We need to do this: Collective Blues Project

[DrNomis_44]

ok kids lots going on - great.

We need a way to decide who does what and for how long...
I propose this, unless someone has a better idea, or wants to take over:

BG uploads his awesome work to the most appropriate platform...

We head on over , get a feel for it and play with it at home.

I take a list of names for those who are in.
If you have a preferred section let me know.

I'll divide the tune into phrases and allocate everyone a time frame - e.g. Stan gets from 01.27 - 02.15 or something like that.
Practice your bit and submit to the compiler - seems like sending it back to BassGuy makes the most sense... open to suggestion...

The compiler(s) do their thing and upload the final product and we all say yay at fun well had...

This is the bit where I need help:
Being a recording Luddite myself - how do we save our parts?
Do we simply submit our own part, or include the backing (I'm guessing the first...)?

Anything I've forgotten or over looked?

Not knowing how other contributors are going to record their parts, one way I can think of to save parts is to export the part as an audio file with the backing track muted, but there may be an easier way to do it.


If you do that, make sure you include information, like the tempo and sample rate, etc.

[Fretworn]

It definitely needs to tracks without the backing track that need to be sent through to Pesty/Kimball/whoever ends up mixing it. They can then piece them into the mix. As far as track format I'd leave that up to the mixers to decide what works best for them. This is just a bit of fun, so if it ends up just being an mp3 backing track that's ok. It might be easier for Eliot to upload the backing track in mp3 format for us to play to, but he can email the .wav file directly to whoever is mixing.

[Simon Barden]

That may be a better solution, Fretworn. MP3 backing track (but preferably 256k rather than 128k), but import to your DAW set to record at 44.1kHz at 104 BPM and record in 24 bit .wav format. BG will need to leave a couple of empty bars at the start, or one empty bar and the next with a four beat click intro so that you know when it's going to start (which can be missed off the final version).

Record your track and then depending on the ability of your DAW, either export the guitar track to a .wav file or mute the backing track and export the mixdown. But you should be able to just export the section with your playing on it. I'd suggest preferably a mono track, or a centrally panned stereo track (if you can't mix to mono).

You'll still need to get the .wav file to BG (or whoever) via something like Dropbox.

[DrNomis_44]

Fortunately, I have an account with Dropbox and it is installed on my DAW PC, so I'm pretty well sorted, I can quite easily record in 24 Bit because my Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 supports it, it actually supports up to 192khz bitrate (as if I'd ever have a need to up the bitrate to that high), and FL Studio can export .wav files, or .mp3 files at up to 320k.


I just got a notification from Image Line, the makers of the FL Studio DAW software, saying that a new version of FL Studio was available for download, I'm downloading it now so I can update my current FL Studio installation to the latest version, I like to keep my DAW PC software up to date.

[king casey]

There is a saxophone version of this idea conducted on 'Cafe Saxophone'
One chorus of Blues in 'F' and Pete Thomas seamlessly wove them together in sequence.
A different player on each chorus.
I made it to round 8. Getting the last chorus as 'Wilbur Weltklang'.

https://tamingthesaxophone.com/saxontheweb-blues

It was a couple of years ago, would be great to get another swing at it.
cheers, Mark.

[stan]

The other option is tio make it visual as well.
Doing video might make life difficult no files too big, but if the track is displayed YouTube style, it oiled be nice to have a pic from each player. It could be of yourself, your rig, your favourite guitar, your profile pic, or a still of you doing your recording.
It could be anything that means something to you, but I think it would be a nice touch...
Yes or no?

[dave.king1]

OK, this seems to be taking a while so here is the progression in Dm ( the saddest of all keys ) that I gave to my lyrical band mates to write some words to.

I told them to push the chords around if they wished and this particular progression although the foundation for Brown Bottle is not where it finished up and it's also not the same feel.

Feel free to have a play and post your results, I'll come up with something over Easter as a break from the country based stuff I'll be doing.

The chords are ( from memory )
Dm - A# - A - A7
Dm - A# - A - A7
Dm - A# - Dm - A#
Dm - A# - G - A - A7
Dm - A# - G - E - A - A7

Repeated it runs for just over 2 minutes, have fun

https://soundcloud.com/suthol/dm-jam-track

Edited to add, this was a bit of an afterthought and it's now a bit late here in Sydney but I'll do a stronger mix tomorrow and upload as a wav for you to work with

[DrNomis_44]

OK, this seems to be taking a while so here is the progression in Dm ( the saddest of all keys ) that I gave to my lyrical band mates to write some words to.

I told them to push the chords around if they wished and this particular progression although the foundation for Brown Bottle is not where it finished up and it's also not the same feel.

Feel free to have a play and post your results, I'll come up with something over Easter as a break from the country based stuff I'll be doing.

The chords are ( from memory )
Dm - A# - A - A7
Dm - A# - A - A7
Dm - A# - Dm - A#
Dm - A# - G - A - A7
Dm - A# - G - E - A - A7

Repeated it runs for just over 2 minutes, have fun

https://soundcloud.com/suthol/new-theme-in-dm

Edited to add, this was a bit of an afterthought and it's now a bit late here in Sydney but I'll do a stronger mix tomorrow and upload as a wav for you to work with

Cheers for posting the chord progression, I'm going to have a go at jamming along to the track you uploaded to soundcloud so I can work out a rough Blues melody to go with it, this will actually be something new to me, but I'll give it my best shot and see what I can come up with.

[dave.king1]

Just pulled the original track down and put up a slightly stronger mix as a WAV file

https://soundcloud.com/suthol/dm-jam-track

[dave.king1]

I also put it up on TDPRI Twanger Central which is a place for your own work and there's been one taker so far

http://www.tdpri.com/threads/a-track...y-with.723046/