Christmas covers

[goldfalcon]

These are the three I've done so far.  Anybody else have some Holiday covers they'd like to share?

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0fdNwX0HY

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0wWrjQrQz0&feature=related

Carol of the Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGNkUZeKCFc&feature=related

Cheers folks!

Alex

[antigoon]

This is a rather odd version of "Deck The Halls" I recorded when my guitar was in open C.

https://jspeeds.tumblr.com/post/1984428322/deck-the-halls

[Unimatrix]

LOL @ the Rudolph cover!  It reminded me of the version that I recorded a few years ago: Click for download

Only the lead guitar is "real", the rest is a Guitar Pro backing track that I created. And if you wonder, it was a deliberate attempt to make it bad in a funny way 

[goldfalcon]

This is a rather odd version of "Deck The Halls" I recorded when my guitar was in open C.

https://jspeeds.tumblr.com/post/1984428322/deck-the-halls

I actually quite like that.  Very atmospheric.  All of mine are in D standard, which is different for me, but I think I'm liking it.

LOL @ the Rudolph cover!   It reminded me of the version that I recorded a few years ago: Click for download

Only the lead guitar is "real", the rest is a Guitar Pro backing track that I created. And if you wonder, it was a deliberate attempt to make it bad in a funny way 

'Like a light bulb'.

Your rudolph cover is hilariously awesome.  It's like Steve Vai got let loose in the north pole.  You can never have too much wah.  Never. 

Alex

[Unimatrix]

This is a rather odd version of "Deck The Halls" I recorded when my guitar was in open C.

https://jspeeds.tumblr.com/post/1984428322/deck-the-halls

I actually quite like that.  Very atmospheric.  All of mine are in D standard, which is different for me, but I think I'm liking it.

LOL @ the Rudolph cover!   It reminded me of the version that I recorded a few years ago: Click for download

Only the lead guitar is "real", the rest is a Guitar Pro backing track that I created. And if you wonder, it was a deliberate attempt to make it bad in a funny way 

'Like a light bulb'.

Your rudolph cover is hilariously awesome.  It's like Steve Vai got let loose in the north pole.  You can never have too much wah.  Never. 

Alex

Thx  Yeah, I totally tried to copy the over-the-top Vai style with all the whammy and wah action 

[goldfalcon]

Silent Night.  One hour.  I rule.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZiLY_yfP6s

Alex

[Unimatrix]

Crazy, you made it sound like a sunny beach song 

Keep 'em coming! 

[goldfalcon]

Crazy, you made it sound like a sunny beach song 

Keep 'em coming!

Yeah, I'm not really sure what I was going for there.  It just sort of happened.   The more I listen to it though, the more I like it.

Come on, anybody else got some?

Alex

[Marvellous G]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7touNAZRDM

Literally learnt in about 5 minutes, hence the offness.

[goldfalcon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7touNAZRDM

Literally learnt in about 5 minutes, hence the offness.

Awesome.  It's like a lounge version of White Christmas.

Working on Oh Holy Night today.  Probably be done tomorrow; work calls.

Alex

[goldfalcon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFwA0lq-7eEhttp://

Oh Holy Night

Definitely not a standard version.

Alex

[ClairvoyantCat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFdrt2UrCY4
Threw this together in less than 10 minutes.  A real classic in my book


Also, I love you're covers.  You could probably even make money off of putting this kind of spin on holiday songs!
O Holy Night was awesome!  Sweet bass and guitar!

[goldfalcon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFdrt2UrCY4
Threw this together in less than 10 minutes.  A real classic in my book


Also, I love you're covers.  You could probably even make money off of putting this kind of spin on holiday songs!
O Holy Night was awesome!  Sweet bass and guitar!

Thanks man.  This really is all just goofing off, but if someone wanted to pay me for my complete lack of direction I would be pleased as punch!

And.... you win.  That video was rad.  You just made me want to go play my piano.  Very well done.

Little Drummer Boy is getting done this weekend I think.

Alex

[goldfalcon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftLAQ9vnt2k

Little Drummer Boy

Alex

[Unimatrix]

Cool stuff, guys! 

[goldfalcon]

We keep this pace up and we could put together a forum Christmas album.

Alex

[Marvellous G]

I'd listen to just an album of yours, Goldfalcon, they're brilliant! Keep 'em coming!

[2Timer]

These are the three I've done so far.  Anybody else have some Holiday covers they'd like to share?

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB0fdNwX0HY

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0wWrjQrQz0&feature=related

Carol of the Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGNkUZeKCFc&feature=related

Cheers folks!

Alex

I just listened to Rudolph and Carol of the Bells and I love em! I wish I had more time to listen to some of this stuff, but I definitely like your style. I have some too, but they're not as rockin' or original as yours. I'll see if I can get 1 or 2 posted.

[2Timer]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

[goldfalcon]

I'd listen to just an album of yours, Goldfalcon, they're brilliant! Keep 'em coming!

Thanks man!  The links I think will take you to my band's channel, so you could check out our original stuff as well if you wanted.  We're finishing up a concept album right now.  Teasers and what not are available there or on facebook.

I just listened to Rudolph and Carol of the Bells and I love em! I wish I had more time to listen to some of this stuff, but I definitely like your style. I have some too, but they're not as rockin' or original as yours. I'll see if I can get 1 or 2 posted.

Hey, they'll be there.  I have no intentions of taking them down anytime soon.

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Worked just fine for me!  Very cool take.  Is that a real sax?  My wife is the classically trained of the two of us, and her major instrument is sax.  Very good work man.

Well, I guess we've pretty much come to the end then.  Christmas is tomorrow.  I think I still may do a couple more anyway.

Merry Christmas guys!

Alex

[2Timer]

Thanks. No, not a real sax. It's one of the sounds in my Roland keyboard. I just need to learn how to play to make it sound more like a sax player would sound.

[goldfalcon]

Thanks. No, not a real sax. It's one of the sounds in my Roland keyboard. I just need to learn how to play to make it sound more like a sax player would sound.

I think you're off to a good start!  Sounded great; even had a lot of the phrasing a sax player would.  Good job.

Alex

[Unimatrix]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Good quality recording and nice playing! 

What kind of Roland do you have? I own a Juno Di, which is really cool 

[2Timer]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Good quality recording and nice playing! 

What kind of Roland do you have? I own a Juno Di, which is really cool 

Thanks and thanks. It's just cool edit pro software. Simple stuff. I have a Roland RD-700 digital piano. I love the sound of it; the only thing I thought it suffered from was the nylon and acoustic guitars, which I fixed by buying one of the sr-x wave expansion boards (for $300!). Here's a sample of the nylon from an album I just did for my church if you're interested. Sorry about yousendit, but I haven't figured out how to upload songs on youtube yet.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyYURESEI5NVh2Wmc9PQ

[goldfalcon]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Good quality recording and nice playing! 

What kind of Roland do you have? I own a Juno Di, which is really cool 

Thanks and thanks. It's just cool edit pro software. Simple stuff. I have a Roland RD-700 digital piano. I love the sound of it; the only thing I thought it suffered from was the nylon and acoustic guitars, which I fixed by buying one of the sr-x wave expansion boards (for $300!). Here's a sample of the nylon from an album I just did for my church if you're interested. Sorry about yousendit, but I haven't figured out how to upload songs on youtube yet.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyYURESEI5NVh2Wmc9PQ

Good stuff again.

And loading stuff onto youtube is easy.  If you're using a PC, you should have Windows Movie Maker.  It's as simple as uploading a photo, or photos, and then your tune.  You fit the image to the tune, and save the movie to your computer.  I think it even has a function to directly upload the video.

But from there you just upload it to your Youtube channel, wait for it's slow ass to process and then post the link.

Alex

[Unimatrix]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Good quality recording and nice playing! 

What kind of Roland do you have? I own a Juno Di, which is really cool 

Thanks and thanks. It's just cool edit pro software. Simple stuff. I have a Roland RD-700 digital piano. I love the sound of it; the only thing I thought it suffered from was the nylon and acoustic guitars, which I fixed by buying one of the sr-x wave expansion boards (for $300!). Here's a sample of the nylon from an album I just did for my church if you're interested. Sorry about yousendit, but I haven't figured out how to upload songs on youtube yet.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyYURESEI5NVh2Wmc9PQ

Pretty good, well worth the 300 bucks I guess!

AFAIK the only way to upload songs to youtube is as part of a video. So you would have to create a movie (a fixed image) and select the song as the movie's audio track. Yousendit is the easier and faster way

[goldfalcon]

AFAIK the only way to upload songs to youtube is as part of a video. So you would have to create a movie (a fixed image) and select the song as the movie's audio track. Yousendit is the easier and faster way

You hit it on the head.  Fixed image, fit to track.  Although, I don't really find fitting an image to a tune all that difficult, but maybe that's because I keep doing it over and over.   As long as it gets out there, it's all good.

Alex

[Unimatrix]

Yeah it's not too difficult. What puts me off the most if I want to upload something quickly is that the file size is much larger than just audio 

[2Timer]

Here is my Silver Bells. Someone please tell me if it works, I don't know if I did this right.

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1014475405/9b948c04a0ca5484174e213909fc5fca

Good quality recording and nice playing! 

What kind of Roland do you have? I own a Juno Di, which is really cool 

Thanks and thanks. It's just cool edit pro software. Simple stuff. I have a Roland RD-700 digital piano. I love the sound of it; the only thing I thought it suffered from was the nylon and acoustic guitars, which I fixed by buying one of the sr-x wave expansion boards (for $300!). Here's a sample of the nylon from an album I just did for my church if you're interested. Sorry about yousendit, but I haven't figured out how to upload songs on youtube yet.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRyYURESEI5NVh2Wmc9PQ

Good stuff again.

And loading stuff onto youtube is easy.  If you're using a PC, you should have Windows Movie Maker.  It's as simple as uploading a photo, or photos, and then your tune.  You fit the image to the tune, and save the movie to your computer.  I think it even has a function to directly upload the video.

But from there you just upload it to your Youtube channel, wait for it's slow ass to process and then post the link.

Alex

I finally found the time to figure the movie maker out. It wasn't bad at all; I just dragged the song down to the timeline and then dragged a pic down with it and that was about it. Thanks!

[goldfalcon]

I finally found the time to figure the movie maker out. It wasn't bad at all; I just dragged the song down to the timeline and then dragged a pic down with it and that was about it. Thanks!

No problem!  It's what I do for anything I wanna throw up real quick.  Takes me maybe 15 minutes total to get something done and uploaded.

Alex