recording – Sanderson

Alan, Heinz, SkullToast, Song, worship

What Child Is This?

Our Christmas recording for 2022. Merry Christmas!

Alan, Song, Tom

Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in C

A surf rock adaptation of J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

SkullToast, Song, worship

Johann’s Notes This song is a cover of the song, “Gethsemane,” by Melanie Hoffman (sheet music). This song is also a 2021 update of a cover I had already made on the song 5 years ago. When I made my 2016 cover, I used no metronome, no auto tuning software, no music sheet, and no […]

Alan, Song

U-Turn

Here is another track for the Lost and Found album.

Alan, Song, worship

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, 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, 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, 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 […]

Alan, Song

The Unfinished Album

Last night I posted the Lost and Found recordings. I was very disappointed to leave that album unfinished, and at the time it felt like I was walking away from my music forever. Some of the tracks intended for that album have made it on the list for Moldy Oldies, including the song Lost and […]