I thought the song uses a capo or else you don't use standard tuning. How come brian doesn't seem to use either when playing...like 39 into love of my life same guitar.
Still can't get the intro to that song right. Anyone any advice on the intro?
The speed of the song was altered after recording the guitar. I think the reason was that they thought it was too slow and they wanted to speed it up just a little bit.
But when you speed up a tape, the pitch changes too. And therefor it sounds like it's played with a capo on the first.
I'd certainly like to know where it is stated that the recording was sped up. It's stated in the ANATO Tab Songbook that the song is tuned up a half step.
All I am saying from a recording engineer's point of view is that when a tape is sped up and slowed back down, you can tell the instrument or voice is not natural sounding. It tends to get that "chipmunk" effect. The guitar in that song sounds perfectly natural and does not sound sped up in either an audible or sonic sense. That's not Brian on the high notes either. Where are yo guys getting this information? If it's true, I'll shut my mouth but this is the first I've ever heard this. Please provide accurate and proven accounts. Thanks.
Rotwang wrote: All I am saying from a recording engineer's point of view is that when a tape is sped up and slowed back down, you can tell the instrument or voice is not natural sounding. It tends to get that "chipmunk" effect.
When it's just a semitone it doesn't get the "chimpunk" effect.
Rotwang wrote: All I am saying from a recording engineer's point of view is that when a tape is sped up and slowed back down, you can tell the instrument or voice is not natural sounding. It tends to get that "chipmunk" effect.
When it's just a semitone it doesn't get the "chimpunk" effect.
Rotwang wrote: All I am saying from a recording engineer's point of view is that when a tape is sped up and slowed back down, you can tell the instrument or voice is not natural sounding. It tends to get that "chipmunk" effect.
When it's just a semitone it doesn't get the "chimpunk" effect.
Actually, it does, although it's not as obvious. A good example is The Beatles 'When I'm 64', which is sped up a semitone. Which is noticable, if you listen to Paul's timbre.
Another sped up song is Caroline, No by Brian Wilson.
It's noticeable, but not obvious.
If I have time I'll drop '39 a semitone tonight and post it up for a listen.
Alright, here's '39 dropped a semitone: link
Now that I've heard it, I suspect the vocals are NOT sped up, but rather just the instrumental track.
You can hear in this version that the vocals seem wierd, they definitely sound 'slowed down'. Which supports the assertion that the song either was a)not sped up or b)sped up before the vocals were recorded.
Given that it's just easier to play in the key of G than G# on the guitar, I'd venture it was the latter.
Please note, this was done on my computer digitally, which is why there is significant distortion and artifact in the 'retuned' version.