Re: [Harp-L] New Richard Hunter piece at Broadjam.com

["Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard

That's is really a catchy sound that makes me want to play it over and over. 
You've created a remarkable "vintage" atmosphere. I especially like the 
"amp" sound which is a real keeper. To my ears, it's not the usual small amp 
distortion, but rather the sound of a PA that's just over it's headroom 
limit; and you've built a very believable wide sonic space.
Rings a little bit like "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" or "Bad Bad Whiskey." 
One thing I find kind of strange and intriguing enough to listen repeatedly 
to was a perceived 'hole' in the center. It made me think my speakers were 
out of phase - the harp seemed hard left and semi-hard right, but no 
mono-like center image. It turned out to be some kind of illusion though. 
Really had me trippin' <g> In your longer version, whatever you put in that 
illusionary 'hollowed-out' center is really going to POP.
I think you've come up with a real usable alternative "Chicago" sound. "Cut 
it while it's hot", as someone once said.

Cheers,
Jim
[Listen to Roots Harmonica on Live365 at 
http://www.live365.com/stations/staggerinjim ]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; <harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] New Richard Hunter piece at Broadjam.com


> Hi all,
>
> I recently recorded a very brief blues instrumental called "Lightnin 
> Bounce"--40 seconds of harp, bass, and drums.  You can hear it now at 
> http://www.broadjam.com/rhunter.
>
>
> This piece started as a solo harp jam that I recorded live on my Zoom H4, 
> using the builtin mics, in my kitchen one day while I was waiting for a 
> cup of coffee to brew.  I took the resulting track into Cakewalk Sonar, 
> edited it, put an amped sound on it with a VST plugin called Freeamp2, 
> added bass and drums (via a plugin called EZDrummer), and voila.
>
> Hope you enjoy it.  Let me know.  I may record a longer version based on 
> these ideas soon.
>
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> hunterharp.com
> latest mp3s always at http://www.broadjam.com/rhunter