Sanderson

Silent Night

We recorded Silent Night this year. My kids did the instrumental tracks: piano, guitar, and bass. I did the vocals with one of my sons and a daughter. (Download mp3)

Alan, Song

After my recent post about authoring guitar tablature on Linux, my son asked me for the tablature for a few other songs because he is taking a guitar class this semester in school. Here are the scores, all authored with MuseScore: Something Wrong Standing_On_High Healing_Heart I also added a link to them on the Lost […]

Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

Guitar Tablature Editing on Linux

I am a self-taught guitarist, learning to play mostly by ear. When I was 10 years old my dad gave me a chord chart and a few John Denver songs to learn, and I was off to the races. As long as I had the chords and knew the tune, I could play any song. […]

Alan, Song, worship

When I Was Lonely

I just finished a new recording for the Lost and Found album, a song called “My Abode.” (Download the mp3) My Abode words and music by Alan Sanderson The road is my abode It will love me — it will kiss me The road is my abode It will hold me — hold me I […]

Alan, Song, worship

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Here is our musical Christmas greeting this year, a recording of “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. (Download mp3)

Alan, Song

Healing Heart

I just finished another recording for the Lost and Found album, a song called “Healing Heart.” (Download the mp3) Look within your own heart There is always another open part This burden, can you forgive? Oh, please forgive! I sing for you and your healing heart Deep within my own heart Can I open another broken […]

Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

A First Look at LMMS

In 2012 I found a keyboard midi controller at a yard sale for $10, and I couldn’t pass it up even though I’m not much of a keyboardist. Once I brought it home I had to find a way to use it, and that search led me to LMMS. There are many good tutorials and other […]

Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 in a Linux Home Studio

Last year in late November my family sang Away in a Manger together, and my wife commented on how good we sounded with the kids making up their own harmonies. She suggested that we should record it for our Christmas card and email it out to our friends and family. I said, “Then we need […]

Alan, Mark, Song

Ye Olde Garage Band

“Claudia Doesn’t Like It” was my most successful garage band. We played gigs regularly during my junior year of high school, and I learned a lot about how to write songs for a three or four piece rock band. We didn’t have access to good recording equipment in those days, so I don’t have many […]

Alan, Song

Early Adventures in Digital Multitrack

I just posted recordings from my university days, which was when I first got my feet wet with digital multitrack recording. I licensed a shareware app called n-Track Studio which I used for years. A new version came out within a month or so of my purchase, but the company wanted me to pay for […]