"Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
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"Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
A little tune I'm working on called "Waimea Baby"... tracking in DP of course. I do some explanation about the song in the beginning and do a live pass through at the vocals. My Facebook friends are getting a kick out of it.
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
sounds good!
Who doesn't love a fun song.

Who doesn't love a fun song.


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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Nice one James, that is super-fun!
indeed!

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Thanks guys!
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Haa! You made me laugh, James. Good stuff! BTW, nicely recorded too.
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
I thoroughly enjoyed that, James. Great guitar sounds and playing and nice mix! and a very catchy hook. I like your singing voice. I always wished I could rock-scream like that but never could. Appreciated the humor and you playing to the camera. You ham, you.
Thanks for sharing that. A lot of the time you have to come on here and police the forum and that's all we see of you, so it's nice to see you having fun and enjoying doing your music.
c-ya,
Dan Worley
Thanks for sharing that. A lot of the time you have to come on here and police the forum and that's all we see of you, so it's nice to see you having fun and enjoying doing your music.
c-ya,
Dan Worley
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
this is great man! Really nice mix too. Real Wierd Al stuff. I've been meaning to look into that Blue mic. Thanks for the demo, i'm definitely gonna get it now!
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Hello forum.
James, nicely done and mixed.
Looks like you had a lot of fun putting it together, too.
I really liked the section at 3:08 where you brought it down with that 50ish style and then, back up again... Well thought out.
On top of that, you have very powerful voice. I didn't know you could sing that high.
Well DONE!
Adriano
James, nicely done and mixed.
Looks like you had a lot of fun putting it together, too.
I really liked the section at 3:08 where you brought it down with that 50ish style and then, back up again... Well thought out.
On top of that, you have very powerful voice. I didn't know you could sing that high.
Well DONE!
Adriano
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Best rock song I've heard in ages



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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Sounds great James
. Love the bridge as well, and the high notes, what a screamer




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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Enjoyed that a lot!
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
James,
My wife and I just got back from a wonderful 9 day trip to Kaua'i. We stayed in Kapa'a and traveled all over the island. What a wonderful place! Took an all day boat tour out of Waimea with a great guy (Capt. Mike) and saw some tiger sharks. Met some locals and made some new long distance friends. Shaka...
Phil
My wife and I just got back from a wonderful 9 day trip to Kaua'i. We stayed in Kapa'a and traveled all over the island. What a wonderful place! Took an all day boat tour out of Waimea with a great guy (Capt. Mike) and saw some tiger sharks. Met some locals and made some new long distance friends. Shaka...
Phil
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Re: "Waimea Baby" - Tracking and some commentary
Fun!
All live guys?
Buzzy
All live guys?
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