I’m helping a friend make a demo tape of sorts. Not that I run a shop to help burgeoning artistes, but I happen to be the only one in the area who has the bare-bones equipment to record & reproduce her vocals. Plus, she makes a killer Paav-Bhaaji, which probably tempted me enough to lie about my skills.
We have since ripped a Asha Bhonsle Karaoke CD, and recorded her vocals on top of coupla instrumental tracks (along with that annoying guide track that sounds like Kumar Sanu with a massive cold). I spent some time “mixing & mastering” the tracks. The quotes are there to indicate that I have no idea what I’m talking about. Or maybe I should say, I spent time letting the software do “stuff” to the tracks, while I randomly clicked on ‘Filters’ & ‘Effects’ that I thought sounded cool.
I implore my readers to download, listen and let me know what you think of the end product. Now I know that all 5 of you are kind souls that would never say anything rude about the singing (though I would love to read the praises). So please limit your feedback to the quality of the track. Like,
Are the vocals being drowned by the instruments? Or vice versa? Should I tweak the highs & lows of the vocals? Do the vocals sound muffled or do they sound bright? Do I really have a chance with Alessandra Ambrosio? etc.
Or if comments are not your thing, then you can mail in your feedback to manoj.blog (at) gmail (dot) com
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Jawaane Jaaneman
Yeh Mera Dil
both the songs have come out well…..i think jawaane jaaneman is perfect to the T.
kudos to you and to the singer. do u hv a professional recording studio @ home?
hope 2 hear more of such stuff.
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God Bless the Blog and the Blogger.
Amen.
PS: Your chances of getting jiggy with Alessandra Ambrosio ??? Hmm…lets just say…uhhhh….mmmm…..errrrrr….
Nuff said ;)
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Kaps: Thanks man. I have a mini recording setup at home. Wouldn’t call it professional though. A good sound card, pre-amp/compressor and of course my adorable mic.
Bee: uhh..mm…err decodes to “Not just Alessandra Ambrosio, but her friend too”
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Manoj, I have read and seen Karaoke systems where you can sing along live and then record with the background track. The mic that comes with it is pretty good. It adds depth to even light voices. Have u heard any such stuff and recommend any such systems?
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I have just seen one such setup and I don’t think the quality was any good. Maybe there are better ones I don’t know about.
Setting up a karaoke system on a computer shouldn’t be too difficult. You can get something like a Creative soundcard + a basic microphone for about US150$. Then all you need is a low-end multi-track sequencer like N-Track Studio to record and/or sound editing software like Sound Forge or Adobe Audition. Depending on how you acquire the software, your PC-based karaoke system will either be a great budget system or a moderately priced system with good value for money.
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