Canon in C - CT-X800

[vbdx66]

Hi everyone,

 

About one year ago, I recorded my own arrangement using the chord progression of Pachelbel’s Canon. I did this to explain to my husband (now deceased) the rather sophisticated possibilities of even a beginner keyboard such as the CT-X800. We choses together the various tones and he gave me some advice on the meolody, etc. Had he lived longer, I think he would have taken on playing the keyboard (he used to sing and play bluesharp).

 

The whole track was done on the CT-X in the course of two hours, one February evening last year. I used solely the CT-X and nothing else.

 

A few days ago, before sending my CT-X back to the repair facility because of faulty keys, I saved all user files from the internal memory and also recorded an audio version of the Canon on a very old white MacBook, which is at least 1,000,000 years old but has the davantage of an integrated audio interface.

 

I did the recording without any editing at all with an old version of Audacity.

 

The original Canon by Pachelbel is of course in D but I did this version in C because it was easier to demonstrate multitrack recording in C.

 

The birds at the beginning and end of the track are an internal sound of the keyboard, I found that neat to use these sound effects.

 

The Cello is the solo violin, set to one octave lower.

 

Enjoy, all comments welcome. 😎

 

Vinciane

Canon in C.mp3

[giano]

Hi Vinciane, nice, thanks for sharing!

Overall I picture this as a small ensemble playing at some summer outdoor festival; hopefully we'll get back to such things soon.

And I really like the short "breath" pauses in the horn lines!

 

[vbdx66]

Hi Giano,

 

Thanks for your kind words.

 

I am also dying to go to a summer outdoor festival. Hopefully we’ll have again the opportunity to attend concerts and have a meal in a restaurant in the foreseeable future.

 

Regards,

 

Vinciane

[CilginBorek]

İts really sounds great.

[vbdx66]

Thanks 😊

[roncist]

I like it. Especially now in spring. I hear many birds here in the early morning in the Black Forest. And it gives me peace, like your song.

[vbdx66]

@roncist Thanks for your kind words. The Black Forest is beautiful indeed. A very long time ago I staid for a couple of weeks in Schopfheim and with my husband we halted once in Passau when travelling back from Wien to Brussels.

[faz726]

Truly wonderful and inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing.

I hope your CT-X gets repaired soon.

Regards, John

 

[vbdx66]

Hi John, thanks for your kind words. No news yet from the CT-X800. I’ll ask the repair shop for an update by the end of this week.

 

Vinciane

[Shaunaflynn]

On 3/11/2021 at 6:04 AM, vbdx66 said:

Hi everyone,

 

About one year ago, I recorded my own arrangement using the chord progression of Pachelbel’s Canon. I did this to explain to my husband (now deceased) the rather sophisticated possibilities of even a beginner keyboard such as the CT-X800. We choses together the various tones and he gave me some advice on the meolody, etc. Had he lived longer, I think he would have taken on playing the keyboard (he used to sing and play bluesharp).

 

The whole track was done on the CT-X in the course of two hours, one February evening last year. I used solely the CT-X and nothing else.

 

A few days ago, before sending my CT-X back to the repair facility because of faulty keys, I saved all user files from the internal memory and also recorded an audio version of the Canon on a very old white MacBook, which is at least 1,000,000 years old but has the davantage of an integrated audio interface.

 

I did the recording without any editing at all with an old version of Audacity.

 

The original Canon by Pachelbel is of course in D but I did this version in C because it was easier to demonstrate multitrack recording in C.

 

The birds at the beginning and end of the track are an internal sound of the keyboard, I found that neat to use these sound effects.

 

The Cello is the solo violin, set to one octave lower.

 

Enjoy, all comments welcome. 😎

 

Vinciane

Canon in C.mp3 4.82 MB · 21 downloads

Using C for the multitrack demo makes sense, and the bird sounds are a nice touch. Setting the cello as a lower octave solo violin is a great idea too—gives it a unique twist!