Nov 14, 2007 01:18 pm I did a cover of the song Zor and Zam by the Monkees. I rocked it up alot. Visit my soundclick link below and have a listen. I will check out yours. My link below
www.soundclick.com/bands/...m?bandID=695947
Tomorrow's Going To Be Another Day
Posted on Nov 14, 2007 10:30 am
McMerkin
Hobbyist musician,pro recorder
Member Since: May 15, 2007
Only my second digital recording (after decades of tape). Written by Tommy Boyce & Steve Venet, c. 1966.
Recorded by The Monkees on their debut album.
I used the Alesis Multimix 8 into a crummy old computer with Audacity as the recording medium. I faked the bass drum with a mallet on the floor tom (I didn't want to drag the whole drumset into my bedroom). Otherwise a pretty straightforward recording, 5 guitars, bass, snare and hi-hat with floor tom, two vocals (the weakest part of the song), a bit of electric guitar, harpsichord and electric piano for flavoring.
Turned out pretty good for an old duffer. :)
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Nov 14, 2007 01:18 pm I did a cover of the song Zor and Zam by the Monkees. I rocked it up alot. Visit my soundclick link below and have a listen. I will check out yours. My link below
www.soundclick.com/bands/...m?bandID=695947
Nov 14, 2007 01:22 pm Came out pretty good. Especially using Audacity. I use it for converting my LP's to mp3's. Never tried to multitrack with it. I use Mackie's Tracktion 3 which is very easy to use and powerful. Good job
Nov 14, 2007 04:15 pm Thanks. I'm just waiting to get the email from Soundclick so I can hear yours. Actually I saw the Dwight Frye cover and I'm very curious to hear that as well....I love the song.
Nov 14, 2007 05:54 pm For some reason the song I posted here dont work with the player here. Admin is looking into it. Soundclick asked for email ? Usually my page will just pops up. Soundclick is a pretty good place to post your tunes. There are several other Monkees tunes Id like to do.
Nov 14, 2007 06:09 pm The Second Coming tune is working here now. I had a + in my mp3 name and the player didnt like it. :)
Nov 14, 2007 06:24 pm Yeah I noticed! :)
Cool....here we go...
Nov 14, 2007 08:03 pm Nice McMerkin. And interesting take with that floor tom as a kick drum. And that odd little tone in there once in awhile is pretty well set for this. The vocals are not bad at all, so don't get down on that. They sit nicely in there and work just fine. Liked the guitars they sounded nice and think. I liked your version a good deal. I'm downloading it into one of my HRC playlists for sure.
Nov 14, 2007 08:59 pm Very Nice! I'm a big Monkees fan, and I think you've done this song proud.
The performance is great, the sound is great. I love what you've done. And I agree with Noize: the vocals aren't bad at all. You're just used to hearing it Mickey Dolenz singing an octave higher!
Jim
Nov 14, 2007 09:12 pm I guess I did it in the key of A where the record was in the key of G. No real reason, probably because I found a D easier to play than an F. :)
Thanks for the kind words, all. It is one of my better recordings, for sure. I'm loving the ability to mutli on software without the generational sound loss or noise or saturation.
I do miss playing with tape decks, but....the results are hard to argue with.
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