Thunderbirds Project - Main Section (2) - Added Frantone Thunderhead!

I wanted a bassy melody to follow on from the jazz organ.

I was going to play it on my 5-string bass but the melody isn't suited for playing on bass! So I switched to my Harley Benton Les Paul guitar. I used the neck pickup, rolled off the tone pot and cranked the Frantone Thunderhead bass boost to 11! And a drippy spring reverb.

Next up will be the banjo ukulele melody! Turned out FAB again!

https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/thunderbirds-project-added-frantone

Thunderbirds Project - Main Section (1)

This is the (work in progress) countdown, spoiler and main sections of the Thunderbirds theme.

To do this I began with using a drum kit on my Yamaha keyboard and also my drumulele to create a stereo-based drum track.

Then I used a violin voice on my keyboard that had a tremolo effect, before doing the trombone backing.

Then for the (first - there will be more to come!) main section, I chose a jazz organ voice on my keyboard, because the Tracys were always into their jazz. Nice.

Here it is! FAB!
https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/thunderbirds-main-section

French Homework

My French homework was to do a verb 'to have' (avoir) rap. But I don't like rap and wanted to 'push the envelope' of the spec to try and get a house point!

I was listening to Datblygu today so I thought I'd do something in their vein. So...

I played a rhythmic dyad track on my Les Paul guitar through my Frantone Thunderhead bass boost pedal and my spring reverb pedal into my Orange 20W amp and into my Tascam.

Then I recorded the vocals direct into the Tascam and put it into Audacity, before adding a Sopwith Camel drone sound from my home-coded synthesizer!

I'm NOT too happy with the vocals, since there was clipping and breathing sounds but I don't have time to re-record it. It's not too bad as it stands.

https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/french-homework

Thunderbirds Project - Countdown and Spoiler Sections

This is the countdown and spoiler sections of my 'Thunderbirds' theme.

I recorded the melody part on my Yamaha keyboard with a trombone section voice.

Then I got the thunderclap from the intro of 'The Prisoner' theme.

Then I mixed it into Audacity and tacked it on to the countdown section I had done previously.

Here it is. Next up will be the main section. FAB!
https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/thunderbirds-countdown-spoiler-sections

Thunderbirds Project - 'Spoiler' Percussion Sample

I was trying to get the percussion for the 'spoiler' part of the theme (the bit just after the countdown).

I thought it might be a complex polyrhythm at first but after listening to it carefully, it seems to be a (much simpler!) crazy beat!

So for my version I decided to bang out a crazy beat on my drumulele; firstly with pencils, then with fingers!

Then I mixed the two tracks together in Audacity with the compressor and amplify functions, and making it slightly out of phase!

Here it is. FAB!
https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/thunderbirds-spoiler-section-percussion

(I will try to do the melody part on my keyboard over the weekend.)

Thunderbirds Project - Countdown Sample

This is the countdown section of my Thunderbirds theme homage.

I used my Yamaha keyboard to get the trumpet sound and recorded it into my Tascam recorder.

Then I recorded the countdown vocals into my Tascam

Then, I created the Thunderbird launch noise using the English Electric Canberra jet engine sample in my home-coded 'blue noize' synthesizer.

Finally I mixed them together in Audacity.

Here it is! FAB!

https://soundcloud.com/samsswingnskank/thunderbirds-project-countdown-section