WIP: Weird little bass and drum song

[Commie_User]

I've done a few nice doodles of late, so I thought I'd best do something bigger again. And a song toexperiment as I'm an instrumentals man.


Let's kick off with snippets of the rough bass and (coarsely played) cello playback. The words and other stuff will just have to be pulled out of nowhere and I'll try and crack on next week.

Here's some of my more polished previous: http://www.remix64.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9493#p93489

http://www.concept-single.net/

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My last proper song was Bones For Horses, done in 2000, so I know I left it late. I still like it the best:

[Chris Abbott]

How about a sequel "Hats for Clowns"?

[Analog-X64]

Interesting to hear the acoustic work, do you prefer acoustic over the digital stuff?

[Commie_User]

Well I can't claim credit for the guitar and singing, that was a friend I used to do. I made it part of his fee so we got it down in my old bedroom. You can probably hear he sounds a bit embarrassed singing it.

Myself, I prefer a good mixture. For what little I can doodle on 'em, the more I have the better the variety in all ways.

[Dumper]

that was a friend I used to do. I made it part of his fee so we got it down in my old bedroom.

Sorry but that made me laugh.

[Commie_User]

Well I suppose that was deserved.



EDIT: Finished part.

Here's the rough mono of the cello and drums as I like them. I played a little from the Alesis DM5, Sony Playstation pads, Yamaha P80 keyboard and piano roll plotting. I express slightly differently across them, which is handy difference for a track coming up a bit fiddly.

And of course these aren't the best of pads. Real drums and new pads really make the fluid difference.



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And here's how they spread, as I quite like the result myself:

Start - Alesis DM5,
0.05 - 0.07 - Keyboard MIDI mixed in,
0.20 - Playstation pads,
0.40 - Keyboard rhythm,
1.08 - Alesis again.

Then a few micro corrections and adjustments in piano roll saw me ready to bounce. Amazing today's technology.





Sounds quite nice solo and heavily limited:



http://freevstplugins.blogspot.co.uk/se ... ST%20Drums



One I might want to look at: http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/XLN_Aud ... tAoddhYAtg







My gear takes in the air.





I tapped the DD12s like congas for the finish but I replaced that with a more straightforward beat sat at the Alesis. I'm really getting to know these bits and bobs when I set a proper exercise.









Not bad for toys.




.....And I say that again.

[Commie_User]

I've forgotten what I was going to do with that basic track now! But here it is, drums, bass and cello, with a dash of reverb and sonic maximiser on the strings.

Maybe I'll try a duelling MIDITAR and actual MIDI guitar for any melody. The Band Hero controllers are pretty good for bowed romplers because the strum holds the notes.

And I'll look pretty cool with my Beatle axes!