"Steve, now that you're ready, let's get to work. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Ye Zi stood up, his smile already retracted. However, Ye Zi did not put on a businesslike poker face, but said in a calm tone.

"By the way, Steve, no offense, do you need to be outside with an accompaniment first?"

When it is possible to involve the other party's performance ability between words, Ye Zi is now very careful about the way and proportion of speaking.

Steve. Davidson didn't think about it and immediately said, "No, Bruce, I don't need to be outside with the accompaniment, I can just start recording." ”

"As you wish, Steve." Ye Zi nodded: "But after you go in, you still have to play with the accompaniment first, find a feeling, design a possible way to play, and we also need to adjust the audio for your saxophone first." ”

“ok。” This time Steve. Davidson didn't blow up his wings, and happily agreed.

……

"Little Leaf, is Steve here? Haven't started yet? ”

Steve. Davidson took out his alto saxophone from the backpack on the sofa, and just entered the recording studio, Ah Kun was still setting up the recording microphone for him, and Sister Mei came out of the practice room next to her.

"Sister Mei, you came just in time, Steve just went in, we're ready to start, you can sit down first."

"Wait a minute, I'll say hi to Steve first."

"Sister Mei, do you know this Steve?" Ye Zi clicked on the headset intercom control button and asked casually.

Sister Mei glanced at Ye Zi: "Steve is the best saxophonist in Xiangjiang, we will invite him when we have concerts, do you think we know each other?" ”

"I'm rubbing, so bullish?" Ye Zi was really a little surprised.

Such a sloppy and sensitive guy is actually the best saxophonist in Xiangjiang? I can't see it at all, this is really unseemly.

"Shh~~~ Be quiet."

"Don't worry, Sister Mei, the microphone is still off." As he spoke, Ye Zi turned on the switch on the intercom microphone and handed it to Sister Mei.

Sister Mei still glanced at Ye Zi, obviously a little dissatisfied with his foul words just now.

Ye Zi stepped aside.

"Hi Steve, I'm Anita ......"

……

With the accompanying music, Sister Mei immediately concentrated her mind, but she had been worried about this song all along. But then she went distracted.

Hey? The sound of the keyboard is very good, the rhythm is also very comfortable, unhurried, and it makes people feel very relaxed when they listen to it.

That's good!

Oh, it turns out that the saxophone is used here, and the main theme of the prelude is played by the saxophone, no wonder Xiaoye wants to find a saxophone. Well, the melody played by this saxophone is really good, it seems that it is right to ask Donnu to invite Steve this time, otherwise it is likely that the effect will not be so good if it is replaced by someone else.

But Xiao Yezi changed like this, is this still the song "Your Eyes"?

"Sister Mei, sing after four beats." Seeing that Sister Mei was a little distracted, Ye Zi reminded her.

"Huh? Oh, got it. Sister Mei picked up her questions and feelings, listened to the saxophone playing, and prepared to sing.

A long note from the saxophone dragged over, and Sister Mei began to sing softly.

Like a drizzle of rain fell on the bottom of my heart

It feels so mysterious......

Hey? This accompaniment sings...... It's so comfortable! No, no, no, no, this feeling is no longer like singing with your voice, but more like a slow outpouring of your heart in your ear, singing with the advancement of the accompaniment, like a spring flowing gently from the heart.

Sister Mei enjoyed it very much, and secretly moaned in her heart, closed her eyes, and her singing became softer and softer.

……

After one pass, the saxophone changes the unhurried rhythm of the intro, and the melody lengthens and slows down, climbing from low to high, and then returns to the bass section after a light spin, and then to the treble section again. Several times such back and forth, the saxophone is a delicate and euphemistic instrument, and is good at expressing inner emotions.

After another long note, without Ye Zi's reminder, Sister Mei consciously started singing for the second time.

Finding the place where the song goes in and out according to the direction of the harmony in the accompaniment and the hints of the instruments is something that every singer with a solid foundation can do, and there may be slight differences in the beat, but the approximate position will not be mistaken.

This version of the arrangement is not difficult at all in the setting of singing in and out, and there is no deliberate setting of some anti-beats like some songs to increase the difficulty and dig holes for the singers, the positions in and out are all in the places where the singers feel most comfortable, and there are double prompts for saxophone and drums. After Ye Zi's reminder in the prelude, it would be very strange if Sister Mei couldn't find a place to sing after the first interlude.

……

After two full performances, the second interlude uses the simplest form, in which the saxophone plays the main melody once, and then goes directly to the chorus. This kind of interlude arrangement was all the rage in the sixties and seventies, and it was used in almost every song, but few people do it nowadays. The arrangers will feel that this method is too outdated, which will lower the "taste" of the whole song and look rustic.

That's true, but there's no absolute in music.

Just like in this song "Your Eyes", after two different changes in the prelude and the first interlude, the second interlude will lose its cumbersome and deliberate change, but return to the simplest way, which sounds so natural and appropriate, and is also completely consistent with the artistic conception of the song, of course, there will be no "rustic".

The use of wonder, in one mind.

That's it.

……

Ah Kun stopped the device.

"Steve, please blow a little more, we need to make a little more tweaks." Ye Zi said through the talking microphone.

“ok。” This is the time Steve. Davidson was a good talker, and the saxophone immediately blew again.

"Brother Kun, the high frequencies need to be slightly weaker here, I need the kind of softer but a little ethereal treble. Also, a little more protruding around 650hz, I need the texture of the saxophone midrange. ”

"Yes, yes, that's what it feels."

"By the way, Brother Kun, you can add a little more delay to the saxophone and try it, there are some places where I need to use a large delay effect."

"Okay, a little more, a little more, a little more, a little more reverb...... Okay, Brother Kun, that's it for now, and we'll fine-tune it later on. ”

Ye Zi told Ah Kun some of his detailed requirements, and Ah Kun reacted immediately, and the tone of the saxophone approached Ye Zi's goal little by little.

Ye Zi was very satisfied.

"Steve, is the volume of the accompaniment in the headphones enough? What about the volume of the saxophone? Ye Zi picked up the intercom microphone and asked.

"The volume is OK, but the saxophone's voice is a little dry, and it doesn't sound comfortable in the headphones, which affects my performance. It would have been nice to add a little more, but I might need to add more. "Steve. Davidson is also an old shed worm, what kind of state is most comfortable for him, then ask the recording engineer (producer) to give what kind of state.

Of course, Ye Zi was satisfied one by one.

When recording, the feeling of singers and musicians is the most important, and they must be comfortable, satisfied, and relaxed in order to truly record excellent works.

The singer likes to sing while sitting, so lower the wheat rack and let him or her sit there and sing. The musician likes to turn up the volume of the accompaniment (instrument) in the monitor headphones, and that's what he likes. Even if their request is contrary to common sense (singing while sitting is certainly not as comfortable as singing while standing), even if their request does not match your idea (the volume of the accompaniment or instrument is too loud and affects the sense of hearing. sensibility), and if you can promise them, you still have to agree to them, unless it is the kind of request that cannot be done.

Ah Kun gave the saxophone reverb a little more, and heard Steve. Davidson said that he was satisfied, and Ye Zi continued: "Steve, your performance was a little restrained when you walked the accompaniment just now, I said at the beginning, you can play freely on the basis of the score. Okay Steve, now we're going to start recording, and I'm looking forward to seeing you play. ”

"Wait and see, Bruce, I was following the melody just now, and I haven't started to play yet, this time it must be an eye-opener for you." Steve. Davidson said with great confidence.

"Okay, then I'll see." Ye Zi said softly.

Ah Kun immediately pressed the play button, and the prelude sounded again. (To be continued.) )