A Christmas song.. Recorded with Audacity. :)

[dolson]

I just finished mixing my own version of What Child Is This? in Audacity under Ubuntu. I figured since it's getting close to that time of year, it wouldn't be out of place to share this small piece of my band with you guys.

There are two versions of the song... One is an "electronic" version, which will appear on a compilation disc next week or so, and the other is the "organic mix" version which is more traditional guitar+drums type.

Here ya go...

Electronic version:
[MP3] (http://www.rivironline.com/files/rivir-whatchildisthis.mp3) [Ogg] (http://www.rivironline.com/files/rivir-whatchildisthis.ogg)

Organic mix:
[MP3] (http://www.rivironline.com/files/rivir-whatchildisthisorganicmix.mp3) [Ogg] (http://www.rivironline.com/files/rivir-whatchildisthisorganicmix.ogg)

[JimmyJazz]

so what are you using to make the electro version?

[dolson]

so what are you using to make the electro version?


You can see pics of my setup here:

http://www.rivironline.com/index.php?c=tour

But if you don't wanna visit the virtual tour of my studio, here is a list of what I use:

Charvel Model 4 Electric Guitar
Jackson Performer PS-1 Electric Guitar
Applause AE128 Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Yamaha F-310 Acoustic Guitar
Fender Squire P-Bass Bass Guitar
Yamaha RM1x Sequence Remixer
Roland GK-2A Divided Pickup
Roland GI-10 Guitar MIDI Interface
Concertmate CM-980 MIDI Keyboard
Casio SK-1 Sampling Keyboard
Roland TD-3KV V-Drums
Mountain Ocarinas Polycarbonate C Ocarina
Mountain Ocarinas Polycarbonate G Ocarina
Mid-East Mfg Bass D Ocarina
Clarke Pennywhistle
Hohner No. 34b Old Standby Harmonica
MCA SP1 Condenser Microphones
AKG Acoustics D 60 S Dynamic Microphones
Line 6 POD 2.0 Guitar Amp Modeler/Effect Processor
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effect Pedal
Digitech Vocal 300 Vocal Effects Processor
D'Addario XL Nickel Round Wound Electric Guitar & Bass Strings
D'Addario Phosphor Bronze Round Wound Acoustic Guitar Strings
Fender 0.4mm-1.0mm Guitar Picks
Easton Ahead LT 5B Drum Sticks
Pulsar Technologies Cables
Yamaha MG10/2 Mixing Console
Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger
Audacity 1.2.3

[psoleko]

Wow..both versions are very acoustically entrancing. My tastes tend more toward the electronic version but both are superb, thanks for sharing. The vocals really draw you in as well, very nice.

[dolson]

Wow..both versions are very acoustically entrancing. My tastes tend more toward the electronic version but both are superb, thanks for sharing. The vocals really draw you in as well, very nice.

Hey, thanks for your comments! The singer is my wife. She thinks she is a terrible singer, but I think she's great. She also sings in a song called Psalm 117, and a cover version of Born (by Over the Rhine). If you would like to hear those or any other songs we have done, there are MP3s and Oggs up on our main site (www.rivironline.com). I'll pass your comments on to her. :D