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My turn! Here`s mine .

Peter, nice arrangement. Also enjoyed the video (PeterCam?) I assume you programmed the mix and drum sequence, etc. What DAW did you end up using? (I saw you asked about a multi-track DAW elsewhere)

Hello Scorpio. I just used the piano`s onboard facilities, but the drums had to go onto the computer as a separate channel, played on the hoof as it were since they`re not recordable like the other tracks. I could then edit them somewhat on Audacity. Looking at software sequencers is doing my head in . . could be several stages too far for me!

Nice arrangement. Looking for a cheap full function DAW? Try Reaper.

Here's a piece called Winter Solstice. Sorry for the bad audio. I recorded this piece from my phone at work.
Im so ready for winter. Its still in the 80's and 90's here in Kansas.
https://app.box.com/s/web11cgjqjp3yvxb5dqz

really enjoyed your piece peterws, very professional sounding. Loved the video of what I assume in your northern home town. Made me a little home sick.

That`s what did me head in . . . .! I`m destined to spend the rest o` my life in the company of DGX630 . . . . .at least I can find my way round that . . .

Augustina - Winter Solstice in Lapland? Those reindeers`ll well kn*ckered by now . . . . give `em some straw and have a stiff drink yourself `cos it`s cold outside! I like winter, and enjoyed this canter through the frozen wastes.

Great playing Peter. Please tell us more about your bike trip in your video. Where is it? I heard some say that the new iOS 7 gives them motion sickness. Well, this video is not for them... LOL

That was great, Peter! Now I imagine you are already working on this: Learning to pedal to the beat of your metronome. That will really give you a tight sync between the audio and video. I can't wait for the next one!

Nice piece Augustina, you have a piano at work?.....how good is that. Just starting our warm weather here, winter is very far from my mind.

Here's a piece I've started to create. Haven't decided on rather it's finished or if I want to do some more stuff to it Btw, I've moved to a new house and it just has a fantastic view of the mountains. I made sure to save a spot right in front of the window for my piano. It's so refreshing to play my piano and stare at this beautiful view while doing it. I could do it all day.

Looking at Mountains
https://app.box.com/s/iqvmzjvbw2qihgrpoy5w

Peter, great arrangement, and playing. Cool video, too, it kept me shifting around in my chair the whole time, trying to keep my balance.

Augustina, .quite a long piece to play at that tempo without error, well done. I always wanted to work someplace where I could take a piano break now and then!

Ladypayne, nicely done, it really does get me to thinking of the mountains of Alaska. Nice melodies, interesting contrast between the sections.

Brent, I can't play and sing at the same time either. (Or, to be more precise, I can't sing and X at the same time, where X = do anything or nothing at all). But it seems that your method worked well, everything is in sync. Intriguing ending!

My piece this month is As Time Goes By, written by Herman Hupfeld.

This is the song from Casablanca, which is the favorite movie of us old geezers, and maybe it stirs up some feelings just because we associate it with the movie. However, it was not written for the movie, and during the planning and production of the movie it was not thought to be essential to it, and was deleted and put back in a few times. The typical person thinks of it as a jazz song, but jazz players don't actually play it very often.

I am playing from a lead sheet.

As Time Goes By


Ed

Ladypayne, your piano has a lovely relaxed feel to it, and a nice echo . . . .that is a good view. Especially when it snows!

I don`t have to say "have fun"
`Cos it shows!

Riddler My flabber is gasted . . . .wonderful rendition. Truly pro work here . . .is your lead sheet in the public domain?

Ladypayne what a beautiful piece you have created - goes with the view

Riddler a great version, what a wonderful sound you piano has as well

NOTE: AFTER POSTING LAST NIGHT I RE-RECORDED THE VOCALS THIS MORNING

Here's my rendition of "When I Fall In Love". It's a little faster tempo than most versions and I do it in the key of F rather than the usual Eb.

http://snd.sc/1hn6zCz

Piano part recorded first and played back in my headphones while recording the singing.

P.S. One minor mistake in the lyrics but let's just chalk it up to poetic license or interpretation on my part!

peterws,

Very cool. I particularly liked how you kept playing without missing a beat after the wipeout on the cobblestones at 2:18 ;-)

Perfect little video/music interlude to get my morning started.

augustina,

I'm also intrigued by you recording this "at work". If my coworkers heard something like that coming from my office (not that I could actually play that piece, great playing!) I'd probably not get any work done the rest of the day. I'd be surprised if you're not besieged by requests from your office-mates for their favorite piano tunes.

ladypayne,

I don't have such a view from my window. But I just returned from vacation and your tune reminded me of watching lovely scenery pass by the window of the train as I was traveling in England.

I'm actually doing the separate-tracks thing mostly as a practice technique. The whole idea is to be able to practice the accompaniment while listening to the vocal track and vice versa so I eventually put them together.

And on this song it worked! I can now do a pretty credible job of singing+playing together. Still sounds better doing them separately as I can really concentrate but in the end doing it together "live" is the goal.



I love it. Great treatment. I'm in a slightly too early stage of geezer-hood to have come to the song from the movie. I've just always thought it was a great, great tune. Well done.

Riddler - what a great rendition of that - I love the rhythm and the flair.

Cathy