LucSulla Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 OK, so a lot of us can record stuff at home clearly. Given the ease of moving files these days through Google Drive, Drop Box, and what have you, has the idea of doing a collab ever been floated? Surely if we can get a guitar around the country for six years and then back to the owner, we can move some files around, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I like the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Let's do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I can do the part that doesn’t fit and everybody wonders WTF and it ends up on the cutting floor part!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 For my part, I think the way it would work is via Garage Band, because it has the built-in function to send someone a project they can then add to. Thinking about this a little, there's no reason there has to be just one project. I could see this working where someone lays down a drum track and maybe some chords or a bassline, then others add to it. There can be complementary parts (like how Hotel California was built, and has something like 30 guitar parts), or it can even be alternate tracks using the same chords, like if someone has a better idea for a bassline. But each project would have to have one person designated as the Decider, who decides which tracks or which takes are the keepers. Big potential for hurt feelings. Have to make sure everyone has thick skin and big boy pants on, as I'm envisioning it. I guess one aspect is: is the goal to end up with a great song at the end (so one person has to be the Decider), or just to have fun sharing ideas (so it can be messy and not all that good, as long as it keeps getting passed around)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, LucSulla said: OK, so a lot of us can record stuff at home clearly. Given the ease of moving files these days through Google Drive, Drop Box, and what have you, has the idea of doing a collab ever been floated? Surely if we can get a guitar around the country for six years and then back to the owner, we can move some files around, haha. Already there. Had several modest collabs with @DBraz thus far. Contributing guest solos on each other's projects. One of which will be dropping soon once it's mixed and mastered. Gearing up for another song that channels some Alice In Chains/Jerry Cantrell vibes and am thinking of making that a collab. as well. 👍 Anyone know someone who can pull off Lane Staley-esque vocals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I dont think it maytters which DAW you have because what you have to do is bounce the tracks down to mP3 and you can email them to anybody and they can put it right in the DAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I have done this a lot over the last 3 years with a old band mate from Tulsa Ok. I live in NY. We have had great sucsess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, meathead321 said: I dont think it maytters which DAW you have because what you have to do is bounce the tracks down to mP3 and you can email them to anybody and they can put it right in the DAW For enhanced sound/signal quality, save it as a wav. and get a Google Drive or Drop Box account because the file size is likely too big for the limits of most email providers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 yes WAV files sound better thats how i save them but the files are to big to email So we just use MP3 IT works i suppose i could use Drive but i get in to much of a damn hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Our tunes do have great sound regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 All these sound enginereers on FIVER would prefer you send WAV files if you need something professionaly mastered or what ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meathead321 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Some of those guys are good at what they do i can master some things better than some of them though sometimes i just cant get it to sound great no matter what i do weather it be too much bass or whatever so i send them out to have it done ocasionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 It doesn’t really matter the quality of the reference track. It just needs to line up properly at 0, as does the track being contributed. Obviously, the part would need to go back to whoever is mixing the whole thing as a .wav. Likewise, the DAW wouldn’t matter. As long as the reference track aligns at 0 with the master and the take being sent back as a .wav, it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I’m in. This is exactly how AC and I collaborate on every album we release. We swap WAV files on dbox and import them into our DAWs. Easy-Peasy. They do need to be WAVs if you want it to sound best across all listening platforms. Dbox and other similar sites make it easy to save and share the files. Let’s write and record!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I am willing to throw in a bass or guitar track, or even vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 This sounds cool. I'd be willing to contribute. @LucSulla You thinking a cover tune or something original? And as others have said, WAV for your own track starting at zero, but mp3 for a reference is the way to go for ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I'd be happy to help out, too but I'll wait for y'all to hear what I did on Best of HFC 4 before I look for a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, scottcald said: This sounds cool. I'd be willing to contribute. @LucSulla You thinking a cover tune or something original? And as others have said, WAV for your own track starting at zero, but mp3 for a reference is the way to go for ease. I'm not sure exactly which direction to go, but a cover or covers might be the easiest way to get the ball rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 43 minutes ago, LucSulla said: I'm not sure exactly which direction to go, but a cover or covers might be the easiest way to get the ball rolling. I think so too just wanted to see what you thought since it was your brainchild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/30/2020 at 8:17 AM, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said: Big potential for hurt feelings. I'm not good enough to have hurt feelings. Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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