Posted Wed, 01/21/2015 - 12:32 by David Barrett Admin
In our newest episode of the BluesHarmonica.com Recording Study series Gary Smith shares his recording experiences and how he would like to approach our new CD project. Gary and I rehearse our harmony tunes and I provide you with MP3 scratch tracks and PDF music/TAB for you to play along with us.
Posted Tue, 01/20/2015 - 09:41 by David Barrett Admin
This is good timing!... foreshadowing for our Recording Study video interview with Kid Anderson to release in a month's time. Kid will also be the guitarist and recording engineer for our new CD (Gary Smith, Aki Kumar and I). Congrats to Kid on this featured article!
Posted Wed, 01/14/2015 - 14:58 by David Barrett Admin
In our newest episode of the BluesHarmonica.com Recording Study series Aki Kumar shares his recording experiences and how he would like to approach our new CD project. Aki and I rehearse our harmony tunes and I provide you with MP3 scratch tracks and PDF music/TAB for you to play along with us.
Posted Wed, 01/07/2015 - 10:38 by David Barrett Admin
In Section 2 of Recording Study 4 (Professional Studio) we sit down with students Joel Saal and George Bisharat and listen to their recording process. Videos Include: Joel Saal: Growth and Legacy Project; George Bisharat: Getting to know George; Why Do a CD?; Preparation, Music Mentors and Musician Selection; Recording, Mixing and Mastering; Photography, Artwork and Promotion; Tips for Students, Copyright and Distribution. George has provided you a song from his new CD on the lesson page. continue reading...
Posted Thu, 01/01/2015 - 14:22 by David Barrett Admin
Finally we start the epic series of recording at a professional studio! Your lesson begins with an overview of what's involved in recording at a studio and then we cover a bullet-point list of what's needed to prepare for the process. Next to release in the series will be an interview with students Joel Saal and George Bisharat. Videos Include: Section 1 – The Recording Process: Introduction to Professional Recording Study; Why Record; Choosing Musicians; Ways to Record; Preparing for the Studio; Rehearsing for the Studio; Choosing your Harp Amp; Recording Process; Recording Budget
Posted Mon, 12/08/2014 - 17:25 by David Barrett Admin
In this lesson I'll show you how to record acoustic harmonica, mic a harp amp, do punch-in recording and edit multiple takes into one cohesive track. Many of the techniques I'll share with you are common to professional recording studios, just on a smaller scale. As a bonus, you get to follow fellow student Bill Bussell as he records his current study song ("The Tub"). This study is for all skill level players and no harmonicas are needed. continue reading...
Posted Tue, 12/02/2014 - 08:29 by David Barrett Admin
In this video snippet (Recording Study 2) I show you how to record to a study song jam track and reference it with the original track to check your rhythm: https://www.facebook.com/bluesharmonica
Posted Sat, 11/29/2014 - 09:08 by David Barrett Admin
In this study we look at software recording. I'll be using Garage Band, but the principles taught in this lesson will help you with whichever computer program you use for multi-track recording. This study is for all skill level players and no harmonicas are needed for this study. Videos include: Introduction to Software Recording; Setup to Software Recording; Reference Recording; Recording; Editing and Exporting; Closing to Software Recording
Posted Mon, 11/24/2014 - 12:16 by David Barrett Admin
You of course have the "Share" portion of BluesHarmonica.com to share your recordings with fellow students, but here's another avenue to interact with harmonica enthusiasts... continue reading...
Posted Thu, 06/26/2014 - 07:42 by David Barrett Admin
Work on a passage until you feel like you have it. Record yourself playing that passage. Listen to the original recording with sheet music in hand (if available) so you have a clear reference of what the passage should sound like. Listen back to the recording of your performance and with a pencil circle any areas on the transcription that you feel don't quite sound right. Listen back numerous times, to both the original and your recording, to pinpoint exactly what needs work.