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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Well, I FINALLY figured out how to record on my computer, and with Bob's help I even managed to get the songs on my ning page.
So.... Times are tough
Life is hard
Here's your silly Christmas card
Link to follow shortly...(Thanks again Bob!) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Merry Christmas from Alison!
Alison, I am very impressed!! Thanks for the Christmas "spirit" :) |
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Location: Tennessee | Very nice playing. Which guitar were those played on? Beautiful sound.
And Merry Christmas right back 'atcha. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Alison - thanks! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Mike |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Merry Christmas to all!! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks guys. Merry Little Christmas was recorded here at the shop on the 1680. I didn't have the volume up high enough because when I tried it at full volume the bass was starting to overdrive. I took the computer home and recorded Santa Clause at full volume with my beloved 2077LX. It isn't as bassy as the Adamas so it didn't overdrive, but there IS that annoying background hiss. But, I'm learning... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Alison,
Check your email... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Wow, my friend Iffy is a genius. He just took both of these songs and cleaned them up and increased the volume for me. They sound much better now. Thanks once again Johnny! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | No genius here. Audacity is user friendly. I know that others here are a heck of a lot more competent than I. I'll bet the 'pros' here don't even use it.
Alison, I must say that I was quite impressed with your playing. Lovely 'stuff'! 
Oh, yeah, Merry Christmas to you and all our members! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks Johnny. I am afflicted with stagefright in front of microphones too. Both songs are kind of sloppy, but I was so excited about figuring out how to record I couldn't resist. |
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Location: SoCal | They were terrific. Thanks for sharing.... |
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Location: closely held secret | What Moody said. And a Merry Christmas. |
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Location: Utah | Very nice! |
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Location: Waurika OK | That was so nice and soothing. How about a whole album, a real stress reliever.
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Location: Michigan | Very nice! Thank you!
And a big thanks to Al and Miles for another year of the OFC website.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Thanx for the tunes Alison. Nice and Mellow.
I keep telling myself that I must learn some Christmas songs besides the intro to Jingle Bells.
That\'s It! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Very, very nice Alison.
I'd love to play that type of finger-style but my brain is just not wired for it. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks everyone. Hmm..."soothing", "stress reliever", "mellow". All my life I've been told I play "elevator music". I guess it's true. I don't so much try to play mellow, but I AM a very sleepy, kind of lazy, sort of boring,...Y-A-W-N...type of person. :D
(Oh, and for those who knew me when I was young {Beal}, please don't mention how loud, pushy and cantankerous I USED to be.) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nothing wrong with mellow.... but my duo partner warns me if I start drifting in the direction of "lounge lizard".
Keep it up Alison.
Alison??
Alison??
Hey... somebody nudge Alison. Looks like she dozed off... again. |
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Location: big island | Extraordinary, Alison! VERY enjoyable. I completed my last final for this semester today and indeed, your playing un-stressed me and put me in a merry little Christmas mood. thanks for sharing your gift. |
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Location: Utica, NY | Those are both extremely well done. Thanks for posting. It's also nice to hear the difference in the two guitars. Were you mic-ed or just plugged in to the computer? Any special interface or straight to the sound card? What software?
Post more and often! |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Alison,
That's a beautiful rendition of a personal favorite of mine. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
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Location: east coast usa | Originally posted by lanaki:
Extraordinary, Alison! VERY enjoyable. indeed, thanks for sharing your gift. WOW could not have said it better myself!  Just absolutely wonderful!  |
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Location: Right now? | Great playing, Alison. Thank you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours!
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Nicest Christmas present yet: very beautiful Alison and well played! Thanks so much!
Merry Christmas!
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Very very nice, Alison. Very great job!
I also want to wish you all Merry Christmas from Germany . Let's be happy....
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Just lovely Alison!
I've been trying to free up some time to record my arrangement for In The Bleak Mid-winter and I'm trying to work on something new for What Child Is This, but it seems the more I want to play music, the busier my schedule gets.
But these certainly brighten my holiday a little, especially since you can apparently play rings around me. :cool: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I played them both as background to a slideshow of your pics. Very nice. A little snow in the pictures or outside my window would have made it even better. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Hey, Girlfriend;
Much better than over a crackly phone connection.
I didn't hear any stage fright, and really, really enjoyed them both. In fact, I will listen to them again later, when I get home from giving Tim his lesson.
(Now I know what I want you to teach me when I come west in June.)
So glad everyone else finally has the chance to hear you,
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Merry Christmas to all my friends on the OFC