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Thanks to @RCVN & @klaasvakie for our next challenge topic. This month we're going to do A "Mantra" Challenge.

Mantra challenge. A song that acts as an instrumental build-up. Vocals are optional since it would be more instrumental based but may add to the effect.

📅 Entries Close: Sunday, 10th January 2021, 23:59PM

📜Rules: Entries to be up to three (3) minutes in length. No genre restrictions or recording equipment restrictions. Use the interface, use the cellphone - it's all good.

P.s. Collaborations are encouraged!

⁉How To Enter: Record your entry, sign up or log in to SoundCloud, post it there. Then grab the SoundCloud link and reply here with the link pasted in your reply. **If possible, make your track public - that way I can make a playlist up.

**If you are doing a cover (yes, allowed!) and are concerned with copyright issues Or if you just prefer not to use soundcloud, @Norio has setup mp3 uploads, read more here

🏅Prizes: No prizes this month...but there is the fame and glory of winning a GuitarTalk Challenge. And the ever increasingly dubious distinction of selecting the next challenge topic. Not sure how one could ask for more!!!

Anyone can enter this competition. You just need a guitar and a phone. But any other recording equipment is fine too. Collaborations with fellow members or anyone you can recruit is encouraged!

12 days later

Back in the game lads!

Herewith my entry. No idea really what I was doing, so it kind of morphed into a faux soundtrack type build up. Picture a 80s movie where the hero is in a hidden forest training for his/ her final fight with the villain.
... or just some random 80s synth cheese 😆

studmissile Is it just me and my soundcloud settings or is the audio a little on the low side

Also thought it was a bit low volume - but also I thought that might be the intent 😅

@guidothepimmp aim at -6db overall and then compare to the upload to check? Also, you get the early bird prize!

    studmissile

    Well spotted, the master volume was reduced. What happened was, after doing the mastering and adding compression, the volume on my DAW was too loud for my headphones, so I lowered it to hear it through, and then forgot to bump it up again before exporting the audio. Thanks again for the heads up. I totally missed it.

    Herewith the track with the correct volume setting.

      domhatch it does have a bit of Foley in there eh.. I will take that. It was the 80s afterall. The idea was to break away (or try anyways) from a guitar heavy track. Thus the synth. And once i got into the synth i naturally gravitated to an 80s vibe. As does most of my stuff. Seem to be stuck there sonically

        Deadline extended from 3rd January to 10th January!

        Get em fingers rocking!

        7 days later

        Collaboration with @Meticus . Finished an idea I had back when he posted this:

        https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/27448-german-bagpipe-meets-guitar

        and he kindly let me use and abuse here. All the pipes were re-recorded for this because of the big tempo change. Real pleasure to work with you @Meticus ! I enjoyed making this one very much.

        So without further ado, here is a rain dance for a metal tribe, the lead guitar plays the part of the shaman and the bagpipes play the part of the tribe.

        A little progression that this challenge inspired - it's fairly simple (C, A#, G. G, F, D). But all on the treble strings on the pimpocaster which gives it a kinda uke sounding vibe when playing with fingers. Got two delays (ala Shadows, one short-ish, the other long). some space-y reverb and using the 'freeze' function on the Roland GR-S pedal for glitches and holding notes (From around 50s onwards). All live, recorded with cell phone.

        @V8 Your entry reminds me of the Diablo 1 Tristram village music vibe 😀 Old memories awaken xD

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          Meticus Your entry reminds me of the Diablo 1 Tristram village music vibe

          Bwhaha - it does, especially when I switch off the delay's and tame the overused glitches.

          I recall...Only 1 million clicks to finish the game! 😆

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