Ok, here's my very first Tyros2 keyboard w/ vocals recording. I played this live in auto-accomp arranger mode. Ok I know I know, no excuses, but because I'm still recovering from a cold, apologize for my vocals sounding in not very good form, but because I was so anxious to finally try out recording with the Tyros2's vocal harmonizer, and the new mic I just purchased yesterday ( Sennheiser e935 ), here's my rendition of the Eddy Arnold classic: "You Don't Know Me" (6.3MB MP3): PLAY

Scott

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Terrific, Scott! Maybr jack up the organ volume a tad in spots.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000

Scotty...You took an old country song and made it yours turning it into a "Torch" type song good show....time to do more....
thanks for sharing....
Tony Rome

Alllrrright Scotty:

I keep hoping you would turn the guitar loose though......Pose

Great song, excellent rendition, Scott. You really like these organ sounds in the T2! -- José.

Ei amigo.

Tks for sharing your song with your usual competence as arranger player and singer.
I liked the awesome organ voice.
Chico

Scott, nice job as usual on "You Don't Know Me"
It's another one of my favorite tunes. First time I heard this tune it was done as a duo by BB King and Diane Schurr ever since it's been a favorite. You certainly do justice to it.

P.S. I got an MPP on the way, the Mrs. tells me I have to wait until December 25th for it I'm sure I'll be talking to you at that time working on that project you have in progress.

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Scott,
I've been waiting a long time to hear a ballad from you. IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND OF THE WAIT!
Exceptional. I love the song anyway (ever since I was an angst teen listening to Elvis sing this through my headphones in my bedroom!)
This is definately going on my saved songs cd!
Beautiful!
You should do torch more often!
Best wishes (even if I am green with envy!)
Tony

Scott
Great rendition. It's only going to get better when your vocal chops are back 100%
jam on,
Terry

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jam on,
Terry
http://www.musicchops.com/forums/

Wow, the hits just keep coming here.

Great job, Scott! You pulled all the stops out on this one. So many things to list what I liked...crystal clear vocals (I'd say that mic was a good choice), the nice subtle touch of the harmonizor (not over done), the organ sounds (of course), and you can clearly hear that the drums have improved (Yamaha was listening).

But the best part for me had to be your presentation. You sold it and I'm buying it!

-mike

AWWWWWWWWWESOME SCOTT,
Jann was in the living room but the studio door was open when this started playing and here she came and said, "WOW, that is Scott isn't it
This is one fine job on this fine tune and We think it is the one of the best things we have heard you do.
Thanks for sharing. It was worth the wait
BEBOP

Bill, TonyR, Pose, José, Chico, Stephen, TonyW, Terry, Mike, and Bebop: Thanks for not only listening, but for taking time to reply as well.

"Maybr jack up the organ volume a tad in spots . . . Bill"

"I keep hoping you would turn the guitar loose though......Pose"

are well taken, but because I recorded this as a one shot 2 track stereo wav file, it won't be possible to make editing changes. After re-listening to the recording, I also noticed that my vocals are a little distorted in a couple of places as well, so realize I have things to learn about how to set & tweak the T2's audio rec settings.

"Torch type song good show....time to do more.... TonyR"
Tony, yep, got more torch songs up my sleeve. Hey, any excuse to reveal one's foolish heart.

"You really like these organ sounds in the T2! -- José."
"I liked the awesome organ voice. . . . Chico"

Yep. In addition to really enjoying the T2's new Super Articulation ORGAN sounds, perhaps I still feel 'most comfortable' playing keyboard type sounds, at least until I've learned to master the other SA instruments better.

"First time I heard this tune it was done as a duo by BB King and Diane Schurr ever since it's been a favorite. P.S. I got an MPP on the way, the Mrs. tells me I have to wait until December 25th for it . . . Stephen"

Stephen. Cool. Would love to checkout the BBKing/Diane Shurr rendition. You by any chance have a link to the specific CD their rendition is on? Also, Congratulations on getting a MPP. What a wonderful Xmas gift to receive from your wife.

"This is definitely going on my saved songs cd! . . . TonyW"

Tony: It's GREAT to see you (finally) back here on SZ. Really missed your presence, especially your wonderful keen sense of wit. I'm both touched and honored that you like my new song, but as I mentioned earlier, this is not my proudest song recording, at least vocally (rough around the edges). It was intended more as a quick rough demo.

"Great rendition. It's only going to get better when your vocal chops are back 100% . . . Terry"

Terry, it's great to see you back here on SZ as well, and sharing our Tyros2 connection as well. Yes, after listening to my latest recording, I realized I wasn't quite ready yet to be recording vocals, but because I just purchased a new mic yesterday (Sennheiser e935, of which I'm super elated over), I was perhaps overly anxious to begin recording with it right away. I hope to be in better voice (with luck) in a few more days and will attempt to record a new song, with vocals, then.

"the best part for me had to be your presentation. You sold it and I'm buying it! . . Mike"

Mike: Wow, above everything else, the bottom line to a song's success is whether you're able to 'sell the message' of the song (believe-ability), so your compliment is especially appreciated. Thanks.

"This is one fine job on this fine tune and We think it is the one of the best things we have heard you do. . . . Bebop"

Bebop, coming from a seasoned pro country/blues genre keyboard player as you, this means a lot to me to hear this from you. Thanks to Jann & Rocky for listening too. I trust you too are having lots of fun with your T2, and looking forward to hearing something on the Tyros2 from you soon as well.

Thanks again to all for listening.

Scott

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Excellent, Scott: loved this song through Michael Bublè's rendition and loved your rendition too.

Hi Scott.

I never had heard this song before but your rendition is, as usual, fantastic. Truly romantic.
Bravo !!!

Armando

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nice ez groove! nice the way the instruments sit in the mix in the stereo field. did you adjust the panning of tracks or is that just the way they happened to be?

the piano placement is like Really nice

anyway sounds like you really enjoy your art and i'm another fan

i liked it also,mike

What a great way to start the weekend, Scott... to hear both your T2 and the new mic in action! Very enjoyable performance indeed. Thanks...

The clarity and transparency of that Sennheiser... very, very nice.

Cheers,
Rich

Very nice rendition.
I have to say that this kind of drums sounds much relistic to me compared to other yamaha drums I have heard.
Great job.
Stam

Hey Scott
the highlight of this new recording is without doubt the vocal and your new Sennheiser.
I have listened to many of your earlier vocals and was always having to strain my old ears to really hear your true voice. I knew that I was listening to a great voice which deserved a clearer output. This time you really did it with your Sennheiser e935.
The clarity is absolutely amazing, so much so that I admit I was not listening to the accompaniment first time I played it. Your crystal clear vocal was awesome!!!!!
There were two perhaps three points where a lesser vocalist would have crackled but you were able to punch a high note to perfection.
Awesome, I say again!
Eddie

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Yes, great job Scott. The vocal clarity is much better that previous tunes. I first learned this tune from listening to Eddy Arnold. Then there's renditions by Ray Charles, Mickey Gilley, and who knows else.

Yep, I too appreciate Michael Bublè's wonderful rendition of this tune. I love hearing the many terrific & widely varied renditions of this great tune.

Mike, Thanks for listening. Glad you liked it. I still remember the fun time we had at the San Jose SZ jam last year.


Just listened to your aforementioned version, and . . . wow ! Stephen, thanks for turning me on to it.



jzzct: I think you hit it on the nail, as to perhaps why I may be experiencing some dissention from some of the seasoned & perhaps more commercially lucrative 'money making' sz member pro's here. For me, music making, above all else, is my personal form of artistic expression, and it's merely lucky, that I have enough client booking interest to support a 'modest' income, performing songs my own personal way.


Hi Rich. Wow. . . I'm really flattered, coming from you, who in my book, is the #1 SZ top ten vocalist. Yes, I'm thrilled with the transparency & clarity of the new Sennheiser e935, yet have to admit, even it, couldn't solve my vocal problems (tightness & congestion) from the 'after effects' of the cold. Btw: I still haven't forgotten about our upcoming duet recording song project. I look forward to it. Let me know when you've got your Tyros2.



Hi Stam.. Yep, I noticed this Tyros2 drumkit sound improvement "right-off" as well. In fact, comparing T2 with T2 side by side (to my ears), all the T2 sounds & styles (even the 'same samples' ported over from T1) sound a lot fuller & richer.





Thanks guys. Great to know that my $159 (US dollars) was well spent. Interestingly enough, my prior recordings were all done with my AKG C3000 condenser mic, yet the Sennheiser is a dynamic mic. I think I may have finally found the perfect 'all in one' mic for both stage & recording studio. Many thanks again to T2 buddy Heikki 'the Wolf' for presenting the 'blind mic test' which helped me come to the Sennheiser e935/e945 conclusion.

Scott

awesome..thanx...

This is why you're in the SynthZone top 10 vocal list.
Thanks
Larry

Wow Scott,

just had a change to listen to your song.

What a difference to your previous stuff.

First of: you're right the T2 has much more presence to it.
Great style selection.

Second: finally your beautiful voice doesn't sound muffeld anymore with the new mic.
I can finally hear all the different nuances of your voice.

Third: the VH sounds sooooo much better. Not as overpowering like the T1. Perfect setting for your voice. (maybe it's the mic too)

It's like hearing you for the first time.
Thanks for sharing.

Eric

Yes Eric .That is so true!!!
I wonder if Sennheiser e935 will do anything for MY vocals.
Now that WOULD be a miracle
cheers



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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

Hi Scott...

Finally got around to listening - great job. There is definitely synergy between your voice and the Senn e935. Any reason you picked the Senn e935 over the e945? The reason I'm asking is that the 945 has a supercardioid pattern while the 935 does not. The supercardioid pattern helps feedback rejection. Thanks for sharing.

Glenn

BTW, I especially like the style you chose, similar to the Ray Charles version.

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Very nice indeed Scott!
DonM

Great Job Scott

I sure enjoyed this rendition of one of my favorite songs. Vocal dead on - Great voice.

I am a total organ nut and I must say you had some nice TO type organ sounds going on. Beatiful balance to the whole song.

Thank you for sharing.

Jerry

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Hi Scott,
I really enjoyed your rendition of "You don't know me now" Great job Scott.

Pauline

Hey Scott
Nice! Good song, nice keyboard sounds and style, good feeling in vocal. What more could you want?

Scott