Vocal Originals

I've written many vocal originals over the years. As the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown and social distancing setteled in, I decided to take on the task of finishing writing and then recording my favorite tunes. This involved finishing lyrics and doing arrangements. As a result of that work I also wrote a couple of new songs!

I use Ableton Live as a meta midi program when I play with the Andy Adamson Quintet to set up all my per song midi connections so one click of the mouse changes all the midi settings. I needed a sequencer to lay down drum tracks using a keyboard, so I learned the ins and outs of the Ableton Live sequencer. I recoreded all of these songs by starting with the drums with the sequencer quantized to a 16th note. I use the built in Ableton Live drum sounds, and play just kick and snare on one track, then add cymbols and/or percussion on separate tracks. I then play a bass line in Ableton to get a solid groove.

These tracks are then transferred to Cubase 9 where I play keyboards, acoustic rythem guitar, and sing along to the Ableton tracks. Not nearly as much fun or as good a result as playing with real players, but it does define the song arrangement and sound for real players to start with.

I liked playing the lead guitar keyboard patches so much, I bought a Roland Ax-Edge Keytar which is a blast :)

So, this is all me. Hope you like it!

1. Why Are We Such Fools
(Lyrics)
Copyright 2020 Andy Adamson

2. We All Know
(Lyrics)
Copyright 2020 Andy Adamson

3. Empty Room
(Lyrics)
Copyright 2020 Andy Adamson

4. Somewhere Faith
(Lyrics)
Copyright 2020 Andy Adamson

5. Life's Not On a Screen
(Lyrics)
Copyright 2020 Andy Adamson