The Challenge 08/03/2010 Vote Now !

Renesongs · 2010-03-15T15:55:23+00:00

[quote author=giggsy link=action=profile;u=1295 date=1268486938] Hey - here's my entry for this weeks comp - the first time I've entered and definitely beginner category. Not entirely happy with it but only had an hour to play around. http://www.box.net/shared/o6kvbs5soi [/quote] [quote author=Riaan link=action=profile;u=72 date=1268601824] Here's my entry for the 8th May competition - think I'll stay in the beginner category: http://www.box.net/shared/uhqrthtgnd It doesn't like much like U2...it does sound like another band however, and it's clear where my roots are! All done in Sonar with Guitar Rig 4, on my Strat and Hamer. Bass and drums were done by keyboard and Dimension. Some mistakes but what the hell, here it is.... [/quote] [quote author=DonovanB link=action=profile;u=1474 date=1268662331] here's my entry. late final edition category a http://www.box.net/shared/c8iytxm105 [/quote] [quote author=Alan Ratcliffe link=action=profile;u=10 date=1268618827] [b]Beyond the Edge[/b] http://ratcliffe.co.za/music/a_alan_beyond_the_edge.mp3 OR http://www.box.net/shared/ysso3t699t Cheeky title I know, but I've always liked the delay settings the Edge uses, while wishing he would play off them more, creating more interesting rhythms, rather than the fairly simple stuff he does play. After nearly a week of fiddling with all the interesting stuff you could do with one of his double delays, I could have done a Floydian epic CD with it, but forced into a minute, I dropped all the stuff that would take more development or was a bit too far off the brief and kept the bits that could flow easily without needing bridging bits. Quick details: I stuck to my "one guitar, one take" resolution for this. Strat with all three magnetic pickups on, straight into the Twang Reverb and into the AC Box 2 X 12 panned straight up the middle. Piezo pickups have two delays, one set to dotted 1/8 notes and panned left, while the other is set to quarter notes and panned right. Both delays then have a touch of the Stoned Phaser to give them a touch more movement. No original signal in the delays so you get the straight magnetic pickups as the original sound and the piezos do the echoes only. I kept the repeats very tight, barely more than single shot delays and just added a touch of reverb on the complete guitar sound, so it's a lot tighter and less forgiving than the Edges delay settings would be (which might have been a mistake). [/quote] [quote author=kayDUB link=action=profile;u=33 date=1268652156] Finally got it uploaded... Just had to get something in for this one, I'll try advanced for this one. All recorded with SM58 on hotrod deluxe, with Epi LP and boss DD20, boss CS2 and fulldrive 2 (only for the lead/melody). Just had to have some Adam Clayton bass in there , done on LP with lowpass filter. Recording goodies: presonus FP10 with all linux open source software; Ardour and Qsynth. Must say I lost the plot a bit with this towards the end http://www.box.net/shared/2r80t9chr0 [/quote] (old forum) Poll Results: Delayla Giggsy (B): 1 Riaan (B): 13 Alan (A): 7 KayDUB (A): 8 Donovan (A): 3

AlanRatcliffe

Thanks Pete!

That percussive sound comes from the piezo, I imagine.

More the way I play actually... I never really recovered from my early flamenco fiddlings. I stay more on the strings/bridge/neck than a flamenco player does though. The piezos and the magnetics pick up a lot of the same stuff, the biggest difference is with palm/knuckle smacks (which I don't do any of in this piece) - the piezo hears the raps on the fingerboard and bridge best, but smacking the strings between the neck and the bridge is heard more by the magnetics.

Here's a simpler single delay thing with a constant "kick" sound where I alternate between fingerboard slaps and heel of palm slaps on the neck pickup - because of the delay, the two stack together nicely (forgive the rasgueado near the end): http://ratcliffe.co.za/music/guitarforum/skanky_thing.mp3

PeteM

Alan Ratcliffe wrote Here's a simpler single delay thing with a constant "kick" sound where I alternate between fingerboard slaps and heel of palm slaps on the neck pickup - because of the delay, the two stack together nicely (forgive the rasgueado near the end): http://ratcliffe.co.za/music/guitarforum/skanky_thing.mp3

Managed to access this after a bit of trouble for some reason.
Very lekker - like the way the percussive sound pans to one side. So is this the magnetic or the piezo?

Riaan

Thanks Pete!

AlanRatcliffe

PeteM wrote So is this the magnetic or the piezo?

Both. Mags to left, piezo to right.

PeteM

Alan Ratcliffe wrote
PeteM wrote So is this the magnetic or the piezo?
Both. Mags to left, piezo to right.

On my monitors, I'm hearing more percussion on the right with emphasis on the bottom end - great. 8)

AlanRatcliffe

Left to their own devices, the piezos have a bit of an extended low end and a bigger dynamic range, so the balance does swing to them on the low end when the two are hard panned. Now I listen again, I think I may have used a LPF on the mags for that clip too.

DonovanB

joel wrote

All good this time, well done to all......... 8)

A question to DonovanB........Were all your sounds/instruments/ effects done on the BR-600 ??

Thanks Joel...
The drums were from the BR600.
Bass I used a patch on the Roland GR-20 and used a Bass overdrive effect on the BR600. If I had a decent fretted bass I would have used that tbh.
all guitar effects were from the gt8 and I finally got the strat sound I like...

PeteM

DonovanB wrote and I finally got the strat sound I like...

And a very nice strat sound too Donovan.

Squonk

DonovanB wrote
Bass I used a patch on the Roland GR-20 and used a Bass overdrive effect on the BR600. If I had a decent fretted bass I would have used that tbh.
all guitar effects were from the gt8 and I finally got the strat sound I like...

What effects did you use to get the keyboardy kind of effect?

DonovanB

Squonk wrote What effects did you use to get the keyboardy kind of effect?

a piano... 8) the Roland has some very cool piano sounds

PeteM wrote And a very nice strat sound too Donovan.

Thanks Pete, I'm almost exclusively using my Squier now.

Squonk

@ Don

That squire does sound good, did you fiddle about with the pickups?

DonovanB

Squonk I lowered them quite drastically. And except for the middle, the rest are standard.

I posted this and I'm starting to feel more attached to the Squier. As well all know though, it's more about the how you play as opposed to what... I'm busy fiddling with my technique

CDee

Fantastic entries all round.... Good stuff guys! I wish I had a vote for each of you. ?

giggsy

Hey - I got a sympathy vote - thanks! ? And I am sure that Alan will be able to verify that that wasn't just me voting for myself!

Just glad that I eventually managed to enter one of these and I aim to enter as many as I can, even if its to bring up the rear :-[

CDee

giggsy wrote Hey - I got a sympathy vote - thanks! ? And I am sure that Alan will be able to verify that that wasn't just me voting for myself!

Just glad that I eventually managed to enter one of these and I aim to enter as many as I can, even if its to bring up the rear :-[

I've had many a sympathy vote myself. But don't stop entering these comps. I've learned alot since I've been doing them. They help you focus on something specific and you dont just fool around aimlessly.

DonovanB

giggsy wrote Hey - I got a sympathy vote - thanks! ? And I am sure that Alan will be able to verify that that wasn't just me voting for myself!

Just glad that I eventually managed to enter one of these and I aim to enter as many as I can, even if its to bring up the rear :-[

The standard of all entries is very high, I've stopped feeling bad for one vote, or no votes sometimes, it is an awesome exercise.

giggsy

CDee wrote I've had many a sympathy vote myself. But don't stop entering these comps. I've learned alot since I've been doing them. They help you focus on something specific and you dont just fool around aimlessly.

Exactly. Gonna make a point to enter, even if Its not what I would usually play.

DonovanB wrote The standard of all entries is very high, I've stopped feeling bad for one vote, or no votes sometimes, it is an awesome exercise.

I still think one was too many though! ?

Riaan

Hey - I got a sympathy vote - thanks!

Hey giggsy don't you believe that for one minute. Only a bunch of cruel heartless bastards on this forum, you won't ever get any sympathy! ?

I find the challenges an extremely powerful learning tool - it forces one to venture out of your comfort zones, and touch on other styles. And it also teaches me a lot about recording, mostly that I'm still very bad at it... For example, Alan's clip is crystal clear and almost sounds like it's from a commercial CD, mine sounded reasonable up to a point and then I added something that sonically screwed the whole thing up. I always do that, never know when to stop...

Ok, Alan is a qualified sound engineer (amongst other things) so I'm not gonna be too hard on myself! Maybe the guys with the expertise could comment on the recording techniques as well? Would really help us.

kayDUB

Riaan wrote Maybe the guys with the expertise could comment on the recording techniques as well? Would really help us.

Yes please!

AlanRatcliffe

When I have the time I do try comment...

« Previous Page Next Page »