lurksalot

[quote name='AL-the-Bassman' timestamp='1393709245' post='2383688'] a great challenge and I shall be brushing up on the fridgian and meloncholic minor scales [/quote] [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1393711445' post='2383712'] Whilst I shall be Googling those terms and reminding myself to make more effort learning theory [/quote] Well Skol , I too have done some googling and it would appear that Al's kids may have been weighing a large fruit and made a bit of a mess , I am not sure why he thinks you are called Ian though , I would just get on with the challenge and let the kids clean their own mess up . Anyway ,I have found a fair bit about Paco de Lucia , but not so much about his brother Andy ,

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1393711445' post='2383712'] Whilst I shall be Googling those terms and reminding myself to make more effort learning theory [/quote] +1

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1393709215' post='2383687'] Is there an extra bonus for anyone able to conjure up an homage to Paco, inspired by the photo, but without flamenco content..? No promises on my part, though; it's tough enough as it is..! [/quote] , mere padding that one Dad , I am sure you have already sorted this and are just conversing to put a decent bit of time before loading it up .

This one is a touch interesting , I can't quite get my head around it , probably over thinking it as normal , but it almost looks like a photoshoppy / cartoon kind of image , with either the sun or the moon making an appearance , I have Lurksalittle and her friend Popsinforalurknowandagain ( she is only 10 , ah bless) helping with ideas , so this could get very random

At some point this evening I believe , I guess the BC challenge massive are all on tenterhooks waiting for the next challenge

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1393676492' post='2383200'] Nothing says 'I love you' better than a butt-plug resembling an audio waveform that says 'Ow, my arse hurts!'. [/quote] class , absolutley brilliant

Well done to the Boy ,that was my choice this month as it happens , so at least I was on the winning team

Last dibs ladies and gents , its another close one

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1393606850' post='2382557'] I've been meaning to post some constructive feedback on everyone's entries, so here goes...! [b]lurksalot: [/b]Very ambitious track lurks! Very creative too. The strings all sound ace. The vocal is a damn good effort and bold as brass! Either you’re singing a second part in falsetto or I can hear two voices here - ? The track has tons of potential and I can really hear what you had in mind with this - but it’s not [i]quite[/i] there. Still, it’s not a genre I would ever attempt myself - I’m too chicken! - and top marks for throwing a curveball and taking me by surprise. [/quote] Cheers Paul , Yeah , you called it , ridiculously ambitious , but I have no particular genre I am any good at , so I will have a go at whatever seems to call at me in the picture , Last months was humorous , but this one I saw in a much darker , serious way . The voices were all mine except 1 from emmas friend, which I effectively stole from her , I said "sing this and I will record it" ,she said Wow and one take and I had to use it. It needed a proper, good vocal and that is really where it gets let down , I do know an opera singer ( a friends daughter) who has a beautiful voice who will bring you to tears when you listen to her, and I was hoping...........but alas , a few hundred miles , a tight schedule , and probably a lack of talent from me , put too much in the way of a collaboration, and my Emma didnt like it so was not up for it either . Live and learn though, and it is all good experience , and someone voted for me , many thanks I daresn't listen to the entries before I put mine in, as the quality of them scare the life out of me, but the last week of the month is a terrible time for me , I have uploaded my entry and have to wait a whole 7 days for the next inspiration

its not a bay city rollers numbers is it or maybe the honeycombs Have i the right ?

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1393280109' post='2378312'] If in doubt stick on an A and play 8th notes. You are never usually more than 5 frets off key..! Just try to look cool like you are playing a 5th instead of root because you know it and the rest don't. Confidence - appear confident, even if you don't have a clue, and never stop playing as that is a dead giveaway! Cheers, Rich [/quote] [Jazz] Yeah [/Jazz]

I may have missed something in this and apologies if I have , but She sells sanctuary is what our rhythm calls a 'clock' song , it just goes round and round and round and round , and it can be carried off quite reasonably with 4 notes , you could probably play it hendrix style upside down with your teeth after 2 bars practice

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1393158474' post='2376742'] would it be wrong to say i voted for the one which had the most interesting and varied spectrum graphic? [/quote] I think personally that I wouldn't like to comment .............................. at least until I found out what you were talking about

Some fantastic compositions in there this month , there really are .

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1393015009' post='2375384'] No Guitars samples AL? That's amazing, how do you do that. Likey likey P.S. How do you get the quote thing to work it never works for me, I click it in the post I want to quote, then add my text and nothing? [/quote] as long as you leave the all the (quote) (/quote) marks in place it should just work. I couldnt use the square brackets as it actually made a quote !!!!

Welcome dude

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1392940419' post='2374618'] Yeah very big sound, like it Lurksalot [/quote] Cheers Steven , If anyone gets it , it will do for me

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1392940632' post='2374620'] They should have come to you for the The Vicar of Dibley theme. Which orchestra plugins are you using? [/quote] I thought the vicar of dibley was a bit more uplifting than mine I didn't use plugins as such , they were just sounds off a midi piano .( I didnt see the question posted , only when I quoted it ) I have listened to the others now and there are some lovely pieces and all really well produced , but I may have seen this one differently to everyone else , I saw the picture as a derelict temple to consumerism and a bit of an end game to the lack of inherent sustainability, thus my approach was always going to be a bit on the dour side . but it was supposed to be operatic until opera escaped my vocal expertise . Funny really , most things vocally seem just a bit more based on confidence than ability when you get to record it and play it back , FFS even your own voice on the message on your phone sounds bad when you hear it back

DOH a FPPSAPC why didnt you say so

OK , I'm in , this is not like the vision it started out with , and I heard dudes saying that before , but yeah I know what it means now https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/requiem-in-somnium

I was trying with Chrome , so now I am giving IE a go and it seems to be working v e r y s l o w l y , but working

I am struggling to get soundcloud to upload mine , I tried last night and still no joy tonight . I dont have a clue how to get past the upload screen doing either nothing , or instantly announcing it is fully uploaded but refusing to do anything further

well it kind of depends really , I can dial some lovely tone and sounds through it and wind it up to sound sweet , but I do try to sharpen it up with the band , it does punch nicely , it can clang nicely aswell , I don't normally have too much trouble either way to be honest , every room you play affects the sound at different volumes , so I guess if you get used to fiddling with the thing you will get to feel how to make it sing .

Well done buddy , I too am a Schroeder user , it seems to make all the noises I want to get out of it

I use a 2i2 with a Rode , and occassionally seem to have output issues from the Mic , I can use the Mic with other preamps no problem but have intermittenet issues with the 2i2 , However I also get the odd issue if I have the 2i2 plugged in on the computer start up , the sound is pants on playback , but as long as I plug it in after I turn the computer on it seems OK , I just put it down to electrickery and stuff .