Let's make some music

Posted by firestormx on Jan. 13, 2011, 8:11 p.m.

64D hasn't done a collaborative music project yet. At least, not with actual instruments.

Incidentally, I haven't seen a completed game collaboration in 64D's 6 year life, but whatever.

I think the main reason there hasn't been a music project (with instruments) yet, is because no one can record their drum set. I've dropped several thousand on a Roland TD9-SX, so I can record some drumming.

I know half the site plays bass, and several of you play guitar, so let's try put something together.

I was thinking someone could record some guitar, and then I could record some drums to match it, and someone could do some bass over top of it. I'm sure someone plays the keyboard too. I doubt anyone is non-awkward enough to do vocals though. XD

I've never played in a band - my 8 years of piano lessons was ALL classical, and my 2-3 years of drum lessons have simply been to blow off steam. I don't know how musicians normally collaborate together, and I'm not very creative, nor musically inclined. But I thought it'd be fun to try this. Also, I took 3 years of music theory - most of it's gone out the window, but I can re-learn what I need to, if that helps anyone else communicate.

Soooo, someone record something. Or, if you want, I can record something and you can play something over top of the drums, but drumming isn't usually the driving force behind the melody of a song.

Another thing we could do, is define a tempo, a style of music, and sort of lay out the flow of a song. (ie a 4/4 rock song at 120 bps, that is energetic for the first 8 bars, then slows down for 6, then goes back to energetic for another 8 bars, etc)

Juju is the only one I know of here that is in a band, so I'm expecting him to comment on this! =D

Edit: Oh yeah, we'd be doing different mp3 files, so we'd use Acid or Fruity Loops to put the music all together.

Edit 2: We're not doing mp3. Poly has advised that mp3 loses sound quality.

Also, rather than an original song, we can do a cover, if everyone can agree to a song.

Comments

Cpsgames 13 years, 11 months ago

Ugh, greenday. I'll do it, but I might not enjoy it :p

Quietus 13 years, 11 months ago

Green Day can go die.

Polystyrene Man 13 years, 11 months ago

Quote:
Poly: I understand about not having time, but you sound like you've at least done sound recording before (I'm not saying xemic and everyone else hasn't also done sound recording), so whatever input you give is great.
Yeah, I'm actually going to school for it so I should know at least something…

And I definitely didn't mean to cut myself off from the project, because I want to help, I just wasn't sure if I should be making decisions for the group.

Also… I'll echo the Green Day sentiments of the previous two comments.

leemcd56 13 years, 11 months ago

I've got tons of shit for music production on my computer. XD VST synths, $2k studio editing software, guitar software/notation software, MIDI sequencers, etc. Plus, I'm a student producer and music minor.

Quote: firestormx
but I can only hold a stead steam of 32nd notes at a little more than 120bps. It's not hard to go a lot faster if I only do four (or less) 32nd notes at a time though.

Edit: my division is horrible. It's actually 16th notes (I forgot about 8th notes), not 32nd.
I was going to say man… XD

Polystyrene Man 13 years, 11 months ago

Quote:
Poly: I understand about not having time, but you sound like you've at least done sound recording before (I'm not saying xemic and everyone else hasn't also done sound recording), so whatever input you give is great.
It is my major after all, hah.

And I definitely didn't mean to cut myself off from the project, because I want to help, I just wasn't sure if I should be making decisions for the group.

firestormx 13 years, 11 months ago

Haha, no Greenday then! Greenday can suck it.

Well now, aren't leem and poly special. XD

If you guys can critique my drums (when I get it recorded tonight or tomorrow), I'd appreciate that too. =)

Acid 13 years, 11 months ago

Interpol?

firestormx 13 years, 11 months ago

Never listened to a full Interpol song. Got one in mind?

Acid 13 years, 11 months ago

No I in Threesome

or

Pioneer to the Falls

EDIT: or Evil for the bassheads

Cpsgames 13 years, 11 months ago

Dani California by RHCP, Hit That by The Offspring, (now onto metal lolol) – Enemy by Drowning Pool, Meet The Monster by 5FDP (or anything by them), Falling Away - Dope, Home - Three Days Grace.

This is a decent list. :P Had my library on shuffle