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| author | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2015-08-16 09:09:54 +0200 |
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| committer | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2015-08-17 22:56:02 +0200 |
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diff --git a/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown b/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index d990679..0000000 --- a/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Cover of Stevie Wonder's “Superstition” -tags: music,cover,chapman stick ---- - - -[Here](https://soundcloud.com/rekado/superstition) is my -almost-finished cover of Stevie Wonder's *Superstition*. - -<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114302583"></iframe> - -The drum sounds come from a single Wavedrum track; I played the -Wavedrum with hands only (no sticks). What sounds a bit like hi hats -is really the snare of the snare drum sound, played with the -fingertips. The patch consists of a velocity-sensitive snare drum and -bass drum sounds. (There are still some spots in the drum track that -don't sound tight.) - -The bass is a custom patch on the Nord Lead synthesizer (a little too -much portamento, I think). - -Where in the original several clavinet tracks are used I recorded a -single Alto Stick. The main theme is played with the left hand on the -bass side while the chordal accents are played on the melody side with -the right. - -Sadly, I don't own any brass instruments, so I played the unison -section on the Alto Stick (two-handed), added a guitar and spread them -wide apart in the stereo spectrum. - -I also added a few splashes of Ukulele whenever it's a little quieter -in the song. Because I have one (yay). - -I'm not really satisfied with the whole thing, but it's impossible for -me to distinguish between annoyances due to perfectionism and those -that are actually justified. I'm still working on a video showing the -arrangement on the Stick; before publishing it I might revisit the mix -of my recording and tweak the sound a bit. - -The whole track was recorded and mixed with -[Free Software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), most -notably [Ardour](http://ardour.org) and the -[Calf audio plugin suite](http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins.html). -To the developers and maintainers: thank you so much! |