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this will be my entry for the comp , it is a bit cleaner now I think , I have EQ'd the master channel a bit as well as I think some of the bottom end was sucked out in the upload last time. [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/mission-ray-v2"]Mission Ray V2 [/url]

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1361382991' post='1985121'] Has that been pinned to the FB page yet? [/quote] Ha Ha , every time I think I have got somewhere , the bar gets raised , Is it do-able? it might be the FB page admin that needs to do that if it is possible but I will see if I can do it from the map end. I was trying to add photos to the place tags but that is beyond me at the minute .

We use a couple of ADJ Led Cans , they are good but we never sem to be able to get the far enough away from the stage to spread what is quite a narrow beam , so we aim at the ceiling across the stage area and it spreads it well . I am not sure whether they would compliment what you have , maybe just more of the same might work , with a couple of the little laser effects or a simple scanner or maflower to get a bit of light onto the crowd ocassionally

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1361377884' post='1985015'] Bit late with this but, yes - right click the placemarker file under 'places' on the left hand side bar and it gives an option to email it. Works a treat - I emailed my entire route of a recent Mexico trip, uploaded from a datalogger. Edit - I am sure I have missed it, but is there a running order for this yet? [/quote] Cheers Paul , I have a public map that can be seen [url="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=210691614987351235849.0004d5f2ff114291042ee&msa=0&ll=53.87844,-1.362305&spn=11.570906,31.289063"]here[/url] , as long as I keep my eye open for the dates it should work OK .

Brillliant , really pleased it went well .

Well done Jim , well done for getting it off the ground [url="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=210691614987351235849.0004d5f2ff114291042ee&msa=0&ll=53.87844,-1.362305&spn=11.570906,31.289063"]BCBass Relay google map [/url] I hope that works , I will update it as and when the next event becomes obvious or completed ,

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1361019752' post='1979840'] [url="https://maps.google.com/"]https://maps.google.com/[/url] >> MY PLACES >> CREATE MAP ... then make it publicly available/editable [/quote] Haha , I have been having a play with google trying to do just that , but didn't know about that bit , I was messing with creating a google earth file with trhe route on and everything but it it was getting me confused . I shall create a sign in and have a look at that tommorrow . gigs a calling now though . Have a good one tonight Jim

Works fine for me , I can't tell the sublte differences in the mix , but it is a day since I listened to the original , it sounds sweet though

Ha Ha , just as I thought I was climbing the learning curve .........it just got steeper

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1360710817' post='1975392'] Thanks i will take that on board and will have a pop at a remix, did you listen through headphones, quality speakers or computer speakers/laptop? Have remixed it slightly and brought the bass up a touch, dropped the keys down very slightly, let me know if you think this is better? [/quote] I only have headphones on my lappy at the moment , we are in a decoration/re-arrange mode at the minute , with regard your work, the don't take my word as gospel, I am new to the critique of mixing , but I am considering how much the mixing is a part of a composition competition ? if, like my entry, the composition is instrumental, then I guess the mix is fundamental. but I like it I have tried to listen again , but I get a script error ? I will go again tomorrow .

many thanks for the kind words , I am just chuffed to get one in . [quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1360687914' post='1974721'] Would appreciate some feedback myself if anyone can spare the time. Cheers [url="https://soundcloud.com/9thaspect/beyond-words-entry-for"]https://soundcloud.c...words-entry-for[/url] [/quote] I really liked it , I think the overall ambience was lovely , I thought the bass could be higher and I thought the synth was a bit to far forward and 'pulsey' If you get my drift , but the same thing happened to mine on the soundcloud , my bass dropped a bit and a similar synth sound leapt out , But the composition was very appropriatte to the theme , very nice .

I am a composition virgin no more , my first entry , ooh er missus , I have really enjoyed having a go at this , thanks for all the help I have had so far , I am sure I will be back fo more . I don't totally understand, but the soundcloud mix I have uploaded does sound a bit different to my original, I think my synth sounds are a bit brighter. for your interest [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/radiation"]here [/url]

I have managed to record a resemblance of a composition and am reasonably confident of getting an entry in this month, but still consider myself very much a novice in composing, recording and mixing. My daughter asked to listen to what I had done so far , so I duly hit the play button in Reaper so she could hear it , a short while later she offers both her critique and help in mixing the work . whats more , judging by her observations, I think she understands some of the issues in my efforts Now I must say in my defence , she has learnt a bit of Cubase ( at school) , BUT , she is 12 years old , apparantly DAW is on the learning spectrum at that age now , all we did in music at that age was listen to an album that someone in the class brought in.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1360353765' post='1969303'] I don't go in for all this muscle memory stuff, it's just the brain. We don't have muscles in our fingers! [/quote] I always had the impression that muscle memory is just training the brain by repetition of the muscle movement. its kind of why you can pick your nose without really thinking about it ............. and then your mum shouts at you , then your wife , and then your kids , the dog ...........maybe not such a good analogy

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1360329066' post='1968682'] As some who has never practiced for the sake of practicing ........................................... People go on about muscle memory, but I just don't seem to have it. I have a sneaking suspicion that it is another symptom of the condition that most obviously manifests itself as dyslexia... [/quote] I am similar to you but I have started to do a bit of scale practise based on the fact that you only develop muscle memory if you give it something to memorise. I can pretty much play Summer of 69 blindfold , and that only comes from gigging it week after week for ???? years .

I was quite chuffed when I first realised that I could 'see' a bassline when hearing it , I think it just is as much like training your ear.

Thanks guys , If I can put a bit more time on it I will , I am still working my way around the software and there a few things that I have got to get my head around , but its all good fun .

OK then , I have had a go , I think I am at my limit , so I put up what I've done , I think it is an improvement on last months entry, and I have a few kind people to thank for pointing me in the right direction, whether I followed any of it however is for you to judge. I noticed the headphones comment earlier , headphones is all I have at the moment so that is my monitoring method, I guess that proper studio monitors are the way to go , but one step at a time [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/mission-ray"]Linky [/url]

Well done Jim , Ive dropped a post in here so that I can use it to load the map/ earth links as it develops, great to get it started . [url="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=210691614987351235849.0004d5f2ff114291042ee&msa=0&ll=53.87844,-1.362305&spn=11.570906,31.289063"]google BCRelay map [/url]

My Little Lappy is coping OK so far , it should be up to the job , the question now is ......am I

I fear this one may be a need a new computer , I don't think my laptop could handle that , still I will give it a try tommorrow.

Hi Ben , I am pretty new to the idea of mixing , but something that appears to be the crux of the issue is the seperation of the space for the sounds to be able to be heard properly and I reckon trying to record and mix live would be the hardest way of approaching it . To me the mix lacks the brightness that equing and shed loads of FX would bring if each track was done seperately, but I would have been happy with that as a recording of one of my gigs. With the sort of kit that DAW FX make on a track , I would shudder to think what hardware kit and time would be needed to do it live at a gig . Good work I reckon , but I am sure you will get some more practical advice from some guys who know stuff

Is this/are these mahoosive files ? my machine says it will take 15mins to download . I thought zips were really quick ?

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1359754690' post='1960031'] Not sure buddy. The google earth things a cool idea. Where there's no set route, I really wouldn't know what to suggest [/quote] I wasn't thinking in terms of planning the route , more of reporting it pictorally , IYSWIM , I will give it some thought and have a play .

Does anyone Know how to share Google Earth files? I can and will do a simple map trace like that in the first thread , but I was thinking I could do a google earth trace so that it could be followed in detail but I cant suss how to share the route on Earth or whether peeps would follow it at such detail , I could easily do the route and save as a picture and refresh that for each event . Any prefs Jim / Bcers ?