I first did this arrangement of "Go Tell it on the Mountain" in PowerTracks several years ago. This year I decided to revisit it.

I imported the original tracks into Cubase, then experimented with tempo, instrumentation, arrangement, etc.

Ended up redoing all of the tracks at a faster tempo, added a piano solo section and a synth solo outro.

I performed all voices and instruments:

The cricket at the beginning is a recording of a cricket that got into my studio one night last summer. That gave me the idea to use a cricket sound on the track, so instead of getting rid of the cricket, I recorded him on my Zoom portable recorder. I used a stock audio loop for the other outdoor sounds.

The piano is Garritan JABB Steinway jazz piano.
Synth solo at the end is played on the Akai Miniak.
Drums is Roland V-Drums.
Live tambourine and shaker.
Organ is NI B4.
All other instruments (Bass, strings, synth sounds, assorted percussion) by Yamaha MO8.


Go Tell it on the Mountain