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#465516 - 01/31/19 11:12 AM Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto)
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	This was sequenced through the Yamaha S-950 at 1 p.m. today. I did the vocals and played some flute during the interlude, maybe just enough playing to mess things up a bit. I tried to make it sound as realistic as possible given my lack of musical talents. I know Donny wanted to hear this through a Genos, but I decided to piss my money away on booze, boating and fattening food. Here's my rendition of Africa This is a great song, but one that I rarely performed because it's not a dance tune, and music is what my audiences expected. Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#465521 - 01/31/19 11:37 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Originally Posted By travlin'easy This was sequenced through the Yamaha S-950 at 1 p.m. today. I did the vocals and played some flute during the interlude, maybe just enough playing to mess things up a bit. I tried to make it sound as realistic as possible given my lack of musical talents. I know Donny wanted to hear this through a Genos, but I decided to piss my money away on booze, boating and fattening food. Here's my rendition of Africa This is a great song, but one that I rarely performed because it's not a dance tune, and music is what my audiences expected. Gary Gary you always amaze me this tune is not an easy one, ...well done my friend. Great selection of style, sounds what style did you use? .... with a little Voc Harmony in certain parts, and lyric timing corrections you have certainly pulled it off in more ways then one Bravo! The S950 sounds terrific!!! Genos who Edited by Dnj (01/31/19 06:41 PM)
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#465523 - 01/31/19 12:10 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Thanks Donny. Because of my limited lung capacity, I had some trouble in that section of lyrics where it references Olympus to Kilimanjaro. Additionally, I had problems carrying the longer notes. Thanks for listening and commenting, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#465542 - 01/31/19 05:50 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
Riceroni9 Senior Member Registered: 11/15/04 Posts: 1298 Loc: TX, USA	Wow, Gary: No excuses necessary, my friend. Donny is right... this is not an easy song to sing, play or arrange. Take a bow. Enjoyed. ----Dave
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#465544 - 01/31/19 07:24 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: Riceroni9]
stirling boy Junior Member Registered: 10/12/07 Posts: 16 Loc: Scotland	Well done
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#465545 - 01/31/19 08:40 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Thanks guys. I'm able to be off the supplemental oxygen for about an hour a day, which allowed me to record this song. I hope to be able to record a few more before the end of the month. Tonight, the temperature is going down to about 1 degree f, which is brutal for this old codger to even think about venturing outdoors. The mail will sit in the mailbox until temperatures get to half my age. All the best, and thanks for listening and commenting, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#465546 - 01/31/19 09:03 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
btweengigs Senior Member Registered: 09/09/02 Posts: 2204 Loc: Florida, USA	What? Never in a million years would I have expected you to tackle this. Well done! Eddie
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#465548 - 01/31/19 11:05 PM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: Dnj]
bruno123 Senior Member Registered: 06/04/02 Posts: 4912 Loc: West Palm Beach, FL 33417	Gary, you did a good job. I have not heard that song before, but what I heard was done professionally. Good style, clear voice – everything was balanced well. Gary ya still got it. John C.
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#465553 - 02/01/19 04:57 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
montunoman Senior Member Registered: 10/20/09 Posts: 3233 Loc: Dallas, Texas	Good job on a hard song. I admire you going out of your comfort zone to explore something different. Also the issue you had on the last few recording with the feedback seemed to clear up. Thanks for pointing! _________________________ It not the keyboard, it's the keyboardist. www.youtube.com/channel/UCV94i--V-A8kZShmGTKyDOw https://www.facebook.com/elgrupocache
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#465555 - 02/01/19 05:25 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: btweengigs]
Stephenm52 Senior Member Registered: 04/13/05 Posts: 5126 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By btweengigs What? Never in a million years would I have expected you to tackle this. Well done! Eddie I echo Eddie’s comment! Nice work Gary!
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#465563 - 02/01/19 09:02 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15576 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Thanks guys. I really appreciate your kind words and praises from musicians as talented as the folks on this forum. You guys are,IMO, the best of the best here. All the best, Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#465564 - 02/01/19 09:08 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: travlin'easy]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Edited by Dnj (02/01/19 09:12 AM)
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#465565 - 02/01/19 09:15 AM Re: Yamaha S-950 - Africa (Cover Toto) [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Senior Member Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 43703	Edited by Dnj (02/01/19 09:17 AM)
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