Sleigh Ride

Bubowski

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A classic pops Christmas Tune. This was a performance by the combined bands of Maria Carrillo High School on December 14th 2006. Originally recorded on a Dell laptop in mono with a Samson C01u and Audacity. Cleaned up on a G5 iMac with Logic Express and a number of plugins for reverb, stereo imaging and mastering.

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Lyrics

Lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you...

Song Stats

Hits: 1375
Comments: 17
Fans: 4
Plays: 194
Downloads: 0
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Uploaded: Dec 19, 2006 - 05:36:26 PM
Last Updated: Dec 19, 2006 - 05:36:26 PM Last Played: Sep 03, 2009 - 06:24:03 PM

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Keywords:

Christmas (177), Sleigh Ride (1), Pops (3)

Hardware:

Live Recording:Dell Inspiron, Samson C03u, Audacity

"Mastering:" iMac G5, Logic Express, various plugins

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Comments

borisluxx	borisluxx said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	Very nice:-) Everyone did a wonderful job on this tune, Bubowski. Very nicely done! :-)Happy holidays to you and your family, Bubowski! Peace! -Boris Luxx Check out my latest song called Copperhead

Bubowski	Bubowski said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	Thanks Man! To you and yours as well! :) --- Graham Metcalfe - Information Architecture and Art Direction Please visit my portfolio site at www.ghmetcalfe.com. Check out my latest song called Galaxy Band 8

peacepiano	peacepiano said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	The real question What instrument does your son play? Merry Christmas Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Bubowski	Bubowski said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	He plays... Trumpet. However they had 11 trumpets playing so it's a bit hard to pick him out of the mix :) --- Graham Metcalfe - Information Architecture and Art Direction Please visit my portfolio site at www.ghmetcalfe.com. Check out my latest song called Galaxy Band 8

peacepiano	peacepiano said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	Thanks The trumpets are excellent. (I was rooting for the tuba, that kid really stands out well) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

thetiler	thetiler said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	Fabulous Very entertaining, uplifting! A real treat to hear. So glad I listened to this! Loved that horse sound towards the end amongst many, many other things. This is a real musical treat! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

bug67	bug67 said 1068 days ago (December 19th, 2006)
	That was fun! Thanks for sharing you kids' Christmas with us. This was wonderful. Merry Christmas! Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1068 days ago (December 20th, 2006)
	These kids are great! I only played in my middle school orchestra (French horn). We were hardly impressive, as I recall (tries to remember and then decides "not worth the bother"). These kids sound like they really have their act together. Hard not to enjoy this. Bravo! Check out my latest song called From Nothing

Willywagga	Willywagga said 1068 days ago (December 20th, 2006)
	Great pace Lifts the whole piece up a notch, very light and fun. The pace giges it great energy, like whirling snow. Check out my latest song called The Jes on Sea Road

ktb	ktb said 1067 days ago (December 20th, 2006)
	now i'm ready for xmass! this absolutely puts me in the mood for tearing open wrapping paper. I think I have as much fun as my kids. this is a very ambitious score. the player of the percussion instrument that "snaps" in the breaks must have felt the pressure. awesome Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

Macaudion	Macaudion said 1067 days ago (December 20th, 2006)
	And warm my heart it did! Now that was one phat beautiful loop, Sir! This must have been a blast to hearing it performed live. Great little piece. I'd say that you've upped the bar here -Very nice! Thanks Graham! And here's hoping that you and your family enjoy a safe holiday season. D Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1067 days ago (December 20th, 2006)

Okay, seriously...
I've just been reading a book about Jac Holzman starting Elektra Records bydoing live recordings and it got me thinking about doing some of the same with the laptop I'm saving for, just to learn about it...

This is a truly excellent recording on its own merits, and especially so considering it was a Dell, Audacity, and a single mic.

And THEN, as someone who gets exposed to a lot of high school bands and choruses and stuff... this is a great high school band!

Missed the horse neighing at the end...

This is a really nice treat for the holidays. Thanks for posting it. Merriest of holidays!

Ed

Ya know, though, what instrument would make it COMPLETE?....

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Andronis	Andronis said 1066 days ago (December 22nd, 2006)
	Wonderful And these were really high schoolers? Soooo much better than what I'm used to hearing from the usual apathetic high school music ensemble. In fact, they were so good I felt like I was sitting through the credits or something to some old TV holiday special. :) Congrats to your son and his peers! Check out my latest song called Dance at Merry's Tavern

drakonis	drakonis said 1039 days ago (January 18th, 2007)
	jaw-dropping! Sheesh, when I played in Concert Band in High school, it never sounded this good! They did a wonderful job! Recording was still slightly boomy, but cleaned up really well! ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

Bubowski	Bubowski said 1038 days ago (January 18th, 2007)
	Boominess begone I noticed this with all the recordings from this concert. Spent some time last week with a parametric eq to rid the recording of the midrange bulge. Thanks for listening! --- Graham Metcalfe - Information Architecture and Art Direction Please visit my portfolio site at www.ghmetcalfe.com. Check out my latest song called Galaxy Band 8

Parichayaka	Parichayaka said 1031 days ago (January 26th, 2007)
	Wow! That's the most fun and uplifting Christmas tune I've ever heard! The energy is great. What a blast of belated Christmas energy. Thanks a lot for going through the trouble of recording and posting this, I'll download and keep this one for next Christmas, or for when it'll finally start snowing in NY... Check out my latest song called f12

	said 633 days ago (February 27th, 2008)
	Sleigh Ride Nice playing overall. Gotta love those out of tune clarinets and the missed flute entrances. Dang, the whip was late! LOL Brings me back to my high school days.

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Name: Graham Metcalfe

Took a long break from writing, but am back at it part time. Looking for that ultimate combination of acoustic/electronic/orchestral sounds, and having fun doing it. Graham Metcalfe - Information Architecture and Art DirectionPlease visit my portf... [see more]

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