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   Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Sep-2025 07:31:39 JST Steve's Place

   • AI6YR Ben

   @shademar.bsky.social @ai6yr You know, I could make a song out of these posts.

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Sep-2025 08:06:25 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social I have chords and a melody.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Sep-2025 08:06:26 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @steter @shademar.bsky.social Sure, just include lyric credits ;-)

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 10:00:15 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social I chose a generic drum track to work from, and laid down a rhythm guitar track suitable for editing. I sang the vocals twice. You never know when there might be a car or truck driving past while you're singing, lol.

     It's got a bit of a Curtis Mayfield feel, I think.

     Now, do I play the fretless bass, write a keyboard bass line, or shell out for a fretted bass (unlikely because I'm not endorsed, which is probably for good reason)?

     Hey, manufacturers! Nobody is tossing endorsements my way! I was in Little League! I can catch!

     I turn off the AC when recording vocals. When it turned back on this time, it said it was 86F at the AC. I will perspire for art.

     On to more tracks!

     P.S. I'll need to find images for the video. If anyone has public domain images suitable for a song about AI, they should not hesitate to save me from another DuckDuckGo search for clip art.

     #MusicProduction

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 10:51:20 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social Even some quiet area heaters are picked up. I also freeze for my art. I need the noise lower than where a noise filter starts to cut off vocals.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 10:51:21 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @steter @shademar.bsky.social Oooh, good tip on the A/C for recording stuff. Although... warm.

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 12:46:11 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social My not-yet-calloused fingertips are requesting that I stop bending strings now, please.

     Despite some technical difficulties, we now have vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and *drum roll* lead guitar tracks.

     Some modest-sized editing is on the menu. Not for the vocals, though. I messed up part of the bass track at a transition, for starters.

     There may be more tracks.

     #MusicProduction

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 15:05:55 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @steter @shademar.bsky.social cool!

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 15:05:55 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social I have a mix. I'll work on the video tonight.

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Thursday, 04-Sep-2025 16:53:07 JST Steve's Place

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     • AI6YR Ben

     @ai6yr @shademar.bsky.social

     https://video.stevesworld.co/w/fwBDpkJDurSEimxiR4ycau