On this page you'll find recordings of various guitar tunes, songs, etc.
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My recording studio is PC based. The components were specially chosen to make as silent a system as I could.
The equipment is as follows:
PC
AV gear
I basically went for gear that will do me for many years to come without needing much in the way of upgrades. For those looking for help in setting up a digital audio workstation, I'd recommend the forums at www.homerecording.com and www.silentpcreview.com
Below is a number of songs and a soundcheck to give examples of how each guitar sounds in various styles.
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Ye Banks & Braes, Tony McManus arrangement (2.21MB)
Black Water Side, Bert Jansch (3.08MB)
Hurt, Johnny Cash version (3.55MB)
The Queen & the Soldier, Suzanne Vega (4.39MB)
Highway 29, Bruce Springsteen (3.56MB)
Quicksand, David Bowie (1.45MB)
My Mary of the Curling Hair (2.05MB)
Soundcheck: a mix of fingerpicking and strumming (2MB)
Humours of Ballyloughlin, CGDGAD; based on arrangement by El McMeen (2.63MB)
May the Fourth be With You: an original tune (3MB)
Islay Ranters Reel, Tony McManus arrangement (1MB)
Ye Banks and Braes, Tony McManus arrangement 3.28MB)
Ye Banks and Braes, with vocals (3.27MB)
The Old Hag at the Kiln, DADGAD arrangement by Mark Thomson (1.31MB)
Strolling Down the Highway (2.27MB)
Rough and ready recording to be replaced when I've more time and can play
it better
Messing around in CGCFGC (2.19MB)
Below are four wav files of recordings made directly to an 5th Gen iPod using the Belkin TuneTalk mic.
Stereo, external stereo cardiod condenser mics, 32 secs. (5.43MB)
Mono, external stereo cardiod condenser mics, 33 secs. (1.37MB)