First recording from absolute stone beginner.

[jasongins]

Here is my first recording ever. I did it with my Squier '51 and my new m-audio black box (set on preset 1 - "Basman"), using Apple Garageband 2 on my fairly low spec Mac Mini. The backing track is in A minor, and basically I am just moving around in an A minor pentatonic scale. I am an almost absolute beginner, and I really don't know how to play much more yet. I end this track very abruptly, and my playing is very elementary. Despite this, I am amazed at the ease with which one can make a recording and share it with others. I welcome your encouragement, criticism, laughter, whatever... This is too much fun. If anyone wants the backing track, let me know and I'll post it in the appropriate forum.

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[Spudman]

Right on bro. Keep at it. That was pretty cool, especially for the first time.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Excellent! We newbies need to keep posting. Too good a resource here not too. Thanks for sharing.

Also, go ahead and link to the backing track if you have a chance.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

good job Jason..glad you got your feet wet... look forward to hearing more from you!!

 

[oldguy]

Very nice, Jason! For an "absolute stone beginner" I'd say you did a good job.
For a "first recording ever" I'd say you did a great job. Keep up the good work! :R

 

[Jimi75]

I'd been pretty happy had my first recordings sounded like that!
Good Job Jason.

I am convinced that you will post other cool trax in the future.

 

[oldguy]

I'd been pretty happy had my first recordings sounded like that!
Good Job Jason.

I am convinced that you will post other cool trax in the future.

Me, too, Jimi, on both counts. The guitar/backing was mixed well and the playing was clean & at a good level, IMO. Very nice!

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Very sweet n' tasteful and well recorded too! Great job!

 

[M29]

Hello Jason,

Great job, nice feel and tastefully done. I am with ya, I am a beginner too and you will not find a better place to get er done then right here.
Lets hear more!

M29

 

[Hogfullofblues]

WTG! Clean playin and bluesy feel. The ice is broken. Keep on playin and posting. And do post the backing track, please.

 

[warren0728]

nice job....garageband is a great program....looking forward to hearing more from you R

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[SuperSwede]

Yeah real nice for a first recording! Dont you just love Garageband?
Very jazzy feeling.

 

[jasongins]

I'll say this for garageband - I read hardly any documenation to do that. It was literally a one hour time span from the moment I opened the m-audio black box to the time I finished recording the track. This included the time it took to do a firmware update on the black box to make it the "reloaded" version. I am thinking about getting a book on garageband so I can learn more about it.

 

[SuperSwede]

here is two links to get you started:

http://comtechlab.iupui.edu/tutorialsfolder/garageband.html
http://macs.about.com/cs/ilife/a/garageband_link.htm