The Ballad of the California Gold Rush

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 2:31 am

One of my kids did this for a school project with my help. I wish I had done something this cool when I was in middle school.

https://alansanderson.band/2020/03/22/t ... gold-rush/

jonetsu · Post by **jonetsu** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:42 pm

The piano really sounds like what we'd expect from a saloon in those times. Neat. Nice upbeat song, fun.

Cheers.

lykwydchykyn · Post by **lykwydchykyn** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:55 pm

This just sounds like it was fun to make. Nice tones on everything too!

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:57 pm

Nicely done.

Michael Willis · Post by **Michael Willis** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:44 pm

This is great fun. I'm really curious how you got the piano to sound like that, your description just says "piano synth".

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:03 pm

It was the general midi synth in Ardour with the honky tonk sound. Initially he wanted a fiddle sound, but it sounded terrible so he went with the honky tonk piano instead.

ufug · Post by **ufug** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:32 pm

This is fantastic! A+!

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:05 pm

Thanks for your kind words, everyone. I showed them to my kid and he was ecstatic. You all made his day.

(His eyes got really big when I pointed to @folderol's comment and said, "That's the developer of Yoshimi." You guys are heroes to at least one geeky kid in this world!)

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:54 pm

That thought has made my day! Sitting here with a big silly grin now.

oscillator · Post by **oscillator** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:05 pm

Oh that's great work! Middle school, that means s/he is 11-12 years old (our school system is different)? Wonderful energy in the vocals!

milo · Post by **milo** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:14 pm

He's 14. (Middle school here is 11 through 14.) I just hope he's a good singer still after his voice changes, because that kid has musical talent.

Thanks!

GMaq · Post by **GMaq** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:23 pm

Awww! Cool project!

Thumbs up to geek boy and geek Dad! Great project!

milo · Post by **milo** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am

Thanks, man!

I showed him your comment and said, "That's the guy that made the AVL Drumkits."

He said, "Whoa!"

Your work is appreciated more widely than you may realize. Thanks for all the good stuff you do!

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