See the soundtrack for Disney’s Hercules … entirely based on Gospel music Bass owns that soundtrack
I think the misconception forms that bass isn’t common in gospel/worship music … forms mostly from the fact that many church groups may not have a dedicated bassist, so they make due with what they have. But when bass is there… it makes that music come to life!
Thank you, @Buzzin_Canada-John, and 100% correct re: the homage to the original video
It was all done on the iPhone. Basically, I videoed myself playing in my usual place - home office - then blew out much of the background as I could by adjusting the exposure and contrast. I then imported the train video as a second file, but as a ‘blue/green screen’, where you can select what element to make transparent. The photo below shows the three elements, the green bar at the bottom being the audio track.
It worked quite well. However, you can see the outline of some cupboard doors throughout. I could have tried to mask them as part of the editing process, but that was too much faff…
Thank you, @saroohoo. I agree, the original song is fantastic. I have the 7” somewhere in the loft, bought from HMV in May ‘84. I still remember hearing the song for the first time and being blown away by it.
You can do that with a plain single colored wall behind you. The thing to remember is not to wear anything that matches the color of that wall. When you use the chroma-key to make stuff transparent, part of you will vanish! LOL!
I’m such a n00b… I forgot to pick a song for mine!
That is a trippy effect… kinda like that old kids show ‘The Hilarious House of Frightenstein’ Always used this kind of FX.
The TONE tho… What was the FX chain on that? Sounds like some reverb, and maybe just a pinch of chorus… but not a deep chorus… that is not a clean tone tho… sounds WIKKID!
Agree John - That track of music rules however, gospel music played in a movie soundtrack is not necessarily the same as what’s presented in a church worship setting. I have played in a lot of different church groups from Alaska to Texas, and from California to Georgia over the past 40-50 years and still to this day experience the oversight of how music leaders use the bass instrument in the mix. I could tell some rather colorful stories regarding music in church settings, but this really isn’t the place. I do remember years ago when you’d never see anything other than a piano or an organ in any church. Music has come a long way in church worship since those days - still a way to go IMHO. Oh, I know several local bassist’s down here in Georgia who play in local gigging bands throughout the week, and also in their church worship team on Sunday mornings- all great and experienced bassist’s and the saying on Sunday mornings is…, “Got to be a REAL bass player last night!”….
If I’m honest, I’ve got no idea. On the video notes, I said a “clean tone” via an Ampero One. I might have doubled the track itself - I often do that, as in play it twice, to get a natural chorus effect.
Not as bad as you might think Matty…. We’ve all had our share of flubs whether playing at the local watering hole, or playing at a local house of worship… I think it can be a bit more challenging in a church setting because the audience is probably in a much more sober state of mind….. But, the biggest challenge takes place when the music director decides to change keys to a song…. Has happened more times than I can count. Forced me straight on to learn my way around the fretboard and how to play the same song in numerous keys and in different positions.
Nice one, John! I had never heard that cover or that band before. So, the Cranberries one chugs from the start and this one has the delayed entrance and then those little hard rocker pauses instead of the chugging.
Boy I’m kinda glad to be done with this one. For whatever reason, I just had a helluva time trying to get it recorded. Stupid flubbed notes and brainfarts all over the place. Had a good one recording the video too.
Did it on my BB through the GX-10 and mixer. Clean as far as effects, just some compression.