Just ONE good take...

In trying to record a decent demo of Rivers the past few days, one thing has become abundantly clear. I need a portable studio. Recording in the Man-Cave™ works well enough (WHEN it works), but dealing with the "ambient noise" is driving me nuts. With a family of six people, an eighty pound lab, noisy gas & water meters, phones etc., it's nearly impossible to get a decent "take" in this house. I'm not trying to get it "perfect" or anything. Just looking to get a relatively noise free demo. So... I've been looking at those portable digital Boss units. It would be wonderful to have a portable unit to record elsewhere with (can't lug the computer around!). Once I've recorded the dry tracks, I could import them into my computer software and mix/master them.

Anyway... I'm just venting a bit here. Looking for alternatives in getting a decent sounding track.

Having said all that... I did do a very good take of Rivers tonight. HOWEVER, after finishing it, I realized I didn't have my phantom power switch on and the take was lost. Never got a decent one after that. Hope to get one soon.

Rivers

Had some nice quiet/candle/guitar time in the Man-Cave™ tonight. This is what came out.

Thanks for checking it out,
John



RIVERS.mp3 - [12.26.06]

Sitting in a seaside bar right next to Mexico
Pretty girl pulls up and smiles and says to me
"I can tell your future for a fifty dollar bill
or I can make you smile right now for free"

All the people that we meet
Rivers flowing endlessly

Sixteen degrees and no one else is on the road
Drifter up ahead, I slow and let him in (he said)
"I could tell you stories that would make you laugh for hours
But hell if I remember where I've been"

All these mem'ries that we keep
Rivers flowing endlessly

[instrumental break]

Little girl says "daddy can you play me your guitar?"
I just smile and nod my head (she said)
"You should write a simple song that makes me want to sing
And play it for me when I go to sleep"

All these reasons we believe
Rivers flowing...

Endlessly

[instrumental ending]