Some video's from The Oompah Roundabout!

                                       Some video's from The Oompah Roundabout! 

Some recent video's from The Oompah Roundabouts Hormone Howe! Part 4 of Hormone Howe's HardRock house is not to far away and the new single and video clip is also not too far away.
Also part 1 of Gap central Recording studio is planed for a May (ish) uTube appearance, so check out their uTube channel and be sure to subscribe and that will help to grow the channel.

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Video 4.

                                     
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Five tools needed to set up a home recording studio.

                                      Five tools needed to set up a home recording studio:

While using appropriate gear as well as a surprisingly small amount of funds it is possible to build a specialist top quality home recording studio at your house.

Listed below are your five standard tools that you will need:

1. A recording unit:

For a perfectly beneficial digital recording device, look no further than your home computer. Your built-in sound card is likely to work fine, but in case you are serious about home recording, you should consider buying a sound card made exclusively with the purpose, with a high-quality digital camera audio converter (DAC), microphone pre-amps and MIDI input/output.

To record music on your computer, you'll likewise need sequencing software of some 

kind. This is software that records either simple sound from a receiver (Mic) or MIDI information from electronic instruments. Sequencing programming permits you to effectively alter and blend various tracks, include effects, trade sound recordings to Disc. The business standard for expert sound sequencing is Pro-tools (has it's own sound card), however there are choices for any financial plan. 

Computers are such adaptable and compelling home recording devices that nearly everyone picks this alternative. Nonetheless, in case you're a firm adherent that computers and music don't mesh, you can purchase a multi-track digital recorder that records onto a flash card or even copies straight to a cd, ect or go  analogue and purchase a multi track tape recorder. 

2. A decent Mic

Don't hold back on your mouthpiece (haha). Indeed with the greater part of the enchantment of advanced altering and impacts, you can't do much with a terrible source recording. The best type of mic for recording solo acoustic instruments and vocals is a condenser microphone. For vocals, you'll likewise need a pop filter, a modest bit of material that protects the mic from hard "p" and sharp "s" sounds. 

To record a full band, you'll have to mic the majority of the instruments independently utilizing more modest dynamic mics. You should be able to come across great condenser mics for under $200 and dynamic mics for under $100.

3. Monitor speakers and headphones: 

Monitor speakers are unique in relation to typical stereo speakers. They're essential in a recording studio environment as they show the sound precisely as its being recorded, without "coloring" or "sweetening" the sound .This is important to guarantee that your recording will sound precisely how it did when you were playing it. 

It's up to individuals how they go about tackling the recording process,  one typical way to record tunes in a multi-track situation  is, recording each track one by one (drums first , bass second, acoustic guitars third, and so on). The most ideal approach to do this is to utilise a set of headphones to listen to the tracks you recorded before as you put down new tracks. Good headphones keep the sound in, so to minimise spillage onto the new you are recording.

4. A MIDI controller or synthesizer 

A synthesizer is usually  an electronic keyboard that can be setup to play numerous types of sounds. At the same time synthesizers come in numerous distinctive shapes and sizes, for example, guitar synths, wind instrument synths and drum machines. 

A MIDI controller is similar to a synthesizer, however doesn't really deliver any sounds without anyone else's input. The instrument is truly a controller, in the same way as a joystick for a computer game . A MIDI controller produces MIDI information which might be utilized to play different synthesizers, whether fittings  or programming based. Case in point, you can utilize a MIDI controller to play an electronic keyboard plug-in like Protools. Alternately utilize a solitary MIDI controller to play an entire system of interconnected synthesizers and drum machines.

5. An audio interface 

An audio interface is similar to an external sound card. Instead of connecting mics ect, straight into your computer, you connect them to an external box or mixing desk that that connects to your computer with a solitary line, either USB or Firewire. The interface handles analog to digital conversion, taking stress off your computers processing power. This is particularly valuable for laptops, which don't have space for additional inside PCI cards and for the most part have slower processors. 

Sound interfaces, otherwise called breakout boxes, accompany a specific number of microphone preamps( (anywhere in the range of two to twelve) and dials to control the recording level of every amplifier. By and large, each one instrument and vocal needs its own particular amplifier (drums need no less than 3 different mics), so search for an interface with enough preamps to for-fill your needs. 

Home recording studio, pT 2

                                                       Home recording studio PT 2.

The Oompah Roundabout were at it again yesterday! ( 12-6-14 ) Recording the lead break and re-recording the rythum guitar for their next single.

They have also decided to re-record the bass guitar after noticing some unwanted click sounds yesterday while putting down the lead. All this is the norm as on the first few listens, some things are not picked up. The boy's try to keep editing down and just replay the track, they say it's more fun than clicking a mouse! 

I'll keep you posted on their progress so stay tuned.         http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

Check out their vids on their uTube channel and subscribe,

http://youtu.be/fX4Unxsa_HA

http://youtu.be/WvPhAIBeNNk

http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA

http://youtu.be/J4sC_0kmHxs

http://youtu.be/gB7MYNsMZ18

http://youtu.be/IAJP9ux9Gnc

Home Recording Studio Put To Work.

                                                Home Recording Studio Put To Work.            

The Oompah Roundabout are back in their home recording studio working on two new songs!

Wanting to increase their output speed and get not only their back log material recorded, but also new songs that they write out as well.

The boys have also been busy doing some work to the live room of their home recording studio (gap central recording studio) in an effort to add more "reflection" to the sound the room produces.

Also the live room has been reorganised to create a bigger drum area for Windy Wobble, and giving the boys easier access for mic placement, as the boys love old school recording using accoustic drums and real instruments.

The Oompah Roundabout are 100% indie and have their own label (gonad records) for the release of their material.

They also produce their own film clips and call their production company Halfanacker films, named after an indoor cricket accident that Hormone Howe had some years ago.

( Nacker is "Australian slang" for Testical )

( Gonad is "English and Australian" slang, also for Testical )

The Oompah Roundabout currently have 3 singles out.

All 3 singles are available for download at all download sites including,

iTunes, 

iTunes - Music - The Oompah Roundabout

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/the-oompah-roundabout/id682186123

Preview and download top songs and albums by The Oompah Roundabout on theiTunes Store. Songs by The Oompah Roundabout start at just $1.69.

Google Play.

   https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/The_Oompah_Roundabout?id=A7v3kg4ev6776ld7lyudgvcxsbu

cdbaby.

    http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheOompahRoundabout           

These links will take you to their associated pages for all current and future releases.

The boy's would also like to invite you to their uTube channel to subscribe and check out their video's,

The following link will take you there and it's free to do both.

uTube.

http://m.youtube.com/user/TheOompahRoundabout

And this link will take you to their website.

website.

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

 

The Oompah Roundabout are from Western Australia, They live in the Rockingham/Kwinana area, 

25mins south of Perth, The capital city.

The Oompah Roundabout wish to thank you for your support, They are blown away by the amount of views their videos are getting and even more blown away by the amount of downloads their single's have had! They never thought their download sales would reach anywhere near their uTube views!

UNBELIEVABLE! 

These pics below are of the then nearly compleated Windy Wobble drum area of The Oompah Roundabouts Home recording studio, and also some of Hormone Howe's guitars in the guitar area.

    

The Oompah Roundabouts website.

                                                  The Oompah Roundabouts website.

The Oompah Roundabouts website is up and running! Oompah land, is what they call it. It features a free music player so their songs can be played, A growing photo gallery of the boy's and pic's they like. It also features the Oompa shop where their songs can be purchased and also future merch will be on sale. It also has a blog entitelled The Oompah blog that keeps everyone up to date with news on the band. Everyone is encouraged to sign up to the mailing list free of charge so the boy's can keep in touch. All the band links are also on the site! A bright easy to use site that is growing everyday. The link for their site is at the end of this post. So pay a visit to The Oompah Roundabouts, Oompah land, they'd love to hear from you. :):) 

http://theoompahroundabout.com/ 

http://youtu.be/jTXIP3Uz4RM

http://youtu.be/fX4Unxsa_HA

http://youtu.be/PK7dsCsbmF8

http://youtu.be/IAJP9ux9Gnc

http://youtu.be/J4sC_0kmHxs

http://youtu.be/WvPhAIBeNNk

http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA

http://youtu.be/KissP4ol55Q

http://youtu.be/9RlIXIuJbCU

The Oompah Roundabouts new video clip!!!

                                              The Oompah Roundabouts video clip!!!

The Oompah Roundabouts new video clip is out! filmed last saturday night ( 07-12-13) in one long and funny session! The boys from the Rockingham/Kwinana area about 30mins south of Perth, Western Australia, as with Recording, use a do it yourself approach to filming! Not knowing much about film making, (what they do know they get from uTube!) isn't stopping them from having a crack!

Most of the backgrounds for this vid were shot around their local area. All filming was done using an iphone and 2 ipads! The vid was, as with The Wibble Wobble clip was! compiled and edited using iMovie!

Not that they wish to be seen promoting Apple products free of charge, and they arn't getting paid to either! But more so want others to know what can be done with out spending HUGE amounts of money on hiring someone to do it for you, or buying exspensive filming eqiupment! Both clips were made using green screens ( green bed sheets pegged up! HAHA) and to anyone who knows about green-screening  their are obious floors in their method! (sheets not dark enough in green colour!) 

Hormone and Windy Wobble tell me the sheets are already being dyed a greener green for the next clip! 

So it's finaly out!!! The clip to their second single, "I want a girl ( my own age )" 

The uTube link will be at the bottom of this post!!!

The Oompah Roundabout are self funded! 100% indie!

If you would like to purchase one or both of their songs they have out thus far, They are available at 

itunes / cdbaby.com / Amazon mp3 /  google play / and they can be streamed on jango / shazam / slacker radio / spotify / Omnifone / Tripple j unearthed / and any other download and streaming sites.

You can visit and if you want also join their mailing list at http://theoompahroundabout.com/

And all are welcome to check out their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheOompahRoundabout?ref=stream

And they would love you to check out and maybe like and subscrbe to their uTube channel 

http://m.youtube.com/user/TheOompahRoundabout      

They have asked me to send a big thanks to everyone for the support and love that is being displayed and they wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas!     

                                                                                     Oh and one last thing!!!

                                                                                                                               OOMPAH! :):)

http://youtu.be/sd-ApN8to34

"Oompah News" The Oompah Roundabouts new song is out!!!

                                     "The Oompah Roundabouts new song is out"

The Oompah Roundabout are happy to announce the release of their second single!!! The song is called "I want a girl ( my own age! )" Recorded at Gap Central Recording studio in Kwinana Western Australia the song was remixed and mastered at waveshop Audio in the USA! The song is currently available for download at itunes and cdbaby with other online retailers to follow!!!! check out their facebook and myspace pages!!!! 

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

The Oompah Roundabouts new song is submitted! (Oompah News)

                                The Oompah Roundabouts new song, submitted! 

The Oompah Roundabout have submitted their new song to cdbaby.com ! It should be ready for download at itunes and cdbaby.com within the next two weeks with Amazon mp3, google play, and others to follow soon after! The song was recorded in their home studio, (Gap central recording studio) in Kwinana 40mins south of Perth, Western Australia. The shoot for the video clip for the new song has been planed! The Oomps -, always looking forward have already picked their third single and will soon be heading back into Gap central recording studio to begin work on it! Stay tuned for more Oompah news!!!!!!   

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

The Oomps say Thank you!!!!!

                                                   The Oomps say Thank you!!!!!

The Oompah Roundabout wish to thank everyone who has watched the video-to their first single The Wibble Wobble on utube or through their facebook page and on Google+ ! They have reached 1500 views and have Huge smiles on their faceholes! And for all the people that have bought the download to The Wibble Wobble, Another Big Thank you!!!! For anyone who would like to download the song, it is available at itunes, Google play, CD baby.com, Amazon mp3 ! Their new single is currently in the USA being mixed and mastered at The Waveshop and should be ready for release at all these places in the next few weeks closely followed by their new video clip... Anyone can also stream them on online Radio stations jango and spotify! thanks again everyone.... :))))

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

The Oomapah Roundabouts Facebook Page!!

The Oompah Roundabouts Facebook Page is up and running! Search for The Oompah Roundabout! Anyone and everyone is welcome to look at and like their page! An online music store is on the page which makes for easy downloading of their music and also easy free viewing off their film clips!!! so check out The Oompah Roundabouts new Facebook page!!! Their web site will soon be ready for it's launch so stay tuned.....        www.oompahroundabout@facebook.com 

Recording new song!!! ( The Oompah Roundabout )

Our second recording session for our second song took place last night! [ 5-9-2013 ] We had an exo and most fruitful time getting the lead vocals, back up vocals, and bass guitar down!! All that remains is the lead guitar break! We are thinking of also adding  acoustic guitar and tambourine as well ! We record the old school way as far as using real instruments, We don't use instrument loops! if we want a tambourine we play one! It's much more fun! Once the tracking is finished, prob, one more session then the song will be ready for mixing and mastering which we will get done by the waveshop in the USA again! 

Hormone and Windy!! 

The video shoot!! 

Hormone and Windy!!

                 

                         A noice scoot!!!!!                                                                                                

                                The Wibble Wobble is Available for download at iTunes, cdbaby, Amozon mp3, Available for streaming at jango, spotify and shazam! The video is on utube! This is the link.. 

                                            http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA 

The Wibble Wobble!! by The Oompah Roundabout!!

Windy and Hormone!! 

The Wibble Wobble,the first song released by The oompah Roundabout is out and available for download at cdbaby.com, itunes, and  Amazon mp3 ! Its also available on spotify, jango, and Shazam,for streaming. The video clip is on utube! This is the clip down below. 

                      

                                               http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA  

Recorded in our home studio, Gap Central Recording Studio,{Kwinana Western Australia} we had it remixed and mastered in the USA at the Waveshop! we are 100% indi ! The clip was shot under my back patio and edited and compiled using imovie! we used Logic Pro 9 for the tracking.

                                               http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

                                               http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA

                                                 

Windy and Hormone at the vid shoot

                                          

Windy Craigmile!!! Drums, Backup vocals!

Windy and Hormone!!!

Hormone Howe!! vocals and guitar! 

Windy and Hormone at the vid shoot

Windy and Hormone at the vid shoot

                            

                                                      http://youtu.be/2M_Vwx-G7MA

Work has begun on their second song!! it should be ready for release in about a months time! The Boys website is currently under construction! Keep an eye out here for it's launch here... They are working on their Debut album (cd) and are hoping to have that ready for release by christmas this year.