Leonard Smalls Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450716395' post='2935165'] Not while Lenny's in the House..! [/quote] Aye! I have an aversion to most things that are at all sensible or serious. But I realise that some of our older members have delicate sensitivities, so I've held off from producing my Fanfare For Four Flatulent Fellows and their Fetid Four-Legged Friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1450772895' post='2935605']...Fanfare For Four Flatulent Fellows and their Fetid Four-Legged Friend... [/quote] I can't Trump that, unless I can get Donald Trump and his Trumpettes on Trumpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450773700' post='2935614'] I can't Trump that, unless I can get Donald Trump and his Trumpettes on Trumpet. [/quote] That would surely be The Last Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I haven't had time to finish something this month (I did have a germ of an idea).... I'm busy moving flats so just too much to do unfortunately. I will make sure I vote though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Berk..! Germs ..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:168552] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 well ive got something, its not up to my normal standard but it sounds ok, hopefuly will get it uploaded after i go to the cinema, if not tomorrow. will be my first entry for probably over a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450792910' post='2935912'] well ive got something, its not up to my normal standard but it sounds ok, hopefuly will get it uploaded after i go to the cinema, if not tomorrow. will be my first entry for probably over a year [/quote] Welcome back Rob! Looking forward to hearing it. [b]PS: to anyone still beavering away, the deadline for entries is tomorrow at midnight (Wednesday 23rd).[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ok, I'm done. A short and hopefully sweet number. Obviously not my singing [i](that would be one helluva plug-in!!)[/i]; lyrics and vocal courtesy of Laura James from Cumbria. Piano is the old, tatty upright that we have at home - recorded by placing a single condenser mic on the music stand above the keys, and then extensively EQ'd and mucked about with. Bass is a Precision strung with flats. Violin is all MIDI (no way Mrs Skol would let me buy a violin ). http://soundcloud.com/skollob/dark-sky I think we have over a dozen entries this month, so well done everyone. A great end to the year! [b]PS: the voting thread will be posted up on the morning of the 24th.[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1450799352' post='2935990'] Ok, I'm done. A short and hopefully sweet number. [/quote] That's cheating, that! I think we should make a rule that all singing should be at least as bad as, if not worse than, mine! Tis the thin end of the wedge, I tell you. It'll be real musicians as well next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1450799352' post='2935990'] Ok, I'm done... [/quote] ... and so are we..! Or rather; undone. I concur from the 'cheating' point of view expressed above (although 'as bad as' Lenny is already tough; 'worse' is not to be countenanced, perish the thought..! ). I'm thinking of proposing a modification of the rules, whereby the 'big guns' shoot it out between the'selves, and us tiddlers have a parallel universe in which to pretend we're in with a chance. 'Snot fair, wot wiv all this quality an' all; horse-racing has a handicap system to level the odds a bit; can we have something similar here..? How about 'Those that win have to compose the next one with one hand tied behind their back'..? Nah..! Too easy..! How about 'Winners are restricted, for their next six entries, to use only kazoos (no more than two...)'..? If I can find his 'phone number, can I be assisted by collaboration with Jean-Michel Jarre, please..? No; on second thoughts I think I'd rather try my luck with Joni Mitchell. Where's that 'phone..? ([i]Calls out wildly, hunting under cushions and behind the sofa... "Anyone seen the 'phone..? It was here somewhere last week, I'm sure... Nurse..! Nurse..?" Soft-slippered footsteps fade away...[/i]) Edited December 23, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Well, even the great John Williams needed help. He scored the new Star Wars movie, yet he needed the help of a 100 piece Orchestra to make it sound any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Yes, I tried that, too (well, 80 pieces and a piano..! ). It was rubbish, so I scrapped it. Maybe it's me..? Edited December 23, 2015 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1450799352' post='2935990'] Piano is the old, tatty upright that we have at home - recorded by placing a single condenser mic on the music stand above the keys, and then extensively EQ'd and mucked about with. [/quote] Goes very well with the singing. Almost unhinged, but delightful. Wouldn't have worked half as well with a Steinway concert grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 ok so i got mine done. to be honest im not happy with my mix, out of practice and rushed so hope you like it anyway. the song is more of a demo to something else i may end up doing now so i have not included vocals on this one. but it's done so maybe i'll do one next month too. [url="https://soundcloud.com/robslusarmusic/basschat-composition-challenge-december-a-force-awakens"]A Force Awakens[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450905330' post='2936971'] ok so i got mine done... [/quote] Oh, what a shame..! Too long by one second, and so disqualified..! So close..! Never mind; next month, perhaps..? ... ... ... OK, it's Christmas; we'll be indulgent this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450906670' post='2936990'] Oh, what a shame..! Too long by one second, and so disqualified..! So close..! Never mind; next month, perhaps..? ... ... ... OK, it's Christmas; we'll be indulgent this time. [/quote] it doesnt start until 8 seconds so technically its 7 seconds short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450907205' post='2936996'] it doesnt start until 8 seconds so technically its 7 seconds short [/quote] Look, if you're going to start bickering about it, we could go to arbitration if you want. I'll call my lawyer... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 well we can go that route, but i'm only paying for a 5 minute argument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 There, you see..? From 1 second, we jump to first 7, then 8 seconds, now 5 whole minutes..! There's escalation for you (or inflation, if you prefer...)..! I'm not going to waste the next 1/4 of an hour on this; we'll let the Upper Echelons judge the matter, and maybe trust the popular vote. That 1 second may be the final straw that brings the chickens home to cross the road. You may end up regretting your flippancy then, and in that event I may not be charitable enough to be able to suppress a guffaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Phew, just made it! https://soundcloud.com/torquil-macleod-730760653/day-of-wrath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450907205' post='2936996'] it doesnt start until 8 seconds so technically its 7 seconds short [/quote] 'ang on. How do we know that those seven seconds are not Tacet bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450902291' post='2936920'] Yes, I tried that, too (well, 80 pieces and a piano..! ). It was rubbish, so I scrapped it. Maybe it's me..? [/quote] Been there, done it. Only in my case, the Piano ended up in 80 pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1450942886' post='2937142'] 'ang on. How do we know that those seven seconds are not Tacet bars? [/quote] Mmm..! Tacet bars..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:139776] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1450942886' post='2937142'] 'ang on. How do we know that those seven seconds are not Tacet bars? [/quote] i'm not that imaginitive. in truth its only that long because for some reason one particular midi item can't start properly unless it has a few seconds lead in and the upload to sound cloud seems to have added a couple of seconds. maybe i'll cut it down later if i can, but i don't think i'll have 7 or 8 seconds to do so im afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 [color=#800000][b]The voting thread is now up![/b][/color] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/275529-december-composition-challenge-voting/page__pid__2937308#entry2937308"][size=7][b]GO, GO, GO...[/b][/size][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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