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Neal:
Welcome to SG101...yeah the "collective group MP3 party"
does look like a cool project...doesn't it?
I look forward to your participation on this intriguing
list.
dp
--- "Neal S." <> wrote:
>
>
> I think this CD/project is a great idea. Id love to
> hear the heavies, but id proably more interested in
> what some ametuers came up with, as im a home recorder
> myself.
>
> drum machines arent too bad !, sometimes its the only
> home recorders solution on a budget, or who never
> plans on being that serious.
> id say the one of the most "realest" songs ever
> written uses a drum machine. thats brian wilson's "
> 'til i die".
> of course my one beef with drum machines are the
> perfect distances between each beat, but with some
> work that can be resolved, or not.
>
> btw im new to the list. hello everyone !
>
>
>
> --- mctippens <> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi again, Ferenc,
> >
> > Yes, I do understand that this is very informal and
> > that's the way I
> > like it. But I submit that there are options to the
> > soul-less drum
> > machine. It's much better, IMHO, to submit a
> > recording sans drums
> > than a recording with a drum machine. Lay down some
> > tambourine or
> > shaker for percussion. Dig what Jan and Arnie did on
> > "Jennie Lee",
> > they tapped out the percussion on a wooden chair and
> > came up with hit
> > with much more soul than something with a drum
> > machine.
> >
> > Here's one for our new technology: I've been in the
> > situation where I
> > couldn't lay down drums without going to a studio.
> > For an informal
> > mp3 comp it wasn't worth it. I contacted a drummer
> > on the list who
> > lived in Boston, MA. I sent him a scratch track over
> > which he laid
> > down drums and sent 'em back to me. Then I overlayed
> > instruments and
> > sent that to another musician for more overlays. We
> > had an entire CD-
> > R of tunes recorded this way.
> >
> >
> > If someone just bought an Alesis 16xyz whatever drum
> > machine, and
> > they are partiularly infatuated with it, fine, but
> > I'm hoping folks
> > consider other percussion options.
> >
> > -Marty
> >
> > >
> > > ...Marty also wrote:
> > > > I think the only thing I didn't like about the
> > way
> > > > the similar project worked on the Ventures list
> > was
> > > > that most folks used drum machines so a lot
> > > > of it had a sterile sound.
> > >
> > > Keep it in perspective, this isn't a major label
> > > release, this is an MP3 project for people on the
> > > list. I would bet that 85% of the listmembers
> > don't
> > > have access to a studio, or even a drummer. This
> > is
> > > about friends sharing their music...
> > >
> > > Ferenc
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Thanks DP !
--- DP <> wrote:
> Neal:
> Welcome to SG101...yeah the "collective group MP3
> party"
> does look like a cool project...doesn't it?
>
> I look forward to your participation on this
> intriguing
> list.
>
> dp
>
>
> --- "Neal S." <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I think this CD/project is a great idea. Id love
> to
> > hear the heavies, but id proably more interested
> in
> > what some ametuers came up with, as im a home
> recorder
> > myself.
> >
> > drum machines arent too bad !, sometimes its the
> only
> > home recorders solution on a budget, or who never
> > plans on being that serious.
> > id say the one of the most "realest" songs ever
> > written uses a drum machine. thats brian wilson's
> "
> > 'til i die".
> > of course my one beef with drum machines are the
> > perfect distances between each beat, but with some
> > work that can be resolved, or not.
> >
> > btw im new to the list. hello everyone !
> >
> >
> >
> > --- mctippens <> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi again, Ferenc,
> > >
> > > Yes, I do understand that this is very informal
> and
> > > that's the way I
> > > like it. But I submit that there are options to
> the
> > > soul-less drum
> > > machine. It's much better, IMHO, to submit a
> > > recording sans drums
> > > than a recording with a drum machine. Lay down
> some
> > > tambourine or
> > > shaker for percussion. Dig what Jan and Arnie
> did on
> > > "Jennie Lee",
> > > they tapped out the percussion on a wooden chair
> and
> > > came up with hit
> > > with much more soul than something with a drum
> > > machine.
> > >
> > > Here's one for our new technology: I've been in
> the
> > > situation where I
> > > couldn't lay down drums without going to a
> studio.
> > > For an informal
> > > mp3 comp it wasn't worth it. I contacted a
> drummer
> > > on the list who
> > > lived in Boston, MA. I sent him a scratch track
> over
> > > which he laid
> > > down drums and sent 'em back to me. Then I
> overlayed
> > > instruments and
> > > sent that to another musician for more overlays.
> We
> > > had an entire CD-
> > > R of tunes recorded this way.
> > >
> > >
> > > If someone just bought an Alesis 16xyz whatever
> drum
> > > machine, and
> > > they are partiularly infatuated with it, fine,
> but
> > > I'm hoping folks
> > > consider other percussion options.
> > >
> > > -Marty
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ...Marty also wrote:
> > > > > I think the only thing I didn't like about
> the
> > > way
> > > > > the similar project worked on the Ventures
> list
> > > was
> > > > > that most folks used drum machines so a lot
> > > > > of it had a sterile sound.
> > > >
> > > > Keep it in perspective, this isn't a major
> label
> > > > release, this is an MP3 project for people on
> the
> > > > list. I would bet that 85% of the listmembers
> > > don't
> > > > have access to a studio, or even a drummer.
> This
> > > is
> > > > about friends sharing their music...
> > > >
> > > > Ferenc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________
> > > > Do you Yahoo!?
> > > > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced
> > > search. Learn more.
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> > --------------------~-->
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> Lincoln Fry
> > Blog.
> > Read all about the French fry that looks like
> Abraham
> > Lincoln.
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