Two Guitar Based Jazzy numbers are completed. Dave Berry handles the Drums, Bass and Guitar.
Another Fast Romance
Midday Winds
Enjoy!!!!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
The DIY dilemma Some tips....
Being a MIDI artist where I have instrument parts created, and then I spent time tweaking the data to get as good results as I can. Here are some tips from over the years and countless forums:
1) Stay away from Creative audio products. There are big differences between "Pro-Sumer" and "Professional" audio cards. The 1820-M is using an outdated digidesign A/D converter. The quality of converters is a big deal and should be for the home recordist. Remember Pro-Tools hardware is up to Digi-003 now, they know how important their technology is towards keeping people buying "Pro-Tools" hardware. As a "starter-card" ok , but you will begin to wonder why, I don't sound like this, or that. This is an expensive hobby and profession, close to an even amount of your budget should go toward a "firewire / PCI / PCIe" based solution by top brands such as MOTU, RME, TC-Electronic , Lynx etc.
2) Midi music by itself is lifeless, sterile and just plain teriible. You should re-search the various message boards out there and TWEAK them files.
3) Hire session musicians to finish your songs. Most string instruments don't translate well with midi, drums are machine like, ( Tak, tak , takkey , tak ). Try these studios:
http://www.studio-aid.com
http://www.drumsforyou.com
I had made these mistakes, and I feel relieved helping others avoid them.
1) Stay away from Creative audio products. There are big differences between "Pro-Sumer" and "Professional" audio cards. The 1820-M is using an outdated digidesign A/D converter. The quality of converters is a big deal and should be for the home recordist. Remember Pro-Tools hardware is up to Digi-003 now, they know how important their technology is towards keeping people buying "Pro-Tools" hardware. As a "starter-card" ok , but you will begin to wonder why, I don't sound like this, or that. This is an expensive hobby and profession, close to an even amount of your budget should go toward a "firewire / PCI / PCIe" based solution by top brands such as MOTU, RME, TC-Electronic , Lynx etc.
2) Midi music by itself is lifeless, sterile and just plain teriible. You should re-search the various message boards out there and TWEAK them files.
3) Hire session musicians to finish your songs. Most string instruments don't translate well with midi, drums are machine like, ( Tak, tak , takkey , tak ). Try these studios:
http://www.studio-aid.com
http://www.drumsforyou.com
I had made these mistakes, and I feel relieved helping others avoid them.
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Recording and my whole process is flowing smoothly. Five songs featuring Dave Berry on Drums, Bass and Guitar. The process of protecting your "art" takes longer than the initial mixing and mastering. Registering copyrights and then registering with your Performance Rights Organization, I am a BMI affiliated writer.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
In between.......
When I am not working in my project studio, recently I began taking on some design ideas for this CD project. Working working working.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Who am I, and why am I here??
Hello and welcome to John Tafaro music blog. I am a state employee, of the wonderful Garden State. I am going to be ambiguous because where I am employed, I have hmm.. rules as to what I can say and about what I can say. So there will be no political tirade here I am sorry. But in a culture in which everybody desires to sue everyone for everything, all the time I guess these rules aren't so bad to a point. Welcome .
Welcome BB Friends
I would like to welcome my music friends from PG music boards. Enjoy the music here. Feel Free to comment. Suggestions are always greatly appreciated.
My little Sounding Board
Pictures are totally unimportant.
I am an independent artist who is planning his first release. First release per-say because what came before was not very good. Quite funny actually, with machine gun drums, rubber band bass guitar. Very frustrating . I was very new to midi programming, and the whole idea of what I was doing,I spent alot of money crawling with the "Sound-blaster" type cards, cheap outboard gear. And what I turned out was not up to par. I did everything though. DIY even now, I recorded, edited, mixed and mastered everything. Baby-Steps actually. well now I present to you the "Third Sound Generator" totally produced by myself through internet collaboration with Dave Berry on Bass Guitar and playing the Drums. Hopefully this blog allows you to stream and download!!
Unseen Love
An Exotic Dream
Talking about the Girls
Enjoy , More to Come!!
I am an independent artist who is planning his first release. First release per-say because what came before was not very good. Quite funny actually, with machine gun drums, rubber band bass guitar. Very frustrating . I was very new to midi programming, and the whole idea of what I was doing,I spent alot of money crawling with the "Sound-blaster" type cards, cheap outboard gear. And what I turned out was not up to par. I did everything though. DIY even now, I recorded, edited, mixed and mastered everything. Baby-Steps actually. well now I present to you the "Third Sound Generator" totally produced by myself through internet collaboration with Dave Berry on Bass Guitar and playing the Drums. Hopefully this blog allows you to stream and download!!
Unseen Love
An Exotic Dream
Talking about the Girls
Enjoy , More to Come!!
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