drumsdick
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Central CT, USA
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Posted on Nov 17 2019 06:48 PM
Yes, thank you, Brian!
Anyone looking to contribute a cover using my drums-only backing tracks in the Downloads Section of SG101 is welcome and encouraged:
Baja, Exotique, Lullaby of the Leaves and Walk, Don’t Run are there for your consideration. I believe others have contributed suitable backing tracks as well.
Or, PM me soon if you have a tune for which you might like me to provide a drum track as a collaboration with you. Have fun with us!
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 18 2019 09:21 AM
I think it's awesome what Dick is doing here! Someone take him up on his kind offer!
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Surfing_Sam_61
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Posted on Nov 18 2019 05:30 PM
I could do Walk Don't Run or Baja with Drumsdick drum tracks if nobody else wants to. I can play bass too.
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drumsdick
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Central CT, USA
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Posted on Nov 18 2019 06:05 PM
Go big, Sam! That WDR rendition switches to a “swingy” beat during the “B”(?)Parts.
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Surfing_Sam_61
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Posted on Nov 18 2019 06:17 PM
OK I'll give it a shot, I can awing a little too. 
I just found that backup track and took a listen - I will work on it.
So I guess I'll do Walk Don't Run with Drumsdick, I must have played this song a thousand times by now.
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 18 2019 09:45 PM
Two new tracks tonight!!
07 - The_Cholla "La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf cover)"
08 - Jeff Leites "Love Goddess of Venus"
https://surfguitar101.com/downloads/category/2019-sg101-mp3-compilation/title/
Thanks for submitting tracks guys, they sounds great!
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 21 2019 06:20 PM
Thanks DeathTide!!
09 - Blood Reef "Share The Pain"
https://surfguitar101.com/downloads/category/2019-sg101-mp3-compilation/title/
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 23 2019 03:31 PM
Just uploaded a new version of 09 - Blood Reef "Share The Pain" at DeathTide's request.
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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San Francisco
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Posted on Nov 26 2019 02:58 PM
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Nov 26 2019 06:31 PM
New tonight!
10 - spskins "Sealed With A Kiss"
Thanks Ted!
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Surfing_Sam_61
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 04:54 PM
Bump  Only 10 songs so far. Average is like 26 songs since 2005
I looked at all the past MP3 Compilations and downloads, somebody covered Walk Don't Run or a variation of it, so will go back to my original cover version of a Jan Davis song surfed up a little. Nobody plays his stuff much, he played on a lot of Ventures and Surf recordings between 1963 to 1965.
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montereyjack66
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LA -ish
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 06:34 PM
Been plagued by technical gremlins on shore leave. Hoping to get my contribution in the next few days.
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 07:11 PM
I've been steadfastly working on mine. I'm approaching the mastering phase, then of course I'll need to compress it to an mp3 format. Really trying hard to get it done in time.
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 09:29 PM
Sandbug, no need to master it. Just do a good mix and post it. Mastering is for when you have a group of songs going onto a specific format.
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 09:50 PM
DannySnyder, thanks for your helpful direction. Will do. So far i'm happy with the mix, I just thought i might try to add a little bit of compression and very slight reverb to liven it up and help everything sit well together, not a big deal. I'll try to not over think things. Right now it's 638.8MB, i guess i should use a free mp3 converter and see how it goes. In the past i've done a lot of recording, but never took things off my recorder, just never shared my music before. I always dread the computer aspect of music production. I'll do my best. I think I should've started my project in 16bit, but I realized after i recorded everything that i did it in 24bit. Hopefully it won't make a big difference. I'm using a Zoom 24 track, luckily it's user friendly and there are a lot of tutorials on youtube.
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
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Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 09:52 PM
Wow that's huge. Something's off. Full wave files (uncompressed) are usually 20-30MB. Unfortunately I don't know enough to figure out what you did to get such a huge file.
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Dec 01 2019 09:57 PM
Yeah, i thought it seemed too big. The total track time is about 4:20, but i have about 17 tracks of various things, so i do have a lot going on with it. Sorry I'm going off topic from the comp and talking about the specifics of my recording. I'll just start my own thread if i come back with more technicalities.
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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San Francisco
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Posted on Dec 02 2019 12:03 AM
Sandbug-- what program are you using for recording? Most programs I've used have an option for different stereo files- wav, aif, mp3.
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SandBug
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California
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Posted on Dec 02 2019 12:31 AM
Thanks for your time PolloGuitar. I'm a big fan of you and Danny!
I think i was able to successfully submit my compilation entry, we'll see. My issue was that i was getting the 638MG size because i was telling you guys the file size of my whole recording session on my Zoom 24 track recorder instead of the file size of the single stereo mixed down track. I've since mixed the session down to a stereo master track then transferred it to my computer as a wav. file then converted it to mp3, but it was still too big at 10.3MB, so i used a free online file compressor to get it down to 2.84MB, which i've since submitted along with the compilation form. I hope it worked. Sorry for the baffling numbers, I'm learning as i go here.
Again, sorry for getting off topic. And thanks for everyone's help here. You guys are the best.
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Ariel
Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
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Posted on Dec 02 2019 06:15 AM
FYI SandBug, for best audio results (next time, or if you want to upload it again) -
Not very good to compress an already compressed file (if that's what I understand you did, mp3 to mp3), better to use the original downmixed WAV. Also try to get it as close to the 8Mb limit as you can (from the bottom), your program must have a slider of sorts.
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