Maybe You Should Know (a Christmas Cover)

This song was popularized by Kenny Rogers and while listening on You Tube and looking for a Karaoke Version there seems to be very few of these online and most of them distorted.

Very nice song but shame all you can here online basically is distorted so I decided why not revive this track by creating my own version.  Simple piano strings re-arrangement with a drum loop on the choruses.

Made use of the vocals to create that spatial impression as well as basic blending with the backing vocals.  Desktop recording with a 2i2 interface usb mixed and mastered using headphones (not really recommended and not ideal) but it worked.

FREE download of this version on Soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/evangelriclapore/maybe-you-should-know-revived

Merry Christmas to you all and advance Happy New Year !!!

From the man on the keys…

Evangel Ric Lapore

In Jesus Name (Peak Studios Philippines)

Lastest proeject from Peak Studios in Davao City Philippines.

Title of song :  In Jesus Name

Composed and arranged by:  EJLapore

Interpreted by: Earl John Lapore

Mixed by Vangel and EJ Lapore

Mastered by Evangel Ric Lapore

Album :  Arise

Studio B Goodbye Soon

One of my favorite studios at Newton Building in Salford University in Manchester. I’ve loved this desk and hoping to get one soon…same as what Dyna Records using now for it’s projects in the Philippines. According to Howard Dy the CEO of Dyna Records they are looking for more artists and songwriters for future projects.

Genelec monitors in a surround set up wow great studio…

You Made Me Stronger – A Recording Session

You Made Me Stronger – A Recording Session

On the go recording sessions without edits at all…

See what you think of this recording session with an amateur singer doing a cover song from Janet Jacksons.  One of the popular hits of Janet Jackson from 1997 while I was working for Polycosmic Records in the Philippines.  A Polygram international sister company in Asia.  I had the chance to release this album and recently the song was revived by Asia’s Songbird Ms. Regine Velasquez and we took a video karaoke and converted it into an mp3 for the backing track.

Listen to the session and think of how long the recording was ?  what mics used ? softwares ? outboard gears ? and the usual recording session gears and stuff.  See what you think of the track and treatment…. from monitors to everything you can think of inside the studio.

Here’s the answer now for you… of course you will be expecting a great recording and mix specially on this one.  But think out of the box… given 1.5 hours to record without vocal editing instead straight recording using a laptop, 2i2 interface from focusrite, a rode NT2A condenser mic, a mic cable, Cubase 5 and a pair of headphones M1000, I think this one is a great output…

On the go you would expect to bump into some friends you know asking for a Karaoke style no edit recording sessions  like this one.  What can you do this is a reality of life… life of a mobile sound engineer maybe… hehehe…

constrained with time… budget… tools… and materials as well as a non-experienced amateur singer… this is what you get…

SU Men’s Glee Club 50th Reunion Concert for Maestro Albert Faurot

The Silliman University Men’s Glee Club founded by our Maestro Sir Albert Faurot in their  50th Reunion Concert in Retrospect at the Luce Auditorium Silliman University, Dumaguete City Philippines.

It’s great to be part of this group since 1989 when I stepped on the walls of Silliman University in 1988.   This is the place where real musicians and talents are born.  I owe a lot to this institution and to the Men’s Glee Club who in a big way inspired me to continue the music and the songwriting.

Also to mention Prof. Byrens who introduced me into the world of electronic music production which personally I have pursued up till this time. Thank you.

Celebrating 50th years of music as Ambassadors of Silliman University congratulations SU Men’s Glee Club…

Joined by Glee Clubbers from the 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000 and present

Featuring The Lords Prayer, Lupang Hinirang,

The Rose – 2013 UK Songwriting Winning Entry out of more than 6000 song entries worldwide. Composed and produced by Batch ’89 Glee Clubber & 2001 SU Centennial Songwriter Vangel Lapore. Arranged by : Earl John Lapore Interpreted by : Frank Cadorna & Erala

The Lord is my Light, Beautiful Saviour, Halleluia Amen and more.

Glee Clubbers from around the world and very talented musicians and conductors Sir Pacalioga, Sir Basa, Sir English, Sir Baay, Sir Nathaniel, Sir Nick Elman, Sir Elman Caguidangan, Sir Allan Elman, Sir Pinocchio, Sir De Jesus, Sir Manoling Saldivar, and more we forgot to mention we know you have shared your talents and skills as well as treasures.

email us at riclaps@hotmail.co.uk or message us on facebook

Are you a Music Producer then Logic Pro X is for you…

Here you go guys and gals the long awaited Logic Pro X.  Out now… guess it’s only £140 quid upgrade or full software sorry I haven’t checked yet.  Anyway here’s a link for you…

http://play.macprovideo.com/logic-pro-100-whats-new-in-logic-pro-x/intro

Watch it … learn it… but buy it first … enjoy music production and enjoy your music while recording onto Logic Pro X.

there a lot’s of budding music producers in the music industry who’s still confused on what to go for in terms of DAW.  So, why don’t you check out Logic Pro X.  Please don’t get fooled in going for and using video software… for your audio productions…it’s not that it’s wrong but it won’t give justice to your music production.  Why make your life difficult when you can make it easier using the suitable software to produce your music.  The native plug-ins are far more designed to do in depth or detailed tweaks and adjustments to your music as with video software.

Soundproofing Solution the ESMONO BOOTH only from Studiospares

Just thought of posting this again as this is quite a unique product for home studios making them portable and quick to install…

Evangel Ric Lapore

I would like to share this to anybody out there looking to invest in a recording studio… yes one can get the best and most expensive studio monitors and gears but if your room acoustics is not up to standard then that will be money wasted in a way… having a treated room as well as acoustically tuned  in some ways would be ideal.  But if you want something easy and quick to install, modern stylish discrete design, reasonably priced, transportable and basically not a permanent structure which you could knock down take with you then assemble in a different location… check the Esmono Booth below is a video.

I’m one of the fortunate people who managed to film this Esmono Booth installation at Amersham & Wycombe college last Sat. 13th Oct. 2012.  Working for a big company in London who supplies to the Pro Audio market and the Recording…

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Vintage Mics Comparison at Studiospares UK

Studiospares S1940 vs the legendary Elvis mic from Shure 55SH. This was a simple mic comparison test done in one of the Esmono Booths at the Headquarters of Studiospares in London. Used Logic Pro to record the audio files and the video was just a simple zoom H3 video recorder for youtube. Interface was a tascam 2 in 2 out card USB with 24 bit and 96khz sampling rate. Cables used were 28 copper strand sommer leads and neutrik connectors xlr.

Erela Mae Album Launching in London

Erela Mae was one of the top 10 KABAYAN IDOL WINNERS IN 2012 KBI GRAND FINALS IN MANCHESTER & auditions was all over UK AND NOW she’s ready to launch her first 10 track solo album produced by Evangel Ric Lapore under Vanric Records from Salford University Media City UK, MIDI School in Manchester, former Dyna Artist, a Sillamanian and composer of the Silliman Centennial Song in 2001

Very proud of this album really it is a masterpiece coming from the composer, arranger and singer songwriter “Vangel” with collaborations from a Sillimanian musical arranger Earl John Lapore who arranged most of the songs in ERELA MAE’s album entitled – “Wish you were here” – and wow… you should come down to London and see this artist.  It’s only a £1 entrance where can you get that ?  She will be promoting her CD as well as singing live 10 full tracks of Lovesong and Ballads plus some Lounge Jazz and R n B. Watch her trial music video below be sure you have your subwoofers on… cheers !

Neumann U89i Comparison against the JZ V11 RED Mic w/ GDC67 Capsule Custom

Recorded at Urban Chain Recording Studios see the video and hear the difference in SOUND QUALITY. You will be surprised how the JZ Microphone Performs.

Erela Mae’s – WISH YOU WERE HERE ALBUM – most songs recorded using the RED V11 Custom and BLACK V11 Standard Mics from JZ.

TITLE OF THE SONG

If Only There Was You and Me

COMPOSED BY

Evangel Ric Lapore

ARRANGED BY

Earl John Lapore

May 12th 2013 Album Launching for Erela Mae

JZ V11 vs Neumann U47

JZ V11 Custom GDC67 Capsule vs Neumann U47

Steve of Unit 8 Studios in
Hackney, London

JZ Vintage 11 vs. Neumann U47 (original)

The JZ Microphone V11 RED Custom with GDC67 Capsule (Neumann U67 Clone) Price £300 (standard black) -£741 (custom red with GDC67 Capsule No Engraved name)  recorded side by side  an original Neumann U47 (£1999-£2000 online).  I have always been a fan of microphones as a vocalist and musician and we know that when you talk about the Neumann U67 or Neumann U47 or the Neumann U87i or Neumann U89i you will be expecting a really good microphone with a price tag that won’t go lower than £1800  or a price tag that’s close to £2000 or even more.  So, when I heard about the JZ mics few months ago while trying to sort out our website A to Z mics with Studiospares in London I came across the JZ microphones.  Said to come from Latvia this guy who invented them Jaris Zurins (JZ)  worked for more than 20 years repairing the Neumanns and other vintage mics Telefunkens and AKG’s with his dad who inspired and helped the designed this Modern Vintage Sounding Microphones.  I immediately checked online prices and the reviews and sound that these mics could produced against the know brands.  Surprisingly people are blown away by them take for example Lady Gaga’s Audio Engineer/Producer and other big names in the industry.  So,  price was the next factor to see after the reviews and sound clips I’ve heard.  The V11 Standard which is Black in color very nice is only £344 from their site but I have a contact who sells at £300 (let me know if you want one)   this is crazy 1/6 or 1/7 of the price of the Neumanns but sounds close if not better.

This was the reason I got my own custom and the standard V11.  So, working with other studios and studio engineers we want today 9th March 2013 with my Singer ERELA MAE and his dad TOTO Tolentino to one of Londons Recording Studios in Hackney, Unit 8 Recording Studios as they have the original Neumann U47.  That you can see in the picture above and to my surprise as well as Steves (in-house studio engineer) straight away when Erela Mae sang thru the mics we both looked at each other and looked at the NEVE Preamps to check the settings for the 3rd time.  We were in the discussion mode trying to figure out why … and what is happening here ?  so, with same settings and same everything you can tell the JZ V11 Custom RED with GDC67 Capsule is louder yet clean and brighter with airy presence.  No tweaks needed man !  you can leave it as it is without EQ,  it’s like tuned already… Amazing  just amazing.  This blown us away while the vintage Neumann U47 you hear the classic sound it was DARKER and LONELY I would say same with Steve comments.  It has its own characteristic praised by many over the years but man… these JZ mics are the modern vintage mics sounded OPEN and with an AIR or PRESENCE one would love specially if you want your song to sound POSITIVE and HAPPY.  Depends if you want a dark sort of color but to me it’s time to change our views with Microphones.  Let us hear your thoughts.

Hear what Steve has to say about it.

Friends (Featured on Erela Mae’s Album) My Love for You (featured in Australias Rhema FM)

Friends Live is a project recorded at Peel Hall, University of Salford in Manchester, United Kingdom.  With special participation of Rico Anonuevo on guitars, Nick on Drums, Jonny & Kabir on the production miking and preps, Vangel on the Grand Piano, Strings and Bass Programmed.  Music composed by Vangel and Lyrics written by Nick Holder and Vangel and featured in Erela Mae’s – Wish you were here – Album released in 2013 London, UK

One of my favorite songs written in 2009 and was aired in various Radio Stations in Australia by Rhema FM Stations.  Finalist in the 2009 UK Songwriting Competition out of more than 5000 entries worldwide.  Composed by Vangel Lyrics written by Vangel and Allan Ayque and Arranged by EJ Lapore and Vangel Interpreted by Vangel Mixed and Mastered by Vangel and EJ Lapore

Studiospares 30th Year Anniversary Celebration on Valentines Day 2013

Congratulations Studiospares !

The UK’s favourite professional audio supplier, Studiospares, celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Thursday with a party at their Staples Corner premises. Directors and founders Barry and Pearl Lambden were presented with gold watches in recognition of 30 years service with the company. MD Barry Lambden thanked staff and customers for their support over 3 decades that he described as hard work but great fun! In that time the company has grown from nothing to sales of over £5M per year, has weathered several recessions, has no borrowings and currently employs more than 20 people.

 Recalling the first Studiospares catalogue in 1983, Barry recalled how the text was simply typed on paper and together with the photographs, pasted to large white boards ready for the printers. The catalogue content, mainly reel-to-reel recorders, Ampex tape, and related accessories, has of course changed out of all recognition over the last 30 years, and Barry vowed that the company would continue to adapt as the industry changes in the future.

 Cheers Barry

This was the message given by Barry Lambden who spent most of his life building the Studiospares business.  He was one of the UK pioneering engineers who designed the first 8 track tape recorded REVOX which was massively accepted in the world of Pro Audio few decades ago.  And I would say it’s a privilege to have worked with this guy.  He knows very well his electronics and his stuff up till now 73 years old he still is very active in product design and product development.  Wish him more success in the coming years … he is a very good mentor and friend.

ERELA MAE in the Studio

Erela Mae – Wish you were here album on the way.

We’ve been doing this album project since last year 2012 starting November and it’s a major challenge for the artist and all the people involved in the making of this once in a lifetime masterpiece.  The album is a mixed english and filipino album as well as mixed sort of music styles ranging from pop ballad to soul and r n b.  Google Erela Mae and as her on Facebook.

Young artist born in London, United Kingdom but with Filipino parents. Great potential and great talent as well as nice vocal tone.

Support her as her album is coming out soon… album produced by Vangel Lapore and EJ Lapore.

Current London Album Recording Projects

This is a snippet of the current studio recording projects I have in London.

These are original compositions Wish you were here written and composed by Evangel Ric Lapore with demo snippet at the beginning then followed by a short sample of Erela Mae’s studio music production of same song. Songs recorded in one of X factor recording studios here in London and Peter Andre’s recording studio used for his album.

Fortunately, I’m the one standing as producer for Erela Mae’s Album to be released soon here in UK.  She’s one of the top 10 KABAYAN IDOL UK WINNERS her passion and her parents support you can see is massive and she’s one potential artist waiting to get it big after this project is done.  The materials carefully chosen to suit her vocal timbre and range and all has been carefully arranged to match up with the needs of her target market.

As we have always said, time is more precious than money if you are passionate with what you are doing then go for it don’t waste time do it… you can’t buy time and it will never come back so make the best out of what you have now and the opportunities given to you.

Listen to our snippets below and watch out for Erela Mae’s album produced by yours truly … riclaps from Salford University Media City Manchester.

What you can hear is :

1. Snippet of the original composers demo then followed by
2. Erela Maes Version of the song wish you were here
3. Snippet of the original composers version demo of the song Lullaby
4. Erela Mae’s Version of Lullaby

wish you were here – music and lyrics composed by Vangel
arranged and mastered by Vangel
R n B Soul sort of style

lullaby – a collaboration project with lyricist Allan Ayque from the Philippines with hits e.g. tell me
and say that you love me.

music by Vangel and EJ Lapore
lyrics by Vangel and Allan Ayque
arranged by EJ Lapore from Peak Studios Philippines
Rock Ballad sort of style

My Love (Silliman University Valentine Songwriting 1991 Winning Composition)

This song was composed by Philip Domen a music student and very good guitar player from Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines.  I loved the way this track was interpreted that time live on stage with the man who composed it as it was like an ON THE WINGS of LOVE sort of style patterned from Jeffrey Osborne’s 1982 hit.  So, when I got working at Soundchaser in Davao City we had a recording studio and I had the chance to record it there midnight after all clients were out to go home for the next days session.  Used a Roland XP50 Sequencer to sequence and arrange the music the exact Synthesizer used by a friend keyboard player of the popular Filipino Band “FREESTYLE”  from Davao City.  I manage to purchase that Synthesizer from Obet their first keyboard player.  All original arrangement very much following the original composition performed live at the SU Luce Auditorium in 1991.  This was a really good year for the Valentine Songwriting at Silliman.  So, hear it and enjoy… Thanks to you Silliman… for the music..

Mic and Synthesizer Used to Arrange & Record My Love at Soundchaser Davao

Focusrite KRK Novation Demo Day at Studiospares UK

We had a great time and a very successful demo day at Studiospares UK with Product specialist Chris and Sales Manager Chris Dominey from Focusrite the maker of the Saffire and Scarlet interfaces and many other high caliber products in the Pro Audio and Recording Industry.  If you are a fan of the KRK’s … Rockit.. Novation… MINI nova … the Ultra Nova… Impulse … iTrack audio interface for the iPad with only one OSX connection .. .they got it… great studio monitors… great interfaces… great converters the Forte … and many more… watch our video and hear  what happend… great discounts too…

Exclusive one-day offer only… check us out on FB and Youtube… email us if you need gears and stuff…

 

Friends Music Video

Great teamwork guys…

STAGESCAPE M20d from Line6

The world’s First Smart Mixing System for Live Sound …

Ok folk’s let me tell you about this piece of equipment… new release from Line 6.              Today I had the chance to meet the product manager for Europe of Line 6 as well as the Sales Manager for UK at a product training session.  Very intuitive piece of equipment for controlling your live gigs from small to medium and large venue.  Key features  :

TOUCHSCREEN VIRTUAL MIXING – this is basically an intelligent mixer designed for live applications which can also be used for the recording studio.  12 inputs and outputs with digital controls and auto-sensing mic and line i/o’s.  having played with it today it’s pretty amazing… I’ll leave you to research on the specs buts mixing was very easy on this… first you choose like what you see in garage band choose a mic, drums, keys and place them where you want to place them on your screen.  What you see on stage you can replicate on screen then if you choose a mic as vocal mic or monitor mic or any application it will automatically give you the tools you need ready for tweaking on screen eg. compressors, eq, reverb, delays, and etc.  When mixing the unit knows you have selected a monitor speaker and it will give you the auto settings for a stage monitor, if it’s a vocal mic it will give you the auto settings of a vocal mic.  Then you can opt to tweak it further or just slide your fingers around the rectangular screen to get the sound you want.  The touchscreen displays icons on a stage that represent each performer, input or monitor output and gives you full access to all parameters from basic tweaks to deep editing.  If you don’t know anything about mixing just use your ears slide your fingers in any direction you want to get the sound you want.

MASSIVE DSP PROCESSING ONBOARD – The DSP on board is amazing from easy to deep mixing capabilities like a DAW.  Plus it shows you a SPECTRUM ANALYZER on the background while you do your mixes so you instantly know what is happening to your sound visually.

MULTI-CHANNEL RECORDING – you have 12 inputs and outputs, 4 additional line inputs with auto sensitivity.  Meaning plugging something on the inputs you will see on screen that there’s something on channels 1 through to 12.  Also, it records in high-resolution, 24-bit WAV format to SD Card, USB Drive or direct to your Mac or PC with the USB ports.  A 32gb SD card can record up to 4 hours of multi-track data run through its channels.

iPAD CONTROL for your MIX – there is a software you can download so you can use your iPad to control your mix instead of the onscreen display.  Wifi can be used as well but needs a WIFI host USB adapter.

L6 LINK DIGITAL NETWORKING –  system aware components, self-configutaiton with other line 6 products e.g. Stagesource Loudspeakers.

I was personally blown away by the mixing capabilities, tuning your live gigs and basically being touchscreen which would save you time.  I hope Line6 will design one dedicated for the studio environment as all you need is a pair of good EARS and EYES then you’re sorted.

Soundproofing Solution the ESMONO BOOTH only from Studiospares

I would like to share this to anybody out there looking to invest in a recording studio… yes one can get the best and most expensive studio monitors and gears but if your room acoustics is not up to standard then that will be money wasted in a way… having a treated room as well as acoustically tuned  in some ways would be ideal.  But if you want something easy and quick to install, modern stylish discrete design, reasonably priced, transportable and basically not a permanent structure which you could knock down take with you then assemble in a different location… check the Esmono Booth below is a video.

I’m one of the fortunate people who managed to film this Esmono Booth installation at Amersham & Wycombe college last Sat. 13th Oct. 2012.  Working for a big company in London who supplies to the Pro Audio market and the Recording Industry is a great opportunity.

The Esmono booth is a Sound studio, Recording studio, Rehearsal room … according to Esmono’s website… The “Freesound” sound studio (recording studio) gives you complete freedom to make musical noise any time of day or night, freedom to practice or play music. Whether you play bass, guitar or drums, the “Freesound” studio, isolation booth and rehearsal room gives you the freedom to play undisturbed. 

Alone or in a group, you can work on your musical development to your heart’s content without being a nuisance to others or being bothered by noises from outside. Our studios are ideal for use as a recording studio for CD or DVD productions.The studios are also perfect for voice recordings or hearing tests. Our sound studios can also be used as a soundproofed bedroom for people with sleep disorders. from http://www.esmono.com   

part 2

check this out… it’s  money well spent…

building the Esmono Sound Isolation Booth