail is preserved when heard in the original 16 bit mode on the recorder, compared to what you guys hear in the compressed audio format (48kps) that I have it posted at on my website. When a recording is made in 24 bit mode, the difference I hear between it & 16 bit is a 'smoother' less rigid quality to acoustic vocal & acoustic instrument phrasing. For serious CD purposes, I definitely will be recording in 24 bit mode.



'Ipod'? Wow, cool, which model did you get? I had to make a hard decision between getting an Ipod or the Korg DAW recorder. I still have the Ipod at the top of my wishlist though. I bet you have a hard time keeping yours away from your kids.

Thanks again to everyone for listening to my music. Y'all come back now y'hear? - Scott

Wayta go, cowboy... I like it!

Ok Scott I'll be checking in frequently to listen.....Now that its a bit slow this month I'm gonna record a few NEW tunes for my website as well...more to come........



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Hi Scott,

I agree with the others and specially with Andrea, it's for me the best MP3 that I heard from you.. Congratulations ..Your voice sounds great ..and the mix is well-done.
Cheers,
JJ

Glenn & Daddy JJ. Glad you enjoyed the music. Thanks for the kind words of support. I still hope to improve my recording skills as I begin to learn the recording ropes.

Donny, looking forward to hearing your new tunes. btw, thanks for sharing the midi rendition of "I left my Heart in SF", speaking of, here are some of the songs I plan to do in my upcoming Stage Show Performance for the 2004 SF Chinese New Years Parade Festival in February:

1) Grant Ave (from Flower Drum Song) big band swing rendition
2) Crazy Love (classic Van Morrison ballad)
3) You Can't Hurry Love (Phil Collins style)
4) Sway (ala Latin Jazz style)
5) On a Slow Boat To China (in an updated contemporary style)
6) Move It On Over (Hank Williams): got to include a 'Country' Blues tune
7) San Francisco Medley: San Francisco Wear flowers in your hair; I Left My Heart in SF, and San Francisco (Open your Golden Gate) - Mandatory of course !
8) Monkees TV Theme Song (to welcome in the year of the monkey)

Everyone here on Synthzone is invited to come see me perform (on the Yamaha Tyros) in San Francisco Chinatown, on Sunday, Feb 8th, at 1:30pm. I'll be performing on stage (outdoors) in Portsmouth Square for the 'Community Fair', located at Grant Ave & Washington Streets. Both the street festival and stage entertainment are FREE to the public and sponsored by the City of San Francisco & Southwest Airlines. There will be a variety of other featured entertaimers performing throughout this weekend festival as well. This event is among the biggest annual SF events. Don't miss it: http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/events/chinesenewyearparade.html

Scott

YO SCOTT,
I just downloaded and played your new release through the KN7000 and it does sound fine. It is a keeper.
Thanks for sharing.
Bebop

Nice work Scott really liked it, to be honest never heard the original song but I like it so much I am going to put it with my Fav MP3 nice work.

Tony.