Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Josh · 2008-03-01 05:44:59

I uploaded 3 songs to my myspace page (at the bottom of the post is the link). Check it out if you get the chance. I'm using a Cakewalk/Sonar Le program but I still don't know how to work the reverb etc. Too much reverb sounds a little fake to me, but zero is a little raw for the general public maybe.

Tabibito no uta (A Treveller's Song), which is a Fukuda Rando piece. I use my Abe Chido 1.9 (kokan and almost no ji)

Sokkan - I used a Neptune 3.1.5 (ji-nashi/ji-mori tuned to itself)

Sagariha (Falling Leaves) - I used my Beishu 2.4 (Ji-ari, but not alot)

Jeff Cairns · 2008-03-01 06:48:30

Josh, well done. Some powerful and solid playing. I look forward to more.

KenC · 2008-03-01 07:54:48

Really nice Josh. The Rando piece i have not heard before and i really enjoyed it!!! His Kiko Genso Koku piece is another favorite of mine.

KenC

edosan · 2008-03-01 09:41:42

Beautiful, Josh.

Thanks for sharing.

eB

Bruce Hunter · 2008-03-01 14:44:10

Thanks for sharing, Josh. Some very interesting things happening in Sokkan.

Bruce

Josh · 2008-03-01 19:06:26

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I like Rando's Kikyo also (I have it under the video section). Some of Rando's songs are a little too up tempo for me, but I guess that also depends on my mood, so I like to play the solo pieces on a 1.9 changing the atmosphere slightly.
Sokkan was a little out there maybe! As many people know, a 3.1 and jinashi can be hard one to control at times, so I just rolled with it and let the harmonics do their thing

Zakarius · 2008-03-02 00:56:58

Hardcore sounds! Your Sagariha is better than most of the professional recordings I have on CD... hope I can play with as much power someday. Thanks for the inspiration

Zak -- jinashi size queen

dust · 2008-03-02 10:24:39

Really beautiful Josh..
I love the sound of the Neptune 3.1.5
I look forward to more...

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for a touch of reverb and a lot of control..
http://www.knufinke.de/sir/sir2.html

Josh · 2008-03-04 18:12:29

Thanks for the great comment Zak. I try to play with power, but as we all know, power with this instrument comes more from control. My teacher always stresses that even in a slower song like Shingetsu, you have to find a way to move the people, create a beautiful tension. But the shakuhachi really is a full body and mind instrument, so keeping all of that in tip-top shape is also a big part of creating your best sound.

Thanks for the link Dust. It looks a little expensive though, around $200. Not sure I can justify the need for it yet.

geni · 2008-03-04 22:29:03

it sounds Great man!!!

KenC · 2008-03-05 08:02:43

Josh,

I went back and watched your Video of Kiko! Beautiful!!! So much feeling!! Thank You!! A piece you don't hear often but it just resonates with me. From the first time i heard it it has always held a special connection.

Ken

Josh · 2008-03-08 09:37:40

Glad you liked the video too. It's still in the raw, but I just added a touch of reverb to the other songs for the average listeners ears Hope it's not too much

edosan · 2008-03-09 20:52:21

Better without the reverb, IMO.

eB

radi0gnome · 2008-03-09 22:37:05

edosan wrote:
Better without the reverb, IMO.

eB

I'm not sure. When I heard it first without the reverb I thought the playing was strong enough that I didn't miss it. I remember talking to a sound engineer once who said that a little reverb is actually more natural than none because a room naturally has some reverb that isn't picked up by the mic. That explains why with the limited recording technology I had back then that I liked PZM mics (Pressure Zone Mic) for home recording. They pick up all the room reverberations. The problem is that they pick up every sound in the room, so not only do you need a totally soundproof room (or record in the wee hours of the morning), but you also have to watch how much you move or make any extraneous noises. Josh's new recordings with the reverb sound like he's playing in a concert hall, I kind of like it. But it sounds like an empty concert hall, maybe just a bit less reverb would be just right. The playing is so wonderful though that it's easy to forgive problems with the recording.

Josh · 2008-03-11 19:08:24

Thanks for the comments. I knew it was risky and that some of the shakuhachi enthusiasts who have a trained ear would prefer the untouched version. But I think radi0gnome has a very valid point, no reverb is probably just as unnatural as too much. Thanks everyone for helping me along this learning process.

Larry · 2008-03-12 11:25:52

Excellent recordings! I very much enjoyed the Tabibito no Uta since I'm currently working on that piece. I look forward to hearing more in the future!

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