Okay, so finally, I took some time to record some old music our band (Jakub's Grudge) used to play. It took me a while to sift through 3 hours of recorded music (badly recorded at that!). Out of all of that, there are maybe 12 songs or so that were recordable.
After hooking my cassette player to my computer, I was able to find a really nifty program called Audacity to record, edit, and add a few effects to the old songs. Keep in mind they were recorded live using a "jam box." So, yeah, quality stinks.
Listening to them, though, made me really appreciate the group we used to have. They were great musicians and good guys all around. I never really appreciated them as I should have. Listening to me, well, I tried to do too much sometimes vocally. I can carry a tune, but sometimes, I'd try to run marathons when 5k was the distance required.
In any event, it's great having those pieces to hold onto and treasure. I'm trying to pass them along to my friend (and bass player) so he can distribute as he can. We never got around to recording music even though we had some nifty equipment. It's regrettable, unfortunately, but it happens. I have what I have, and for that, I'm grateful.
We weren't bad. I can say that honestly. We had a few highlights as a band that I'm still proud of to this day. There were a lot of good times in the music we played. Lot of tears and mood swings, too. :)
Thanks, God, for good times, good memories, and good friends.
After hooking my cassette player to my computer, I was able to find a really nifty program called Audacity to record, edit, and add a few effects to the old songs. Keep in mind they were recorded live using a "jam box." So, yeah, quality stinks.
Listening to them, though, made me really appreciate the group we used to have. They were great musicians and good guys all around. I never really appreciated them as I should have. Listening to me, well, I tried to do too much sometimes vocally. I can carry a tune, but sometimes, I'd try to run marathons when 5k was the distance required.
In any event, it's great having those pieces to hold onto and treasure. I'm trying to pass them along to my friend (and bass player) so he can distribute as he can. We never got around to recording music even though we had some nifty equipment. It's regrettable, unfortunately, but it happens. I have what I have, and for that, I'm grateful.
We weren't bad. I can say that honestly. We had a few highlights as a band that I'm still proud of to this day. There were a lot of good times in the music we played. Lot of tears and mood swings, too. :)
Thanks, God, for good times, good memories, and good friends.
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