lurksalot

[quote name='Indy' timestamp='1476817857' post='3157593'] HI all, wasn't sure if i was going to enter an effort this month, wanted to do a stomping guitar tune for this but couldn't get anywhere with it. Came back after a long nightshift, sat at the computer, looked at the picture, felt a little sad, and came up with a tune, wrote some lyrics with reference to the picture and then recorded it live (not sure if this is allowed so feel free to bin it if I'm breaking rules!). Apologies for my voice and its my first ever effort as a piano song! Listened to some of the efforts so far and they are all brilliant and proper compositions, mines a very simple effort but its based on what I got from the pic, hence it being called Bones! https://soundcloud.com/thevelvetknock/boneslive [/quote] Pretty much any recording method is fine, no problem

I used to buy it , but half the mag seemed to be printed with white text on a black background or some other 'trendy' way of displaying text , and I found it a PITA to read , so I stopped looking for it in the end

You get fenders on the side of boats as well

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1476395277' post='3154033'] Got mine done bar the listen-to-it-a-million-times-on-every-speaker stage............ [/quote] I get to that point except I dont actually get to listen on every speaker , what happens with me, is that I listen to it a million times just to try and like the thing , then by the time I have convinced myself that it is actually worth anything, I have got to like the version I did first . The dark arts of production are ever elusive to me

Cheers I'll try that

A real simple start up and cheap as chips is an Ampkit it plays inline through a little box that your phone or tablet plugs into , it then goes to the interface and the DAW so no latency and it records exactly what you hear, if you monitor from the interface rather than teh ADW At the minute I am using a waves gtr set up which has some awesome tones for guitar and bass , but I have to use it once as a stand alone to monitor and then add as an FX on the track when playing back , other wise the DAW real time monitoring latency ruins the job !

excellent , though subtlety will often pass me by, I loved it dude , bass track was awesome , top stuff , voted I have to say though the fact the blurb and title states ' Mastered by Abbey Road Studios' probably helps the ears define the mix on its own to some If I'm honest I am not sure that the tempo fits with the sentiment of the lyric , but when did sentiment ever matter on the dance floor great work ,

yep , even I can hear the difference there !! particularly the very trilly bits , the first run it almost sounded like clipping , but with the after it was a distinct trilly bit , I think it needs mixing down a bit now

there are always some people who know it all and like to tell , me I know next to nothing ...BUT... I love my little 2i2 and may upgrade to the new generation one , just enjoy it and when you have found its limits yourself , you can judge it , dive in

Wow , if you've got that lot and know how to get the sounds on to a DAW , I reckon you've cracked it It took me months to get that far with just an interface and Reaper I am sure if you ask specifics you'll get answers but as I recall you tube have a fantastic array of tutorials to get you past those sticky moments when you just want to throw the lot in the nearest skip and crack open that bottle to cry into

how do you adjust the buffer , I have small latency issues just overdubbing stuff , though I understand the latest generation focusright kit does a great job of reducing this ,

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1475431274' post='3145861'] I'm struggling to get my teeth into this. Never mind; chin up and crack on, eh..? [/quote] Aye, socket to them Dad !

I thought Nazca lines were the ways that they went around the track, keeping close to apex while slipstreaming each other I'll get my coat ......

[size=6]Roll up , Roll up , Roll up[/size] [size=6]October's challenge is all go [/size] [size=6]good luck all [/size][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/292782-october-composition-challenge-get-writing-yall/page__pid__3145091#entry3145091"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/292782-october-composition-challenge-get-writing-yall/page__pid__3145091#entry3145091[/url]

[color=#A52A2A][font=tahoma, geneva, sans-serif][size=6]October's Composition Challenge starts Here........ Hooray [/size][/font][/color] After a deserved [size=3][size=4]win by Mornats in Septembers comp, he has kindly offered up this great picture for your inspiration this month [/size][/size] In the words of Mornats himself.... "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So here's my pic. It's October, and that means Hallowe'en. So even though it's on a similar feel to last month I think there could be a more humorous element to this one - just check out the expression on his "face"! The pic is one that I took in Peru several years ago and is of a 500+ year old Inca mummy that was placed in an open grave at Nazca. They're all just sitting there in holes in the ground. There's very little erosion around there (hence how the Nazca lines have survived) and they look rather fresh and still have hair. "[/font][/color] [size=5][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So dive in and fill your boots !!!![/font][/color][/size] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Small print and Rules etc[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2]By entering the competition you agree to the Basschat Terms and Conditions and Forum Guidelines, which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell:[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2][b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive[/b]. If your track contains explicit lyrics, for example, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it. [b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds included in your track[/b] (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat accept no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. If we spot any breaches of copyright then your track will be removed from the competition. [b]3) Entries should be no more than five minutes long and written/produced during the month of the competition[/b], taking inspiration from the photo provided. No cheating![/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Any Questions just ask in the thread and all will become clear.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][b]Deadline for entries is midnight on Monday 24th October ........[/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][size=4] so go get em floyd [/size][/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='bassinvader36' timestamp='1475325229' post='3145048'] so wheres the new pic? [/quote] I guess its with Skol , I'll see if I can help out here if he is a bit busy

Bloody hell Dad , you get to stay up at least one night a month then ;-) Well done Mr Mornats sir a quality presentation , well deserved . Many thanks to those that suffered lurksalittles screams and even more to those that showed their appreciation for the lurks family endeavours

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1475006432' post='3142302'] Well, that had to be the highest scoring round of them all so far! (I rate each track out of 10 to try and find 3 winners.) Some great tunes here everyone [/quote] I do that as well , and even then have to use half points to differentiate

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1474712844' post='3139991'] Blimey! The quality gets better every month. [/quote] some great pieces in there , a hard choice again but I have voted , well done to all

I was about to post earlier that you had been quiet this month , still , I guess being busy elsewhere is on the excuse list somewhere Look forward to the share though

Mine is up now , I didnt go for a wordy lyric but tried to use some sound samples to tell the story , the daughters idea to be honest , but I think it fills the space a lot better than any of my singing would do https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/black-and-blue

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1474134618' post='3135884'] [url="http://soundiron.com/collections/choirs/products/elvish-choir"]http://soundiron.com...ts/elvish-choir[/url] [/quote] Maybe not quite dark enough for me , though the pitch could be about right

I have the bones down now , but I think it needs some vocalisation slapped all over it now , this should be fun

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1473400384' post='3129756'] I'm only now, shaking off your entry from last month. [/quote]

I have got a guitar effects VST and I'm gonna use it ! I have more guitar and bass effects, amps and knobs to twiddle that I know what to do with , but hey, expect some, loudly, this month