Cool..thanks! I likely won't mess with velocities much at all for the drums, unless there are parts that sounds like total ass without tweaking. Is this okay?
How about a friendly guitar tone competition?
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Yeah, totally, keep it consistent! And if you haven't listened to the DI's, it's just the main riff from the song (about 1 1/2 minutes in) repeated once, so it's not like you'll need to do much 
The only tricky part is going to be getting the drum file tempo to match...I believe the Guitar Pro file I pulled the midi from was mapped at 90bpm, which is half time. Since you recorded at 170, I'll change the tempo to 85...that should work fine.
Just an FYI, I probably won't have the files ready until 11pm CDT tonight after I get home from band rehearsal.
Just an FYI, I probably won't have the files ready until 11pm CDT tonight after I get home from band rehearsal.
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Consider yourself in. Impulses will be just fine, it looks like thats what most people will be using
I will most likely make it one thread with several rounds, or several threads each having one round. It depends on the final number of participants. I personally don't think its all that important how the tone is achieved...its the end result that matters so I don't think I'll make two seperate categories. I can give a few different awards though. We'd have an all around winner...and we'd have the best impulse/best original recording etc. Depends on the scoring system I'll be using.
If I'm making a thread per round, I can just use the thread polls. If we do several rounds in one thread...people are probably going to have to pm me or post the amount of points they award to the clips or something. Again, this will depend on the final number of participants. Once we have the backing track + DI in order, I will close the applications and work on the specifics of scoring, rounds and all that goodness. It'll come, and I'll make it work.
cool beans
Awesome. Once we have a bassline and drumline to match Marcus his DI's we'll be good to go! If I can get the bassline and drumline this friday, I'll close participant entry on Monday. Then everyone will have one week to get their shit together and email me the end result. In other words:
If I have the DI's, Drums and Bass Friday:
Last day to enter: Sunday
Deadline to submit the recordings to me: Next sunday
I will make the competition thread: Monday after
I will be PMing everyone who entered with all the needed data and soundfiles so everyone who entered will know whats up.
Either several threads each being a round...or several rounds in one thread. Don't worry, you won't have to vote on 20+ tracks in one go. Besides, that would mean its over too fast...like 10 second masturbation. The number of rounds/threads will depend on the number of participants. Don't worry I'll make this work.
I personally think drums + bass would be best. However, I can offer them seperately to the participants so they can choose for themselves how they want to present their guitar tone.
I will keep track of all the clips and who made them. Most likely I'll have everyone send me their entry, with their username in the filename. I will then copy and rename, and label them A or B or whatever and upload them for voters. I'll keep track of which track was made by who. Unless someone doesn't trust me, then I guess we can make it public. I think keeping the maker a secret would be better though.
You're in
Participating:
Mark G
Necromancer197666
Dandelium
Metaltastic
200contourSVT
LosingReality
Maamar Hug
BrettT
CatharsisStudios
Nukular! (30% chance though :S)
fin
jhakwe
emdprodukt
keiffer
Joematthews
habsburg
phase
hkollner
The Shred (if it takes 2 weeks)
slayercannibalsuffohead
GuitarGodgt
TheXRatedDodo
Nebulous (unless amp fuckedness persists)
Calippo Tecks
Killzone2kx
JeroenV
TheWinterSnow
sirscratch01
thedonutman
opeth57
Icony
MetalMiller
Neil Mad
Goddamn Guitar
Felix Neumann
lolzgreg
MT01
88mph
::XeS::
Melb Shredder
Jex
Teddyboy
OctoberRust
Mancha
In short
If Brett can get me the Drum track and Bass track this friday 17, sunday 19 will be the last day to enter the competition. Sunday the 25th will be the deadline to submit your work to me. In other words, you have one week from the application deadline. You can pm me with a link to your files, or email me at cabal000@hotmail.com. You can send me a link, but I would prefer if you email me the actual files. Please put your username in the file name! Also let me know if it is an original recording, or if you used the supplied DI files. Make sure you get your files to me before Monday the 26th.
For those of you too lazy to check out this thread, no worries. I will PM all participants with the needed DI and backing files, along with instructions and deadlines.
I will work out exactly how to do the voting process once I have all the files, so I know how many rounds etc. will be needed. It looks like there will be several rounds where the winner will go on to the next round. This will most likely be a new thread per round since I can then put a poll in the first post. However, if you guys prefer it I can also just make a single thread, where you vote by posting. This will be a closed competition though. I will keep track of who made which track, and then post up the creators at the end. This way you can't go OMG Goddamn Guitar made that one, so it must be the best.
At the end when we have a winner...I will announce who made that particular file. I will also post up honorable mentions such as best impulse recording, best original recording.
Before I forget...a big thanks to Marcus for making the DI's and a big thanks to Brett for making the drums + bass tracks. Also many thanks to Opeth57 for offering his band material! I'd also like to thank my mother for giving birth to me, couldn't have done it without her!
Consider yourself in. Impulses will be just fine, it looks like thats what most people will be using
I will most likely make it one thread with several rounds, or several threads each having one round. It depends on the final number of participants. I personally don't think its all that important how the tone is achieved...its the end result that matters so I don't think I'll make two seperate categories. I can give a few different awards though. We'd have an all around winner...and we'd have the best impulse/best original recording etc. Depends on the scoring system I'll be using.
If I'm making a thread per round, I can just use the thread polls. If we do several rounds in one thread...people are probably going to have to pm me or post the amount of points they award to the clips or something. Again, this will depend on the final number of participants. Once we have the backing track + DI in order, I will close the applications and work on the specifics of scoring, rounds and all that goodness. It'll come, and I'll make it work.
cool beans
Awesome. Once we have a bassline and drumline to match Marcus his DI's we'll be good to go! If I can get the bassline and drumline this friday, I'll close participant entry on Monday. Then everyone will have one week to get their shit together and email me the end result. In other words:
If I have the DI's, Drums and Bass Friday:
Last day to enter: Sunday
Deadline to submit the recordings to me: Next sunday
I will make the competition thread: Monday after
I will be PMing everyone who entered with all the needed data and soundfiles so everyone who entered will know whats up.
Either several threads each being a round...or several rounds in one thread. Don't worry, you won't have to vote on 20+ tracks in one go. Besides, that would mean its over too fast...like 10 second masturbation. The number of rounds/threads will depend on the number of participants. Don't worry I'll make this work.
I personally think drums + bass would be best. However, I can offer them seperately to the participants so they can choose for themselves how they want to present their guitar tone.
I will keep track of all the clips and who made them. Most likely I'll have everyone send me their entry, with their username in the filename. I will then copy and rename, and label them A or B or whatever and upload them for voters. I'll keep track of which track was made by who. Unless someone doesn't trust me, then I guess we can make it public. I think keeping the maker a secret would be better though.
I`d like to take part in this as well
If it`s not too late, count me in!
You're in
Participating:
Mark G
Necromancer197666
Dandelium
Metaltastic
200contourSVT
LosingReality
Maamar Hug
BrettT
CatharsisStudios
Nukular! (30% chance though :S)
fin
jhakwe
emdprodukt
keiffer
Joematthews
habsburg
phase
hkollner
The Shred (if it takes 2 weeks)
slayercannibalsuffohead
GuitarGodgt
TheXRatedDodo
Nebulous (unless amp fuckedness persists)
Calippo Tecks
Killzone2kx
JeroenV
TheWinterSnow
sirscratch01
thedonutman
opeth57
Icony
MetalMiller
Neil Mad
Goddamn Guitar
Felix Neumann
lolzgreg
MT01
88mph
::XeS::
Melb Shredder
Jex
Teddyboy
OctoberRust
Mancha
In short
If Brett can get me the Drum track and Bass track this friday 17, sunday 19 will be the last day to enter the competition. Sunday the 25th will be the deadline to submit your work to me. In other words, you have one week from the application deadline. You can pm me with a link to your files, or email me at cabal000@hotmail.com. You can send me a link, but I would prefer if you email me the actual files. Please put your username in the file name! Also let me know if it is an original recording, or if you used the supplied DI files. Make sure you get your files to me before Monday the 26th.
For those of you too lazy to check out this thread, no worries. I will PM all participants with the needed DI and backing files, along with instructions and deadlines.
I will work out exactly how to do the voting process once I have all the files, so I know how many rounds etc. will be needed. It looks like there will be several rounds where the winner will go on to the next round. This will most likely be a new thread per round since I can then put a poll in the first post. However, if you guys prefer it I can also just make a single thread, where you vote by posting. This will be a closed competition though. I will keep track of who made which track, and then post up the creators at the end. This way you can't go OMG Goddamn Guitar made that one, so it must be the best.
At the end when we have a winner...I will announce who made that particular file. I will also post up honorable mentions such as best impulse recording, best original recording.
Before I forget...a big thanks to Marcus for making the DI's and a big thanks to Brett for making the drums + bass tracks. Also many thanks to Opeth57 for offering his band material! I'd also like to thank my mother for giving birth to me, couldn't have done it without her!
sash poask
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ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
i'll give it a go, practice cant hurt
Roger
Voorruit dan maar, omdat jij het bent he
Participating:
Mark G
Necromancer197666
Dandelium
Metaltastic
200contourSVT
LosingReality
Maamar Hug
BrettT
CatharsisStudios
Nukular! (30% chance though :S)
fin
jhakwe
emdprodukt
keiffer
Joematthews
habsburg
phase
hkollner
The Shred (if it takes 2 weeks)
slayercannibalsuffohead
GuitarGodgt
TheXRatedDodo
Nebulous (unless amp fuckedness persists)
Calippo Tecks
Killzone2kx
JeroenV
TheWinterSnow
sirscratch01
thedonutman
opeth57
Icony
MetalMiller
Neil Mad
Goddamn Guitar
Felix Neumann
lolzgreg
MT01
88mph
::XeS::
Melb Shredder
Jex
Teddyboy
OctoberRust
Mancha
Sash Poask
ahjteam
Yarrick19
Zento
I vote one thread per round, so we can have multiple polls! And no prob. on the DI's, my pleasure!
Jaymz
Stymphalian Productions
Looks like ill make this in time *as long as UPS dosen't use their "shake and bake" technique on my interface parcel...
Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
I've got an idea that I "think" would be legal.
Remember the remix that lacuna coil posted?
Well I still have those tracks so all we would need is for them to be re done for DI tracks and then everyone has the same backing tracks.
Remember the remix that lacuna coil posted?
Well I still have those tracks so all we would need is for them to be re done for DI tracks and then everyone has the same backing tracks.
CatharsisStudios
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- Jun 25, 2008
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I had to create the drum beat from scratch, as the midi file I had was completely lame, and wrong. It may not be exactly like the song, but it's close and should work fine for the purpose of the thread.
Also, I trimmed a bit of silence at the beginning and the end of Marcus's DI's a hair so that it syncs right up with the beat and both can be easily looped together to extend the time of the test....Mark has the links to the files.
I have not had time to tweak the Bass DI's...maybe later today after I get off of work.
Also, I trimmed a bit of silence at the beginning and the end of Marcus's DI's a hair so that it syncs right up with the beat and both can be easily looped together to extend the time of the test....Mark has the links to the files.
I have not had time to tweak the Bass DI's...maybe later today after I get off of work.
Thanks again Brett, I really appreciate it. I'm downloading the files now, and I'll put them up here in a package once I have everything.
*edit*
Here is a quick preview. I used the drums and trimmed DI racks I received from Brett. I just slapped a quick SoloC on it for you guys to get an idea. Didn't want to mess around with it...since that could be considered as extra practice for me and I don't want to create an unfair advantage.
http://www.box.net/shared/rek4cxxhzp
Sounds to me like those drums will work just fine! Can't wait for the bass line from Brett, and we'll be good to go. I'm not 100% sure yet if we'll use the bass...since it already sounds pretty good without. I'll give it a listen once I get it, then decide what to do.
Participating:
Mark G
Necromancer197666
Dandelium
Metaltastic
200contourSVT
LosingReality
Maamar Hug
BrettT
CatharsisStudios
Nukular! (30% chance though :S)
fin
jhakwe
emdprodukt
keiffer
Joematthews
habsburg
phase
hkollner
The Shred (if it takes 2 weeks)
slayercannibalsuffohead
GuitarGodgt
TheXRatedDodo
Nebulous (unless amp fuckedness persists)
Calippo Tecks
Killzone2kx
JeroenV
TheWinterSnow
sirscratch01
thedonutman
opeth57
Icony
MetalMiller
Neil Mad
Goddamn Guitar
Felix Neumann
lolzgreg
MT01
88mph
::XeS::
Melb Shredder
Jex
Teddyboy
OctoberRust
Mancha
Sash Poask
ahjteam
Yarrick19
Zento
I think we should have bass, as some people will overcompensate for the low end on the guitars if there is no bass there, and that can scew the results. I'll fuck around with the midi bass track and see if I can get a good, usable bass sound...if not, then I'll just record the bass DI myself using my Deluxe Jazz Bass. Problem is, I won't have my real bass until Sunday (it's at rehearsal space).
I think I should be able to get a pretty convincing bass tone using the midi file, though.
I think I should be able to get a pretty convincing bass tone using the midi file, though.
