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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 24, 2015 23:36:09 GMT
Hahaha! Well, it seems like Mr. I-don't-know-a-thing-about-music finally came out of the wardrobe and devoted himself to a songwriting and producing frenzy!
Great for you, Horace, making music (or, not to sound so pretentious, trying to) is a most pleasant experience, and in those rare cases when something inspired comes to your mind, it can be very rewarding too.
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Post by Horacewimp on Feb 25, 2015 9:40:20 GMT
Hahaha! Well, it seems like Mr. I-don't-know-a-thing-about-music finally came out of the wardrobe and devoted himself to a songwriting and producing frenzy! Great for you, Horace, making music (or, not to sound so pretentious, trying to) is a most pleasant experience, and in those rare cases when something inspired comes to your mind, it can be very rewarding too. I wouldn't really call it music Helmut more getting to learn what a computer program can produce  |
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Post by Horacewimp on Feb 25, 2015 9:52:12 GMT
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Post by jrmugz on Feb 25, 2015 11:39:46 GMT
OK, will check these out later today and let you know my thoughts; thanks! Jim |
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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 25, 2015 16:21:51 GMT
Hey, Horace! Great songs!
"Oh!" was sure an original thing to do, mixing a classical disco rythm with heavily distorted guitars and some banjos is a real innovation. Are your female singers kept in the farm along with the rest of the animals?
"River view" was my favourite, I loved it. Classic hillbilly, simple yet effective.
How do you make those banjo pickings on a computer program? Do you choose note by note? Or does the program produce a solo?
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Post by Horacewimp on Feb 25, 2015 16:36:48 GMT
The program has hundreds and hundreds of samples some long and some short, you can combine them together to form different songs. There is some more information on it here. www.apple.com/uk/mac/garageband/The Oh! song I started on the iPad and then did some final adjustments on the computer, I can't divulge how the female singers made their sounds it's a trade secret.  I like this song making infact I'm thinking of growing a beard and wearing sunglasses 24/7  |
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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 25, 2015 16:43:38 GMT
I don't have Apple, so I can't have Garageband.
Yeah, but remember, Jeff's secret isn't in his beard nor in his sunglasses: it's in his hair (and many of us, at this point, might have problems in growing a head of hair as big and dense as Jeff's).
Hey, you were asking for thoughts and comments, so I'll give you a suggestion: why don't you make a song with vocal melody and sing it? And no, singing bad isn't an excuse; Jim and I are no Freddy Mercurys and we sang each a song on the last album.
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Post by jrmugz on Feb 26, 2015 13:52:37 GMT
"Oh!" - very creative, and disco-ey. Sure, can fit in good somewhere on the CD. "River View" - Love the banjo and Americana feel. Very nice! These songs are good as are some sample ones Helmut sent me. bhabs and jefflynnenut , will you guys have any contributions? Come on man, send some over jamesmuglia@hotmail.com Also any newbies, who have any to offer? We'll get a big accumualation of songs, and we'll try to whittle them down to 10 for the project, the remainders can be leftovers for the next project. Each project will be 10 songs. What we need is a theme and a focus for 10 songs, what if we try a concept, like say "Time Part 2 (The Return: From 2120 to 2006)". Since 2095 - 1981 = 114, therefore if he went back to original time in 2120 time-transported time, it would be 114 years back to 2006. The liner note can be "This is one of those going back to the present after being in the future albums. 'Nuff said." Which will echo Jeff's simple liner note in Time about the concept of the album. We'll do a concept for cohesion but no need to go overboard on catering to the concept or changing any songs we feel are already complete. We can keep any songs submitted as they are, just weave them into a theme somehow. We will make a solid cohesive 10 song volume 2 of a board CD. Otherwise we can just say forget it and do The Beatles white attitude of several unrelated songs that are their own entities, which wouldn't be bad either. But for my part, I like the idea of a cohesive feel for this one; what is everyone else's opinion on that approach? Remember this will be slow-bake, I can't give any serious contributing until a few weeks from now. Jim |
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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 26, 2015 15:08:58 GMT
Jim, if there's enough songs, why trim them down to 10? You could make 12 as well...
I think the Sgt. Pepper idea could work.
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Post by jrmugz on Feb 27, 2015 1:18:14 GMT
Jim, if there's enough songs, why trim them down to 10? You could make 12 as well... I think the Sgt. Pepper idea could work. OK, if its not too many more and not too out of scope. Jim |
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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 27, 2015 2:02:29 GMT
Jim, if there's enough songs, why trim them down to 10? You could make 12 as well... I think the Sgt. Pepper idea could work. OK, if its not too many more and not too out of scope. Jim Just saying. Maybe we don't even get to 10... but I think we will have a few more contributors this time, so I think the number could be higher than for "Vol. 1". |
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Post by jrmugz on Feb 27, 2015 17:38:58 GMT
OK, if its not too many more and not too out of scope. Jim Just saying. Maybe we don't even get to 10... but I think we will have a few more contributors this time, so I think the number could be higher than for "Vol. 1". My point of reference is when I was growing up, my favorite bands like Foreigner and The Cars would traditionally have five songs on each side of the album each about 3 or 4 minutes long. So in my mind from my user experience, ten songs, in and out in 30 to 35 minutes or so, was how I liked it, so that's what I like to strive for making CDs, 10 songs that make their point and then let you get on with your life, not "oh geez how long until this thing is over." That's what I like on our first CD, 10 interesting songs, 30 minutes exactly, and then we're outta there. I know there is a case to be made for its the CD age, there is more room on CDs than on vinyl, and giving the buyer more bang for their buck. But since money isn't a factor, I really like the idea of a non-imposing ten-songer. If there are enough short ones and they all go together good, etc., I'm not against more than 10. So to me, its a matter of principle in some ways, not just how many we can cram onto one disk. I want to treat the listener like I would like to be treated. Something quick, to the point, and focused. Like I said in the PM, the concept doesn't have to be Time 2, or there can be no concept. But in the meantime any other suggestions for a quick and to the point concept we can lean on when making the songs and putting on the ones we have for now, etc.? Jim |
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Post by Helmut83 on Feb 27, 2015 17:47:26 GMT
Yeah, you are right about 10 songs. More could be too much and tire the listener.
Does someone have a good idea for a concept album?
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Post by jrmugz on Feb 27, 2015 21:26:13 GMT
Yeah, you are right about 10 songs. More could be too much and tire the listener. Does someone have a good idea for a concept album? I'm not saying I'm "right", just saying its my attitude which is purely subjective.  Jim |
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Post by BSJ on Feb 27, 2015 21:45:39 GMT
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?