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designer45 wrote:

It looks as if hpotter134 has already covered the keys track, and I cannot yet play yet anyway (long story) so I guess keys are done 

Well I just noticed the played out both the keys and guitar on the guitar    Let's just use that.

I've been messing with ideas for the logo... When I read the name "Frozen Coco" I instantly thought of a coconut inside an ice cube for whatever reason, so I thought of using that.    Either that or the drink of the same name.

i play guitar and i am involved with graphic arts stuff
i'll give you an example in a bit

hpotter134 wrote:

Yeah, I intended to do two tracks, one with the actual guitar part, and one with the guitar covering the piano, but I forgot to separate them.

I sat down at the keyboard and banged something out...is it good enough? it's on SoundCloud like everything else.

I also redid the guitar part, to give you some more choice, and hopefully it's a bit less sloppy.

I like the sound of the bass!

Maybe we can get some vocal takes while we wait for the drums?

Ok, I'll download both tracks and I'll see what I can do with them    Yes, some vocal takes would be great as well    On the meantime I'm using MIDI drums and vocals to mix, haha.

zapps wrote:

i play guitar and i am involved with graphic arts stuff
i'll give you an example in a bit

Which graphic arts stuff, as in banners or something that perhaps would be suited to an album cover? Either would be great ;P

Last edited by technoguyx (2011-07-19 13:52:23)

here's my drum track for 'my voice to you': http://soundcloud.com/jslomba/my-voice-to-you-drums. make sure the drums don't come in until after the 2nd riff.

Last edited by jslomba (2011-07-19 14:12:41)

Change the font, then it'll be perfect.

Yeah, really needs a different font... Heh I just had a drawing of a rough logo somewhere, I'll take a pic of it quickly ;P

jslomba wrote:

here's my drum track for 'my voice to you': http://soundcloud.com/jslomba/my-voice-to-you-drums. make sure the drums don't come in until after the 2nd riff.

Sorry to say this but it's kinda sloppy still, I'm having trouble getting it to fit with the song    All I could really use was the first beat you did. Did you play along to the song like everyone else?

That font looks better imo, more "cold" which kinda fits the name of the band. Here's my quick sketch so we have more to pick:



Yes, that's a coconut in an ice cube. :B I posted it for the logo below though.

jslomba wrote:

how's this for the drum track?: http://soundcloud.com/jslomba/my-voice-to-you-2 also, what kind of mic do you guys use? my dad might buy me a new, better one.

I'll try using that one and I'll let you know how well it fits. Ideally you should use more than one microphone when recording drums but I understand you could have limitations on that (i.e. you can only record 1 mic at a time on most PCs)... Try getting one that can pick up low frequencies (less than 100 hz) well without distorting (clipping) since your current clips a lot when you hit the bass drum.

Btw, enable downloads for that track plz 

As for the account I guess it'd be fine but I'd rather not have one until we get this song done, so we can upload our songs (and at some point, music vids made on Scratch as well) to that account. I also think we should request a name change for this thread to something like "Frozen Coco - A Scratch Band" 

Last edited by technoguyx (2011-07-19 15:26:06)

Still can't fit the drums well    Could you perhaps tell me in which bar of the original score you join in to see if I'm right? Because it doesn't really seem like you're joining at the same time as the original drums. 

Regarding the logo:
I like technoguy's font. And maybe put the penguin in a lounge chair?

I can do graphic design if needed.

jslomba wrote:

hey guys, I'm getting a new snare drum tomorrow, so my drum set will sound much better. I'll have the drum part up by Saturday.

Hope it sounds better, now I listened to some recordings again and it sounds like it's tuned a bit too high.