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I’m late to the party but I’m sure glad I came!
GREAT material here. All four songs are pro all the way. Super mixes and outstanding vocals.
PS – my favorite is “If I’m in, She’s Out”.
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
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I’m late to the party but I’m sure glad I came!
GREAT material here. All four songs are pro all the way. Super mixes and outstanding vocals.
PS : my favorite is "If I’m in, She’s Out".
It's one of my favorites, too. My wife Karen wrote it. It's totally MIDI all the way on an early BIAB version. Just one singer with a Digitech Harmonizer.
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... It's totally MIDI all the way on an early BIAB version. Just one singer with a Digitech Harmonizer.
Care to share what you used for the MIDI synth?
Sounds good as it gets.
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On the older songs, I used the original Roland Sound Canvas. The last song was done with the RealTracks stuff.
from earlier in the thread
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Hey Harv...sounds like Steve Wariner, on "Made For Lovin You".... anyway what sound card R U using?
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Hey Harv...sounds like Steve Wariner, on "Made For Lovin You".... anyway what sound card R U using?
If you mean what did I use to record the vocal, it was recorded from my Soundtracs board into 3 Tascam DA-38 Digital 8-track recorders. I now have 3 Mackie HDR 2496 24 track digital recorders, spread out over 3 studios.
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Harvey,
Would it be out of place for me to ask you to identify the artists? You've said Rodney, Deana, Bob, and Angie, and maybe I should know who they are, but I don't.
Of course, you may not want to tell, either, and I understand that.
Gary
I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!
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Harvey,
Would it be out of place for me to ask you to identify the artists? You've said Rodney, Deana, Bob, and Angie, and maybe I should know who they are, but I don't.
Of course, you may not want to tell, either, and I understand that.
Gary
No problem:
Rodney Smith, singer/songwriter (no idea what happened to him) His song.
Deana Griffin, singer (just sings in church now) Our song.
Angie Pennington, singer/songwriter (lost touch with her) Our song.
Bob Nobles, singer/songwriter (lives nearby - does small coffeehouse gigs) His song.
Last edited by Harvey Gerst; 08/15/09 10:34 AM.
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Cool stuff. I would love to hear the first three with real tracks added. I'll bet it would make a big difference. The vocals were great and well mixed.
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Thank you Ed for the compliments; maybe I'll go back and add real tracks to the middle two songs when I have some free time.
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In addition to being a total pro in the studio engineering and mixing department Harvey, you are an excellent musical arranger. It takes taste and ears to know just how and when to add a touch of guitar here and a touch of backing vox there as well as making the decision as to when to use the holds. I have a feeling you had a hand in the chord changes too. Lifetime Warranty is my favorite.
10 year old Biab and an antique Sound Canvas. Amazing.
Good to see you posting again, been awhile.
Bob
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Bob, My son Alex is the real star at our studio, not me. He works our big "Studio A"* with groups that have a decent budget. Here's a sample of his work with real musicians: Liz Williams - "Typical Heyday" Now THAT'S what I call producing and engineering. *Note: Our "A" room has an MCI 556D console and our mixing room in Lewisville has an SSL4048 board. I usually work in Studio B, our smallest room, for people doing demos and low budget stuff. I did do one interesting project a couple of years ago for a Dallas ad agency. I had a friend of mine in Nashville (who uses top musicians to record commercial Karaoke tracks) do the backing tracks and then, I added the vocals and did the mix. The vocalist was Scott Headstream, one of our Studio B engineers. It was a fun session and it turned out well: eBay Commercial
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Cool stuff, you obviously taught him well. Hmm, wonder what they paid the Beach Boys for that eBay thing?
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That apple did not fall too far from the tree.
You must be one proud daddy, Harvey.
And deservedly so.
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Cool stuff, you obviously taught him well. Hmm, wonder what they paid the Beach Boys for that eBay thing?
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I know they paid the mechanicals to Harry Fox Agency, but, as far as I know, they never used the song.
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That apple did not fall too far from the tree.
You must be one proud daddy, Harvey.
And deservedly so.
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Nah, the apple's turning rotten; he keeps reminding me how deaf I am.
I've learned how to get even though.
I'll walk in during one of his sessions (he's currently doing Free Reign's album, made up of 3 of the Dallas Cowboys), I'll listen for a little bit, then I'll turn to him and say, "Hey, that's pretty damn good."
Then I'll pause for a few seconds and add, "You're wrong, Alex; I don't think they suck." And then I'll leave.
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Then I'll pause for a few seconds and add, "You're wrong, Alex; I don't think they suck." And then I'll leave.
Mr. Gerst sir, you are a bad man - I love it!!! 
--=-- My credo: If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing - just ask my missus, she'll tell ya  --=--You're only paranoid if you're wrong!
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Then I'll pause for a few seconds and add, "You're wrong, Alex; I don't think they suck." And then I'll leave.
Mr. Gerst sir, you are a bad man - I love it!!!
You have to imagine the effect when you have Marc Colombo (6'8", 315 pounds), Leonard Davis (6'6", 354 pounds), and Cory Procter (6'4", 297 pounds), all glaring at Alex as I leave the room, while he tries to explain that I was just kidding.
Quality time with your kids, priceless.
P.S.,
You have no idea how big these guys really are till you see them in person, up close. 
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Well, I thought it was funny.
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Oh yes, very funny. Quality time indeed. You should have that on video. I'm sure after they stuffed Alex into a guitar case, they all laughed like hell. Bob
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