Just Got To Be - The Black Keys

This is one of the songs I learned while playing Rocksmith. I figured it would be a good one to test out recording with a new audio interface. I recorded video and audio separately and I think I may not have them lined up quite right, but figured it’s good enough for a first effort. :slight_smile:

I have my Boss Katana going directly into the interface here so I could record the effects from the Katana, which include a touch of Blues Driver and a touch of Reverb. I know the Katana has a USB interface you can use directly, but the Gen 3 version doesn’t seem to work quite right with Linux yet, which is what I use for my recording laptop.

I’m open to all feedback, suggestions, etc.

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Had a listen on Spotify after listening to your recording as I didn’t know the song. You’re doing a pretty good job of the song, it was good.

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Nicely done. What recording software do you use on Linux?

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Thanks @Willsie and @Idaho_Rob!

I’m using Reaper and liking it a lot. I’ve found it fairly simple to use but also has a lot of features once you start digging into it deeper.

Sounds really good, Dan. Very well played.

Have you considered to play and record this over a backing track? This would help give the guitar track some context. :smiley:

From playing perspective, nothing to add. Sounded all fine, tone was chosen well, too. You switch nicely back and forth between picking notes and rhythm. Cool stuff! :slight_smile:

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Thanks Lisa! I like the idea of playing/recording it with a backing track. There are a few other songs that I sometimes play along with the original recording but haven’t done that with this one yet outside of playing it in Rocksmith.

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I don’t know the song but it sounded good to my ears Dan :+1:

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