Bilbo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 My rationale this month was the climbing figures going up and down simultaneously; this formed the cello/viola figure that underpins the violins. The rest is just a pretty little tune. With reference to Burt Reynolds, I did what I always do when I see him associated with anything. I ignored him. https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/up-the-downs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1390332626' post='2344193'] Weird... mine definitely cost around £30 (new) and that was a couple of years ago. I must have got lucky! Or maybe prices have gone up. £80 sounds steep. Here are a couple of options for C-3s at around £50... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000KUA8EI http://www.gak.co.uk/en/behringer-c-3-studio-condenser/1066 [/quote] Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='the boy' timestamp='1390345328' post='2344459'] Thanks for that. [/quote] the behringer C-1 is only about 30 quid ive got one for my rough and ready vocal mic to chuck about at home or in bags, does the job as well as my more expensive one, just not as sensitive Edited January 22, 2014 by RockfordStone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-the-Bassman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1390334258' post='2344224'] My rationale this month was the climbing figures going up and down simultaneously; this formed the cello/viola figure that underpins the violins. The rest is just a pretty little tune. With reference to Burt Reynolds, I did what I always do when I see him associated with anything. I ignored him. [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/up-the-downs"]https://soundcloud.c...-1/up-the-downs[/url] [/quote] Did Burt reynolds hurt you in the past ? Edited January 22, 2014 by AL-the-Bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I find him smug and unconvincing in every role he plays, like one of those guys who is the only person in the room that finds his own jokes funny. I cannot name a single film he is in that I didn't hate. So I ignore them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-the-Bassman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) but the idea of the comp was to take inspiration from both the picture could have just been a texan in a hat..... Edited January 22, 2014 by AL-the-Bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Bilbo doesn't know it, but the 3rd from the left on the stairs [i]is [/i]Burt Reynolds..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1390403212' post='2345020'] I find him smug and unconvincing in every role he plays, like one of those guys who is the only person in the room that finds his own jokes funny. I cannot name a single film he is in that I didn't hate. [/quote] I'm not much of a fan either. He comes across as being very 'punchable' ...but I did enjoy Smoky and the Bandit as a kid. Guilty pleasures. Reynolds was addicted to painkillers for years (yeah, I Googled him). That and the psychedelic nature of Escher's work helped to inspire my effort this month. Well, sort of. I could be making that up. Should have it finished sometime on Friday night... Looking forward to listen to them all, y'all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok so I've ordered a new mic. I won't get this finished by Friday. Maybe Monday or Tuesday but that's too late. Thanks for all your advice mic wise. Good luck to all the entrants and I can't wait to hear them over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 [quote name='AL-the-Bassman' timestamp='1390403458' post='2345023'] but the idea of the comp was to take inspiration from both the picture could have just been a texan in a hat..... [/quote] True but I tried to work on a country and western variant and got bored with it so thought 'Fcuk Burt Reynolds' and did what I wanted to. I don't care if I get any votes, just glad to get back on the horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1390428900' post='2345480'] I don't care if I get any votes, just glad to get back on the horse. [/quote] That sounds like Burt Reynolds talk right there, boy. I listened to and liked your entry. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ok, I'm done! A definite country theme emerging this month (with the exception of Bilbo and good on him for bucking the trend), which mine certainly falls into. The Burt Reynolds image won the battle of setting the genre for me - there was no other way I could see of tackling it. So I took inspiration from the Escher picture in writing the lyrical theme of the track, it being an ode to my psychoactive student days (and an old book of Escher drawings that a mate of mine used to bring out whenever knocking on the doors of perception, so to speak). Days long gone, but plenty of colourful memories Anyway, yeah, it's a country track! Had lots of fun writing it. Ended up having to sing it in a pseudo-Yankee accent, as I realised that country songs just don't work otherwise. Or work even less, should I say. All of the parts are my own apart from the drums, which were written by chopping up audio loops of a live kit and re-arranging them (rather than programming MIDI). More laborious, but I think it sounds more natural. Fretless bass again and still lots of work to do on my intonation. The guitars are a thoroughly knackered old acoustic that my wife bought at a jumble sale and an old 70s Strat copy, recently restored by me ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/211966-just-bought-a-vintage-fake-now-refurbished/"]this one[/url]). Enough guff, here's the track: https://soundcloud.com/skollob/drugstore-cowboys Comments welcome as always. I'll be back around midnight to kick-start the voting thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Bah, didn't get finished. I blame Justin Bieber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1390606527' post='2347630'] Bah, didn't get finished. I blame Justin Bieber. [/quote] I can add you to the running order at any time! You might lose a couple of votes for being late to the party, but drop me a PM if you manage to get something finished over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Voting thread is now up! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/227997-january-composition-competition-voting/"][size=5]Go, go, go...[/size][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It's not even close to finished unfortunately, needs 2 minutes worth of drums programming which equates to approximately 47 billion hours work in Reaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1390609886' post='2347657'] It's not even close to finished unfortunately, needs 2 minutes worth of drums programming which equates to approximately 47 billion hours work in Reaper. [/quote] What are you using for drum programming, then..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1390610544' post='2347664'] What are you using for drum programming, then..? [/quote] Just the Reaper MIDI editor, but I insist on adding flourishes and fills and variations everywhere, I don't really like 2 bars of drums to be identical, that's what swallows all the time. In case anyone's curiosity is piqued, here's my unfinished mess: https://soundcloud.com/bobbass4k/jan-comp-unfinished Edited January 25, 2014 by bobbass4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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