Nic Chagall ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn - This Time
Hi, it's been a while since I uploaded a full cover video, 4 years actually; so right now, I am really happy to have produced something new. More than a month ago, I posted an audio clip of my cover on the same song. From the previous post, I explained on how I discovered the song and why I chose it. I've also said I wanted to make a complete cover since what I made was barely half-done. Recently, I got a webcam and it's video and audio quality are quite good so I did not have any hesitation to start shooting. I listened to the song again to familiarize with the progression and the lyrics. I realized that my chord progression from my earlier version was wrong so I changed it to suit to the correct one. With this change, it was easier to play the rhythm part. Unlike my previous one, I opted for the original arrangement of the song and I took out that part I made up.
There was not really much problem in shooting the video since the webcam doesn't run out of battery and it was easier and more efficient to use for recording. However, the background noise from the laptop is noticeable and other sounds as well (birds, chickens, etc) but I think it's not that bad anyway. I was recording and editing simultaneously to make sure the audio clips were synchronized. On the drop part, I decided to overlay lead tracks just to not make it sound bare. Before this,I didn't have any experience in doing my own leads so it's just actually improvisation. I've worked on the project for 4 days and used only Sony Vegas to put everything together. Apparently, I still have to shoot by parts since I'm so error-prone that I find it impossible to do a one-take shot. By this way, it's also easier to arrange the audio tracks. On the fourth day of working with this project, I was already done with it; but my next problem was on rendering. The problem with Vegas is that when you render the project as it is (same format from the video clips used), the file size is ridiculously large and takes too long to render. I searched on the internet on the best file type and found out that mp4 would be the best. The quality is preserved with minimal size, and I read it's also a good option for uploading to the internet.
When I was uploading the video, it was kind of nostalgic for me since for the past three years, I have been wanting to do this - to produce my music based from the kind of music that inspired me to do so. Right now I don't have much views but I know I have to give it some time. It doesn't really mean that I would just stop on this one, I'll surely give another try to keep myself going. It's what I love to do, and that's enough to fuel my persistence.
Anyway, I've reached out to the artists themselves through Facebook and Twitter and luckily, I got a favorite from the vocalist, Jonathan Mendelsohn himself; and I think that's already an assurance that he's seen it.
There was not really much problem in shooting the video since the webcam doesn't run out of battery and it was easier and more efficient to use for recording. However, the background noise from the laptop is noticeable and other sounds as well (birds, chickens, etc) but I think it's not that bad anyway. I was recording and editing simultaneously to make sure the audio clips were synchronized. On the drop part, I decided to overlay lead tracks just to not make it sound bare. Before this,I didn't have any experience in doing my own leads so it's just actually improvisation. I've worked on the project for 4 days and used only Sony Vegas to put everything together. Apparently, I still have to shoot by parts since I'm so error-prone that I find it impossible to do a one-take shot. By this way, it's also easier to arrange the audio tracks. On the fourth day of working with this project, I was already done with it; but my next problem was on rendering. The problem with Vegas is that when you render the project as it is (same format from the video clips used), the file size is ridiculously large and takes too long to render. I searched on the internet on the best file type and found out that mp4 would be the best. The quality is preserved with minimal size, and I read it's also a good option for uploading to the internet.
When I was uploading the video, it was kind of nostalgic for me since for the past three years, I have been wanting to do this - to produce my music based from the kind of music that inspired me to do so. Right now I don't have much views but I know I have to give it some time. It doesn't really mean that I would just stop on this one, I'll surely give another try to keep myself going. It's what I love to do, and that's enough to fuel my persistence.
Anyway, I've reached out to the artists themselves through Facebook and Twitter and luckily, I got a favorite from the vocalist, Jonathan Mendelsohn himself; and I think that's already an assurance that he's seen it.
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