ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1338
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 17 2019 09:30 AM
DeathTide wrote:
I’m sad you didn’t submit anything Sam, after all your posting and controversial opinions I wanted to hear you play!
Sam - You can always work something up and submit as a post. Everyone does that all the time and we'll get some feel for your style. Good luck with the recording process; I went computer based (Sonar) a few years back and after about a year of initial trial and error, found it to be easy to put things together and mix.**
DeathTide said: I’m sure I’ll make enemies of anyone who doesn’t already hate me. But I will be honest!
Tide-you're too outside the box, and perhaps these are dangerous ideas you have!!!! Good luck, don't be too brutal when you review me, but do it "your way"!!
— Surfcat
NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus
YOUTUBE Video - March of the Dead Surfers NEW
AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP
SPOTIFY LINK - AGENT OCTOPUS - SURF
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Surfing_Sam_61
Joined: Jan 15, 2019
Posts: 1515
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Posted on Dec 17 2019 10:49 AM
ArtS wrote:
DeathTide wrote:
I’m sad you didn’t submit anything Sam, after all your posting and controversial opinions I wanted to hear you play!
Sam - You can always work something up and submit as a post. Everyone does that all the time and we'll get some feel for your style. Good luck with the recording process; I went computer based (Sonar) a few years back and after about a year of initial trial and error, found it to be easy to put things together and mix.**
Thanks Arts - I plan on doing something with some luck.
I still messing with the same song and got all the parts down the way I want etc. I'm using a Tascam DP-24SD mixer recorder, I lost my USB cable it came with so bought a used cable on eBay (I couldn't have uploaded the song anyway. It has a crazy size special connector on one end.
I liked your song a lot. I use a Rack Eleven for my Amp rig and effects, and a Mustang guitar etc. I have a Danelectro horn bass and rig set up for that in the Rack Eleven as well. Sounds like a real band when I'm playing right. 
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Surfing_Sam_61
Joined: Jan 15, 2019
Posts: 1515
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Posted on Dec 17 2019 11:09 AM
DeathTide wrote:
My first guess is copyright stuff.
I’m sad you didn’t submit anything Sam, after all your posting and controversial opinions I wanted to hear you play!
I think the ratings are bogus. And that was before my song had a less-than-perfect rating! Comments comments comments, far more useful than ratings. What is the point of the five star rating? Is anyone going to pass on a song because of a low rating?
Nonetheless these comps are a rare bright and humble spot in this new age of BS. I’ve got the holidays off and I’m gonna dedicate time to comment on every song. And, I’m going to not vote the stars, but instead give two ratings inside the comments:
Vision (originality / experience)
Execution (production)
I’m sure I’ll make enemies of anyone who doesn’t already hate me. But I will be honest!
Yeah copyright might be a problem, but if it actually paid to do it, just pay for the copyright use, that's how song writers make money 
The problem is most artists on Bandcamp and other sites really only make chump change, only the top artist make dough, one I saw made like 40 grand off one song. Most only make like 7 bucks or hundreds of dollars etc. Its a lot of luck involved and some have no idea why a song takes off or how it was promoted from what I understand.
I would like to try at least just to see If I hit the lottery too 
Sorry about dropping out posting a song. I just was too tired after cutting down trees for three weeks straight. I'm too picky about my playing right now as well. I what it perfect
I wouldn't worry about ratings because people have different tastes in music and all that jazz. I look at it if you like what you do that's good enough.
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1338
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 18 2019 07:26 AM
Hey Sam,
No worries. We've got next year... and it will be here before we know. Striving for perfection in playing is admirable, but sometimes the imperfection make music much more relatable and interesting. (I always thought Dick Dale blew a note in Hava Nagilia-not sure)
Just start plugging away and get ready for next year!
— Surfcat
NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus
YOUTUBE Video - March of the Dead Surfers NEW
AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP
SPOTIFY LINK - AGENT OCTOPUS - SURF
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Surfing_Sam_61
Joined: Jan 15, 2019
Posts: 1515
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Posted on Dec 18 2019 08:48 AM
Yeah man
I went back from my Beat Buddy drum pedal to the Alesis SR16 drum machine. Got a whole drum backing track now, Fills and crashes in the right places etc. Still trying to learn all the functions involved.
If nothing else this Comp motivated me to record now. I looked up how to get the music rights to do a cover, supposedly you just pay $15 per arrangement and 9 cents per download to the copyright holder each year. Some songs are so old no one needs a copyright ete. Copyright might be a source of income for all bands on here, where other players cover originals by other surf acts etc using the same copyright technique etc. If not done already.
Happy Holidays all See you next year
I thought I bump this comp again
https://surfguitar101.com/downloads/category/2019-sg101-mp3-compilation/title/?page=1
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1374
New Orleans
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Posted on Dec 18 2019 11:01 AM
Surfing_Sam_61 wrote:
If nothing else this Comp motivated me to record now.
That is excellent! I’m looking forward to hearing stuff.
— Daniel Deathtide
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1338
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 20 2019 09:31 PM
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11050
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Dec 20 2019 11:12 PM
Give it a week or 2, Brian usually compiles it and uploads to Archive.com
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Dec 26 2019 11:30 AM
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays to all!
Danny is right. Over the next day or two I hope to collect all the MP3's, edit their MP3 tags (god this part sucks), and then create a collection of tracks on archive.org for easier mass downloading, visibility, and online streaming.
I'll then update the links on the sidebar to include this new collection. Stay tuned and please be patient a bit longer.
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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ArtS
Joined: May 09, 2008
Posts: 1338
Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 26 2019 12:17 PM
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 01 2020 01:21 PM
Happy New Year!
The compilation is now live at this link on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/Surfguitar101.com2019MP3Compilation
You can use their online player to stream the tracks, and they have lots of links to download the whole thing in various formats. Please share the link and maybe kick a few bucks towards archive.org, they do very good work.
I've updated the sidebar links also.
And.... if you would like to contribute some artwork for the compilation please let me know!
Please keep using this thread to discuss the comp and the tracks! Go have another listen using the online player!
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Jan 01 2020 01:30 PM
Happy new year, Brian!
Thanks for all you do. That was faster than i anticipated.
I'm already looking forward to the 2020 comp. ! Been laying down ideas, it's never too early to start! haha
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 10:49 AM
Thanks SandBug!
Is anyone else having issues playing track 5 in the archive.org online player? I get an error message. If you do please report your browser and OS (I'm using Chrome on Mac OSX Mojave).
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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SandBug
Joined: Feb 22, 2016
Posts: 442
California
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 02:01 PM
I too get an error message wgen I try to play track 5. I'm using chrome.
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1018
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 02:14 PM
Brian wrote:
Is anyone else having issues playing track 5 in the archive.org online player? I get an error message. If you do please report your browser and OS
Yes, but only for track 5, the site complains "this video file can not be played." I'm using Windows 10, and it happens with each of Chrome, Firefox and Windows Edge browsers.
— Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2121
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 02:16 PM
Same thing, I'm using opera.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 02:38 PM
Ok thanks, I'm guessing something didn't go right when Gimlet converted the file from .m4a to .mp3.
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summerfun
Joined: Sep 16, 2013
Posts: 259
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 03:15 PM
Track 5 is the only one that does not have any metadata in the file.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 02 2020 03:39 PM
summerfun wrote:
Track 5 is the only one that does not have any metadata in the file.
I think it does, but I think I need to kick archive.org to re-update the collection. But first I think we need to get a working mp3 file. For some reason archive.org thinks that file is a video file or a .m4a file.
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19276
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 03 2020 08:07 AM
I dunno what's going on. Gimlet's track plays fine for me in my browser and has all the necessary mp3 tag information, but the archive.org player doesn't like it. That has happened before in previous years. So unless I get a new file from Gimlet that magically works you'll have to download his track and play it locally I guess.
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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