Hello It's Me - HQ Audio

This is an audio commentary, really, and an experiment testing my skills at audio sweetening.

I love this video and his vocal in it, and saw the show when it originally aired. That Todd does the live piano and vocal against the backing tracks that he himself created is a rather unusual thing for the era.

I haven't heard or seen the DVD version of this that's currently being hawked on late night American TV. So, I have no idea what it sounds like. But the audio accompanying the version of this with the highest view count on YouTube is horrendous; it sounds like it's coming from a 50¢ speaker mounted in a tin can. Here's the video I originally downloaded to work on:
http: // www. youtube.com/watch?v=jsezr0qiFIc

I decided to have a go with making the audio a little more palatable, completely for my own amusement. It could use some more work, but this is the first time I ever tried anything like this. In case anyone cares about this sort of thing, I used Audacity, GarageBand and QuickTime Pro, along with some free plugins.

Comments and criticisms are welcome!

Love ya, Todd!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Todd Rundgren
• Hello It's Me
• Midnight Special
• Something/Anything
• audio
• quality
• Audacity
• GarageBand
• QuickTime Pro

[aaaredskin]

Wow....I never knew this guy was a queer...

[PhosphorDigital]

@aaaredskin There's a good reason why you never knew that. You just lost 50% of your humanity quotient because you thought it was important enough to make a comment about without doing any research. But jackwagons like you don't care what other people think anyway, so, there goes 50% of any humanity you have left. Have you stopped drowning kittens and poisoning puppies yet?

[thugthumper1]

@PhosphorDigital However, I have liked Todd Rundgren's music for 35+ years, so if he is a faggot, I ain't gonna worry about it. He is living his own hell if he is a QUEER.

[PhosphorDigital]

@thugthumper1 The part that all you shitferbrains just never seem to get is that it is of absolutely zero significance, either way—and especially to people who hold no sway—who anyone fucks or what gender they are. That you even have a question about it, and that you might judge and condemn someone speaks volumes about the type of people you are. It reeks of the same disingenuousness as "Some of my best friends are [fill in the human attribute being debated here]." STFU & GFYS

[myboylollipop09]

You've always been one of my favorites Todd..You have the kind of talent that blows away most of the shit we have today A great inspirational talent!!

[txmomoftwo1]

@mrwhitford1966 yep and i was born in 75

[JustGod7]

i love both versions, his and the isley brothers

[jluna76]

@zoocusgazebo1 First thing I thought of too!

[zoocusgazebo1]

Lady Ga Ga.....Todd was first !



[cubomania3]

What a beautiful performance. We are lucky to have sweet sensitive souls like this on earth.

[mrwhitford1966]

Musically:

GAGA = pretender and crap

Rundgren = original and golden

1973-1979 = the GOLDEN ERA of music. Take the time skpetics . . . watch the Midnight Special, andTop of the Pops vid's on youtube from this era . . . what happened to the music? By, By, Miss American Pie . . Drove My Chevy to the Levy but the Levy was dry . .

[sweetgyy]

who gives a fuck if hes gay! fuck you

[1stSaintsFan]

I am sure some of the GaGa=ites would be amazed that there DIVA is no original in the outlandish costume rock dept...Love Todd...some of his production work for other bands..I was not always so kind...Peace..

[hoggzski]

It puts the lotion into the basket.