New single officially released on 9th November, 2016.

I Still Believe in an Alternative

A day's project to compose a short ambient track, to try and express emotions stirred up by recent events.

Image copyright Sarah Mackie 2012.

Don't Give Up

As part of my coursework for second year BSc Audio Engineering, I recorded, mixed and mastered fellow student Andy Macfarlane in the studio playing every instrument you hear in this blues track.

Recorded, mixed & mastered using the NeoTek Elan desk and Pro Tools HDX in Eastlake 1 studio at Perth College UHI, Scotland.  I used a mixture of microphones;

Drums
Kick: AKG D112
Snare: Shure SM57s above & below
Toms: Audio Technica ATM25 x 2
Overheads: 2x Rode NT5

Bass & Guitar
Both recorded using a Shure SM57 & AKG c414.
Bass also recorded through a DI box.

Written & performed by Andy Macfarlane.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Sarah Mackie.

Andy's Blues

Available FREE on iTunes and Podbean

It’s Ungagged’s birthday, and we are so excited to have been going strong for a whole year. We couldn’t do it without the support of our listeners – your downloads, conversation generated from your tweets, facebook comments and comments here, as well as your wonderfully generous donations make Ungagged what it is. It is as much yours as is it ours.

We have a brilliant birthday present for you.  In this pod, introduced by Victoria Pearson, we’ll be hearing from Neil Scott on one of his musical heroes, Steve McAuliffe will be performing his brilliant poem Vampire Limosine, Janine Booth will perform her poem Glaston Tory, and Teresa Durran will perform her poem Natalis.

Sandra Webster will be talking about Hiroshima and her brother, Red Raiph will be talking birthdays, Debra Torrance will be talking about how much can change in a year, and Chuck Hamilton will be talking about his involvement with the Green Movement of Iran.

We’ll also hear from Richie Venton on the 10th anniversary of the onset of the economic crash, George Collins will join us for a chat,  Paul Sheridan talking about people not having confidence in their own abilities, Derek Stewart Macpherson reading us his letter from Australia, and brand new Ungagger Ola from Ola’s Kool Kitchen will be joining us. We’ll also have an IndependenceLive.net interview with SNP MEP Alyn Smith.
With music from The Wakes, Hands of Blue, COAST, Velodrome, Dactylion, Baby Seals, Thee Faction, Joe Solo, Jackal Trades, Roy Møller, Thunder on the Left, Stuart McFarlane, and Ms Mohammed.

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