From 3394b7f364746031c91c8428b4622aa8abcd0ab2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rekado Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 23:18:51 +0800 Subject: new post --- posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown (limited to 'posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown') diff --git a/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown b/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d990679 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2013-10-26-superstition.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +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*. + + + +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! -- cgit v1.2.3