Lodi
By Jim
02/25/2006
I experimented with the guitars to see if I could make it sound anything like the original. Not so much. The problem with the guitar voice is that a note cannot flow into the next note without a break, because what distinguishes the guitar voice from an organ voice (for example) is the sound of the note ending. Blend the notes together and you end up with an organ. This is the same problem I had with the strings. So I had to figure out a way to "strum" on the keyboard. It's getting better, I think, but guitar players will not spend any sleepless nights worrying that they can be replaced by a computer.
The instrumental that happens during the key change isn't right, but I worked on that part last and I finally concluded that it's not critical, so it's good enough.
I transposed the song from Bb to G to save your ears. The song switches from Bb to C for the last verse, and my voice really strains after the key change. As it is, my voice has a slight crack in that last verse, but I left it in and lowered the decibel level for a brief moment. (I know, you're thinking that I must be ignoring the minor cracks and talking about something really big).
Voices: Guitars, Drums, Picked Bass.
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