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lundfamily3 wrote:

i can't record guys! every time i am half way through i have something...    i think i should quit since i know u guys wouldnt want me if i can't sing that often anymore

Yeah, that would be a problem. I have currently consulted FreshStudios who seems a good singer, so that should not be a problem.

Yeah, we don't need cover art for every single song. We aren't even releasing them all as singles.

(Today, we had conferences at school, so school ended early and I'm at home.)

OK, I haven't had any involvement in the making of this album except for some horribly made recordings that are terribly uneven.  I haven't even let my parents or piano teacher know about this and I have to secretly record when my parents aren't at home. As fg123 said, I treat this as a side project and I don't really take it VERY seriously.

I had a huge piano competition I was preparing for and I've been practicing my concerto like crazy. It was yesterday and I got first place, so now I got a heavy load of work off of me and I can be more free now. DIY, I don't want to let you down. I'll record Gone and Reload afterwards, and it will be a good take, at or above par 

a1130 wrote:

(Today, we had conferences at school, so school ended early and I'm at home.)

OK, I haven't had any involvement in the making of this album except for some horribly made recordings that are terribly uneven.  I haven't even let my parents or piano teacher know about this and I have to secretly record when my parents aren't at home. As fg123 said, I treat this as a side project and I don't really take it VERY seriously.

I had a huge piano competition I was preparing for and I've been practicing my concerto like crazy. It was yesterday and I got first place, so now I got a heavy load of work off of me and I can be more free now. DIY, I don't want to let you down. I'll record Gone and Reload afterwards, and it will be a good take, at or above par 

I was waiting for that. I have done a rough mix already during the long time that has passed since then (as mentioned above). If you produce a good recording, I'll consider adding it in.

So, pretty much everything is done except the vocals? I still think it'd be worth waiting for a1130's piano tracks - it makes no sense to have him here if he doesn't record anything. Obviously we want the best possible tracks though, and I hope a1130 can record them well this time. Changing a whole track and mixing the whole song with it isn't as hard as it sounds in my experience, as long as it's a good track. 

If almost everything is done, I think we can start thinking about the cover art and advertising. There's a collab for a Scratch radio right here, I'll see what it's about.

Another thing we could do is randomly follow people on our Soundcloud some days before the release, maybe with a small sneak peek. They follow back (it's like in Twitter, kinda), they all listen to the EP when it's released and some of them will like it. :3 Just to expand our territory a little beyond Scratch. ;P

DIY wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

Another thing we could do is randomly follow people on our Soundcloud some days before the release, maybe with a small sneak peek. They follow back (it's like in Twitter, kinda), they all listen to the EP when it's released and some of them will like it. :3 Just to expand our territory a little beyond Scratch. ;P

Yeah, that's great! Techno, remember to e-mail me the passwords to the SoundCloud and BandCamp accounts if ever you plan to leave Scratch (like you were contemplating earlier on). I plan to stick around for a long time, so only if you are leaving maybe much later on, just remember to do so. 

Maybe we could share the accounts, us two. In any case, I think it's better for you to be the main owner of the accounts - mixing is currently your job and you could upload everything directly from your computer (which would be 300+ MB on Bandcamp - you must upload everything in .wav).

So, when everything is done, I'll get on the account and spend about an hour following people, and some days later you upload the EP.

OK, I re-recorded Gone (you can find it here)  and this recording does not have any delay, is pretty even (even if it's uneven, it's only slightly off tempo and doesn't affect the other tracks). However, I can't view Reload! It tells me to log in, and I log in. Then it says, "Sorry, you do not have permission to read this score." Weird...

All4one wrote:

I'm really excited to hear the new EP! Is it called "Crimson Love"?

By the way, could you guys send me one of your songs via secret account, for use in Scratchtunes? Once I comment saying I've received it, you can delete the project, to prevent leaking.

Sorry if you think I'm hounding you guys. 

Yeah, it's called Crimson Love. I came up with the name! 

After the songs are released officially, you can have the tracks. I don't think it's a good idea to send the tracks before they are released. 

@ a1130: I don't have much free time to mix again, as I mentioned. Audacity keeps crashing on my computer, and I was aware of that. I saved a .wav file as I told techno. I'm sorry, but there's nothing that can be done now since you were holding my duties up. I simply don't have the time. And Reload's done anyway. The Noteflight score is alright. All songs are done...

Last edited by DIY (2012-03-22 21:59:36)

DIY wrote:

@ a1130: I don't have much free time to mix again, as I mentioned. Audacity keeps crashing on my computer, and I was aware of that. I saved a .wav file as I told techno. I'm sorry, but there's nothing that can be done now since you were holding my duties up. I simply don't have the time. And Reload's done anyway. The Noteflight score is alright. All songs are done...

Oh great.[/sarcasm] So, this whole album doesn't have any involvement by me, and my tracks aren't going to be used. Everything is over, and you're gonna release Crimson Love and leave me lying there in the dust... 

Why don't you let techno add my tracks? maybe that could help...    He is right, it's not worth choosing me if I can't get involved in anything.

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a1130 wrote:

DIY wrote:

@ a1130: I don't have much free time to mix again, as I mentioned. Audacity keeps crashing on my computer, and I was aware of that. I saved a .wav file as I told techno. I'm sorry, but there's nothing that can be done now since you were holding my duties up. I simply don't have the time. And Reload's done anyway. The Noteflight score is alright. All songs are done...

Oh great.[/sarcasm] So, this whole album doesn't have any involvement by me, and my tracks aren't going to be used. Everything is over, and you're gonna release Crimson Love and leave me lying there in the dust... 

Why don't you let techno add my tracks? maybe that could help...    He is right, it's not worth choosing me if I can't get involved in anything.

I think I should be the one being annoyed about how this album was being held up. For the record, school finished, and I tried mixing your track, feeling sorry for you not making any contribution. After three takes, I am stunned at how the tempo has not been perfected at all. It tails off in the middle. This is the same problem we had with our previous pianist. By delaying and doing all this, I think you've left the band 'lying there in the dust'.

Techno cannot add your tracks since he is grounded. I'm pretty sure he can't find the time to do so, that's why he handed duties to me. Maybe it's not worth choosing you, if you aren't going to produce polished recordings... We'll need to think that over, Techno and I, for the betterment of the band.

Sorry to be so harsh, but there's really no need for you to get annoyed.

@veggieman001: Audacity v1.2.6 keeps crashing on my second computer, which is old. My new one has Reaper, FL Studio, etc., so I knew this would happen. I can't save a multi-track file...

Last edited by DIY (2012-03-23 06:05:30)

DIY wrote:

Techno, who do you think should sing Gone? It seems to suit a guy (I am now convinced that Reload suits a female's voice), so are you up for singing it? You could ask hpotter134 since he said he could sing too a while back. It would be pointless if we just pulled in a singer for this song.

I propose we stick to a five-person band [you on bass (I can help you out in tough songs like Reload  ), jslomba on drums, hpotter134 on acoustic guitar/banjo, me on piano (now that a1130 does not seem a great choice due to his timing issue, plus I don't have a fixed musical spot in the band; my timing's impeccable  ) and a fifth female singer to do the female oriented songs].

That would be a great line-up, and we could work as one unit rather than dragging other musician (with the exception of stand-in musicians like locker99). We could get stuff done much quicker and like a real band, have the same committed members.

I'm still unsure of FreshStudios being vocalist because she has not come online in a while.    You, hpotter134 and I could sing Gone, but I'd be thrilled to see one of you two sing it. It's your song after all! 

A male singer and a female singer, kind of like Fleetwood Mac!

I had a very strong urge to mention that. 

Last edited by All4one (2012-03-23 13:46:35)

Well, if you were really looking for a vocalist to a point where you would look for a  temporary one (permanent is too much of a commitment for me), I created a cover for Gone a few months ago and I could post the vocal track.

Last edited by zippynk (2012-03-23 23:08:59)