Hi all,
Wanted to try something slightly different this time with an experiment with vocals in a lower register and a dark and brooding mood. I've gone for a kind of eastern vibe.
For the drums, I'm using EZ Drummer, It's the Southern Soul 60's Ludwig kit
I added another subtle drum track underneath the main drums which is a sample from the excellent free musicradar-arabian-nights-samples soundkit - I think it's still available as a freebie - There is some nice stuff in there, flutes, gongs, bells, bongs and stuff that you may never use but it's a hoot.
I also used that soundkit for the flute sound I have at the end but had to chop up samples and pitch them correctly
The strings I used are from an old favourite VST of mine - I don't know if it's still out there but it's called Aravic World Strings - It's great for this kind of Eastern vibe
I've also had a first attempt at creating a video with the Youtube Movie maker software. I think it took me longer to do the video than it did the music but I guess I'll get the hang of it eventually !!
V1
I crossed the desert in a desert storm
In the dead of night where I couldn't get warm
My eyes were smarting and my clothes were torn
And I hoped and prayed for a brighter dawn
Ch
My body sore and swollen
My mind was nearly broken
The beautiful oasis
In front of me yet out of reach
V2
Contortion and confusion
An optical illusion
I lost track of my senses
Pursuing hopeless cases
Ch
My body sore and swollen
My mind was nearly broken
The beautiful oasis
In front of me yet out of reach
M8
The desert put us to to the test
There's no return and there's no rest
Strength and courage at the door
Lying on the desert floor
V3
I've been in the desert for one hundred days
If you feed the beast then someone pays
Where nobody leaves and nobody stays
And your mind dissolves in a dusty haze