Curbside Jimmy Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I am a Yankee using the English Concertina in country music and blues. Lately, I have been using an English Concertina to play parts the fiddle would normally play. http://curbsidejimmy.com/radio/Isle%20of%20Hope.mp3 I have a lot of work to do in this instrument. I plan on using it with music I know first. Why the English System? I have owned one for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 My only complaint would be that the EC is not very prominent in the mix, and thus encouraging a more confident use of the instrument! Keeo it up! Best wishes - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curbside Jimmy Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 My only complaint would be that the EC is not very prominent in the mix, and thus encouraging a more confident use of the instrument! Keeo it up! Best wishes - Wolf Thanks Wolf, as I get better on the instrument, it will become more prominent. Its off to the woodshed, in other words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartEstell Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Why would anyone be offended? (asks the guy who has used concertina to play Black Metal ) Seriously though, as far as I'm concerned, any use of the instrument is valid. For my tastes, the concertina is fine where it is in the mix; the track as a whole might sound a bit more balanced if you reduced the vocal volume just a shade and took a little bit of top end out of the vocal with EQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curbside Jimmy Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Why would anyone be offended? (asks the guy who has used concertina to play Black Metal ) Seriously though, as far as I'm concerned, any use of the instrument is valid. For my tastes, the concertina is fine where it is in the mix; the track as a whole might sound a bit more balanced if you reduced the vocal volume just a shade and took a little bit of top end out of the vocal with EQ. Stuart, I really appreciate the part about the mix. That kind of stuff is super valuable. That is how things get fixed. A friend over here noticed some distortion on the pedal steel on the intro and another suggested backing off on the washboard. These are not commercial recordings but I still like them to sound good. "Why would anyone be offended?" Its always good for a new guy to be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now