Last song I did Saturday night, when experimenting with the onboard vocal processor and harmonizer on the PSR S970.
Peace in the Valley: https://app.box.com/s/483rfcuj37j7aus33ix6begn2ys0bu9y

as usual nice job Don .......is that 1 above VH? works well.......but the tracking problems really occur with using 3 or 4 voices on all Yamaha units..

Don, Excellent job! Nice mix as well.

Nicely done Don! You really stretched that vocal with some emotion on the high parts and keeping behind that beat is hard to do - bravo!

BTW: Are you using the Blue? The lows were terrific

Loved it............Harold

Thank you guys.
I do almost always use one voice above.
This was not the Blue mic, because the 970 doesn't have phantom power. It was EV ND96.

That's a really fine job Don ... Thanks for posting that ... We could use a little "peace in the valley" right now ...

That's great Don, one of those 'everybody's all-time favorites'. Now, as a non-paying customer , I have a request that may be a little out of your normal playlist; but what the heck, Willie did it, so I'm sure you can. It's been a favorite of mine every since it first came out (I think I first heard it by Eddie 'Mr Cleanhead' Vincent). It's called 'Ain't it funny how time slips away'. I just feel you could do a great job with it.

chas

Chas I will hold down the fort till Don 's posting..

http://francarango.homestead.com/Funny_how_time_slips_away.mp3

Well, I have done the Willie Nelson version, the Al Green version (more or less), and the Faron Young version. I'll dig one out in a little while.

Thanks Fran, nice job. When I looked it up to make sure it was Willie that wrote it, I was shocked to see how many people have recorded it; shows the versatility and durability of a good tune. I was wrong about Eddie Vincent though, it was Joe Hinton I was thinking of. Hard to say who did the best version (matter of taste and all) but I tend to like the later 'studio-refined' Willie Nelson version. Everyone knows I'm a big Willie Nelson fan; weird I know, and I'm sure part of it is his image .

I didn't mean to put DNJ-like pressure on Don (especially being a non-paying customer ), and I'm not sure what made me think of the tune, but as soon as I did, I just pictured Don doing it. Sure hope he doesn't screw it up (no pressure there ). If anyone else would like to give it a try, that would be nice; I love that tune (I'm eclectic in my taste).

chas

If anyone wants the backing track to play along with and sing
here you go enjoy.....

Those are some hard acts to follow. Here's one I did on Ketron SD7 a few years ago.
https://app.box.com/s/8j7a664ismar3yjn9e91bpmuei2x1hw1

Trivia, the guitar parts I was trying to play were meant to emulate Elvis' guitar player, and my friend, James Burton. Somewhere in my archives I have a recording of him playing this song with me!

Hey Chas, have you heard this one off Willie's latest album? It's something you get through.

Like Willies version off the Willie & Family live album best from '77 I think..

Beautiful Don. Very soulful. I also really liked 'It's something you get through'. I think one thing that separates Willie's tunes from some of the others is the 'story-telling' feel of his lyrics. You feel like he's lived through every one of those 'stories' (and he probably has ). Thanks for doing a request for me. I appreciate that.

chas

Okay, just found the old Joe Hinton version that first introduced me to it. He does it as an 'old-school' R&B ballad. He hits a couple of notes (especially at the end) that probably sounded like Don when he broke his toe .

chas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HkGn2jifbM

Very nice rendition vocally and instrumentally!
Blessings Don

Don I gotta tell ya you never sounded better then on a Ketron unit.....
yes there is a big difference in Live Sound.

Yes, I wish things had worked out differently but they didn't.

Don, never heard this one before today. What a heart rendering song. It really triggered a lot of emotion for me.

Thanks for posting, but I seriously doubt that I could possibly sing this one without emotionally falling apart.

All the best,

Gary

Gary, now you see what I mean about Willie's songwriting skills.

chas

What Chas doesn't know is that I personally taught Willie all he knows about songwriting.
Yes I did. Then came the guitar lessons I gave him. I thought he would never learn all those passing chords. He actually wore a hole in his guitar doing it.
Next came his stage appearance. I told him he needed an outlaw image so he let his hair grow long and got a bandana. By then he was so worked up I told him to calm down and he started smoking weed. In an effort to steer him away from that I taught him to play golf.
Only questionable thing is I told him don't worry too much about income tax.
Another little known fact: Willie has actually been dead for three years, but nobody has told him yet.
(It's MY thread and I can take it South if I so desire.)

You didn't take it south....that way up North funny.

chas

Willie's studio is on his golf course. He calls it "Cut & Putt"

DonM. Very Nice. Good vocal balance.