Comments on: White Lines (a cappella)

White Lines (a cappella)

the_bone — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:44:03 -0800

These are the sort of things that occur to me as I go for my daily walk. Four-and-five-part harmony plus solo, bass and vocal percussion. Recorded in GarageBand using my MacBook's built-in mic.

By: sluglicker

sluglicker — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:46:51 -0800

Wow! That was great! Did you sing all those parts? That's an incredible vocal range. I really like the hiphop (is that the right term?). Keep 'em coming.

By: buriednexttoyou

buriednexttoyou — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:16:36 -0800

That was gold.

By: the_bone

the_bone — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:54:12 -0800

Thanks, all!

Yes, all sounds are made by my voice. I fully admit that the rapping is kind of sad... but I'm pleased with the harmonies, and the beatboxing was a fun experiment (I'd never done it before except as a goof). In retrospect I wish I had mixed the bass a little louder, but I'm really a tenor and there are some pitchy moments in that part, and it was easier to bury the part in the mix than fry my voice while continuously re-recording it.

This was fun, and I fully intend on doing more when I have time (which may not be for a couple of weeks).

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:41:01 -0800

This has potential.

Buy a microphone.

By: ORthey

ORthey — Tue, 01 May 2007 11:28:05 -0800

Don't take this the wrong way, but what if you removed the rapping and tried it on its own? The dop-doo-wahs and all the background and atmosphere are so fun to listen to I found the other voice distracted me. But then maybe it would cry out for another voice? I dunno, just talking out of my ass.

The moral: this is great fun to listen to.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Wed, 02 May 2007 12:12:10 -0800

*sniiiiiiiiiiiiffffffffffffffffffffff* I LOVE IT!!!

By: the_bone

the_bone — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:50:56 -0800

ORthey: You're not talking out of your ass at all. When I finished the backgrounds, I almost didn't want to add in the rapping, especially given the fact that some people just shouldn't rap and I am one of them. I figured it would sound really weird and context-less without the lead vocal. It'd be easy enough to do a mix without the lead, so maybe I'll post a "karaoke version" sometime.

Ynoxzas: I agree about the mic comment; mine was ganked by a nefarious (and thankfully temporary) ex-roommate. My M-Audio interface doesn't want to talk to my newish MacBook for some reason, but I haven't spent too much time trying to figure out the problem. Once I do, I'll buy another microphone and use that for future a cappella endeavors.

Again, thanks!

By: ORthey

ORthey — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:13:38 -0800

God Bless you for using "ganked." You didn't grow up in the bay area, did you?

By: mmascolino

mmascolino — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:54:39 -0800

This is delicious. keep up the good work.

By: nicolin

nicolin — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:20:25 -0800

what an ear, what a voice, what a mind !
thanks

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:54:58 -0800

I only just found this, but for what it's worth: bone, you are awesome.