MAINTAIN
By PeterM on March 1, 2024 2:24 am
This week's song started out with the ukulele. I started just recording the uke and didn't use a metronome, so once I loaded the recording onto the M8, of course the strumming did not stay on the beats. So, being lazy, I tried to make it work anyway, by adding delays. It was going OK, but I eventually realised I needed to re-record the uke part. So, to save work, I played the uke part to match exactly what I had made while trying to work with the first uke part ... again lazy, right?
Anyway, throughout the whole process I was having issues getting the rest of the song to match the uke part, thinking, "next time, I'll use a metronome from the start" and the would make everything better. Then, suddenly, I realised the actual issue: the uke part was was in 3/4 time ... and I was using a 4/4 groove on the M8! I never even thought about it, I just liked the way it sounded! So, being lazy, I just left it all and made it work.
So this will help you to understand the loose time feeling in this one and why I ended up with such a non-standard hihat line. I kinda like the result actually.
Also, this song features some synth parts from my Hydrasynth Explorer that arrived mid-week. I'm really liking the long envelopes and the poly aftertouch ... and having some actual keys to help with composing. I recorded the Hydra directly into the M8 as samples, which worked quite well.
Thanks for listening and maybe reading! If you have any feedback or advice, let me know! I'm a novice at this so it all helps!
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