lurksalot Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well many congrats to Douglas who has landed a double and as such has the honour. A genuine LOL when he sent this over, so I reckon it could get the juices flowing! So without further ado, on offer for inspiration is ........................... Usual rules apply. You know the drill: ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and written/recorded this month. ❌ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ❌ Bagpipes. ( Christmas truce now expired) . Also on thin ice with panpipes, to be perfectly honest. ❌ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you. I would like to trial an extra rule this month that might, though might not, help in the voting, I'll float it in the thread . Deadline wise , we will call midnight on the 24th (yes, you probably have till about 19.00 on the 25th, but don't let on or we will have a deluge at 18.59) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 What I was thinking was a simple one or two lines describing your thinking behind the composition you have posted. now I realise that there are often some beautiful and thorough commentaries that accompany the entries , and these are still most welcome what I’d like to see is a short bit of wordage that could accompany the composition link in the vote thread , it would need to be relatively concise and be obvious to me so that I could copy and paste Back in the old days the track opened up in soundcloud and the wordage linked itself to the track , but with embedding , I think it misses that touch of detail that we could include. not so much the technicalities of the track , more the story of the inspiration so to speak. so tack a couple of lines that I haven’t got to go looking for and we’ll see if it adds any value 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers211 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 13 minutes ago, lurksalot said: Back in the old days the track opened up in soundcloud and the wordage linked itself to the track , but with embedding , I think it misses that touch of detail that we could include. Indeed Lurks...I miss the comments (if you got any !), that appeared throughout the track on soundcloud . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 If I ever get any inspiration I'll be sure to let you know. Don't hold your breath. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 No point in hanging about like the bod in the picture, so... Here is my contribution to the March 2021 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by the previous winner: Myself..! I wanted a sort of 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' idea behind a Viennese waltz, to build up some suspense, without going too far overboard. I ended up with a simple enough theme, slightly developed, leading to the inevitable outcome seen in the picture. It was all going so well until... The chord sequence was established first, then run through my 'Band In A Box' suite, to flesh it out. From that, I've used the MIDI to pilot the Ruby upright bass, a full-blown Kontakt Pearl piano, an Ample Sound Light acoustic guitar and Kontakt Orchestral Strings. The 'solo' instruments are from the same Kontakt Orchestral suite: oboe, bassoon and contra-bassoon, and were composed and played on my M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 keyboard. Drums are BFD3 (unusually, for me...), with added cymbal swells and timpani from divers samples, along with the final cheeky 'Tonton Flingueurs' touch, suggested by Our Youngest. All recorded and mixed using Reaper, as usual, with a spot of Ozone for light mastering. That's it..! Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 OK, I'm in for this month. Saw the pic & figured it had to be something mechanical. Created a bass sound on Equator2 & another on Serum. Got some vocal samples off Splice that I felt fitted the image & put them together to form some sort of track. The drums are a mix of heavily processed samples & then I needed to make a wee break. Surge synth provides the organ sound. So the quad biker is the lady singing the song. She jumps from the top of the hill & feels on top of the world. Hears a clink & feels like a drop-in. It's very much deep house & the bass doesn't work on small speakers or phones, so all you'll hear is the drums on there. I might go back to it & add/alter if I get time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 I’m not far off with mine now , I’ve sketched it out , recorded a draft , and put lots of bits of playing together to get 3minutes . Having done that, I then have to learn what I have just put together so that I can actually play it 😁 oh , and sing it , we have words this month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 hours ago, lurksalot said: we have words this month Hurrah! You'll be pleased to hear I've made no attempts at "singing". Though we do have a phat bass groove dribbling with Future Impact and lots of much weirder bass synth noises all rolled in my new Dub Delay vst... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 57 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: Hurrah! You'll be pleased to hear I've made no attempts at "singing". Though we do have a phat bass groove dribbling with Future Impact and lots of much weirder bass synth noises all rolled in my new Dub Delay vst... I was going to ask the warbler from the old band , but he's had a bad throat and hasn't got around to singing last months entry yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 hours ago, lurksalot said: oh , and sing it , we have words this month Well that got a mixed reaction ........ 1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said: Hurrah! And a from @MoonBassAlpha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 You're most welcome! Maybe you, me and Lenny should do a collaboration on vocals, drums and bagpipes respectively. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Lay down your instruments Composition Challengers, I think we have the makings of a great vocal group here😃. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I think I'll just go and lie down for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Here is my entry for this month. I'm going for my Covid jab this afternoon and if I don't feel too bad after I might tweak it a bit. The inspiration for this is fairly straightforward - live for the moment and wait for it all to go wrong. I started with the lyrics and they more or less dictated an 80s AC/DC style song. Unfortunately I can't sing like Brian and I can't play like Angus but in parts it's what I wanted. As usual recorded in Cubase. The guitars are an Epiphone ES339 chosen as it is a close to a PAF as I have, and the bass is a Squier 70s CV PB - all through Amplitube. The vocals are a single recording duplicated on two channels panned L and R with different EQ to see if I could fill out my dodgy voice a bit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 The fact that the wheels have fallen off struck me as an exhortation to take to 2 wheels. Which for me means riding about on sweeping sunny roads on a 1000cc classic Italian Vtwin, so we have a lazy, not rushed beat, with a faint air of mild threat (as the film classification board would say) caused by the racket, the leather and the armadillo in the trousers. Now the final layer of varnish has dried, here it is - enjoy, or not! For those who are interested, the bass is a single track, and as usual, a single 1st take (can yer tell😁) - it's my Wal with a blend of clean and Future Impact dialled mainly into the bottom frequencies. Most of the other noises are (apart from the piano and EZ Drums featuring Jabo Sparks) bass with either ridiculous Future Impact noises and my new Dub Delay VST, or bass and octaver through Bias FX. Sequence sounds are from Isotope Iris 2, and all has been lightly polished with Ozone 9. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) I don't think I can polish mine any further and I've run out of glitter as well ! This one seems fairly self explanatory with the title, but the lyric, which while describing the event pictured, can also relate to my latest apprentice who has found his wings after 5 years, and has flown the nest as it were, ah well, just gotta break in a new one I guess Technically , Ez drummer holds it down , I plonk the low end on my Gordon Smith with a bit of doubler and chorus , an Ibby 6er through a couple of Waves GTR3 presets ( I think I've found my fave now) a couple of forays with some odd delay FX and of course , by huge demand , the voice of an angel delivering the tale .* enjoy * it took about 40 vocal takes to this level of perfection Spoiler Take the best advice, and learn from the pros Learn your trade from the guy that really knows . If you’ve done it well, you can bet it shows You be set for what the future throws. Somethings that you do, you will have to choose Taking your chances of getting bruised Fly the coop and you’ll make the news Just make sure that your nuts aren’t loose Leap of faith Leap of faith From the frying pan into the fire Use the hunger and feed the desire Faster and faster , higher and higher You’ll Sell your soul to the best paying buyer Leap of faith Leap of faith Edited March 20, 2021 by lurksalot 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) I'm in again this month....... /start of wordage for the voting thread/ The phrase "two wheels better" came to mind, in my case meaning bicycle rather than motorbike. The lyrics evolved to be from a female protagonist to subvert the old trope of a woman being interested in someone with a flash car. The Orwellian origin of the phrase led me toward the politically charged musical area of post-punk a la Gang of Four, Au Pairs etc. Not sure if I got there! /end of wordage for the voting thread/ /start of boring technical details for those interested/ Studio one DAW. Drums programmed by piano roll in a bundled Studio One kit. Live bass (old Vantage P bass). Live guitars (new Squier Tele). Keys played in via Akai miniPlay with a bundled sound from studio one. Bit of live tambourine. Vocals. /end of boring technical details for those interested/ Lyrics in spoiler Spoiler Don't talk about your car cos I don't want to know Two wheels will take you where four cannot go She Said: Four wheels are bad, Two wheels are better Wind up your window, pull your elbow in I don't need no air conditioning Nought to Sixty does nothing for me Riding through the air is the way to be free Riding through the air come on do it with me Don't talk about your car cos I don't want to know Two wheels will get you where four cannot go Riding through the air is the way to be free come come come on and do it with me Edited March 24, 2021 by Nail Soup add lyrics 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) On 19/03/2021 at 14:26, Nicko said: Here is my entry for this month. I'm going for my Covid jab this afternoon and if I don't feel too bad after I might tweak it a bit. The inspiration for this is fairly straightforward - live for the moment and wait for it all to go wrong. I started with the lyrics and they more or less dictated an 80s AC/DC style song. Unfortunately I can't sing like Brian and I can't play like Angus but in parts it's what I wanted. As usual recorded in Cubase. The guitars are an Epiphone ES339 chosen as it is a close to a PAF as I have, and the bass is a Squier 70s CV PB - all through Amplitube. The vocals are a single recording duplicated on two channels panned L and R with different EQ to see if I could fill out my dodgy voice a bit. This track has now been modified. I've updated some of the guitar parts where the timing was iffy and pushed the vocals up in the mix as suggested by @lurksalot, although I'm not entirely sure I haven't made the vocals worse if that's possible, and in the end messing with my vocal is polishing the proverbial turd anyway. Edited March 22, 2021 by Nicko 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 It's definitely bettah. (The mix, I mean; what else..?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I'm probably out this month. All I've got is a drum take that's mainly in 15/8, then the wheels fell off in the middle. I cut my finger on Saturday and haven't felt inclined to play since. So it won't be worth posting what I've got so far. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, MoonBassAlpha said: I'm probably out this month... 'S a shame; I like drums, I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Dad3353 said: 'S a shame; I like drums, I do. Careful what you wish for... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 14 hours ago, MoonBassAlpha said: then the wheels fell off in the middle. This isn't the bad jokes thread y'know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 It's 1957 again. And following Lurk's suggestion I turned the vocals up. Lyrics ↓↓ Spoiler I was walking along without a care Policeman said ‘What you doing there?’ He threw me in the cruiser, gonna take me for a ride Went about ten feet then down on one side Because the wheels came off the wheels came off the wheels came off - Can’t just put ‘em back on. The house was rockin there was a knock at my door Man standin there carrying a .44 Went out the window down the fire escape hopped on my scooter to make my break But the wheels came off the wheels came off the wheels came off - Can’t just put ‘em back on. Now I was running for city mayor You know I was the front runner there I bribed the judge stuffed every ballot box Election night they said - Man, you lost Because the wheels came off the wheels came off the wheels came off - Can’t just put ‘em back on. No, I ain’t got AAA – I’m just gonna have to get myself a wrench. Yeah, they come right off, all the way down to the axle 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 10 hours ago, Nicko said: This isn't the bad jokes thread y'know. You haven't heard it yet!! I have actually cobbled something together tonight. It's rather odd, and not gone where I expected. At all. I'll listen again tomorrow and see if it's worth posting or fettling a bit more. The good news for Dad is there's plenty of crunchy drums in there, along with Steve Hillage on Mogadon... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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