Old TubaChristmas 4-track Recordings

[Doc]

Recent conversations about virtual Tuba Christmas inspired me to post a series of tunes. I have a number of TC recordings I made a few years ago while home alone at Christmas drinking homebrew. Not perfect (the hefeweizen was GOOD), but it serves as proof that with inexpensive equipment, you can make music and entertain yourself at the same time. It’s excellent practice for intonation and timing, especially when there’s no click track. And the tracks feature no effects, no overdubs. It is what it is.

Those wishing to play, but are without opportunity (can you say, “Coronamadness?), can have a musical outlet that doesn’t require expensive computers, mics, interfaces, etc. It doesn’t have to be TC quartets- it can be anything. It could be Walter Sears duets, @knuxie55 Ken Friedrich duets, your own arrangements, or whatever you want to have fun with.

I’ll post several others in this thread as I upload them.

On this particular tune, all parts were played on a Miraphone 6V Firebird with Josef Klier T4D mouthpiece.

Yamaha 4 track cassette recorder
Shure SM 48 microphone

[Three Valves]

Yamaha 4 track cassette recorder. Now you are happy you never threw it out!!

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[SteveP]

Thanks Doc, I'm really enjoying these!

[Doc]

Thanks Doc, I'm really enjoying these!

Thanks!

If it interests you, I've got some polka music going up on my channel, too. 1291 BBb content. Band is more of a Minnesota style, but with a Texas "let it all hang out" kind of feel. I haven't posted any here yet.

[SteveP]

Channel? YouTube? Can you enlighten me on this or is it something I should already know?

Thanks,
Steve

[Doc]

Channel? YouTube? Can you enlighten me on this or is it something I should already know?

Thanks,
Steve

I’m not a top pro, so my YouTube channel doesn’t get a lot of lot of traction (doesn’t get too many TF visitors either), but here it is (click the video page to see everything):
buffalobillh

[SteveP]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

[Doc]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Feel free to comment, ask questions, complain, whatever.

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