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(Praxis Pietatis Melica 1668)

Recorded in my tiled bathroom! . . .huh!

This tune was very challenging for me. Not so much in the playing, but in the recording. I went to great lengths to get the very best recording I could. I say great, for me it was a big effort. But for some of the pros on this site it could of been a piece of cake.

What I mean by that, is that I first went out and bought a hub to extend into my tiled marble bathroom I installed years ago. I needed the hub to make my extensions longer so I could record there.

But to make a long story short, it didn't work, the Windows hub didn't work so I went and bought a mac usb hub and I found out that you loose power with a hub when you are doing audio. So I just used a longer usb cord I bought, it fit from the bathroom to my studio.

Again, things worked so much better not having the hub. When I tried it time and time again the mouse refused to work, I couldn't delete things and the list goes on and on. . .

So here it is, I finally recorded with two condenser mics plugged into my USB Tascam interface. I did that because in the usb tascam 122 there is a much better pre-amp than my noisy Berhinger Mx 1602a.

Lots of blood, sweat and tears in recording on this one!

Hope you like it:)

Bill

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Hits: 6308
Comments: 63
Fans: 17
Plays: 1512
Downloads: 328
Votes: 32
Uploaded: Aug 28, 2005 - 09:07:59 PM
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2006 - 12:36:02 PM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 04:26:28 PM

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Hardware:

No hub, thank goodness I was smart to get rid of it for recording.

Tascam 122 infterface
2 external condenser mics.
Betsy, my acoustical guitar
My BATHROOM

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Comments

Radio Bikini	Radio Bikini said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	Excellent Piece Phil Keaggy would like this one. You have great guitar chops and created a beautiful song. Sonically very good. Can't say enough for the bathroom tile! Check out my latest song called Doxology

thetiler	thetiler said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	Excellent Piece Thanks RB, so much for stoppin by and listening! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	divine sound Bill, very nice playing and the "tiler" sound is superb. Beautiful. Cheers

thetiler	thetiler said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	divine sound Thanks special K :), You sure have a very special talent on the guitar. Hope you keep having success here at MJ. Bill --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	The work you put into recording it paid off; the natural reverb is awesome! Another great performance! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

thetiler

thetiler said 1547 days ago (August 28th, 2005)

The work
Thanks Perc
It was a great challenge for me to do this. Because I had such problems. I
didn't know that a hub can reap such havock to recording. But now I sure
know about those things. Some Radio Shack and Apple Sales people that sells
hubs just probably don't do much recording. But when i phoned up my local
music store, they sure understood right away. It really reassured me to get
that hub out of the line up. The other problem was to get long enough cords
that would reach. Being that I only had 10 foot cords I was worried. But being
that my studio is not that far way, it worked.

I put my interface (122 Tascam usb) on the marble floor and my keyboard on
the sink. My had to put my boom pole and mic and my other normal stand n
there as well.

One thing I am amazed with is that I don't receive nearly the noise!
I can't really understand why. I don't know if putting my two mics on separate
tracks or getting my guitar away from my G5 tower lessened the noise. But
something happened. Just not totally sure what did it. But that room must of
generated noise from the tower I guess. Even though I don't really hear the
tower sound on previous recordings. I know I still used the same Tascam usb
122 interface.

---
The Tiler

Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

caroline	caroline said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	here's the deal..... you come and tile my bathroom the way you've done your own, i buy looooong pieces of wire and then.... who knows??!!! lovely, lovely - thank you x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	here's the deal..... Ya but who is going to pay for the frieght to lug my tools across the sea to your pad:) ? Thanks much caroline for comin by! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

It was worth it...
...You got a lovely sound here....

Time to change over the business to "doing acoustic
recording treatments"...

You got a lovely sound...not too harshly or metallicly
reverb-y, but nice...especially when you switch to
harmonics...

You've still got those nice, clean trills that sound lute-like,
yet also a pacing and sense of time that at points sounds
almost like Gregorian chant but then slips more toward
the Renaissance...

For all the frustration you describe, this tune has a nice
sense of ease to it... It ends up being very beautiful...

Ed

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thetiler

thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

It was worth it...
Thanks Ed, your discription is very nice. I love to produce the lingering sounds
after the cord is hit or note is hit and I thing the bathroom is my best place to
get that sound in my house :) I just hope that the kids don't turn the water on in
the other bathroom or washer cause I can hear it and it effects the recording.
Got to make sure I don't take over the bathroom though :)
Got to keep the wife happy :)

---
The Tiler

Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	I Like It I'm glad you went through the effort to finish the recording, Bill.

thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	I Like It Thanks for saying this Mungo. At times it was very frustrating because I didn't know the hub blocks of audio capabilities. In a way it was a hard lesson learned. Thanks! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	Oh my soul praise Him Another beauty...expressing the wonderment of creation and the Creator, by the hand of a humble and inspired mortal.

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	Oh my soul praise Him Thanks Richard Nice backup singin to TnT as well. Thanks for stopping by --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

ziti	ziti said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	i hadda laff ..."not so much in the playing"....then for 5 minutes ya play all this IMPOSSIBLE stuff!!...this is a fantastic performance, tiler!!! the recording sounds absolutely flawless...world class to my ears. FANNNNNTASTIC!!! a straight 10 in my hard guitar book. congrats!!!!! Check out my latest song called All Smokey

blacksalad	blacksalad said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	i hadda laff I agree, a superb track that I'd take one look at the tab for on olga or someplace and admit that I'd never be able to play it! Brilliant and inspired! --- BlackSalad SaladBloodySalad Check out my latest song called the million guitars of god, allah and the flute of zeus

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	i hadda laff Thanks blacksalad Sorry I don't have any tab made up for the piece. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	i hadda laff Thanks so much z, I adore your music.Your playing on " rememberances" is one of my favorites here at MJ. I just can't say enough about your hit type playing. So Cool! So coming from a guy who loves guitar as I do. Thanks soooooo much! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

thetiler	thetiler said 1536 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	i hadda laff Thanks so much Ziti, it means a lot to me especially a great guitar player like you are! Thanks again --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	Whatever you did... ...it was worth it. Sound is exceptional. Love the sliding fingers squeaks, too. Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

thetiler	thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Whatever you did... Thanks IGS --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	Abe Lincoln said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	good i think it was nice and calm Check out my latest song called vertical

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	good Thanks AL --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Cori Ander

Cori Ander said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

Admirable!
Really happy you got such a good result after all the
hazzle! You got a really beautiful sound at the end! As a
listener I feel it was worth all the work you had, if one may
say so of anothers job :)

Admirable that you made it! I have at times thought about
givin bathroom recording a try but throwed in the towel at
the mere thought of the arrengements involved.

Also I sense like you're gradually getting such a good
hand with that guitar! Sound like it flows so easy for you,
even those difficult drills. Sounds like you own the
instrument. You decide, not the guitar!

No harsh sound, which is really enviable, I think that is a
most difficult things to achive on steel stringed acoustic.
Especially since youre at the same time are getting a very
powerful tone at places!

Admirable!

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thetiler

thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)

Admirable!
Cori"Really happy you got such a good result after all the
hazzle! You got a really beautiful sound at the end! As a
listener I feel it was worth all the work you had, if one may
say so of anothers job :) "

It is a lot of fun to hear something better than I have ever recorded anything.

"Admirable that you made it! I have at times thought about
givin bathroom recording a try but throwed in the towel at
the mere thought of the arrengements involved. "

Yes, yes and so many amends to that one.
It was sure a challanged because I had so many cords and gizmos to deal
with!

"Also I sense like you're gradually getting such a good
hand with that guitar! Sound like it flows so easy for you,
even those difficult drills. Sounds like you own the
instrument. You decide, not the guitar! "
I better own Betsy, she cost me enough :)

No harsh sound, which is really enviable, I think that is a
most difficult things to achive on steel stringed acoustic.
Especially since youre at the same time are getting a very
powerful tone at places!

A real big help is the Santa Cruz companies craftsmanship and recording in
the bathroom to really bring out the flavor of how well built "Betsy" really is!

I just can't get the sustains that I can in my little studio, I am not sure if I will
every be content now recording near my G5.

Thanks for posting

---
The Tiler

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Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	Can you install a studio in my bathroom? that way, i can play bass on the throne and get great sounding reverb at the same time. Great work, sound, writing and performance/expression. This is beautiful. Check out my latest song called WinterSong

thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Can you install Gad good point, right now I don't need to advertize but If it gets slow I can put in a new skill and advertise. "MAKE YOUR BATHROOM INTO A RECORDING STUDIO WITH TILE" ! Thanks Drew --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

jiguma

jiguma said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

You've excelled yourself on this one!
Bill, this is just beautiful!! The added resonance of those
bathroom tiles really suits Betsy's already wonderful clear
voice. Your playing never ceases to amaze me, and this is
surely one of your most perfectly executed tunes so far. If
there was a "top 10 ever MJ tunes" list, this would surely
be there.
Thanks for sharing this!!
Neil

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thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	You've excelled yourself on this one! Thanks jiguma, that is quite a compliment. But I hope this tune gets some attention towards the earth and it's God given gifts. Mountains, lakes, hills, water and the list goes on and on and on and on x a trillion + :) --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

sky shoes

sky shoes said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

Thanks for going the extra miles.
In the age of downloading I sometimes have to defend the
anti sharing crowd. Seems many people think music is like
an Elvis movie, you hop up on a stage and the sound is
perfect and everyone knows right where the song is
going.... The floodlights come on..Yeah right. sometimes
it all just falls together and sometimes it takes a
considerable effort. God bless you for this effort, it is
sweet to the soul.

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thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Thanks for going the extra miles. Thanks ss, I felt and times yelling SOS, but luckily I pulled through all the hub- bub :) --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

bronco	bronco said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	Don't Flush Until the Guitar Player Finishes Cool jewel! Great sound, really nice tune. Love that bathroom echo. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Don't Flush Until the Guitar Player Finishes Funny you mentioned that, my daughter was doing some laundry and that is one of the things that was driving me crazy. Because I could hear the water running when I was trying to record. Thanks Bronco --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

aclarke

aclarke said 1546 days ago (August 29th, 2005)

Hello, Radio Shack
"I need a hub for my tub. Why, you ask? So I can spend hours
of quality time honing my craft and recording my art while I
sit upon my porcelain throne... um, that didn't sound the way
I meant!"

Bill- all the hours of effort and BS&T have paid off here. This
is an exquisite recording of your tremendous guitar playing.
Splendid!

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thetiler	thetiler said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Hello, Radio Shack Thanks AC, I am glad I didn't have to struggle too much in the recording process. But I did bring the keyboard with me. But when I had the hub hooked up at first and for quite a while I didn't realize that it was the instigator. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Cameron

Cameron said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)

great performance and recording
The trouble with commenting after "everyone and his
brother" has already done so -- is that there is not much
left to say!

So I will simply add my $0.02 by expressing my
admiration for your performance on this piece. There is a
great amount of variety, from trills to tremolos, fast
picking, bell-like harmonics, and lovely rubato phrases.

I would never have guessed that you had so much trouble
recording this; it sounds very natural and live.

Great job, Bill!

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thetiler

thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)

great performance and recording
Thanks Cameron

If I had a lapton I guess it would be much easier but being that it was my first
time recording in the bathroom and I used a G5 tower it was a challange to
make sure the lines where long enough and that everything worked which it sure
didn't and really it was the hub that was the major factor of most of the
problems.

Thanks

---
The Tiler

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Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	I enjoyed it immensely Great piece!!! Great recording. Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

thetiler	thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	I enjoyed it immensely Thanks for stopping by DU --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

futzpucker	futzpucker said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Stunning sound Beautifully executed. What a treat to listen to this gorgeous piece. Thank you for continuing to bring your art to this site for us all to enjoy, Bill. Check out my latest song called Just As It Is

thetiler	thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Stunning sound Thanks futz for all the encouragment! Thanks for posting on the last tune I did as well and about the ostrich! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	nice beautiful stuff, tiler. very full sounding recording-you nailed it. looks like my favorite mountain range-the cascades? Check out my latest song called glyd

thetiler	thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	nice Thanks _ Not sure which mountain that is but I like to spend a bunch of time on the pictures that I have to get something that looks or gives an impression of the piece I am uploading. Thanks again _ --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

notsosweet	notsosweet said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Worth all the work you put into it. Makes me want to take my guitar into the bathroom and give it a whirl. :) Check out my latest song called The Broken Doll's Waltz

thetiler	thetiler said 1545 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Worth all the work That's fine, just don't use a hub:) Acltually I can hardly wait to do the next one because I love hearing the guitar's reaction to the marble. Thanks notsoweet --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1544 days ago (August 31st, 2005)
	Tile music The sound that flows from the headphone is first-class goods. Melody, performance, and recording. This is wonderful. Well done. tiled bathroom! Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

thetiler	thetiler said 1544 days ago (August 31st, 2005)
	Tile music Thanks Tadashi Togawa for the post. I think the marble played a big part in bringing out the qualities of the Santa Cruz guitar. Even in my studio where I usually record I couldn't enchance the deph of ambience and sustain of the guitar strings that can in the bathroom. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Willywagga	Willywagga said 1544 days ago (August 31st, 2005)
	perfect This sounds beautifully done, perfect. Check out my latest song called The Jes on Sea Road

thetiler	thetiler said 1544 days ago (August 31st, 2005)
	perfect I am not sure if I am perfect, but thanks for posting! Thanks ww --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

thoddi	thoddi said 1543 days ago (September 1st, 2005)
	heavenly Amen Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	heavenly Thanks thoddi Enjoyed that bossa nova type tune you did recently as well. --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Sil-VER	Sil-VER said 1543 days ago (September 1st, 2005)
	Bravo! Man... this is cool! Meraviglioso! Silver Check out my latest song called Falling (W/I. Spike)

thetiler	thetiler said 1542 days ago (September 2nd, 2005)
	Bravo! Thanks Silver, coming from such a fine musician and composer as yourself. That means a lot to me. Thanks again --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

ceilidh	ceilidh said 1542 days ago (September 3rd, 2005)
	wow! bill it is SO beautiful... wow! i'm speechless. you are so fantastic player! not many songs or tunes give me goose bumps, but this one definitely does. thanks, i love it! (tune and goose bumps as well :) Check out my latest song called Gartan Mother's Lullaby

thetiler	thetiler said 1541 days ago (September 3rd, 2005)
	wow! Thanks ceilidh for being a fan to some of my music! I hope your stay here at macjams will be a good one! Sounds like you play music as well. Looking foward to hearing your music! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1541 days ago (September 3rd, 2005)
	Beautiful recording. It's like you are playing in an echoing chapel. Very lovely. Suberb fingers, too! Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

thetiler	thetiler said 1540 days ago (September 4th, 2005)
	Beautiful recording. Thanks Emily, love your new vocal as well. You sure have a nice voice! --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Pie	Pie said 1540 days ago (September 4th, 2005)
	You are a great guitarist You are a great guitarist but I sense you're resting on your laurels somewhat. I'd really like to hear you explore the boundaries of the instrument and the software available to you. Perhaps try some contempory production techniques. But this is a nice little piece. In keeping with all your other stuff. Check out my latest song called Kaleidoscope (Single)

thetiler	thetiler said 1540 days ago (September 4th, 2005)
	You are a great guitarist Thanks pie, for your honesty and pushing me to do better! Thanks for the time in sharing your thoughts --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Aussie John	Aussie John said 1538 days ago (September 7th, 2005)
	Very good Yes very very good and the bathroom reverb is just right and so clean it picks up all the nuences. I hope the engineer didnt have to spend too long in the shower encloure. Check out my latest song called Season to Love

thetiler	thetiler said 1534 days ago (September 10th, 2005)
	Very good Thanks AJ, isn't that what they called the brother in Simon & Somon? Thanks :) --- The Tiler Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

	krtaylo said 1475 days ago (November 8th, 2005)
	Very nice Your fingerpicking is incredible. I agree with the Keaggy comment. I like the way the tempo is free flowing, almost like a conversation. The harmonics are absolutely tastey. I hear references to a hymn but I can't place the title. Would love to collaborate with you on piano sometime. Check out my latest song called 514

RickB1	RickB1 said 486 days ago (July 24th, 2008)
	Gorgeous tapestry... Your accomplished playing and wonderful, emotive dynamics create a beautiful celebration of song. Thanks for your hard work; it is a blessing to listen to and an honor to hear you play. Check out my latest song called Defining Moment

thetiler	thetiler said 478 days ago (August 2nd, 2008)
	Thanks Rick ! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

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