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This is a piece I just did in GB. I play my Takamini acoustic guitar with a capo on the second fret. It is an open D tuning. Open D tunings or famous for more of a new age sound but this one is between new age and folk I guess. You can see the picture of the guitar along side the tile work on the floor I did at my house.

Hope you like the guitar sound.
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Uploaded: Jan 04, 2005 - 10:57:03 PM
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2007 - 10:12:34 AM Last Played: Sep 28, 2009 - 03:33:43 AM
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Peter Greenstone said 1786 days ago (January 4th, 2005)
nice pickin'
Sounds great. I'd put this under folk rather than new age
though.
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thetiler said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
NIce pickin
Thanks for the heads up. Ya, I just put it in folk.

Thanks for the post!


Bill
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Iseae said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Tinney
This is a very pretty pice, I wish my guitar skills we're 1/
5th of yours, Amazing! What I didn't like was the tinney
sound of the guitar, I would have liked maybe a high cut
with a mid boost or somthing like that. I've personally
had a difficult time getting a recording of the beautiful full
sound of my guitar. What i've done is use a cheap
acoustic pickup in combination with a stand alone mic.
Don't know if that helps yah any....but there it is anyway.
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thetiler said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Tinney
Thanks so much for the input!

I really need to understand that to be a better in-home studio engineer.
I just have to plain and simple be more observant in trying to get a fuller
sound. I have my little eight track mixer on a higher table, kind of elevated
next to my dual monitors. The boom mic is further down. I feel like a jungler.

My tiny studio is cramped, so it's a challenge for me to try to get to strum my
guitar while I try to eq the settings. But to be honest with you I am not sure
what I am looking for. The recording sounds different in GB than it does in
Itunes. Then I guess it changes when I convert the GB file to .mp3. Boy, do I
have a LOT to learn on this.

I really tried to fiddle around the eq knobs because I thought it was too
tinny but again I am not sure how to be exact on this.

Again, thanks so much for the input!

Bill



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thetiler said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Tinney -part 2
Iseae

I just read an important part of your post in regards to putting an on-board
mic on the guitar. I do have one. So using two mics helps? Sounds interesting
indeed.

Thanks again
Bill

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Tom Atwood said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Beautiful Guitar, Beautiful Tile
This piece just seems to flow effortlessly along
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thetiler said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Beautiful Guitar, Beautiful Tile
atwood1956


Thanks much!
Thanks for the comment about the tile.
They are Summitville pickets plus the 6"x6" field tile. The picture (that's
another thing I need to work on is color correction).
The tile's surface gives a kind of wood effect.

Bill

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Mcboy said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
graceful...
playing....very lyrical and folky.....enjoyed it much!! I agree
with Isae about using some eq to give it some more mid/
low's...thanks for sharing !
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thetiler said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
graceful...
To: Mcboy

I'll bet you have an absolute knowledge of sound recording engineering. I
would love to pick your brian about this.

Thanks for the post!

Bill

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Jimbo said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Great Harmonics
Pretty good stuff. Thanx for sharing
mars said 1786 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Great sound...
Of your guitar makes me feel so good.
Open tuning yeah?
Wonderful playing and production.
ummm, I wish I could have G5 too.

Thanks for sharing.


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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Great sound...
"Of your guitar makes me feel so good.
Open tuning yeah?
Wonderful playing and production.
ummm, I wish I could have G5 too".

Are you sure your not putting me on, with that sound you should be able to
make 10 G5's at one concert appearance!
You might be traveling and have to store em all in a warehouse:)



After hearing your ALL your music on your site, I should put your comment
on my wall and frame it!

Thanks so much for hearing my tune.


Bill

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said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
When do you...
set tile? Your song production is amazing. I guess with all this Calif. stormy weather, you have some extra time.
I enjoyed this, your latest acoutic, ear pleasing instrumental. I agree with an earlier post. I have recently started using a pick-up on my guitar in combination with a shure 57 mic. The bass and overall fullness of the guitar is much improved. Also, thanks for your recent comments on my songs.

Jack
thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
When do you...
To: Jack

Thanks for that input.
I'll have to try that for sure!
Some of my latest recordings I have been up real late. My wife says she hasn't
been seeing me lately. I 've been in this little room that I shove all my
recording stuff. When my son moves out I'll use his room for recording. Don't
tell him that:)

Sorry, I have to go and get ready to do a bid.

Bill

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JimmyMac said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Envy and advice...
I really envy your playing. How long have you been at it?
How many years of lessons? Here’s some advice for
recording the guitar from a book I have called “Home
Recording Power” –

Shure SM57 mic will do, but a studio condenser mic is
much better (I have a Rode NT-1A and love it, < $200).
For a full sound, place the mic 6 to 12 inches from the
sound hole, not straight on, but at an angle aimed at the
sound hole. For warm, mellow sound, aim the mic at the
12th fret 3 to 9 inches away. For a bright sound, mic
closely near the bridge. You can use two mics and record
in stereo – aim one at the sound hole and one at the
bridge or neck (see above). If you like the sound of the
room your in, move the mic back one or two feet, or use
two mics with one at the sound hole and one a few feet
back. It says that two mics are a lot harder to master than
one.
There, that’s more than I know already. Good luck!

JG

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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Envy and advice...
JimmyMac on Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 02:21 PM CST

"I really envy your playing. How long have you been at it?"
Quite a few years. I started playing the Beatles and then latter got into
classical and then experimented with other styles: open tunings, slide stuff.

"How many years of lessons?" A few years of different types of lessons. I
started playing when I was 14 years old. I even took a few lessons on classical
guitar but not tons of lessons.

" Here?s some advice for
recording the guitar from a book I have called ?Home
Recording Power? ?

Shure SM57 mic will do, but a studio condenser mic is
much better (I have a Rode NT-1A and love it, < $200).
For a full sound, place the mic 6 to 12 inches from the
sound hole, not straight on, but at an angle aimed at the
sound hole. For warm, mellow sound, aim the mic at the
12th fret 3 to 9 inches away. For a bright sound, mic
closely near the bridge. You can use two mics and record
in stereo ? aim one at the sound hole and one at the
bridge or neck (see above). If you like the sound of the
room your in, move the mic back one or two feet, or use
two mics with one at the sound hole and one a few feet
back. It says that two mics are a lot harder to master than
one.
There, that?s more than I know already. Good luck!"

I don't know if I want to go out and buy another mic. I have a good one but I
am not sure of the name. But the back of the cord states: "Amphenol"
whatever that means. On the external mic itself there is the words:
"GOLD DIAPHRAGM CONDENSOR MICROPHONE / it is uni - directional.
But I am not sure of the exact company. I bought it at Banana's At Large near
were I live in San Rafael Calif.

I like what you stated about aiming the mic at the 12th fret for more of a
warm feeling. I think I will try a moveable pickup I have with the mic.
The mic cost over $200.00.

Thanks so much for the input and compliment!

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LT said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Liked it
I like the way you stick in the harmonics. There is an
english guitarist called Gordon Giltrap who you should
listen to. He likes the odd harmonic too.

Very nice.
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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Liked it
"Authored by: LT on Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 02:22 PM CST

I like the way you stick in the harmonics. There is an
english guitarist called Gordon Giltrap who you should
listen to. He likes the odd harmonic too.

Very nice."
**************
I'll have to do a search on the internet and find out about the guy.

Thanks much!

Bill

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Scorpjammer said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Another Wonderful Tune.
Personally, I don't have a problem with the production. But then, I'm very knowledgeable about finer aspects of mixing and production. Your song sounds good to me. Good job!

Hey, the little lady and I going skiing the end of this month. The house we're renting has heated tile floors in the kitchen and bathrooms. It's an awesome experience to come in from a cold and windy mountain and walk upon a warm tiled floor in our stocking feet. There's more to laying tile than most of us realize. :)

Jam on, Bill!


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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Another Wonderful Tune.
Authored by: Scorpjammer on Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 04:31 PM CST

Personally, I don't have a problem with the production. But then, I'm very
knowledgeable about finer aspects of mixing and production. Your song
sounds good to me. Good job!

Hey, the little lady and I going skiing the end of this month. The house we're
renting has heated tile floors in the kitchen and bathrooms. It's an awesome
experience to come in from a cold and windy mountain and walk upon a
warm tiled floor in our stocking feet. There's more to laying tile than most of
us realize. :)

Jam on, Bill!

Thanks Scorp!

I have some very interesting stories about floors that are heated. One job I
had to repair because the previous installer didn't secure
his cement to the Hydronic heated floor. The whole floor was crumbling in
the cement. And the whole condominium complex appears to be this way.
They have this fabric that is supposed to protect the heat under the floor but
why on earth they didn't secured it is insanity to be, especially when there is
so much activity were there are buses and heavy trucks, cable cars etc.

Thanks for the compliment!


Bill



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packosmokes said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Happy
A very solemn, comfortable happiness. I love the feeling
that comes through your fingers. It sounds so effortless
and natural with enough variation to keep it fresh and
alive. Wonderful. "Just You" and that's what makes it so
intimate.

Although, you should get that guitar off the floor,
someones libel to trip on it. :P
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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Happy
packosmokes

To tell you the truth it isn't a REAL expensive guitar so I don't care if I lay it
down on the tile. But I did have an expensive one, but only if it didn't fly off
my truck when I was on the highway(: It really did and I went back and never
found it.

Thanks

Bill

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Bob Ancona said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Nice tune.
Simple and pretty. Do try to record in stereo. It makes a
world of difference in the way an acoustic guitar ends up
sounding. I prefer the "A/B" configuration. One mic at
about the 12th fret, the other just behind the bridge.
Both as close to the guitar as you can get without clipping.
(Usually about 6 to 8 inches.) Then use minimal EQ and
reverb to taste. Fool around with the compressor plug-
ins that GB has but use sparingly.
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thetiler said 1785 days ago (January 5th, 2005)
Nice tune.
"Nice tune.

Authored by: Bob Ancona on Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 06:55 PM CST

Simple and pretty. Do try to record in stereo. It makes a
world of difference in the way an acoustic guitar ends up
sounding. I prefer the "A/B" configuration. One mic at
about the 12th fret, the other just behind the bridge.
Both as close to the guitar as you can get without clipping.
(Usually about 6 to 8 inches.) Then use minimal EQ and
reverb to taste. Fool around with the compressor plug-"

*******
That's interesting, "use minimal EG" and "fool around with the compressor
plug". and the "stero" quote.

I'll put that in Stickies for further use.

Thanks for the compliment and the input!

Bill



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daphna said 1785 days ago (January 6th, 2005)
lovely playing
thank you for posting this. Beautiful tile work too! Thanks
for your comments on my pieces too by the way.
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thetiler said 1784 days ago (January 6th, 2005)
lovely playing
daphna

Thanks much for your comments. Coming from such a brilliant pianist, that
means alot to me.

Thanks


Bill

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Suzanne said 1784 days ago (January 6th, 2005)
smiling music
the different section roll into one another really well. nothing lingering / repeating too long, like it is unfolding and evolving as you play. smiling music.
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thetiler said 1784 days ago (January 6th, 2005)
smiling music
Suzanne

Your so kind.
Thanks for being so definitive about the structure.

Bill

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Uber said 1784 days ago (January 7th, 2005)
Wow u got a lot of feedback.....
Yeah the song is good-takes us on a journey...must be fun to play......I think part of the problem-and it can be handled with mics and reverb settings... is that I think the voicing of the drone part versus the melody part needs to be better balanced....a lighter touch on those bass strings especially when they are tuned down....I've played a ton of classical guitar and I notice composers will abreviate or even pause the bass or other drone notes to give the melodic voicing enough dominance in certain passages......you have a couple of desending passages that seem to progress from a single- note line into a two-note line...is that correct?...a little hard to hear it clearly because it is competeing with the ringing of the base notes........I thought the first use of the harmonics was abrupt somewhat and I think generally it's a tad over-used unless one is going to have a harmonics section to the piece-however brief........may I suggest John Renborn for harmonic usage on a steel string- his stuff sounds like the 1500's but it's still nice guitar work. Very nice piece though wish I'd composed it...
thetiler said 1784 days ago (January 7th, 2005)
Wow u got a lot of feedback.....
To: Uber

Thanks, I enjoyed your great feedback!

Ya , I know what you mean by the harmonic in the first section.
Lighter on the bass part, I'll have to try that too.
Not sure what you mean from single part to double.
I've done so many pieces, it is very hard to get back to everything I did.

Ya, one of my goals is to try not to forget jazzier sounds. But sometimes the
happy feeling is lost in much of todays music. Remember when there used to
be great tunes in major radio like Percy Faith's Theme From a Summer Place,
Telstar, Sleepwalk etc?

I've noticed in the past such as the 50's there was a happier feeling in music.
I just hope that by going jazzier that I don't lose the happy sounds too.

Thanks for being so generous with your knowledge.

Bill

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said 1783 days ago (January 7th, 2005)
Ah yes,
a happier feeling in music "back then." You capture some
of that in this and other songs of yours. Something I too
try to bring into my songs. (I remember when Telstar
played on the radio.)

Melody, enjoyable combination of harmonic and melodic
notes that make you want to listen again and again. Now
that is something we could use more of again.
thetiler said 1783 days ago (January 8th, 2005)
Ah yes,
To: Dadai

"a happier feeling in music "back then." You capture some
of that in this and other songs of yours. Something I too
try to bring into my songs. (I remember when Telstar
played on the radio.)

Melody, enjoyable combination of harmonic and melodic
notes that make you want to listen again and again. Now
that is something we could use more of again."
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I have played a lot of classical guitar, from Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranquez
which I felt like I really had that piece down very good. I studied it for quite a
while. I studied jazz guitar pieces. But there is something that I think is on a
higher level simplistically and that is what I heard when I was younger and
that is the tunes such as "Sleepwalk', Walk Don't Run, *'Theme From A
Summer Place". What is so unique about great music is that some of the best
music that has ever been written has not been something with the most notes
!

Also I think that when you are real young and if you really like music, what
you hear at youth will be what will stick in the back of your mind as long as
you live. That is why I hope that younger people will give a listen to some of
the great "happier" type melodies. Things like "thrash" can't always
deliver and may even block you from seeking out such pure simplistic,
priceless melodies.

Don't get me wrong, I don't always stay in that type of groove but I do know it
is there and I don't want to give it up.
I even love Mantovani's Moulin Rouge Theme! To me that piece is so
gorgeous and has a fantasy in it that is very hard for me to describe. But what
a fantasy!!! Heaven forbid, it even has - accordion!

Thanks

Bill

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alanfraser said 1780 days ago (January 10th, 2005)
7-5-7-7
Very pretty and nicely played but it sounds like you're on
the other side of the room or something. The guitar
sounds kind of muffled and doesn't really get a chance to
sing although it obviously wants to. I'll be most interested
to hear how your stuff sounds when you get your
production together. I saw some great tips in the
comments so hopefully that will happen soon. Good luck!
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thetiler said 1780 days ago (January 10th, 2005)
7-5-7-7
I will do my best to make GarageBand sound better. It really has not been
very long since I've been using it.

I try hard to correct any information that was given to me about GB
problems.. But it is a challenge that's for sure.

Thanks for posting!

Bill

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bronco said 1763 days ago (January 28th, 2005)
great job
Nothing to complain about. Sounds as good as the
Kicking Mule records that I listened to and learned from
many years ago. I haven't been that impressed with
Takamini guitars in the past but yours has a nice tone.
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thetiler said 1760 days ago (January 30th, 2005)
great job
Thanks bronco

Ya, sometimes if I play allot on the steel string my fingers get sore and it is
harder to press down. That's even with a lot of calluses on my fingers, it is
not a Taylor but it fits the bill for what I need right now.

Thanks

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TobinMueller said 1736 days ago (February 24th, 2005)
Morning unfolding
Like the unfolding of the morning, the visual and possible
moments and scenes of the day rolling out before me as I
listen. Joy and satisfaction in each sound you make. This
is a wonderful track.
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thetiler said 1733 days ago (February 26th, 2005)
Morning unfolding
Thanks Tobin

Thanks for stopping by, I love getting posts long after a song was posted as a
new one!

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