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'''Some Interesting Facts:'''
* I quickly put together this recording on Monday May 10, 2010. It was spread over the day, but I estimate it '''took me approx one hour to produce'''.
* Downloaded for free ('''Hammond B3''' with slow Leslie sound) from Internet for free (called a "Sound Font" . There are hundreds if not thousands of these available for free and legal). That Hammond sound is for real folks. I'm just missing a half decent midi keyboard to create the modulation for certain sections...
* Never had played '''Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady"''' before. '''Got lyrics and Bass chord progression from Internet for free'''. Played with the organ background (from ear). Had it in approx 20 minutes.* Started studio application, and recorded drum loop (pretty cheesy, but can be replaced by a real drummer (even this recording...)). Application that is used for the drum machine is called '''Hydrogen ''' and works automatically with recording software (called '''Audacity'''). Recording system is pretty simple to use (with proper instruction).* Recorded on <u>separate </u> tracks for Drums, the Hammond for bass, and Hammond for organ background, for Vocals. Application called '''Qsynth ''' was used to generate the organ sounds.
* Got Megan (my daughter) to practice song (she never sang this song before). She wants to redo this, but you are listening to her sing from only the second take folks (no dubs or "punch-ins").
* Did some post production (amplifications '''amplification''' and reductions'''reduction''', reverbs'''slight reverb''', and '''fade-outs'''). * '''Exported to an MP3 ''' and '''finished at approx 4.15 pm. The recording application is quite intuitive to use...''' * I will can now "farm-out" this recording (file in format to add more tracks) to other friends (musicians) to add guitar, replace with other drums, vocals, effects, etc...
