Chapter 11 Piano, Guitar, Bass, You Can Do It (2/2 Ask for a Monthly Pass)
"Did you record an original song? Do you have a score? Let me see."
We could chat for a while in the lounge, but after arriving at the workroom, the fat uncle Du Xun quickly got into work mode. He stretched out his hand and wanted to ask Yang Qian for accompaniment.
But how could Yang Qian have an accompaniment for him? When Du Xun asked, he was surprised to learn that the songs Yang Qian wanted to record were all songs written by himself!
Yes, "all"!
After knowing that Yang Qian not only had his own original work, but also had more than just one or two pieces, Du Xun showed an expression of disbelief on his face.
It's hard to say in a big city, but after Du Xun returned to Yangcheng, he basically didn't meet many original singers!
In the past, most of the people who came to record songs were covers of other people's songs, or artists from the older generation who wrote a few elegant poems and then mixed it up with friends who could arrange music. I don't know if it can be considered a song.
I took it to his recording studio to record it.
Everyone just sings for fun, and they also want to make money, so Du Xun didn't say anything. No matter how hard his ears were, he still had to do his best to provide good service.
But after getting the USB flash drive from Yang Qian and seeing the electronic version of the score, Du Xun just ran through it in his head and knew that the song he wrote was extraordinary!
To confirm again, Du Xun knew that Yang Qian was indeed the creator of these songs, and after these songs had registered copyrights, Du Xun knew that a truly capable singer had arrived today!
So rare!
And it is a great honor for Du Xun to be able to collaborate with an original singer who can write such interesting songs!
"Teacher Yang, do you plan to play these arrangements yourself, or should I help you?"
Du Xun was no longer just doing his duty and being "perfunctory". He cheered up and rolled up his sleeves while pointing at the instruments in the recording studio. He wanted to help Yang Qian get the accompaniment out and listen to these songs.
How is it.
Yang Shihan didn't disturb their work and told them to come over to watch, so she sat obediently and watched.
But at this moment, she looked at the fat uncle with some surprise. He actually called her brother "Teacher Yang"? Wasn't he calling him little brother just now, or calling him by his first name?
Of course, Yang Qian was not embarrassed to let his older uncle call him Teacher Yang. He quickly corrected him and finally got Du Xun to agree to change his name to "Brother Yang".
Putting aside Yang Shihan's doubts, Yang Qian now understands the process of recording songs for the first time, which is a bit confusing.
Previously, he thought that when he came to record a song today, he would just sit in the studio with his guitar and sing from beginning to end.
Of course there will be differences between professional singers, but they are professionals after all, right?
If you come to the recording studio just to give it a try, you can't just hire a band to cooperate with you, right?
But Du Xun told him that was not the case. They had to get the accompaniment out first, and then sing to the accompaniment!
One way to make accompaniment is computer synthesis, which is relatively simple. Import the music score into the computer and the computer will do the rest of the work for you.
However, computer-synthesized accompaniments have no soul. Many professional singers use the second method to produce accompaniments, which is manual playing and recording!
Of course, the premise is that you can play and play well enough, otherwise you might as well use computer synthesis.
Yang Qian came to the studio to record songs with the attitude of giving it a try at first, but seeing how serious Du Xun was and patiently teaching him, Yang Qian felt that he had to do the audio of these songs.
!
Although we are amateurs, if we do it with a professional attitude, we are professional!
"I also know how to play guitar now. I can record the accompaniment of "Goodbye", "Past I Can Only Reminisce" and the accompaniments of these songs. But for this song, I think it would be better to use the piano to play the accompaniment." Yang Qian pointed at the last
Clicked on the last song on the computer.
In fact, Yang Qian is not too sure about this song, because it has a bit of a high note, but it is not particularly high. Although Yang Qian is not good at high notes, he can sing it.
But the reason why he wanted to record this song was not because Yang Qian had no other songs to sing. He just simply liked this song and wanted to give it a try and see how he could sing in the studio.
What does it feel like to come out?
Maybe it's not that easy, maybe it's not as good as it is, but after all, it's just a recording studio, right?
Yang Qian regards this place as a place for him to practice singing. At worst, if he doesn't release it, the recording will be in vain and the money will be wasted.
What's not worth it for the songs you like?
It is more likely that it will not be released. Yang Qian still has very high requirements for himself, but now in the accompaniment recording stage, Yang Qian hesitated and still chose to record the accompaniment of this song on the piano.
The piano is what it sounds like. Playing it on the guitar is a bit ruining the original version...
Either don't do it, or do your best if you do it. Yang Qian put his hope on Du Xun.
Didn't Du Xun just say that he was "working" in his wife's restaurant, playing piano for customers? I wonder what his piano skills are and whether he can produce the results he wants...
"The piano is fine. Let's go over now and I'll play a piece for you to try. If you're not satisfied, let's use a computer to synthesize it, okay?"
Du Xun saw Yang Qian's inquiring eyes. He did not boast or boast, but still left some room for each other to advance or retreat.
"Okay! Then I'll trouble Brother Du."
Yang Qian followed the other party to the recording studio, which was filled with musical instruments, pianos, electronic keyboards, guitars, drums, etc., covering almost all the common instruments that Yang Qian knew!
Yang Shihan followed, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and kept exclaiming "Wow, wow, wow".
If it weren't for the fear of embarrassing her brother, Yang Shihan would have wanted to sit down in front of the drum set that she thought was the coolest and perform some cool twirling moves!
She doesn’t know how to play the drums, but who can’t do pen-twirling?
There should be no difference between spinning a pen and spinning a drumstick, right...
"I'm actually pretty good at guitar and bass. If you need it, I can record it for you."
Du Xun pointed to his guitar and bass placed on the wooden floor.
Yang Qian didn't know what Du Xun's piano skills were, and Du Xun also didn't know what Yang Qian's guitar skills were, so he said this.
It means: If you are not sure, let me do it!
"Thank you, Brother Du. I'll play the guitar! As for the bass, I probably won't need it now." Yang Qian shook his head gently.
He has the complete sheet music of different versions of each song, which is the benefit of complete unlocking.
But Yang Qian didn't want to come up with the complete score too early, because he himself couldn't figure out how to play the bass, so wouldn't it be weird to just tell others that the bass for this piece has to be played like this?
Therefore, it is better to start with something simple first, and then when you learn more instruments, you can gradually make some exquisite arrangements.
Du Xun didn't say anything else, and sat directly in front of the upright piano. The tablet computer with the music scores copied was placed directly on the music stand. He wanted to watch the playing.
"I'll go through it first. I may not be very skilled the first time."
Du Xun said so, but he just stared at the tablet and started playing without looking at the keyboard. The piano followed his nimble fingers and made a tinkling sound, which was very pleasant to the ear and smoothly formed Yang Qian's already very good music.
A familiar melody.
Just after listening to him play it for the first time, Yang Qian knew that the fat uncle in front of him was very capable!
There are very few mistakes or omissions!
When he started playing the second time, Yang Qian was already enjoying it with his eyes closed!
His technique is proficient and delicate enough, and the music he plays is like a trickling stream, flowing comfortably in the ears of the audience.
Yang Qian had a similar feeling. He was also so proficient in playing the guitar. He could easily pick it up with ease!
What did this fat uncle do before? He is so powerful!
The same surprise also showed in Yang Shihan's eyes.
She didn't listen as carefully as her brother. Yang Shihan simply thought that the fat uncle was very powerful. His fingers were flying on the black and white piano keys - it was no longer dancing!
In contrast, the guitar played by Yang Qian, because the movements were too small, did not bring as much shock to her as Du Xun did!
"How about it?"
After Du Xun finished playing it twice, he turned back and looked at Yang Qian with a little complacency.
Your uncle is still your uncle, right?
Is this strength enough to accompany you?
"It's really amazing. Brother Du, you weren't a professional pianist before, were you?"
Yang Qian also gave an honest evaluation.
"No, how can a pianist be as bad as me? I used to be a musician, working behind the scenes. I have been in Beijing for more than ten years, but I have never made a name for myself. Then I got older, and your sister-in-law was also pregnant.
, I don’t have a house or a degree in the capital, so it’s not a problem to continue to hang out, so we went back to our Hecheng together to start a small business.”
Du Xun waved his hand and said that his previous experience was not worth mentioning.
"Brother Du is a senior!"
After Yang Qian finished sighing with him, he returned to the topic.
"Brother Du, you played very well, but do we need to step up the mood of the accompaniment of this song? Maybe it would be better not to enter the sadness all at once..."
Meeting such a true professional who understood music, Yang Qian happily discussed it with him.