[VOTE] GSFA 'Top 10' Pop Challenge

V8 · 2017-04-10T08:58:50+00:00

A huge well done to our two entrants this month - t'was challenge to get a song out this month, and Chris & Warren rose to the challenge. Take a bow gents! :applause: It's only Warrenpridgeon & Stoffeltoo this month. So head to head, one vote...and GO! P.s. Voting closes on April 13, 2017 @ 9am. Edit : 11th April - Added Studmissile & Meron Rigas as new entries and updated Stoffeltoo's entry (remix). [b]Warrenpridgeon - How to write a top 10 radio song[/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/warrenpridgeon.mp3 [i]Left till the last minute. So I picked a 4 chord progression. Rhythm and lead guitar through a Mesa boogie patch on my line 6 pod hd500x. Bass guitar through a different patch on my line 6. Vocals through a vocal patch on the line 6. Vocals are sketchy as I came down with flu so I rushed through them as my vocals were degrading. FYI the vocals are for reference. I had some fun doing my own shoowap girl stuff. Haha. Drums done in reaper with virtual keyboard and drum vsti. Might try neaten the drums with the next comp. [/i] [b]Stoffeltoo - Bitchy[/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/stoffeltoo.mp3[i] [i]Every girly mag, huisgenoot and you have the celebs which seems do not appreciate their good fortune but keep on making asses of themselves. My rant song. I am the owner of the lyrics should anyone want to record the song Drums and Bass on Band in a Box Acoustic, electric and vocals by me[/i] [b]Studmissile - The Little Things That Count[/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/studmissile.mp3[i] [i]A 50's chord progression Verse and Bridge E C#m A B, then expanded at Chorus A B E A B E.[/i] [b]Meron Rigas- Twinkle[/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/meronrigas.mp3[i] [i]1 hr inspiration, 2hrs perspiration. A bluesy take on the money chords with slightly jazz flavoured voicings (A/C, A/C7, D9min, G7). Mic'ed up the little Elk - rhythm guitar 1 (clean w/reverb), rhythm guitar 2 (clean w/auto filter & flanger), bass (clean w/no treble), lead guitar 1 (fuzz w/reverb).[/i] (old forum) Poll Results: [VOTE] GSFA 'Top 10' Pop Challenge Warrenpridgeon: 6 Stoffeltoo: 2 Studmissile: 3 Meron Rigas: 1

studmissile

Well done Warren, great track and nicely played!

Mic Technique: I did that all on the Boss Br Micro, and for some strange reason my vocals sound better on that little built in mic, than any other mic ? ? I position it on a selfie stick (duct taped to a mic stand) and fire away, not to sure if that is a technique? The unit has a mic effect setting called "fardistance" which I like. ?

Love the part 1 and part 2 idea! But its your call Warren!

warrenpridgeon

Thanks peeps... I had some fun with this entry (doing my own shoowap stuff etc).

Meron Rigas wrote So the fateful booby prize is picking the next one. I'm leaning towards either a set of mini challenges (Part I leads into Part II) or something highlighting a effect (Delay?). But you've got the vote....let's hear it.

The mini challenges sound like a decent plan.
I also do like mucking around with delay and playing along with it.

Maybe spacey vibey something or other? Space Jam!? lol

warrenpridgeon

warrenpridgeon wrote Thanks peeps... I had some fun with this entry (doing my own shoowap stuff etc).

Meron Rigas wrote So the fateful booby prize is picking the next one. I'm leaning towards either a set of mini challenges (Part I leads into Part II) or something highlighting a effect (Delay?). But you've got the vote....let's hear it.
The mini challenges sound like a decent plan.
I also do like mucking around with delay and playing along with it.

Maybe spacey vibey something or other? Space Jam!? lol

So I've always liked this Ewan Dobson characters delay jams:
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This is probably outside my skillset... so it will be an epic challenge!
Something like this maybe?
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That uses a similar theme to the Ewan Dobson style.

Something crazy ambient:
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But that is leaning more towards reverb than delay.

peterleroux

Brighton Rock Solo used to be a Queen concert staple- it's Brian May on his own using a very simple, long delay to play some pretty interesting stuff

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studmissile

Love the delay/echo/ambient idea! Great challenge concept!

V8

I can't say the idea to do a challenge around delay is original...if anything it's a repeat ?

We did one back in March 2013 : http://www.guitarforum.co.za/monthly-competition/the-challenge-march-2013/. It was a LOT of fun and had a lot of interest.

Something with Delay
This idea is actually from Kalcium, and I thought it would make a great theme. So for all the pedal board/effect junkies, this is where you can jump on board.
There is no limitations on genre or style, but only that your song features delays. The 4 instrument restriction applies, but if you want to make 3 guitars do something delayed or a full band and only one guitar delay, then that is up to you. *Vocals are a of course always a freebie"

Winning entry should be judged based on: 1) Creativity 2) Originality and 3) Its melodic impact (i.e. could you remember the tune after listening to it)

I could honestly go with Rene's challenge blurb verbatim, verbatim, verbatim...

warrenpridgeon

Meron Rigas wrote I can't say the idea to do a challenge around delay is original...if anything it's a repeat ?

We did one back in March 2013 : http://www.guitarforum.co.za/monthly-competition/the-challenge-march-2013/. It was a LOT of fun and had a lot of interest.

Something with Delay
This idea is actually from Kalcium, and I thought it would make a great theme. So for all the pedal board/effect junkies, this is where you can jump on board.
There is no limitations on genre or style, but only that your song features delays. The 4 instrument restriction applies, but if you want to make 3 guitars do something delayed or a full band and only one guitar delay, then that is up to you. *Vocals are a of course always a freebie"

Winning entry should be judged based on: 1) Creativity 2) Originality and 3) Its melodic impact (i.e. could you remember the tune after listening to it)
I could honestly go with Rene's challenge blurb verbatim, verbatim, verbatim...

Is there an Echo in here? lol

wern101

studmissile wrote Mic Technique: I did that all on the Boss Br Micro, and for some strange reason my vocals sound better on that little built in mic, than any other mic ? ? I position it on a selfie stick (duct taped to a mic stand) and fire away, not to sure if that is a technique? The unit has a mic effect setting called "fardistance" which I like. ?

Hi Stud.

I see it has a built in stereo condenser Mic. Are you using an external Mic as well or only the built in Mic?

And - do you do anything else with the vocals once recorded?

Would you say its worth the cash for the Br Micro?

Thanks.

studmissile

wern101 wrote
Hi Stud.

I see it has a built in stereo condenser Mic. Are you using an external Mic as well or only the built in Mic?

And - do you do anything else with the vocals once recorded?

Would you say its worth the cash for the Br Micro?

Thanks.

Yes the built in stereo condenser only, on the fardistant setting, for voice and guitar. There's also a delay setting for vocal, I'll try and use in the next challenge.

Sometimes I export each track as a wav (you can as a wav or mp3) file and mix them in reaper, if I need to add a midi track. (WARNING you can't export import WAV and MP3 on the newer Boss Br80!)

I love the br micro, 2nd hand they pop up at R1000. and they are well worth it. I actually bought the upgrade Br80 2nd hand, but didn't like it at all and sold it. The stereo mics sounded awful for vocals. Also the rotary wheel was horrendous to use. Also some of my favourite guitar efx were missing? But it did have some new ones which were lovely.

The original br is still the best, except you need a power supply (it eats batteries) and you can only use 1 gig or 2 gig (which will format itself to 1 gig) old type SD memory disk. They are very hard to find now days. It takes the 9v boss pedal supply.

I save my batteries for power failures

The greatest thing of all is its great fun and portable for jotting down ideas, it takes a little time to learn, but once you got the just of it, you're A for Away!

I'll add this clip (it helped me a lot to get my head around the Boss Br)

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Great Comparison
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