Acoustic recording & mixing group

[patrickd90]

I'm happy to join in writing new songs based on Yasemin's link posted above, otherwise I've had a quick search on the net for some classic, well-known songs that focus on acoustic guitars and vocals, but easy to implement instruments like Cello, Piano, Bass and Percussion:

Mr Big - To Be With You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QD5n98R_nk

CCR - Have You Ever Seen The Rain? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu2pVPWGYMQ

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3cGxlZjMWU

Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2mbGP6vFI

Or perhaps we can even transform a much more different song into something a little more laid-back and acoustic:

Michael Jackson - Rock With You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0

Obviously there's thousands more choices, these were just a few that popped up in my mind.

Feel free to shoot through any other ideas, and we can have a quick vote on it soon.

//EDIT - Well this is strange, the website won't allow me to post more than three times in a single topic because I'm a 'new user'? Which means I have to edit an old post.

Anyway, hey @JotPe, I couldn't find your email address on your profile to be added to the shared Dropbox, so I'll just dump it here in hopes you'll see it and add me as well:

patdwyer@outlook.com

I agree with the non-copyrighted music idea, it'd be much more beneficial for all of us to collaborate in creating something new.

[JotPe]

Thank you, Yasemin for your ideas and initiative. Let’s do the following: I will create a Dropbox folder. Everyone who would like to join the recording project, sent me directely by e-mail his or her private e-mail address and I invite you to this folder (you can find my address in my profile).  
In this folder we can collect ideas like Yasemin suggested. Then we select one idea and start. I think we should not use material which is under copy right, because we might want to publish the result in the soudcloud. I will share a song idea of myself, which is not ready and might not be suitable. So may be you like it and we work on it. I created it with my Chapmann Stick and I am missing good Voice, Piano, Drums, Voice Guitar and a chorus and a c-part. So if you have something may be not 100% finished or just an Idea, it might be a good start. The Dropbox folder will be the project folder, where we later share all recorded tracks. I’m looking forward to you participation. Yasemin: you are a songwriter, don’t you have some new ideas you like to get aranged and recorded?

[LaraWhitten]

The chapman stick? I think, they have a chapman stick orchestra in Santa Cruz, California, I believe, I lived there briefly. Interesting instrument. I should say, I don't have a home studio yet. I only have a laptop, Zoom H4n, and guitars. I don't have external mic's or anything yet. The Zoom's pretty nifty though.

[DavidPrice]

I would like to join this group too. I'm a songwriter and play piano and work in Pro Tools. Here's my latest: https://soundcloud.com/david_price/fly-fly

[TullyHill]

I'm interested in joining this crew. I'm in Northern California. I'm learning low-G tenor ukulele (G2 to D4), guitar and UBass (bass ukulele but the same scale as a bass guitar). I've written a couple of songs and tunes using Finale and Tabledit. I've spent a fair amount of time with Audacity to record vocals and instruments and songs so I can create loops for practice or to discover tone centers and notes or chords. I am just beginning to learn DAW with Ableton Live Kontakt 5. I have recently joined a vocal group that entertains folks in hospitals and retirement communities. I know just enough to be dangerous .

[TullyHill]

I'd be happy to follow yasebeli's lead on songwriting. We could do a brainstorming session to identify some concepts that strike a chord (pun intended) with the group. Writing a new song adds a layer of complexity, so I would have no problem with the crew choosing an existing song to use as a base. Just to start juices flowing, Elephants that Fly might be an interesting song to work up. (https://soundcloud.com/yasebeli). What other candidates are interesting?

[JotPe]

Hi Lara, I think you have a home studio (may be a verys small one) I think your can use your Zoom H4n as sound card for your laptob via USB port. So you should be able to use the MIC or the line input from the ZOOM to directely record on your Laptop. You need to have a DAW software like Reaper, Cubase (LE), Ableton, Garage Band installed on your Laoptob. I think ZOOM sales your device with Cubase LE bundle. To complete you home studio, you need good head phones and connectivity to a stereo speakers system. I hope this helps

[JotPe]

The DropBox folder is created and online. TullyHill already has access. Send me your e-mail address if you want to get access as well. Looking forward to see you mail coming in! Jan

[JotPe]

Nice Song, nice play

[DavidPrice]

Thank you very much! That song was done long-distance, with me in
California and the singer, Bridget Davis, in New York, sending music and
vocal files via email and Dropbox.

[TullyHill]

OK, I am overwhelmed by the talent in this group. I hope to be able to contribute and add some small part. Very nice work, David.
As to suggesting songs that are not under copyright, my limited view would be to cover very old classics or write something original. Not my strong suit.
How can I help move the project forward?
Thanks.

[TullyHill]

I've added one draft song to the dropbox. I wrote it as an exercise using Pablo Neruda's poem "The Condor" as a lyric. No lyric in the dropbox file, just melody. I'm not proposing this song as much as offering insight to my limited experience. The song was written in Finale and the output is Finale instruments. I'm not yet able to play this song .

[LaraWhitten]

WhittenLara@gmail.com Thanks for organizing it.

[JotPe]

Thanks adding. I thing its a nice idea, that could be developped further. Should be recorded from real musician, because its obviously a machine playing. It the same with the song I added. The drum are from midi patterns. So hope we get some more ideas from other member of our group.

[nadia_]

Your voice is beautiful! Enjoyed listening to the first song on Soundcloud.
Nadia

[yasebeli]

David, wow @ Fly fly, from the music to the vocals...really beautiful.

[yasebeli]

Hi Jan my email is yasebeli@gmail.com,

[yasebeli]

Thank you Nadia:) Years of singing in the shower

[DavidPrice]

Well thank you very much! We just finished it so I'm so glad people like it, thank you for your comment!

[LaraWhitten]

I like your song. It's very renaissance or Scarborough Fair. What does just the rhythm track sound like? It's a very strong melody and since we don't everybody's specific range vocally and level of playing and reading, starting from a strong rhythm track, I think, is going to necessary. You know, Scarborough Fair is public domain, for sure, I have a weird Pete Seeger songbook from the used book store in San Francisco and I think everything in it is public domain. It's in my storage space, oops. But, what about a mix of something like "Clementine". It actually has like 6 verses. Or, Kumbaya, accommodates the rhythmic needs for this project. From the other list on here, I like, "Rock with You" best. But, the arrangement has to be re-done; because, the male falsetto as in its recorded arrangement, is not going to lend itself well to a multi-instrumentalist and vocal group project. There is a mix of it, I think, with Alicia Keys and Mya(?) from 10 years ago.