Third Street Music, the music of Rob Barrett, Jr.

Sticks and Stones, my Reason ReFill

2011-02-28T20:40:00.000-08:00

I've compiled some of my favorite Reason programs in to one Reason Refill. These are the sounds I've sampled from rocks, pans, pots, bodies and Chadian instruments. They are all NN-XT patches that are dry so you can add whatever effects you like. Most of the programs are double and triple samples so the depth of sound is amazing. Here are the collections and a short description. You can buy and download the ReFill by clicking on the Buy now button to the left.

The cost of the ReFill is $29.99 and you can order securely by clicking this link. Download code will follow.

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The Copper bowl.

We were about to sell this bowl I made in a garage sale when I flicked it and noticed it had a nice ring. I quickly pulled it and made a bunch of musical instruments from the various sounds of this one bowl.

click this link to hear the bowl sounds - Copper Bowl Demo

Rocks

Every different type of rock has a different sound and a unique resonance. One day in the landscaping yard with my portable recorder yielded this fun band of sounds.

Click here to hear it - The Rocks Demo

Big Pot

This is just the largest pot I had ever seen.

I marched it straight into the studio for major manipulation.

It's really a unique instrument.

The human body

Our bodies are a wonderful collection of sounds just waiting to be discovered. Here are a collection of slaps, hits and chirps. Great for interesting percussion.

Click here to hear the the sounds - The Human Body Demo

Chadian Instruments

On a recent recording trip to Chad I sampled some Chadian instruments that were different than anything I had heard before. They play interestingly tuned marimbas, a large tub and a pipe called a jaz.

Click this link to hear a demo - Chadian Instruments Demo

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Rob Barrett

Third Street Music

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2011-02-24T08:13:00.000-08:00

Bose IE2 Audio Headphones, in-ear monitors

2011-02-22T15:14:00.000-08:00

I have a love/hate relationship with in-ear monitors. As an audio producer and engineer, both live and in the studio, I love when musicians I'm recording or mixing use them, but I hate to wear them myself. I have two different sized ears and they always feel uncomfortable. I also think they sound very unnatural.

That all changed this weekend. While I was killing time in the Mall of America in MN, I wandered into the Bose store. When I saw the IE2's I told the clerk I didn't know Bose made in-ears. I tried them on and found they fit both my ears in a comfortable way. That's a first. Playing music from my Iphone I was able to play songs and mixes I knew very, very well. I was surprised to hear them much the way they should sound with just little bass boost. With in-ears a little extra bass is a good thing. These were mixes I did and knew how they should sound. I figured it had to be some kind of trick or smoke and mirror event, they couldn't actually sound that good and natural. When I heard the price - $99 I figured I could always try them against my Shure 310's and Westones UM-1's when I got home and return them if they didn't stand up to comparison. When I asked the sales person if I could wear them while working out and he said, no problem. I was in.

The next day at church I had various members of our band try the Bose IE2's, the Westtone UM1's and the Shure 210's and 310's. Hands down we liked the Bose. Matt Riley, our band leader, exclaimed, "Bass! I can hear bass. It's been years since I heard bass. These are like a million times better." He then used them with the Aviom for the rest of the morning.

I listened to Bose first and the the Westtone UM1's. I asked my assistant if the UM1's were blown as they sounded so bad. Kyle replied, no they sound normally. I felt the Shures had some low end but it was undefined and muddy. The IE2's really were much, much better.

I'm very convinced these are the best in-ears I've ever tried.

Here is what I like.

1. Easy fit, even for my uneven ears.

2. Great natural sound. Just a little bass boost with a smooth, not boosted top end.

3. They don't completely cut off the ambient sound around you, so you get some room sound.

4. Nice thick cord, doesn't tangle easily.

What I'd like Bose to fix next time.

1. I could really use one more foot of cord.

2. They are meant to be worn with the cord in the front and don't easily fit with the cord going behind like we like to wear our in-ears during performance. That way the cord doesn't interfere with our playing. A longer Y in the front would help that.

3. Maybe see if they could squeak out a little more top end around 15k - 20 k. The response is nice and linear, I just could use a little more in the very top.

For $99 it is a no brainer. Try em' out. We're buying a whole bunch. I'll let you know if they break.

Update day 5.

I am actually losing weight because of these things. Since I can wear them when I workout I've gotten back to listening to music while I'm on the machines and everything sounds so good I find myself working out harder. I guess that's a side benefit I hadn't thought of. Weight loss through better headphones.

Rob Barrett, Jr.

Emmy Award winning composer and producer.

Third Street Music

www.thirdstreetmusic.net

back in bowl

2010-05-19T07:26:00.000-07:00

I was just getting ready to sell this old bowl I had made in our garage sale when I gave it a little ting. It had an interesting sound and so I thought I would sample it before I sold it. Such an amazing amount of sounds from one bowl. Here's a demo piece I made just fooling around with the instrument.

http://www.cookingfordads.net/potfun.mp3

The body as a musical instrument

2010-05-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a bunch of sounds all made on the human body. What an instrument.

body.mp3

The Rocks will cry out.

2010-05-03T17:02:00.000-07:00

1 rock quarry

m-audio micro track

music

all the sounds came from hitting rocks together

Click link below

The Rocks will cry out.

Rock on.

Rob B

A Song for 2008

2009-12-02T07:37:00.000-08:00

I wrote this last December after a tough year for us all. New one coming in a couple weeks for 2009

For Jan, I'm in Like With You.

2009-12-02T07:33:00.000-08:00

Sometimes, I love you isn't enough.

I love the way you brush your hair

I love the way you curve your smile

I love the way you touch my hand

the way you find your own style

i love the way you hold your hips

I love the softness of your lips

almost everything you do

cause baby I'm in like with you

I love the way your legs are long

I love the small of your back

I love the darkness of your eyes

and the whiteness of your neck

I love the softness of your voice

I love the way your body's joined

I'm addicted through and through

cause baby I'm in like with you

(bridge)

Cause baby, you're the one for me

it took me too long to see

that we were made for each other

hand in hand along for the ride

like God took a rib out from my side

I love the way your closeness smells

I love the the color of your skin

I love the the way your hair falls down

and all the places that we've been

I love your arms around my neck

i love our quick goodbye pecks

I love all the things that are you

cause baby I'm in like with you

bridge

I love the clothes that you wear

I love the secrets that we share

i love the bigness of your heart

the way you always seem to care

I love it when we reunite

I love our cool walks in the night

all I know about you

cause Baby I'm in like with you

I'm addicted through and through

Cause baby, I'm in like with you

A song about healing

2009-12-02T06:45:00.000-08:00

Healing song - Rob Barrett

Healing Song for Wendy, demo

This was written for my friend who has already had a really tough year and just found out she has cancer.

We're not asking you to part the ocean

we're not asking you to stop the sun

we're not asking you feed the thousands

or for our will to be done

we're not asking you to send down manna

we're not asking that you still the storm

we're not asking that you walk on water

or that the veil be torn

You told us to ask and to believe

so we're asking you to receive

(chorus)

your smallest touch

your gentle breeze

to make our sister Wendy clean

your little finger

reaching down

to make things right

with your light

and heal

we're not asking you to end hunger

we're not asking for world peace

we're not asking you to stop the fighting

or to make dissension cease

We're not asking for world revival

we're not asking you for Godly kings

we're not asking you for your arrival

or the end of worldly things

but You told us to ask and to believe

so we're asking you to receive

(chorus)

Like your Son we pray

your will not ours

but stay with her

and carry her

through tough days and long hours

(chorus)

Good night, my friend

2009-11-23T21:02:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

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