Here's an idea

[angelicrock]

Why dont we forum recording over the net. For instance, I can record a guitar track then send it to someone via e-mail or other file swaping methods and they can add a track. Then they can send it to another person to add a track of either guitar, bass, keyboard whatever they play and want to add. Sound like a good idea?

Ive been doing a few online file swaping projects, its really fun. If anyone is interested let me know.

[noob_saioke45601]

you mean like an online band? i kinda like the sound of it.

[angelicrock]

Yeah, something like that. Ive been doing this with my friends in San Diego for the fun of recording but it could be a regular online band or just different collaberations.

[noob_saioke45601]

seems cool. me and my friend did this before but instead i played guitar and sent him the file then he returned it with his own written lyrics. this idea is great.

[angelicrock]

If you want to start doing this I am all for it. Send me a guitar track and I will add either lead guitar or some guitar harmonies as well as vocals if needed.

[noob_saioke45601]

can it be somthing i made up? ill have to find another sound recorder. default sound recorder in windows can only record like 1min if sound.

[tim]

I like where this is heading, this is kind of on the same train of thought

How about we have song building area on the forum but on a style of music to start.

Example

80's rock style theme I put a category on the forum for each of the parts
and we build on it so for example I have an opening riff
then we add various guitar parts vocals keyboards etc
drums bass mix and match until we create a top 40 hit :)

anyone can submit a part then we vote once we get several of each parts

I have never written a song but feel it would be cool to try

then
Grunge Style

Punk Style

Country Style

Classic Rock Style

please send me your feedback I can make it happen category wise


I could make a category in the forum for each part then we can collaborate

Tim

[noob_saioke45601]

1+
i think that idea is awesome.

I have never written a song but feel it would be cool to try

yea me either but it wouldnt hurt to try :P.

[angelicrock]

can it be somthing i made up? ill have to find another sound recorder. default sound recorder in windows can only record like 1min if sound.

It would actually be better if it was something you made up. That way it's all original music.

[angelicrock]

I like that idea as well.

[Whiskey]

I have a question.

Say Angel makes a track. Then he submits it so that the next person can put - lets say a keyboard track - on it. The next day we have 16 different submissions of Angel's guitar track and a keyboard track. What method do we use to decide who's we go with to the next level of recording? Or do we decide at all? Do we just start grabbing files and running with them?

I'm just curious how this type of thing works in a place with 300+ members. It has tons of potential, but lots of room to make a mess too...

I guess we would need a certain level of organization and perhaps a poll for voting for the best lick? Just a suggestion.

[Blewbyou]

this is a cool Idea although I don't think I have anything to submit I like the idea

[dewd]

Say Angel makes a track. Then he submits it so that the next person can put - lets say a keyboard track - on it. The next day we have 16 different submissions of Angel's guitar track and a keyboard track. What method do we use to decide who's we go with to the next level of recording? Or do we decide at all? Do we just start grabbing files and running with them?



We could vote on the best or we could end up with 15 different versions and vote on the final products.

IMO, it would be hard to work with files that are recorded poorly. A certain level of hardware/software should be expected. Before we start recording songs, we should first decide on the acceptable methods.

For an example, I can record guitar and voice (but you DO NOT want to hear me sing) with my Black Box. This device records directly to my computer and can be used with various software (like Garage Band).

[knoxville]

what a cool idea,, id love to be a part of this

[Jstickley]

i think this idea is GREAT and a cool way for guys who can play, but dont have any decent gigs in there area to really get there creative side out. Covers or not, this is a really cool idea.

+1 for this one!

Jesse

[angelicrock]

Hmmm... let me explain a little more in detail. Lets say I decide that Whiskey is just irresistable in some way. I would ask Whiskey if he wanted to collaberate on a song. For the sake of arguing, Whiskey says yes. He decides he wants to do a rythme guitar track. I say cool. He records a rythme guitar track and sends it to me. I would then add something else either instrument wise or vocally. I play guitar, piano, sing, and a little violin. So I would add a track with that. Then I would send it back to him and he can either add something or let me know he doesnt know what else he would like to add. So, we have hit a road block. We would then either sit on it until we think of something else or we could ask someone like Blewbyou if he would want to work on the same song. If he says yes we would send it to him and he would add or do whatever he would like.

Ultimately you only really have 2 or three people working on one particular song at a time. But the cool thing about this forum outlet is that it may never have to be the same people unless you really want to work with them again. Or if you really like 3-4 people you could actually start a virtual band and always work with those people. It leaves a lot of room for creativity. I havent ran into too many problems except when someone isnt too happy about the other persons track. But then you can just scrap the track or song and start over.

It really is a lot of fun.

[Elenath]

that's awesome idea!
i can't play so good that i could be a part of this project but i write poems so i can offer my help with lyrics ;)

[Argonin]

i'm in for the rythm part and/or the lyrics :)

[Whiskey]

Makes sense. This ought to be interesting.

[Blewbyou]

I guess you could have more than one going at any given time with totally different members involved in each one. Sound good?Sounds good to me

[angelicrock]

Well, lets get the ball rolling on something. I have plenty of time/equipment available to record. If anyone wants to lay down some tracks either PM me on here or contact me on AIM at WastedSupahFly. PMing me might be easier though since I dont use AIM too often.

[Whiskey]

Haha.. supahFly... lol .. Joe Cartoon all over again. Funny stuff.

[angelicrock]

Haha.. supahFly... lol .. Joe Cartoon all over again. Funny stuff.

You know it :). Made the Screen name my sophmore year in highschool... so about 5 years ago or so.

[NapoLoso]

im all for this idea, it's such a cool project to do

[knoxville]

i agree that there should be more than one project,, if we all just did one it would get unorganized..i dont have very good recording equipment but if anyone wants to do anything with me anyway,, pm me.. for the most part i play rythym

[noob_saioke45601]

i can't play so good that i could be a part of this project but i write poems so i can offer my help with lyrics

i started playing guitar in early 2006 so yea im not that good either but ill play anyway :P

[tyler]

can it be somthing i made up? ill have to find another sound recorder. default sound recorder in windows can only record like 1min if sound.

a good sound recorder is "all sund recorder xp" i use it and its free

[tyler]

ill do it sounds like amazing fun

[angelicrock]

If you guys want a better sound check out Behringer mixers. That have some cheap ones that enhance the sound of your recording. I use the Eurorack UB802 and i bought it for like 50 bucks.

[Elenath]

i started playing guitar in early 2006 so yea im not that good either but ill play anyway :P

me too [well maybe 2005...] so i play only for myself. just for fun and reeeaally enjoy it ;)

but honestly if this project succeed i would LOVE to write some lirycs.... :D

[Brati]

Why do you want recort a Song over the Net?
If you want you can jam together over the net! all you need ist the FREEWARE software "NINJAM" http://www.ninjam.com/ the size is just a few kb! its free and nice! also it has incluedet lots of amp models und effects! A option to record is in there too! who knows! maybe dave or tim join sometimes :D to see wich user is ob the servers watch the JAMFARM on http://www.ninjam.com/jamfarm/index.php HAVE FUN!!! SE YOUU

Greets
Brati

[Marshall Stax uk]

:) This sounds like it could be a lot of fun, so count me in.:)

It might also be worth getting together a list of all those who are interested in this idea and entering it into the original post, as that way it should be easy to find someone to work with.

[chad]

We can have more than 1 band on this site. Say i got a drummer a keyboardist a bass a rhythm guitar a singer and i could be lead guitar and we decided to call our selfs 'The Beavers' we can send files to each other (over like msn or something) and we got a song recorded we upload it to some site and give the link to everybody in our very own 'Beavers thread' . That thread would be used to discuss stuff and show our songs. And in our signatures we can have "Lead Guitar of the Beavers" or something.
You know what im sayin'?

[WarriorofChaos]

I'd love to do this stuff but unfortunately i don't have any means to record. anyone got any cheap ideas to help me out.

[stevieraywannabe]

I PMed Dave about this idea a couple of days ago. What it is is a guitar player could record a riff, solo, or complete song that they wrote and upload it to this site. Then another guitar player could download that recording and add the rythym guitar and upload it back then the bass maybe even drums and vocals. People could just post their stuff and see what happens or they could start working on a project with certin people they like. Everything uploaded could be catorigized into different catagories, like blues solo, metal riff or rock song, so you could search for a perticular style. I dont know if their website could store all the audio clips at this time but latter if it could I think it would make this site one of the most popular guitar sites on the net. Imagine people who have never met could form a internet band. Ill let you know if Dave responds to my PM.

[noob_saioke45601]

I PMed Dave about this idea a couple of days ago. What it is is a guitar player could record a riff, solo, or complete song that they wrote and upload it to this site. Then another guitar player could download that recording and add the rythym guitar and upload it back then the bass maybe even drums and vocals. People could just post their stuff and see what happens or they could start working on a project with certin people they like. Everything uploaded could be catorigized into different catagories, like blues solo, metal riff or rock song, so you could search for a perticular style. I dont know if their website could store all the audio clips at this time but latter if it could I think it would make this site one of the most popular guitar sites on the net. Imagine people who have never met could form a internet band. Ill let you know if Dave responds to my PM.

exactly. but we would probably have to find a host to upload our files because this forum might not have enough bandwith.

[NapoLoso]

I'd love to do this stuff but unfortunately i don't have any means to record. anyone got any cheap ideas to help me out.

If it's a good and cheap software to record, you can always use
Audacity:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

it's FREE

and you can always mic your amp to record :)

[knoxville]

If it's a good and cheap software to record, you can always use
Audacity:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

it's FREE

and you can always mic your amp to record :)

that is the one i use,, i think it is as good as you're gonna get for free..:)

[noob_saioke45601]

lets get started :P. here's something i came up with fast with power chords (and some parts i screwed up due to where i was playing standing up). so you can just throw out the parts not really needed if you want. also recorded with audacity and think that program is great.

p.s ignore the buzzing in the background. thats just something interfering with my amp.

http://minorcrisis.net/files/testguitartheme.mp3

[angelicrock]

Nice man. Anyway you can record that with a little better sound? If not thats cool I will run with it either way. If you do get a better recording of it let me know so I can use that track instead.

[noob_saioke45601]

alright i can try but gotta find out whats causing my amp to buzz but in certain areas in my room where i take the guitar it dont buzz so maybe my guitar is interfering with somthing instead.

[disobedience]

Not sure if there's any bass players or singers here...but I'll throw this one into the fray for anyone interested in working it with me.

Drifting (http://canadian-music.net/shared/Drifting.mp3)- This one is still in a very early stage of development.

Oh..and Hi All



Meant to mention that the piece of music is in DropC.

[thorpe]

Wendys sponsered the boltband audtition and three days grace reviewed the tracks as they were mixed then selected winners.It was cool,thats when i got audacity.I play some guitar

[noob_saioke45601]

well ignore my last little guitar tab i made up. i came up with a new one and ill post it when i get my mic to sound good.

[nlsstar]

:) This sounds like it could be a lot of fun, so count me in.:)

It might also be worth getting together a list of all those who are interested in this idea and entering it into the original post, as that way it should be easy to find someone to work with.

I love this idea...and who knows...some pretty amazing things have happened on the internet....youtube, myspace...even ebay....wouldn't it be cool if a song here got picked up by a label as an "internet band"...you never know.....

I have to agree with Marshall...and i think whiskey mentioned it too...that a list by music genres would work best ..that way people can pick and choose what they feel is the style that best suits there own tastes....I'm willing to help get this started...if you need me...let me know
Mitch

[tim]

trying to figure out a way to jumpstart streamline or sublime oooooops
this project

First off I think it needs to have a little bit of structure
as we discussed music themes

If anyone can do a little digging to see what is cool or the best for music collaboration on the net

I could contact them with our forum and youtube subscribers I think they would listen to me if i brought a idea or a test ground for our forum

NO guarantees but i will try

try to google music collaboration
if anyone has used heard or can find out anything about this let me know
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGIC&q=music+collaboration

Tim

[rockin ron]

hey leaders,you dudes made us ...is this to big of a idea ??

[Marshall Stax uk]

Sorry for this but a bit of a long post. :)

This type of thing is not as hard as you might think but it does take some co-ordination to ensure that it gets off the ground and some rules need to be defined around what should and shouldn’t be published on the forum, as a way of keeping the thread under control.

Anyway here are a few ideas for starters. :rolleyes:

Firstly a Co-ordinator needs to be agreed; this could be anyone who doesn’t mind spending sometime updating lists etc, although I think Angelicrock should be given first refusal on this, being the poster of the initial idea.

Then anyone who is interested in collaborating should supply the Co-ordinator with the answers to the questions below via e-mail or Private Messaging, not the main thread.

Name: (This is the nickname you use in the forum)
Production Software Used: (The software you currently use to record and produce your music)
Genre: (This would normally be one or several of the following: Acoustic, Classical, Country, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Urban/R&B, Alternative, Blues, Electronica, Jazz, Metal or Rock)
Influences: (List 3 artists you would say influence you)
Instruments Played: (List any instrument you play that you are able to record)
Vocalist: (Do you Sing, a simple yes or no will do)
Location: (where you live State/County and Country)

Following receipt of this information, the Co-ordinator should consolidate the responses into a single list and publishes the list on the forum. At this stage the Co-ordinator should also add two additional items to each person’s details, which they will later use to identify whether the person is currently in a collaboration. (This could be something as simple as a ‘Currently Collaborating’ line with a Yes or No answer) and how many pieces of music they have produced in a collaboration (This could simply be a ‘Number of Songs Produced’ line with a numerical value next to it).

Once the list has been published on the forum, anyone who is looking for someone to collaborate with should contact any of the listed individuals that they would like to work with via Private Messaging, not the main thread.

When two or more people have agreed to collaborate on a piece of music, they should update the Co-ordinator to let them know that they are now in collaboration, ensuring that they also identify the person or people they will be collaborating with. This is to ensure that all parties in the collaboration get the credit for any piece of music they produce. The Co-ordinator should then change the ‘Currently Collaborating’ Status for each of the individuals in the collaboration to ‘Yes’ and ensure that they personally keep a record of the individuals in each of the collaborating groups.

Any files used by a group during the collaboration period should then be exchanged between the people in the collaboration via e-mail or an alternative file transfer method but again not via the main thread on the forum.

Once a piece of music is completed it could be published on the forum, however, I would personally suggest that the completed piece of music is actually published to a site like Soundclick.com and only a link to the file is published on the forum, together with a message listing the track’s name, details of who was in the collaborating group and any other additional information you would like to share relating to it’s production.

When a group has actually published a piece of music, an individual from the collaborating group should update the Co-ordinator to let them know that their piece of music has been finished and the group disbanded The Co-ordinator should then increase, by one, the numerical value on the ‘Number of Song’s Published’ line for each of the individuals within the collaborating group. The Co-ordinator should also set the ‘Currently Collaborating’ status for each individual in the group back to No.

[Whiskey]

Tolstoy would have been proud of that post...

[Argonin]

wow great ideas posted here
can we have a special forum section for this which only the people can see who actually work on the project?
the people can be chosen the way Marshall Stax uk describes here above in a public forum
this prevents unwanted posts / spam
another advantage is that you can post more content of the song on the forum so tim & david can follow our progress and give tips & stuff
also different projects, which are running at the same time, can learn from eachother

and maybe since there are so many people willing to join this project
we might as well make it a contest
e.g. the songs should be finished before a certain date and have a poll on the main site for best song

btw let's get this started already! :D

[nlsstar]

trying to figure out a way to jumpstart streamline or sublime oooooops
this project

First off I think it needs to have a little bit of structure
as we discussed music themes

If anyone can do a little digging to see what is cool or the best for music collaboration on the net

I could contact them with our forum and youtube subscribers I think they would listen to me if i brought a idea or a test ground for our forum

NO guarantees but i will try

try to google music collaboration
if anyone has used heard or can find out anything about this let me know
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGIC&q=music+collaboration

Tim

I took a look at the link you posted....it seems that the main searched site in the link ninjam...is more of a live music sharing requiring a download of a program and specific system requirements...as are most of them in the top of the search...although a pretty cool idea, if i read the posts right we are looking for something more along the lines of a "grab a file...add to it..and repost it"...kinda thing...the requirements of live collabration could stress some of the systems people use here and eliminate some nlg users all together. And this site does have problems with latency(lag time, any users here that have played online games know about this...5 players on cable modem and 1 on dail-up) Now there is one at the bottom of the 1st search called rifftrader
http://rifftrader.com/ that seem to be more along the lines of what we want.
They have some minimum requirements to posting a file...and it has to be accepted before they post...probably a good idea...quality, copyright...etc...and unfortunatley they seem to tag into banner sharing which means..the ugly item called "pop-ups"...ugh!!!!

I think we can do this using exsisting free servers like youtube or google...and i hate to say this because of their reputation..but napster, limewire, kaaza are exactly what we want...all we really need is a place to store our files and in my opinion a text page ...then if the webmasters here create a catagory in this forum, users can link right in their posts and share that way...As much as i hate to say it though i do believe we would have to have minimum requirements to start a "jam share"...and they would be
1. submit to the forum host for approval
2. a text page that can be added to as the song goes along
3. minimum quality...we would have to decide what that would be
4. maximum size..so all users can join in regardless of their band width
5. a "finished" sections in the forum so we can make a cd of songs for our listening pleasure.
Just my 2 cents
Mitch

[disobedience]

I can give you some space on one of my servers and I'll dig around to see if I have something that will work for collaboration so it'll be easier to track.

Let me know if your interested.
It's free :D

[Marshall Stax uk]

Ok for all those that want to start cracking on with this, (while the powers that be continue to look into the varying options available to perform online collaborations) I am happy to start collating the details of all those that are interested in getting involved.

So if you do want to get involved in this, PM me your answers to the questions below and I will get everyone’s details on the forum in a single post.

Name: (This is the nickname you use in the forum)
Production Software Used: (The software you currently use to record and produce your music)
Genre: (This would normally be one or several of the following: Acoustic, Classical, Country, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Urban/R&B, Alternative, Blues, Electronica, Jazz, Metal or Rock)
Influences: (List 3 artists you would say influence you)
Instruments Played: (List any instrument you play that you are able to record)
Vocalist: (Do you Sing, a simple yes or no will do)
Location: (where you live State/County and Country)

I will start to put them up once I have received 3 responses and to make them easier for everyone to find, I will post the list under its own Thread.

Then until an alternative method is specified, I suggest we progress this in line with my previous post, although the file space offered by Disobedience could be used instead of sites like soundclick.com (Thanks for the offer Disobedience; can you let us know if this is possible and how we would all access/use the share)

[Whiskey]

Please be patient. We are currently working on setting this up properly. People have already been selected and briefed, and the program is being developed as we speak. More to come shortly.

[Quadcam79]

ok I'll throw in an idea borrowed from some other guitar site forum that seems to work really well for this same type of jam:

Someone decides to host a jam (from now on called "the host")
The host also selects the backing track and provides participants access to the track

the track is broken down into segments (for instance 00:01-00:45 is one segment of the backing track)

People choose from those segments and it is usually just a first come first serve but of course the host decides that.

participants send their entries to the host, usually via email but whatever method the host has set up for transfer.

The host mixes all the entries together, with the backing track, and posts it to a dedicated hosting site like www.soundclick.com for everyone to hear

participants would send the host a two file set they have recorded

The first file contains a 128bit mp3 with a 44.1kHz sample rate. This is just basically a CD quality audio file
This file contains only your playing, meaning the Host can only hear you in it, except for the first couple of seconds which will contain part of the backing track so that they can line up the parts;


The second file is a low quality mp3 of your section with the backing included; this provides an extra layer of certainty so the host can be sure the tracks ligned up how the participant hears them. A good setup for this file is a 64bit mp3 at 44.1kHz.

steps to record your track:
in audacity import the backing track it will show the stereo wav layout of the track, all you do is hit record and another window will open under the track for your input
make your two samples by selecting your section and exporting as wav or mp3.

so thats pretty much the jist of it...i just messed with recording vocals over a track in audacity tonight, works great, pretty simple to use

also for the segments , it's usually broken down to about 4 segments per song if alot of people participate you can do multiple songs in teams of 4

[angelicrock]

If you want to be the host of this idea let me know. We can get it set up in the new Music Collaboration section under the appropriate music category. It's a great idea. If you do not want to host it we can find someone else (or if no one) I can host it and see what happens.

[Quadcam79]

I was thinking along the lines of forum members with some experience mixing tracks could just post a backing track in whichever category they like and host that particular jam:

for instance I would post the link to a rock ballad type backing track, people could have a listen, decide if they want to participate and let me know what segment they want. then i would post the segments times and who is assigned to each segment. once all of the samples are recorded and returned to me i would mix them to a final track and post it....

multiple hosts could post other tracks in other categories

forgot to add the software for pulling this stuff off, open source freeware:
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
LAME for encoding files to MP3 format http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php
Hosting www.soundclick.com
Backing tracks http://www.guitarbt.com/index.php?page=dl_list
theres also a ton of backing tracks on soundclick.com

[StealBird]

This is a good idea,if anyone needs an editor to compile it an add that extra quality sound like you get from hearing bands on the CD instead of live you notice a huge sound difference,mainly better.

also cool to tuch it up with Sonic foundrys acid pro

[Dazino]

Sounds cool. How much experience do you need?

[angelicrock]

You dont need much experience. Being able to play part of a song on an instrument helps but if you dont know how to record I am here to help. There is also the new Music Collabaration forums section up now with sub categories to help this idea become a reality. If you want to record a certain type of music please go there and either read the current posts or post your own and we can hopefully hook you up with other members.

[subcaptain]

I'll throw my hat into the ring. I guess my best style is fingerpicking, I'll gladly donate any parts required. Maybe able to offer some web space if required.

This is going to be mental if there's lots of people involved, can maybe Tim or Dave lay down some chords or probably several chord progressions to allow for different genres and the forumites could each be allocated say 8 bars each or something. We'd probably need a general kind of style, rock, blues, c & w (lol). But when the chords are posted with a time signature (guess 4/4 would be best), and a tempo the feel of the song will become apparent anyway.

Marty

[angelicrock]

Tell you what guys... I will lay down a track in the next couple of days and I will publicly post it. That way you can DL it and add to it. I will post it in the appropriate music section of the Music Collaboration forum.

[bcrich]

Sounds like the same concept that I was looking for to jam with Disobedience! That would be cool , add me to your list as well. Reading the other posts that were before mine this sounds like it could be and internet type Band Aid or another type "let's save the world" type composistion that a whole whack of musicians get together to make a song. Like Hear "N Aid did back in the 80's with the song "stars" the guitar solos alone were well over 2 minutes in length and the song involved pretty much EVERY metal band of the time in the song.

[brianwalker]

what if the song becomes really famous who gets the royaltes? :confused: :p


ive wrote a few songs but ive havent got any recording equipment, i should be getting some soon so i will post them up so anyone can have a tinkle about with them.

[bcrich]

Not sure if there's any bass players or singers here...but I'll throw this one into the fray for anyone interested in working it with me.

Drifting (http://canadian-music.net/shared/Drifting.mp3)- This one is still in a very early stage of development.

Oh..and Hi All



Meant to mention that the piece of music is in DropC.

Hey Todd I would be interested in this , It sounds good in the dropped tuning and I already have ideas for soloing and an octive at the beginning. Let me know and possibly send me an MP3 of this so I can upload it to my Loop Station.

[disobedience]

Hey Ian,

You can download it from the link listed there...just drop the name of the file from the url.

That's just a storage folder so there's a couple files but the mp3 is there.

[bcrich]

Thanks bud we'll try that out. I'll see what I can do with it, I can upload it into the Loop Station to record and over dub tracks on it.

[disobedience]

Cool...looking forward to hearing what you come up with.

[Bounty]

modern tech. gotta love it. Thats a great idea. Has anybody sent anything yet? Or are we all still just talking about it. I can't record but I would love to hear some stuff.

[hrblocked]

It would take a small tutorial, cause I haven't a clue how to put music together on the computer.

[bcrich]

Nothing to it really just upload a video or a track in MP3 format and let those who want to work with it just work with it and then post the results later.

[hrblocked]

What if someone emails you a mp3 or video, what program would you use to add stuff to it??:confused:

[Quadcam79]

It would take a small tutorial, cause I haven't a clue how to put music together on the computer.

look in the recording area, i posted a few things about setting up your pc to record, free softwear etc..that should cover most of your questions

[jc2308]

Yeah!!! I Like It!!! I Wanna Try!!!

[Sonic_Stimuli]

This sounds like something that would be really fun. Can I join in on this with anyone?

[jimi4president]

disobedience did you write that piece and is it ok if i mess around with it

james

[lespaul_3000]

I DONT WANT TO B A STICK IN THE MUD OR ANYTHING..............BUT

HOW DO U GET A GUITAR RECORDING ON A COMPUTER?:confused:

[nlsstar]

hey les paul
i went back and copied the section Quadcam was talking about in regards to recording with a pc
http://www.guitarists.net/lessons/view.php?id=117
he posted this in the recording section and it's worth a read...
Mitch

[Bernd]

Why cant somebody make a webpage where we can do this...???
Or at least make a nwe forum about it...???

[klooi]

hey all i did some internet collabs adding vocals or writting lyrics for songs or both so i know a thing or two about how it works.
Best way is to get good recording software like i have cubase sx3 or similar if you can`t pay for them illegal versions are circulating round the internet but they are illegal.
Then record your part of the song like guitar parts melodie lines or drums bass anything you need sometimes i just start singing some lyrics and somebody else adds the music other times i start out with complete music pieces or guitar parts and then work out the lyrics and vocals along the way.
It`s the same as working with a band only the big advantage is that you can record and play when and where you want.
So if you need any help please ask.
Also a very good thing to do is have somebody who mixes down the complete track to give it a proffesional sound.
It`s very fun to do i love this way of music making.
kind regards and hope you have fun with it and if you need any help just contact me.
Nicolai from holland

[Lodis]

haha an awesome idea, I whoud like to be a part of it.

[Bounty]

I have a question.

Say Angel makes a track. Then he submits it so that the next person can put - lets say a keyboard track - on it. The next day we have 16 different submissions of Angel's guitar track and a keyboard track. What method do we use to decide who's we go with to the next level of recording? Or do we decide at all? Do we just start grabbing files and running with them?

I'm just curious how this type of thing works in a place with 300+ members. It has tons of potential, but lots of room to make a mess too...

I guess we would need a certain level of organization and perhaps a poll for voting for the best lick? Just a suggestion.

I agree that is sounds very cool and has a lot of potential to be a mess.
1- we could have categories blues, country or whatever. People would gravitate to what they want to play like BC Rich, Disobedience and Marshaldude did with some metal stuff.
2- it could be a contest. Example: say 40 people want to do this then split them into groups of 2 or 3 or what ever and have them lay down some rhythm and lead. Then judge them. (Lots of work for Mods, Dave and Tim but an idea non-the less)
3- free for all section. Somebody puts a bass line, drums, lead or what ever down and the next person runs with it. This has a lot of potential to be fun and a mess.

If it is a contest then I think it might be a good idea to give a drum track to follow. That way everybody has a starting place and a time limit. Contest could be one person on rhythm and another on lead or the same for both.

[Maverick49]

Hey, you know what?
I usually do that, and I also play a lot via msn, I mean I´m on line and I just get the mic next to the amp, and my mate does that as well on the other side and it´s kinda cool, I was expecting it to be a bit dellayed but actually it´s not!
Feel free to add me on Msn and try it!

[Shayne Blacklock]

I think its a great idea, I am new to the guitar, I can play a few little things like Horse With No Name - America and about 20 secs of Wish you were here - Pink Floyd intro....
You guys must think :eek: thats all you can play but I would be interesting at having a go... (I can't sing for the life of me)