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If I have an idea for a song or a melody I take some notes and recordings with my Smartphone to remember the idea later on. Some ideas lead into a full song - others not. Even though the recordings are meant to help myself remembering I find it interesting to publish this process of writing songs a…

Ricardo Clement


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    Craft 028: Another RAV Vast Idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 1:27


    Though the different notes are limited here's another idea for a song on my RAV Vast A Integral. I still love this instrument :).

    Craft 027: RAV Vast A Integral Handpan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 2:25


    I just bought the "A Integral" Handpan from RAV Vast. I really love this instrument. Though there are limitations in the tone range it's really beautiful and well crafted instrument wich a rich and deep tone that a Smartphone mic can't really pic up. I've recorded an idea which is more about the chord movement than about a strong melody.  Tuning: A2 C3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 E4

    Craft 026: Nothing special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 1:44


    Just tried some tunings and stopped with this one. At first I liked the second part of this snippet but then again, kinda boring and nothing special about it. So will probably discard it. Tuning: C# G# C# F G# D#

    Craft 025: ToneWoodAmp Delay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 1:23


    Just got a ToneWoodAmp for Christmas. This really is an amazing gadget for acoustic guitars. It amplifies the sound and effects directly through the body of the guitar. This test recording with a delay coming just from my guitar. Tuning: E A D G B E with partial Capo on 3, 4, 5

    Craft 024: Some Tapping and Slapping in a wrong tuning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 1:21


    Originally I wanted to try out the Tuning E G D F# A C# by Erik Mongrain's song "Muse". While writing this post I just noticed that I instead tuned it to E G D F# A E and this idea came along.

    Craft 023: Picking up an old idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 1:14


    I was browsing through some old ideas and found something from 2007. Back then I felt in love with "Low C" by Erick Turnbull . So the beginning is almost the same. I'd really like to continue working on this idea. Tuning: C G D D# A# D#

    Craft 022: Some fearless idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 1:32


    I've tried out some things in the tuning of the song Fearless by Erik Mongrain. I kinda like the drive of the chorus but I'll see if it could make it to a complete song. The chorus also reminds me a little bit of some existing song that I can't really remember. Tuning: D A B F# A E

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    Craft 021: Don Ross tuning as university application

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 1:25


    I applied for a music university place back in 2007 and this was one of three demo tracks I've used for it. It is based on a Don Ross song called "Lucy Watusi" and the song "Passerby" by Dispatch. Tuning: D A C F C D

    Craft 020: Just for the purpose of a Cajon track

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 3:07


    I browsed through some old recordings and found this tune from 2007. I just bought a Schlagwerk Cajon in that year and did a test recording along a short Guitar jam with a chorus effect on it. I can't remember the tuning that I've used.

    Craft 019: Yet another tuning *yawn*

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 1:06


    Still don't get Antoine Dufour's Air Ground out of my head so I just tuned to this tuning and tried to come up with some new ideas. One of them is here to hear. Tuning: Eb Bb C G Bb D

    Craft 018: Piano Improvisation I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 1:33


    In preparation for an upcoming gig (where I play some ambient piano music) I try to play more piano in the next few weeks.

    Craft 017: Finally a companion to Craft 015

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2017 1:20


    The last three crafts were in the same tuning and these might shape up to a complete song. I think I drop craft 016 though ;). The idea for the chorus came after watching Antoine Dufour's song Air Ground. One of my favorite fingerstyle tunes at the moment. Tuning: C G D# G C D#

    Craft 016: Too short to upload

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 0:38


    Same tuning as yesterday. Still missing a melody but could be a grooving bridge. The recording was so short I just looped the whole thing twice ;). Tuning: C G D# G C D#

    Craft 015: Mellow Tuning but Happy Song?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017 1:29


    At the moment not much variety in this idea and the melody isn't really strong. But I really like the flow ;). Tuning: C G D# G C D#

    Craft 014: First time on C G D G A D

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 0:55


    Just coughed up the Tuning C G D G A D from a Jon Gomm Tweet. So I tried it out and came up with a first little idea. Tuning: C G D G A D

    Craft 013: Some parts that could fit somehow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 2:11


    I'm using this tuning on one of my songs called "Feeling Deep". While practicing this song I tried to put a partial capo and came up with different parts that may fit somehow for a new song in the future. Tuning: D A D F A E Capo: Strings 3, 4, 5 / fourth fret

    Craft 012: So deep!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2016 1:37


    I currently have a 0.52 string on my 6th string so it's not really a good idea to tune it down to A ;). I should probably use a 0.56 or so. Just uploaded a little idea with some mistakes. It is missing a clear melody for now but I liked the chord progression. Tuning: A B D F# B D

    Craft 011: An idea while on stream

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2016 1:55


    Just came up with a little idea while streaming on Twitch. This could be like an chorus followed by a bridge. Tuning: Standard Capo: Strings 3, 4, 5 / fourth fret

    Craft 010: Zwei Saiten verloren

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 0:42


    Beim Streamen auf Twitch baue ich manchmal Loops mit verschiedenen Instrumenten. Letztens habe ich mal wieder meine Ukulele herausgeholt und dabei sind folgende Töne zustande gekommen (erneut hinterlegt mit einer automatischen Drumspur von Apples Musikmemos). Tuning: G C E A

    Craft 009: Basierend auf Craft 008 – Test mit Drum-Spur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 0:29


    Eine weitere kleine Idee, die man sich vor dem Part von Craft 008 vorstellen könnte. Bei dieser Aufnahme habe ich Apples Musikmemos ausgetestet und eine automatisch generierte Drum-Spur hinzufügen lassen. Tuning: C G D G C E

    Craft 008: Inspiriert von Restecki

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2015 2:04


    Inspiriert von Piotr Resteckis "Beijing" hab ich ein ähnliches Tuning ausprobiert und bin bei den ersten Versuchen auf diese Melodie gekommen. Tuning: C G D G C E

    Craft 007: Session #1 in F A C G C E

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 7:28


    Mein Bruder brachte mich auf die Idee neben kurzen Melodie-Ideen auch mal etwas längere Sessions hochzuladen. Ich lasse quasi einfach nur den Rekorder mitlaufen, während ich sowieso spiele. Diese Aufnahmen sind tendenziell etwas langatmiger und nicht sonderlich abwechslungsreich, da es keinen konkreten Ablauf wie bei einem fertigen Lied gibt. Auch sind diese nicht fehlerlos und es wird sich hier und da mal verspielt. Tuning: F A C G C E

    Craft 006: Umspielungen für ein Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015


    Für eine anstehende Hochzeit soll zu einem gewünschten Lied ein kleines Intro gespielt werden. Hierbei ist keine spezielle Melodie zu hören, sondern mehr Akkord-Umspielungen zur Vorgabe. Tuning: Standard / Capo 1: Third fret, Capo 2: Strings 6, 5, 4, 3

    Craft 005: Mal wieder ein anderes Tuning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2015 0:44


    Das mittlerweile fertige Lied "Moving" (https://youtu.be/AARc5QId4xU) ist im selben Tuning. Allerdings hab ich kurz davor noch mit einer weiteren Idee herumprobiert. Tuning: D A D F# A D

    Craft 004: Ausflug nach C G C G Bb C

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2015


    Mal wieder ein wenig mit anderen Tunings experimentiert und ein paar Melodien unter C G C G Bb C probiert. Von der Stimmung her eher wieder eher nachdenklicher. Tuning: C G C G Bb C | Capo: Strings 3, 4, 5 / third fret

    Craft 003: Wellen und Surfen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015


    Irgendwie hat mich das direkt an Wasser und Surfen erinnert, wobei es weiter hinten etwas nachdenklicher wird. Auch wieder direkt im Standard Tuning um nicht immer umstimmen zu müssen. Tuning: Standard Capo: Strings 2, 3, 4 / fourth fret

    Craft 002: Hack it

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015


    Nicht wirklich Melodie, mehr einfacher Rythmus. Um nicht ständig die Gitarre auf andere Tunings zu stimmen, einfach im Standard Tuning mit Capo. Tuning: Standard Capo: Strings 2, 3, 4 / second fret

    Craft 001: Tuning vergessen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2015


    Hier eine kleine Aufnahme, bei der ich damals nicht das Tuning notiert hatte. Mal sehen ob ich die Idee nochmal irgendwann aufgreife ;).

    Craft 000: Worum geht es hier überhaupt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2015


    In der Nullnummer-Folge beschreibe ich lediglich kurz warum dieser Podcast überhaupt existiert und ist gleichermaßen auch ein Test, wie das so alles mit den Podcasts generell funktioniert. In diesem Podcast werde ich in Zukunft kleine, kurze musikalische Ideen hochladen. Da ich hauptsächlich Fingerstyle Gitarre spiele, wird es vermutlich auch meist in diese Richtung gehen.

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