Category: home studio
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studio-you-should-know
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you should know click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, piano, bass, instrumentation Musical collaboration that permitted a minor difference to be transposed into a major. Cast: Martin D-28, Takamine C132S Classical, MOTIF ES Rack-fired Keyboard, Yamaha 4-string electric Bass. Orchestration sequenced through MOTIF ES Rack.…
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studio-worth-a-try
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worth a try click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric: Hawaiian guitar, harmonica (played through Akai EWI), piano, drums, bass, various orchestration (piccolos, violas, trombones, glockenspiel) Having picked up a hawaiian lap steel guitar the urge to do something with it was hard to resist. Just can’t get enough of that…
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studio-wonder
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wonder click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, guitar, organ, bass, drums Our cover of a 1995 Natalie Merchant tune that Cyla has always liked. First recording/mix using LogicPro9 studio DAW on a mac mini – April 2012
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studio-winter-break
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winter break click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitars, piano, banjo, bass, drum programming Final mix completed before first day of spring, so this still qualifies as a winter tune. Martin Acoustic D-28, Homemade 5-string Banjo, Yamaha 4-string bass, piano (played through MOTIF ES-Rack sound module). Same with drums.…
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studio-when-we-rumba
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when we rumba click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drum programming Written to celebrate learning to Rumba, albeit poorly. Instruments used: Fender Telecaster, Yamaha S03 Piano, Martin Acoustic D-28, and Yamaha 4-string Electric Bass. Drums sequenced using Zoom 234. Supporting equipment: Pedal steel sound achieved…
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studio-when-i-fall
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when i fall click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals, harmonies Eric Marx: Sax (Akai EWI) and all other accompanying instrumentation fired through Yamaha Motif ES Rack. Another of Cyla’s favorite cover tunes. Digitally recorded/mixed on Sonar 8 Studio Written by Victor Young (c 1950). Recorded/Arranged/Mixed by E. Marx…
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studio-water-is-wide
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water is wide click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, pan flute (Akai EWI), guitar, percussion and orchestration arrangement. Another of Cyla’s favorite songs. Composition: traditional Scottish folk song dating from 1600s – composer unknown. Arranged/Recorded/Mixed by E Marx – Sept 2014
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studio-view-from-here
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view from here click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitar, orchestration Inspired by icy view across Salt Lake valley to snow capped Rockies. Solo Fender Telecaster guitar track recorded initially with effects through Boss GT-8. Instrumentation added weeks later, fired through Yamaha Motif ES Rack. All recorded and mixed…
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studio-slowly
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slowly click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: vocals, guitars, banjo, harmonica, Bass A holiday gift of Dec 03. Instruments applied: Martin Acoustic D-28, Homemade 5-string Banjo (’78), Hohner Marine Band harmonicas, and Yamaha 4-string Electric Bass. Digitally recorded/mixed on Fostex VF160 Written/Recorded/Mixed by E Marx – December 2003
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studio-skippin
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skippin’ click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitars, harmonica, keyboard, bass, orchestration, drum programming Upbeat instrumental attempt at that electric/rock/dance sound thing. Cast: Fender Telecaster and Yamaha 4-string electric Bass both played through Boss GT-8. Hohner Marine Band Harmonicas. Brass, electric piano, and drums sequenced and fired through Motif…
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studio-ready-to-go
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ready to go click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitar, bass, orchestration, drum programming Travel song, also appropriate for rumba. Cyla’s vocals throughout, doubled just where you’d like. Accompanied by: Guitar solo on Samick semi-hollow body. All other instruments, including strings, flutes, woodwinds, composed within SONAR…
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studio-pins-and-needles
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pins & needles click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitars, synthesizer, bass, drum programming Composition originally written/recorded in 1985 on a Fostex 4-track cassette in a motel room in Buffalo, NY. This remake commemorates its 18th anniversary. This time, instruments used: Yamaha Classical C132S, Martin Acoustic D-28, and Fender…
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studio-pan2center
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pan2center click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric: guitars, pan flute and sax (played through Akai EWI), piano, bass, drums, orchestration Mixed with the benefit of restored stereo hearing – with special thanks to Dr. Clough Shelton, the brilliant surgeon who headed up Head & Neck Surgery at the University of…
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studio-pachydermatitus
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pachydermatitus click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: Created on an early stage Casio CZ-101 mini 49-key synthesizer, bouncing tracks onto a 4-track Fostex cassette recorder (hence the sound quality). I found this tune among archived cassette tapes saved from decades ago and grew nostalgic enough to include it here.…
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studio-open-screens
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open screens click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitars, piano, bass, drum programming Instrumental tune composed with spring’s fresh air filling the room, providing each guitar its chance to be heard. Cast: Martin D-28, Takamine C132S Classical, Boston Grand Piano, Samick “335” semi-hollow body, and Fender Telecaster via POD…
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studio-on-and-on
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on and on click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, drums, keyboard, bass, backup vocals Stephen Bishop hit from 1977. Slightly Caribbean, mildly nostalgic. Digitally recorded/mixed on SONAR 8.5 studio software by E Marx – Jan 2012
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studio-ode-to-snuffy
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ode to snuffy click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: Composition for oboe and orchestration Homage to W. G. Snuffy Walden, hero of TV orchestration (viz., “West Wing” series soundtrack). Sorry, being a short tune there was only time for one modulation. All instrumentation digitally sequenced and fired through Yamaha…
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studio-more-and-more-often
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more & more often click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: classical guitar, Akai wind controller (EWI 4000s), keyboard, orchestration First wind controller recording effort. Sax voice played on EWI 4000s; all wind instruments, orchestration, percussion fired through Yamaha Motif ES Rack. Sonar 8 Studio recording platform. Written / Recorded…
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studio-maybe
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maybe click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, bass Our first musical collaboration, completed in Feb 04. Vocals are beautifully Cyla’s. Accompanied by: Martin Acoustic D-28, Takamine C132S Classical, and Yamaha 5-string Electric Bass. Digitally recorded/mixed on Fostex VF160.Written/Recorded/Mixed by E Marx – February 2004
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studio-long-and-winding-road
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long & winding road click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: instrumentation Another favorite cover tune. We thought a heavily orchestrated Beatles tune would be a fun project. Turns out that the harp flourish ending was our biggest challenge. All instrumentation sequenced through Motif ES Rack. Digitally…
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studio-inhale-exhale
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inhale-exhale click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: guitars, bass, synthesizer, drum programming Our second musical collaboration, Feb 04. Cyla’s vocals throughout. Accompanied by: Fender Telecaster, Samick “335” semi-hollow body, Yamaha 4-string Electric Bass, and Pan pipe sequenced using Yamaha SYXG50 Softsynth via Cakewalk. Drums programmed on…
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studio-hurry-up-and-wait
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hurry up & wait click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, drum programming An original composition constructed to demonstrate man’s inhumanity to competing musical motifs. Instruments: Martin Acoustic D-28, Fender Telecaster, Samick “335” semi-hollow body, and Yamaha 4-string Electric Bass, all through Line6 POD 2.0. All…
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studio-galagos
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galagos click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric: vocals, trumpet (played through Akai EWI), piano, Telecaster, bass, and instrumentation midi-fired through Yamaha Motif ES Rack. Written for niece Mara who, as best as we can tell, at 5 yrs old was the only native speaker of Galagos. Digitally recorded/mixed on Sonar…
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studio-fall-steps
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fall steps click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Eric Marx: piano, guitars, bass, synthesizer, drum programming Snappy tune that starts and ends as if through a vintage radio, making it appropriate for opening credits for wacky TV series. Fender Telecaster recorded through Boss GT-8. All other instruments performed and sequenced through…
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studio-don’t know why
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don’t know why click arrow to play / pause click breadcrumbs to download Cyla Alcantara: vocals Eric Marx: piano, sax (wind controller), bass, drums, orchestration arrangement Our cover of a Jessie Harris composition (1999) which Norah Jones made a hit (2002) for which she earned three Grammy awards (2003). Digitally recorded/mixed on Sonar 8.5 studio…