29 April 2024
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Last year I had the pleasure of playing double bass with a small jazz combo supporting Broom Leys Choral Society at what I think is an annual gig at Whitwick Methodist church and I’m back again this year (17th May). … Continue reading
13 February 2024
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This afternoon was a bit patchy, in that I was helping a friend plug up a patch bay unit in his music room. He has a rackmount Focusrite interface but most of the inputs are round the back and so … Continue reading
18 September 2022
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In preparation for the Legally Blonde musical I’m playing bass in this November, the band has begun rehearsing together and hacking through the pieces to see what’s easy and what’s hard given the ensemble available. It is a much smaller … Continue reading
31 March 2022
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Another day, another song video. This one features my inner male-voice choir and is also the first piece I’ve done with solo piano as an accompaniment. At the top of the morning, I started on acoustic guitar but then I … Continue reading
25 January 2022
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2 hours and 14 minutes is about how long it took me to lay down a multitrack recording of a song for this Sunday’s online service (video to follow – I’ll let it premiere in the service at 10:30am on … Continue reading
27 June 2021
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As I’m not at home today, I decided to drop into the online service for my church, which I watched via my mum’s system. It is always interesting seeing something you’ve created via different equipment. In this case, I noted … Continue reading
29 April 2021
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Reverb is added to audio signals to create a sense of depth and space. People can spend good money on effects to provide this processing. If you record in a large room with reflective surfaces, you get it for free … Continue reading
26 January 2021
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I’ve bought a little bit more sound equipment recently to help me with the kinds of production tasks I am attending to regularly. Over most of the last year with my home functioning as an ad hoc music and video … Continue reading
12 January 2021
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Recording at church can be challenging. When I’m filming a service we have some warm bodies to soak up some of the natural reverb but we also have the heating system running. Between the hot air blowers and the ceiling … Continue reading
11 December 2020
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Christmas is always a busy time for music at church, with a bunch of songs to be dusted off for their yearly or even less frequent outing, extra services and quite frequently a scratch choir to pull together. ‘Twas the … Continue reading