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diff --git a/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.html b/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..525421d --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.html @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +title: Cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” +tags: music,cover,chapman stick +date: 2013-10-26 00:00 +--- + +<p> + <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rekado/superstition">Here</a> is my + almost-finished cover of Stevie Wonder’s <emph>Superstition</emph>. +</p> + +<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114302583"></iframe> + +<p> + 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.) +</p> + +<p> + The bass is a custom patch on the Nord Lead synthesizer (a little + too much portamento, I think). +</p> + +<p> + 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. +</p> + +<p> + 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. +</p> + +<p> + I also added a few splashes of Ukulele whenever it’s a little + quieter in the song. Because I have one (yay). +</p> + +<p> + 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. +</p> + +<p> + The whole track was recorded and mixed + with <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free + Software</a>, most notably <a href="http://ardour.org">Ardour</a> + and the <a href="http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins.html">Calf + audio plugin suite</a>. To the developers and maintainers: thank + you so much! +</p> |