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technoguyx wrote:

Obviously a definite order can't be decided now, especially when there might be more songs to come. It was just to give us an idea of how the album might sound.

I know the theme of Out of the Possible is really vague, and that's intentional, as it's a generic sad song.    Should I pick a specific theme for it, I'd say it's about being socially awkward, feeling guilty of causing this status, and attempting to escape it, eventually giving up in doing so at the end of the song ("What's the point now? There is none. What could I do? Live alone. (...) I'll have to cower out as to not confront it.").

These IGCSEs don't look much harder than the tests I'm given here in Chile (apparently, only few private schools use the IGCSE system), though still somewhat more complete. Education in Chile stinks.

A common misconception is that the IGCSEs are easier than GCEs (another examination). It's not. It certainly is not an easy exam though many take it lightly. I'm just an efficient guy who manages work very well. IGCSEs is a common stream of exams; I'm surprised you don't seem to have heard much of it. Since I manage time well, I hardly ever feel the stress get hold of me. IGCSEs are governed by Edexcel International. It is an international body. I've not heard of the education system in Chile. Are you sitting local or international exams next year (I presume that's when you have your O/Ls)?

And since the song is generic, I can't really step in to help out. It has no clear direction for me (it sounds vague), so I'll leave that to you.

Last edited by DIY (2012-05-22 09:59:51)

It's fine if you use Flashback 

That recording of Out of the Possible sounds pretty good, considering it's probably a quick take. I knew the song would suit you well    But yes, the background noise is a problem. But not a really big one (for me, at least), it's just about as noisy as the tracks you recorded for Crimson Love, and I could easily remove the noise off that with a Reaper  VST plugin, as it's a more or less constant noise. And even if I can't remove it entirely, the rest of the instruments will drown the noise out.

Your voice does sound much clearer than in the Crimson Love recordings, I noticed. If you could reduce the noise (because unless you're using a high-end mic, there's bound to be noise, most likely you won't be able to fully remove it), it would be perfect. Like DIY pointed out, it may be interference from various electrical appliances. I've also read dimmer interruptors, or using unshielded cables (audio or electrical) can cause quite a bit of interference.

@DIY: All tests here in Chile are local. Save for some few private schools, no international standardized tests are applied. 

technoguyx wrote:

That recording of Out of the Possible sounds pretty good, considering it's probably a quick take. I knew the song would suit you well    But yes, the background noise is a problem. But not a really big one (for me, at least), it's just about as noisy as the tracks you recorded for Crimson Love, and I could easily remove the noise off that with a Reaper  VST plugin, as it's a more or less constant noise. And even if I can't remove it entirely, the rest of the instruments will drown the noise out.

Your voice does sound much clearer than in the Crimson Love recordings, I noticed. If you could reduce the noise (because unless you're using a high-end mic, there's bound to be noise, most likely you won't be able to fully remove it), it would be perfect. Like DIY pointed out, it may be interference from various electrical appliances. I've also read dimmer interruptors, or using unshielded cables (audio or electrical) can cause quite a bit of interference.

It may have been the laptop? It was still turned on, just sitting on the desk, and it does tend to whirr a bit. I needed the laptop to see the words though, and to hear the tune. Maybe there's a way that I could get the MP3 version of the Noteflight?

At least the weird sort of popping noise is gone, and it really did sound awful! That was my main goal. To get rid of annoying popping noise.

LolaRose1892 wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

That recording of Out of the Possible sounds pretty good, considering it's probably a quick take. I knew the song would suit you well    But yes, the background noise is a problem. But not a really big one (for me, at least), it's just about as noisy as the tracks you recorded for Crimson Love, and I could easily remove the noise off that with a Reaper  VST plugin, as it's a more or less constant noise. And even if I can't remove it entirely, the rest of the instruments will drown the noise out.

Your voice does sound much clearer than in the Crimson Love recordings, I noticed. If you could reduce the noise (because unless you're using a high-end mic, there's bound to be noise, most likely you won't be able to fully remove it), it would be perfect. Like DIY pointed out, it may be interference from various electrical appliances. I've also read dimmer interruptors, or using unshielded cables (audio or electrical) can cause quite a bit of interference.

It may have been the laptop? It was still turned on, just sitting on the desk, and it does tend to whirr a bit. I needed the laptop to see the words though, and to hear the tune. Maybe there's a way that I could get the MP3 version of the Noteflight?

At least the weird sort of popping noise is gone, and it really did sound awful! That was my main goal. To get rid of annoying popping noise.

MP3 version meaning the track as a .wav file? There is a way, but it is the same as if you listen to it on Noteflight, so I'm not sure why you'll need it. 

DIY wrote:

There is a way, but it is the same as if you listen to it on Noteflight, so I'm not sure why you'll need it. 

Playing the song eats up quite a bit of CPU. Even using the Noteflight Java applet alone slows down my computer quite a bit, causing my notebook in particular to whirr while composing or listening to a song. LolaRose likely has the same problem, and the background noise we hear is the whirring being picked up by the mic. If she listened to the song in an external MP3 player, the notebook wouldn't use as much CPU and it'd ideally whirr less.

We can call "Out of the Possible" complete and ready for recording.    Which songs of yours do you need recorded, DIY? I'll try to record as many as possible this weekend.

(EDIT2: I noticed hpotter134 did a take on Out of the Possible. I didn't really like it, it's a bit out of tempo    Because of that and the changes I've recently made to it, @hpotter134: Can you record the song again?    )

(EDIT: The Opening and the "masterpiece", I suppose? I'll record those two plus Out of the Possible, then.)

Last edited by technoguyx (2012-05-23 21:59:13)

DIY wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

LolaRose1892 wrote:

Maybe there's a way that I could get the MP3 version of the Noteflight?

You can download a .wav directly from Noteflight. If I recall, you click on File, Export and then choose "WAV audio file", or something along those lines.

Yes, I noticed there's no popping now too. 

Came up with a chorus for Out of the Possible at school today:

I got to get this out of me
I need to speak up for myself
I cannot bear the pain I feel
Out of the Possible

I'd only have to modify the score slightly since the last verse is intentionally out of meter (the last syllable is a held note). I'll try to take care of that now.

Woah, I posted like just after you. 

Yeah, add the chorus lyrics now and that'll be complete. And that is exactly how I export it as a .wav on Noteflight.

Thanks guys!

I need it because my laptop whirrs, so it doesn't help my recording quality, but I need to be able to hear the music SOMEHOW and my little Walkman doesn't whirr at all, so... I'm sure you get what I mean now. 

AWESOME chorus BTW!

DIY wrote:

Great, glad to see we helped out. 

By when can you upload your track for 'Out of the Possible'?

I didn't realise that I was required to record it already, but I'll do that soon as I can.

It won't be tonight I don't think, or tomorrow because tonight there are people round for photos (AGAIN) and then tomorrow and Sunday I'll be at the caravan for a little break with my family. Monday I'll be at a choir practice, and Wednesday is piano, but I PROMISE I will try and squeeze it in somewhere. I could have done it yesterday, but I didn't know you wanted me to do it, as I knew hpotter had to try out for it.

Bottom line is, I'll do it soon, when I find time. 

LolaRose1892 wrote:

Out of interest, how old are you DIY? Just curious... If you don't wanna tell me then that's okay. 

I'm 15. Same as Techno I believe. How old are you? (if you don't mind answering that) 

technoguyx wrote:

DIY wrote:

I'm 15. Same as Techno I believe.

Yes, same.

I can have Out of the Possible recorded for tomorrow. I'm having a little trouble playing the Opening song, so either I play it with a different bass line, or DIY records bass for that song. The "masterpiece" shouldn't be hard, I should be able to get it done by tomorrow, or Sunday at most.

OK, cool. I know, the bass line for the opening song was made rather complex and fast. I am particular about keeping that bass line as it gives the jest of the song. I will play bass in that case. Hope to hear the other recordings soon.

LolaRose1892 wrote:

DIY wrote:

LolaRose1892 wrote:

Out of interest, how old are you DIY? Just curious... If you don't wanna tell me then that's okay. 

I'm 15. Same as Techno I believe. How old are you? (if you don't mind answering that) 

12, but 13 in middle of Summer! 

Wow, I must say you sound much mature than that, and that is a compliment! 

technoguyx wrote:

I swore you were around 14 after hearing your voice. That's a compliment in the same way DIY's comment above is. 

I'm uploading the bass to the untitled song in A minor (AKA the "masterpiece") now. I seriously didn't expect the song to be 7 minutes long. ._. I recorded the bass for Out of the Possible too, and I'll upload it as well. I just want to ask you, DIY, to upload the tracks in progress (as private tracks) a couple times before we release the album to the public, so any things wrong with the tracks (like the bass being inaudible, which caused pretty big problems a while ago) may be pointed out by us. No need to rush this album like we did with Crimson Love. 

I think the bass will be pretty audible this time, though - in Crimson Love the tracks weren't passed through amplification (virtual or real), which I think led to the tracks having pretty unstable dynamics and a far from full sound.    This time I'm passing all the tracks through 3rd Bass (my bass amp VST of preference).

Good. I agree, that'll make it quite audible. Thanks for uploading the bass tracks. I'll check them out when I have the time.

Meanwhile, I'll tell jslomba to record the drum tracks. Just out of interest, has hpotter uploaded his redone takes of "Out of the Possible" guitar tracks. If not, you could contact him through SoundCloud like you suggested since he seems to always post here when I do so.

The 7 minutes will be a fade out, or I might cut it short abruptly, so it shouldn't be nearly as long. 

LolaRose1892 wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

I swore you were around 14 after hearing your voice. That's a compliment in the same way DIY's comment above is. 

So now I'm a 12 year old who sounds like a 14 year old, is the height of the average 16 year old and is as crazy as a 5 year old! Whoop! 

LOLZ!