mmmm, interesting idea?

D!ve^Bomb! · 22-01-2005 10:01pm #1

I have an idea, go figure:)

But it seems a lot of us boardsers have home setups such as protools/cubase etc.. soooo, why don't we put a few tracks together?? :cool:

all from the comfort of our own bedrooms, someone can put a guitar track down, someone do the bass etc and someone can put vocals to it.. and if there are any drummers here who have the ability to record themselves then great, but if not then reason's yer man!!;)

What does everyone think, i know there are quite a few of us, but we could even split up the duties, i can play guitar on one track, and bass on another etc etc...

Who's with me?

Fusion251 · 22-01-2005 10:04pm

Yeah cool I'll do that, I can record a guitar, bass, piano, or trumpet at the mo, no facility for drums.

Good idea though

Jetpilot · 22-01-2005 10:09pm

Sounds great, I can record guitar, bass, piano and drums (through v-drums so can save as a midi file also for smaller downloads) at the mo. Only thing is incompatability between software packages and sample rates of peoples hardware. Could be fun to try though.

Fusion251 · 22-01-2005 10:13pm

Cool so what should we do?

Discuss a tempo, style and feel of the tune and record to a click track yeah?

NotMe · 22-01-2005 10:14pm

Sounds like a good idea!

david · 22-01-2005 10:32pm

Yeah cool. I can do guitar layers, bass, and the drums in reason. I need to get a new soundcard first though. Everyone has cubase right?

Jetpilot · 22-01-2005 10:35pm

freakonaleashx wrote:

Everyone has cubase right?

Cubase SX 2.01

D!ve^Bomb! · 22-01-2005 11:19pm

i just have the pro tools fac bundle:)

i thought there would be a bit of interest, so we should do more than one i think cos we can't all play guitar on same track, maybe those with pro tools could do a track together and those with cubase could do another.. that way we could just email each other the correct cubase/protools session files, which will make it all easier to mix down in the end:)

so who has what programme?

i can put a guitar/bass track down and also drums through reason..

maybe bass should be the first thing recorded as it is part of the rhythm section, unless someone wants to put together a cool drum track?

I don't really care what kind of music or tempo it's at, whoever records the first instrument can decide that and send it on if they want.. but try and keep it all round, eg, i don't play jazz so i might find it slightly difficult putting down a guitar track to a jazz lick..

*edit* another decent idea is if any body sings and plays guitar? they could record a nice slow song and we could put lead and bass over it.. but if anyone can do that then make sure you do it to a click track so we're able to put drums to it;)

eoin5 · 23-01-2005 12:56am

Were doing this over at http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk . I'm involved with the echoes attempt. All were doing is recording to metronomes and/or over each others stuff and lining it up by ear afterwards, not ideal but it seems to work anyways.

D!ve^Bomb! · 23-01-2005 1:21am

cool, maybe doin a cover would be good as then we'd all know what we are to be doin.. but that would just make it boring;)!!!

feylya · 23-01-2005 9:51am

feylya wrote:

Reckon we should all get some sort of online collaboration going on. One of us records a backing track (drums, bass, rhythm guitar) and the rest of us layers over it, sending our parts back to one person to mix it. Just an idea...

Been reading the good Doctors journal, eh Dive Bomb???

D!ve^Bomb! · 23-01-2005 11:57am

Huh? well no, but you quoted yourself

John · 23-01-2005 3:32pm

It's a good idea but I've no recording setup on either computer. But the old desktop is getting pimped soon

david · 23-01-2005 3:39pm

John2 wrote:

It's a good idea but I've no recording setup on either computer. But the old desktop is getting pimped soon

Hehe Pimp My Ride style! built in beer fridge, mini fountain, surveillance camera and karaoke machine i presume...!

John · 23-01-2005 3:50pm

of course and don't forget the wicked paint job

ferdi · 23-01-2005 4:32pm

ive no cubase/equiv

John · 23-01-2005 4:35pm

maybe we could keep it old school ferdi and send tapes to each other and have a lo fi equivalent of this project?

ferdi · 23-01-2005 4:54pm

yeah, i'm all about the live preformance anyhow...

D!ve^Bomb! · 23-01-2005 5:11pm

ok so who's actually willing to do this?

Mr. CooL ICE · 23-01-2005 11:46pm

I can do a fingertap bass solo using windows sound recorder

feylya · 23-01-2005 11:54pm

Hmm, I might once I get this ME-50. See what I can do.

Doctor J · 24-01-2005 2:59pm

I'm assuming this would be a postal thing? 16bit 44.1kHz wav file = about 10mb per 1 minute track.

D!ve^Bomb! · 24-01-2005 3:03pm

meh:D

does that mean it would be too much to attach to an email?

daram · 24-01-2005 3:04pm

I have a certain cd. With a few certain software packages on it. And a few certain ways of making it work for free. Just to test it out like. *Cough*

...

daram · 24-01-2005 3:05pm

Oh, and in relation to the postal thing, I also have a web server with a shed load of space. I could create a temporary subdomain which could be used if neccessary.

Doctor J · 24-01-2005 3:07pm

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

meh:D

does that mean it would be too much to attach to an email?

Stereo drum tracks, 3 minutes, 60mb
Bass, 3 minutes, 30mb
Each 3 minutes of guitar contribution, 30mb

It all adds up and Email no likee, plus if you don't have broadband, forget it.

D!ve^Bomb! · 24-01-2005 3:09pm

daram wrote:

I have a certain cd. With a few certain software packages on it. And a few certain ways of making it work for free. Just to test it out like. *Cough*

...

{insert picture of of shiffty eyed dog here}

D!ve^Bomb! · 24-01-2005 3:09pm

Doctor J wrote:

Stereo drum tracks, 3 minutes, 60mb
Bass, 3 minutes, 30mb
Each 3 minutes of guitar contribution, 30mb

It all adds up and Email no likee, plus if you don't have broadband, forget it.

i have broadband.... MUWA HA HA HA!!

feylya · 24-01-2005 3:26pm

Doctor J wrote:

Stereo drum tracks, 3 minutes, 60mb
Bass, 3 minutes, 30mb
Each 3 minutes of guitar contribution, 30mb

It all adds up and Email no likee, plus if you don't have broadband, forget it.

Well, that only needs to be sent to one person, who ever is doing the mixing. Send a compressed mp3 of that backing track to the various people and they send back a wav of their work to the person mixing.

daram · 24-01-2005 4:05pm

The only reason email wont work is cause most providers wont allow big attachments. However, all hope is not lost. I have a server. I can create a folder to which everyone will be given a password. This folder can then be uploaded/downloaded to/from. Although the files would be big, the email problem has been avoided. And its free.

feylya · 24-01-2005 4:12pm

It'd be interesting anyway. Would one person do the main/chorus riffs, someone else put the bass line down, then someone does drums and everyone else widdles over it or "textures" it?

mmmm, interesting idea?

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