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October Composition Competition!!


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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1350513845' post='1840074']
Ok, here's my effort this month:

[url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus"]http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus[/url]

:excl: [b]WARNING: this song contains strong language[/b] (specifically one s*** and three mother******s). Not safe for work, at home with the family or in the car with grandma.

With that disclaimer out of the way… this is my first punk/metal track in nearly 20 years. I'm used to working with fast and energetic genres like drum'n'bass, so it was sort of familiar in that respect but very different in others. I certainly had a bunch of fun making it.

And for the record, if anybody else can think of word that rhymes with "ruckus", other than "suckers" and the word I ended up with, then you win my admiration and would make a formidable Scrabble opponent.

PS: contains samples sourced under Creative Commons license from www.freesound.org
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Wickid man! I like it!

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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1350513845' post='1840074']
Ok, here's my effort this month:

[url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus"]http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus[/url]

:excl: [b]WARNING: this song contains strong language[/b] (specifically one s*** and three mother******s). Not safe for work, at home with the family or in the car with grandma.

With that disclaimer out of the way… this is my first punk/metal track in nearly 20 years. I'm used to working with fast and energetic genres like drum'n'bass, so it was sort of familiar in that respect but very different in others. I certainly had a bunch of fun making it.

And for the record, if anybody else can think of word that rhymes with "ruckus", other than "suckers" and the word I ended up with, then you win my admiration and would make a formidable Scrabble opponent.

PS: contains samples sourced under Creative Commons license from www.freesound.org
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Not fair! You can sing. :(

I like it too! :D

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[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1350514145' post='1840079']
Great stuff. I love the bassline, and rhyming 'ruckus' with 'm*****f***ers' is inspired.[/quote]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1350514501' post='1840087']
Wickid man! I like it![/quote]

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350547223' post='1840230']
Not fair! You can sing. :( I like it too! :D [/quote]

Cheers gents! I appreciate the kind words. My other half is an English teacher and I don't think she'd approve of my rhyming choice (I'd probably get a 'detention' for that one), but it was the best I could come up with. Plus, swearing is cool. Fact. ;)

As for the singing, I've got an old condenser mic I've had kicking around for ages - bought it cheap on a whim and never used it till now - so I plan to use these challenges as an excuse to wax lyrical. Doubt I'll ever have the cojones to sing on stage (did drunken karaoke once, on honeymoon), but hidden at home and slathered in FX, I'm quite enjoying it.

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As I have the morning off, I decided to amend my entry.

When I was listening to it, I didn't like the way the 2nd bassline sat (the one after the intro) & I could hear a little extra too. So here's the same song, amended...

http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/novembers-dirt

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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1350552419' post='1840320']
Cheers gents! I appreciate the kind words. My other half is an English teacher and I don't think she'd approve of my rhyming choice (I'd probably get a 'detention' for that one), but it was the best I could come up with. Plus, swearing is cool. Fact. ;)

As for the singing, I've got an old condenser mic I've had kicking around for ages - bought it cheap on a whim and never used it till now - so I plan to use these challenges as an excuse to wax lyrical. Doubt I'll ever have the cojones to sing on stage (did drunken karaoke once, on honeymoon), but hidden at home and slathered in FX, I'm quite enjoying it.
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Fackin' lav it mate... :)

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[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350552947' post='1840336']
[url="http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/novembers-dirt"]http://soundcloud.co.../novembers-dirt[/url]
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Hey i like that - The sounds remind me of 80/90's console games.
Good stuff.


[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1350513845' post='1840074']
[url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus"]http://soundcloud.com/skollob/ruckus[/url]
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Sounds great - I bet it was good fun to put together, and when the kids were tucked up ! :D

Garry

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^ Cheers Mike / Garry!

Glad you guys dig it. Yeah, I had to wait until Mrs Skol was off to the library with Skol Jnr before recording the vocal. Had a one hour window of opportunity to pen the lyrics, record it and make a start on the washing up... nothing like a dealine to spur creativity!

Paul

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[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1350589309' post='1841041'] And I'm in. It seems to have reminded me of the movies of the 1980s somehow, I have channelled my inner faltermeyer, not sure if this is a good thing or not.....[/quote]

Nice one Dave! I'm definitely getting the 80s vibe from this one. Sounds like you're pretty damn handy with a guitar too. Good work mate.

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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1350672697' post='1842227']
Nice one Dave! I'm definitely getting the 80s vibe from this one. Sounds like you're pretty damn handy with a guitar too. Good work mate.
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Cheers Skol (was a guitar player for a good 20 years before I thought I might turn my hand to bass properly, cheating)
Wife is away for a few days now, so I can hook up the speakers one night this week and play everyone's stuff loud to make my voting decisions.

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[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1350859325' post='1844482']
I wasn't going to do one this month but got the urge today. So here it is: [url="http://soundcloud.com/mornats/and-all-that."]http://soundcloud.co...s/and-all-that.[/url] Maybe not the best mix so it's a bit raw.
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Got a faulty link there (I think it's the full stop that's the problem), try this one instead:

http://soundcloud.com/mornats/and-all-that

Love the baseline on this! Nice tone too. Sounds bloomin' great.

The mix could do with a few tweaks as you mention; nothing major. The guitars are a wee bit washed out (maybe a bit too much reverb?) and the crash cymbal a bit too high, but I'm listening on cans so don't take my word for it. Regardless… great work if you put this together in a day - it'd take me that long just to nail the baseline :)

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[quote name='charic' timestamp='1349080334' post='1821332']
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]To be clear, any instruments / sounds can be used although copyright should be followed for obvious reasons. Also Basschat T&C's should be followed within the actual recording so :[/font][/color]
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Does that mean you can use samples that come with your software package i.e drum loops, electric piano chords etc?

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[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1350925334' post='1845141']
Does that mean you can use samples that come with your software package i.e drum loops, electric piano chords etc?
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You'd need to check the license agreement that came with the software but in theory yes.

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[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1350925334' post='1845141']
Does that mean you can use samples that come with your software package i.e drum loops, electric piano chords etc?
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They usually come as Royalty free, to do as you want with.
Some [but not often] ask you to give them a credit on any work you do.
But as said above just check the license agreement if not sure.


Garry

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[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350926617' post='1845165']
Just two days left! It doesn't look like ill finish mine :(
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Finger out & you will. I did mine in a few hours & then added about an hours worth of remessing (I know, it shows :P ).

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[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1350939391' post='1845436']


Finger out & you will. I did mine in a few hours & then added about an hours worth of remessing (I know, it shows :P ).
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Not likely, I ventured quite a way outside of my co.fort zone this month and tomorrow I need to find a venue for an album debut :lol:

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[quote name='charic' timestamp='1350940459' post='1845462']
Not likely, I ventured quite a way outside of my co.fort zone this month and tomorrow I need to find a venue for an album debut :lol:
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Fair enough. Well that means you have to sing on your entry next month! :P

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