Really? Im so flattered
Thanks for the encouragement guys, i guess ill just hit the studio and "lay it down" ;-)
My goal is to record an album, i have about 15 songs ready to go and honestly i really love the newest ones
I'm hoping to set up some arraignments to go along with my Uke and Guitar songs, i WAS even planning on letting a pro take the reigns on Ukulele and guitar while i focus on singing.
here's another question: What instruments go well with the Ukulele in my kind of songs? I'm thinking stand up bass, light percussion, piano and maybe even a violin. any thoughts?
-Yulka xxx
Depends what your target genre and market is for the music as to how you jazz it up with more instruments in an arrangement.
Personally, I think your voice and uke carry the tunes beautifully, and that if you add to much instrumentation that it will distract from your uke and voice.
Maybe you lack the confidence to have yourself 'out front', and this is ok (you can become more confident), but by the time you add bass, guitar, piano,violin , drums, unless done VERY carefully, your uke and your voice will get buried down in the mix and become less significant in the overall song.
You dont need to hide behind other instruments, and there are NO RULES, there are only YOUR RULES
but if you want to add 'something' simple (with other instruments) to help give some color to the songs, I'd just be careful and remember that 'less is more'.
If you have a Mac or an iPad, Garageband is an easy way to get started recording your songs at home. Many professional musicians even use Garageband due to how easy it is to work with. You can experiment with arrangements and make demos on your own time, and then, later, if you really have to 'go into the studio' you can bring your Garageband demos on a flash thumb-drive and they can use your home sessions as the basis for your studio time. Many pro studios use Apple's Logic Pro software, which can easily import Garageband files, and there is also a simple way to import Garageband files into Avid's Pro Tools.
So with all of that, the time you might spend at home recording, will save you time and money when you get to the studio, if you still feel it is necessary.
There are also some professional folks online that you can send your home-made recordings, and they can mix and master them (for a fee, typically ~$150 per song) and send you back the end result. So there are many ways to get your music together.