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jslomba wrote:

jslomba wrote:

I just finished another song. I used the cello as a substitute for guitar again since it fits the song better. I hope you consider using it.

Listened to it before, sounds good. The intro sounds a bit shallow if you ask me, not sure if adding other instruments there would sound good. You should try using the Electric Bass instrument instead of the Bass (which is actually a double bass iirc) one, sounds better to me at least.

technoguyx wrote:

LolaRose1892 wrote:

So, getting down to buisness. 

Now that I'm doing harmony, what do I need to record? 

Well, the only song with lyrics so far is Out of the Possible. I think it we could experiment with some additional harmony at spots (making the chorus a 3-part harmony between Mari, you and me). You could try to come up with something in the meanwhile, not necessarily recording it.

That could be fun! Will do~ 

Sorry I haven't posted anything in the last day or so. Anyhow, DIY, you said you had something important to talk to me about?

ContinentalRain wrote:

Sorry I haven't posted anything in the last day or so. Anyhow, DIY, you said you had something important to talk to me about?

Thanks for posting here Mari as I told you to through Tumblr. 

First of all, I need you to stay online so we can chat about this development in detail. Do you reckon you can do that?

Anyway, I want you to have a look at this song of mine. The lyrics to it are not complete in the second verse, as you may see (it follows the same melody as the first) and we may add a separate bit for the female interlude, or leave it as it is.

Before I proceed any further, are you going to be online for a while?

ContinentalRain wrote:

Yeah, I'll be here for a bit. I have to go to lunch sometime soon, but I'll probably be online long enough for us to discuss this 

Let me get my computer really quick so I can listen to the song. (Can't use Noteflight on an iPad  )

Yeah, what I did was, I got the app for my iPad so that I could view Noteflight scores. I suggest you do the same; it's worth it and convenient, specially for me (I'm on the move a lot during this three month vacation). 

Did you give it a listen? It's our most contrasting song as of yet (it has so many melodies merged into it) and came off as an experimental song of mine. The duet parts sing the same notes, in the verse and chorus (where both male and female sing). To some, it'll be great, to others, it's probably crap (as is with any experimental piece XD), but many of my friends seem to like the idea. I know you were excited about doing this duet. What do you think of it?

ContinentalRain wrote:

DIY wrote:

ContinentalRain wrote:

Yeah, I'll be here for a bit. I have to go to lunch sometime soon, but I'll probably be online long enough for us to discuss this 

Let me get my computer really quick so I can listen to the song. (Can't use Noteflight on an iPad  )

Yeah, what I did was, I got the app for my iPad so that I could view Noteflight scores. I suggest you do the same; it's worth it and convenient, specially for me (I'm on the move a lot during this three month vacation). 

Did you give it a listen? It's our most contrasting song as of yet (it has so many melodies merged into it) and came off as an experimental song of mine. The duet parts sing the same notes, in the verse and chorus (where both male and female sing). To some, it'll be great, to others, it's probably crap (as is with any experimental piece XD), but many of my friends seem to like the idea. I know you were excited about doing this duet. What do you think of it?

I did listen to it, it's good    There's a chance that I might have to work on hitting some of the high notes, though... I should warn you, I don't have a particularly wide vocal range. xD

Alright, I'd love to hear a demo of you singing it though. Could you send me an e-mail with a demo of you singing it anytime soon (preferably today)? I'm surprised you don't have a wide vocal range, but your voice sounds great as it is! 

Can you do that? (You'll have to stay online a bit longer though, I have more stuff to address so we can get some solid progress on this song)

ContinentalRain wrote:

DIY wrote:

ContinentalRain wrote:

I did listen to it, it's good    There's a chance that I might have to work on hitting some of the high notes, though... I should warn you, I don't have a particularly wide vocal range. xD

Alright, I'd love to hear a demo of you singing it though. Could you send me an e-mail with a demo of you singing it anytime soon (preferably today)? I'm surprised you don't have a wide vocal range, but your voice sounds great as it is! 

Can you do that? (You'll have to stay online a bit longer though, I have more stuff to address so we can get some solid progress on this song)

I unfortunately won't be able to record anything until next week, I'm out of town and staying with some family friends, and therefore have no access to recording equipment (or a quiet place where I feel comfortable singing, for that matter).

But I can stay online for just a little bit longer, I think.

Oh that's fine, I remember you mentioning that on Tumblr in one of our previous conversations too. So long as you remember to do so (I understand it's holiday time and stuff, but can you upload by, say, Tuesday?). It's important we fix a deadline as I am going to do some recording for the new songs too and need to get down to mixing.

Also, while you're at it (you can do this on vacation I suppose), is it OK by you to make an attempt at finishing the lyrics to my song? I have composed whole scores on Noteflight on this long vacation, so I hope you'll be able to put down some lyrics during yours.

I know you are great in that department (your originals are awesome in lyrical arrangement) so I guess you can do that? 

EDIT: Just saw your edit. 

It's fine. I hope it won't be long though. I'll be online for the next four hours or so (I am online a lot  ), but please do try and make it quick, for I shall be checking on my Twitter as well and won't be able to make a speedy reply.

Unless you want to chat on Twitter?

Last edited by DIY (2012-07-19 11:53:32)

jslomba wrote:

I got the recording done for Out of the Possible

All right. Hopefully we can finish recording the song soon.

Well, I now have all tracks for Out of the Possible except for the piano. I might make a quick raw mix to get an idea of what it sounds like, when I can (gotta go out right now). Nice job on that track jslomba 

ContinentalRain wrote:

Also, I was reading through the newest posts, and I just wanted to mention - Lola, apology accepted. I totally understand; I tend to be a bit snappish with people when I'm in a bad mood as well. xD

Thanks Mari~ 
I totally didn't mean to offend you in any way, but then when DIY said that you might find it a bit hurtful I did see what he meant, and I am still REALLY sorry 
You're an AMAZING singer. Way better than I am xD

technoguyx wrote:

Parents will be out tomorrow morning; that means I'll record Out of the Possible's male vocals    and watch MLP

Most of the ideas I'm coming up with now are for my own songs.    I mentioned many pages ago that I wanted to start a solo career, maybe releasing a short album fan-names-price. Likely release some singles to get my name around a bit.

I still gotta figure out how to record guitar decently. I can get quite good sounds out of my cheap-o amp and a bass multieffect unit, but using VST guitar effects I can barely get anything decent. D: May I ask how do you record guitar tracks, DIY? I would mic my amp but my current mic is horrid and I'm bankrupt as of now. >.>

Glad to hear about the male vocals. 

I have a mixer unit, to which two massive speakers are connected (they stand about a metre up from the ground and are quite wide). That gives me a good overall sound for any instrument plugged through the mixer because of the many adjustable knob levels. Up to six instruments can be plugged at the same time. What I do to record is, I place my mic at the centre of my music gallery (you capture overall sound well, ricocheting off the square room's walls) while sitting/standing a good distance away from it and record. The sound produced is so good from the large speakers (they have great bass boost) that I need not run them through any VSTs.

I also sometime plug my guitar amp (separate from the mixer) directly to the large speakers to record. That is only however, when I need overdrive (my mixer doesn't have a setting for overdrive). My amp isn't widely renowned either, but the quality from it is very good.

I'm surprised your current mic is bad. What happened to the one with which you recorded the other bass tracks and Gone vocals?

Also, good luck with your solo career as well. I don't intend to write my own songs for my solo career (I prefer to perform with a band), but I can't wait to hear your work! 

technoguyx wrote:

DIY wrote:

I'm surprised your current mic is bad. What happened to the one with which you recorded the other bass tracks and Gone vocals?

That's the mic I'm talking about, haha. Not enough lows for me, and it sounds noticeably cheap. You think it actually sounds good? 

To record bass, I plug it into a cheap USB unit and then it goes directly to 3rdBass. No mic involved at all, and the sound I get from that VST is quite good. However I can't just do the same with my guitar, my guitar effect VSTs sound quite digital or add a ton of noise to my track (especially with high amounts of overdrive/distortion, which I plan to use a lot in my hypothetical solo album    ).

Sounds like you have a pretty good setup compared to mine    I should give that empty square room in my house a good use as soon as I can get hold of decent gear.

EDIT: "getting my name around" reminded me of Twitter. Reopened my account. I think Frozen Coco could use a shared Twitter too, if we ever want to get our name outside Scratch.    If we only could have updates more often. >.>

EDIT2: ...I'll guess you registered @FrozenCocoBand. 

The sound quality is decent of your other mic I thought. But then again, I didn't listen on headphones, so maybe I'm wrong.

I had to plan the setup of my equipment carefully to get a good overall sound.

Yup, I already opened a Frozen Coco Twitter account. 

Give me a shout if you want me to follow you on my personal account and vice versa, and I'll add you. 

EDIT: You're on FB, right?

Last edited by DIY (2012-07-21 00:57:01)

technoguyx wrote:

Go ahead, follow me and I'll follow back. I'd rather not give my FB, that one's a bit more personal. 

I haven't even fixed volume and sync issues in my quick mix of OOtP, and it already sounds great 

Yeah, my FB is rather personal too I guess. 

Great about OotP. I myself am currently mixing the masterpiece now with my completed guitar and piano tracks (all instruments are done now) and it's sounding great too!