Week 26, Westward Years

the toy guitar and Orange Crush 30r practice amp

Week 26 is the halfway point for Project 52. This is also the last song of the second album and it officially feels like I’ve been doing this forever. I really expected to be energized by hitting this mile marker, but instead I’ve been feeling worn out and less motivated than usual. I’m sure I’ll get my drive back once I start working on the next song.

This song gets back to the lo-fi spirit of the project. The rhythm track consists of me standing next to the kitchen sink, playing a stainless steel mixing bowl and a wire cooling rack with a steak knife. The faucet was on just enough to sound a little like rain. Two tracks at the sink panned left and right make for a nice background to a pretty laid back song. The guitar track was on my Fender Telecaster Thinline through the Orange Crush 30r and was recorded on the iPhone using the break-out cable. There are a couple of melodica tracks and a couple of my kid’s toy guitar, which makes it’s first appearance since week 11. The toy guitar ended up sounding sort of like a mandolin for this one. The vocals, toy guitar, melodica, and sink sounds were all recorded using the iPhone’s built-in mic, and all of the tracks were recorded using the MultiTrack iPhone app.

I want to sincerely thank everyone who has taken the time to stop by to check out my project these last 26 weeks. I look forward to your comments and feedback for the next 26. 

- Corey

2 Comments to Week 26, Westward Years

Ben
March 8, 2010

Soldier on my friend! I’m loving the last run of songs.

I’ve discovered a little toy that might let you play with some new ideas: the NLog synthesizer app. Its free, and surprisingly feature rich. Certainly not an authentic vintage analog sound, but pretty respectable. Hell, I’m making music with it (though much of it sounds like the hockey scenes in Strange Brew).

project52
March 13, 2010

Thanks Ben!

Yeah, I’ve had NLog for a while. You’re right, it’s pretty sweet for a free app. I’d listen to and watch Strange Brew hockey any time.

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