O Danny Boy (An Original Arrangement)

[SLD Music]

Hello all.

For those interested here is my latest choral project.  There's a reason I only do a couple of these a year...

This my own arrangement and recording of "O Danny Boy". Currently working on a video for it. Here are some details:

It was made in Cubase 6.5 using a Sure SM27 Mic and a Steinberg MR816CSX Interface.
The arrangement was composed in Sibelius
I performed all the vocals.
I compressed the vocals on the way in via the MR816. No other compression was used other than some bus compression in the mastering phase.
The song is performed a cappella.
Other plugins were minimal, only using Fabfilter's Pro-Q and Pro-DS, and Native Instruments Reflektor for reverb (Fabfilter Pro-L, and Native Instruments Solid Bus Comp were used for mastering)
At its "fullest" sections, there are 24 independent vocal tracks plus a soloist (no copying, each track is a unique recording).
Syncing was accomplished with a conducting video that I made prior to recording.

See Attached for the MP3.

Also, for those who want to go further, I made a 30-ish minute podcast covering some of the production aspects and the evolution of my production process when it comes to these types of projects.  I use examples from this project as well as past projects to illustrate my points.  The podcast also includes 3 other alternate endings that I wrote and considered using.  That can be found here:

http://soundcloud.com/sld-music/sld-music-podcast-2-making-o

[folderol]

This is without a doubt the best I've heard from you yet. A truly staggering arrangement and performance

It's a delight to hear work like this, such a contrast against mainstream 'wallpaper' sounds.

[offthewall]

Absolutely wonderful work, Scott.
As expected, the vocal work is exceptional and the recording and production are faultless.

Bet you are looking forward to the 'live tour' 

 
James.

[SLD Music]

Thank you both very much.  I look at my recordings of these not so much as stand alone end-all, be-all things, but more as demos that I might use in hopes of getting one of my pieces performed by a real choir.  I have no doubt that one day it will happen.  I've got a long term plan... slow and steady wins the race.

Meanwhile, I really am trying to get better every time I do this.  Glad it seems to be working.  Thanks again for listening and the comments.  These things take a lot of prep work and planning.

[elwoodblues1969]

Wow....this level of vocal talent is what made bands like the Beach Boys,Bee Gees & the like,so distinctive and special....utterly stunning! I wish I had your discipline for vocal preparation,practice & such....but then...many years ago,I used to sing karaoke 3 nights a week till closing time for close to a year & well...I never sounded half this good.

A 5 star job as always Scott...extremely impressive!


-Thom

[MarioD]

This is without a doubt the best I've heard from you yet. A truly staggering arrangement and performance

It's a delight to hear work like this, such a contrast against mainstream 'wallpaper' sounds.

A BIG +1

All I can add is you have one fantastic voice   and your mixing skills are second to none

[Azell]

Magnifique