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I'll have a go at another recording tmrw, when the kids are back to school & it's quiet, hehe. Has anyone ever tried recording, with kids about..? DON'T..! LOL
Stocks and gags were pretty effective in my day 
Roger
Hi James,
I am glad I just read your post as I just played it through and it took be just under 10 minutes I was thinking perhaps I was too slow and easy but, in view of your message, perhaps not.
I enjoyed playing it, a very easy one to get to grips with, thanks.
Roger
PS your presence, wisdom and humour have been missed.
Sorry I did not make myself clear. He is put in very late on Christmas eve so that to most he he is not seen until Christmas Day.
Roger
Very simply:
Music is an expression of emotion in a universal language.
Roger
Hi Rachael,
I can answer this one as I had the same when I started using Audacity. I think it can be one of two things
Click on 'Edit', click on 'Preferences', then click on 'Audi I/O'.
Make sure that the box marked 'Play other tracks........' is ticked
Make sure that the box marked 'Software playthrough..' is NOT ticked.
Then you will only record the track you are recording without the other tracks being recorded as well.
If however it is your microphone that is picking up the the audio from your speakers the you will have to use headphones to listen to your previous recordings and switch the speakers off.
Personally I always use headphones when recording as you can hear so much better through them.
Roger
T.T., my female cat, has refused to let me reply to this thread 
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Hi old doll,........Thanks for sharing that with us,maybe some other members will share there different holiday traditions with us now . dino
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Here in Portugal there are many Nativity scenes about at Christmas, as there are elsewhere, but the crib is normally left empty until Christmas eve and only then is baby Jesus put in it. This may be done elswhere but I had never seen it until I came here.
Roger
Hi Kenny,
Your liking of Dylan certainly comes through with this song. It is not easy to keep a song interesting when only two chords are used but you have done an excellent job with this one.
Great stuff! Thank you,
Roger
I had a bar patron walk up and ask me why our lead guitarist's hands traveled all up and down his guitar neck and my hands stay pretty much in the same place. I told him the lead player was looking for it but I had found it.
. I wish I had thought of that one
Hi Helena,
And to Kenny too, it is 14:30 and I am sat in just shorts with a fan blowing on me. We had a shower two weeks ago and that is the first rain since April. 
Portugal is great!
roger
Hi Daddycool,
A thought provoking number. There is an element of parents seem to neglect to teach disipline and respect to their offspring these days. Police and teachers are unable to issue the short, sharp punishment that, in my youth, helped keep us on the straight and narrow. Your song is a reminder of this. Thank you,
Roger
Hi Buvvy,
My friend you have a long memory and are not going to let me forget my mishap; but I must say the roast ants, cooked by aerosol, is a delicacy and a speciality of mine
Apologies for going off thread,
Roger
Hi Daddycool,
I made a slight amendment to get the special formatting to work for you, I hope you do not mind. You have just about got it right, the only mistake is that you are entering the line that should be the first in your message as the subject of the thread. Click on the edit of your post and you will see the minor change I have made at the start.
That being said it is a nice song which brought a smile as I played it. Being a grandad several times over and a surrogate grandad to several more including at present, my friend's 6 month old daughter, Verity. The beauty of being a grandparent is you can have the fun and pleasure of having babies around but you can give them back when you have had enough. Unlike young Helena I am getting too old to want to take on the 24/7 challenge of babycare.
Roger
Hi David,
Obviously the song has merit otherwise your friends would not like it so, if you are unhappy with the lyrics you have used, then keep the melody and write fresh lyrics that you are happy with. You could possible just change the context of the song my making it "Alistair is a pal" or something similar.
Roger.
PS. When you are happy with it please post it here and if you record it I can put it on Friends of Chordie (MySpace) if you have no where else to upload it.
Hi Basti,
I hope, when you take the plunge, that you are satisfied with your purchase. Please let us know what guitar you do decide on and I hope it gives you years of pleasure.
Roger
Hi Geoaguiar and Adrianos,
If you check Basti's post you will see that he/she is looking to learn to play on the Ibanez guitar so it is unlikely he/she is able to play it to make a comparison. Whilst your advise is excellent for a player choosing a new guitar, a non player is unlikely to be able take advantage of it, but if Basti has a friend who already is a player taking them along armed with your advise is a good idea.
Roger
Thank you Riddler and Russ,
Randy, I have previously worked with Helena and it is an experience I cherish as she is a far better lyricist than I, and a charming lady also.
Helena you are far too modest, far from 'change' even 'drastically change' you re-wrote the lyrics completely, you performed superb work with the lyrics, the song is as much yours as mine.
Roger
I get a lot of pleasure from playing the original songs posted on Chordie which have the added challenge of finding a melody for them and then finding how different they are when the composer records them.
Roger
Hello Basti and welcome to Chordie,
I have not played an Ibanez myself but I am sure from previous posts that there are several Members who use this make and are very happy with it.
Roger
Sorry, read it after I had posted.
No need to apologise Little Wooly I was not new to the site like you when I did as similar thing myself.
Roger
Hi Kenny,
Another good recording from you and I particularly like the sound effects in the backgroung. A nice touch that.
For me it was very strange hearing this song as you know from my previous mesage and our correspndance that I had put my own chords and melody to your lyrics (I put my own lyrics to my music eventually and it became 'Slave to Addiction'). I listened to your song a couple of times until the strangeness wore off and I have to say it is a good job, well done.
Roger
Thank you Kerry,
I now understand. I shall have to remember the word 'Chav' though as it is far more polite than the one I would normally use
Roger
Hi Lieven,
I will be wishing you well and a speedy escape from the dreaded big 'H'.
Looking forward to your return to health and to Chordie.
Roger
Hi Derek and welcome to Chordie,
Being new to Chordie you might not realise that it is not really a good idea to post a message in a completely unrelated thread as it can all too easily get overlooked and your query does deserve a thread of its own and an answer.
I would suggest, sooner than trying to delete songs that you might need in the future from your existing song book, that you start a new one as you can have several songbooks.
Take care,
Roger
If anyone wanting to accept Russ's challenge, but is having difficulties and could do with some help, I am willing to do what I can. My entry is completed and in Russ's hands.
I would like to see entries from Members who have not recorded and written songs before, so please e-mail me privately if I can be of assistance.
Roger
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