Facepunch Collaborative VII: One More Till An Octave

[Pepin]

This is the seventh edition of the FP Album Collab. For those who are new, this is a collaborative album that is released for free. Each person or group does their own song, and the album is a collection of individual songs. Any Facepunch member is allowed to submit a song. There have been six previous albums, all of which you can check out on the [url=http://facepunchcollaborative.bandcamp.com/]Bandcamp page[/url]. The rules are pretty simple, and as long as you get your submission in on time you'll be good.

[highlight][U][B]Important Information[/B][/U][/highlight]

[B]The submission deadline is December 20th.[/B]

[B]Anyone can get in on this.[/B]
Any number of artists want to contribute, it just means more tracks. Behold the glory of giant-ass digital releases!

[B]No covers or remixes![/B]
Not a lot to say really, no covers or remixes, we want original music from you. This isn't to discredit what people can do with covers and remixes, but again, we want original music.

[B]Only one entry per person/group.[/B]
This one is self explanatory, but I'll explain it anyway. A big part of the album is to give exposure to as many artist as possible. Having an album with someone taking up half the credits would be unequal exposure. Limiting a person to one song also ensures that you send your best material in. Note that if you do a minor collaboration with someone that you can still submit a song of your own.

[B]Only in submit music that you think is good enough.[/B]
If you have to ask someone if it is good enough to submit, it isn't good enough. If you aren't comfortable with it being the first track on the album, it isn't good enough.

[B]There are no genre restrictions.[/B]
Feel free to send any genre song you want.

[B]All proceeds will go to charity or Bandcamp downloads.[/B]
This is still a free album that costs the listener nothing, but since people do donate we have a plan as to what to do with that money. Since there is a limited number of free downloads on Bandcamp, when running low on free downloads the funds will be used to buy more downloads so people can continue downloading the album for free. All other money goes to a charity we decide on.

[highlight][U][B]Submission Guideline[/B][/U][/highlight]

[B]Format[/B]
Your submission must be in [B]WAV[/B] format. This may seem annoying, but it pays off, especially when avoiding two pages of someone complaining about the inconsistency (happened with the first release). Be sure to export as WAV. [B]Do not convert your mp3 to a WAV[/B]. Try to ensure the dynamic range is somewhat leveled.

[B]Labeling[/B]
To make organizing easy, label your song [Facepunch Username] - [track name]
For example, if I made a song called "Easy Baby", the format would be "Pepin - Easy Baby". You want to name the very wav file this. It is also important to use your Facepunch username because otherwise there is no way for me to know who sent the song.

[B]Where to send[/B]
Upload here [url]http://www.sendspace.com/[/url] and then send me the download link in a Facepunch PM. Please note that if you have it uploaded somewhere else as a wav like your Soundcloud, you don't have to upload it to Sendspace, save yourself the time and send me the Soundcloud link.

[B]Also, with your submission provide me with a track description, the genre, and a link to where people can get to your music. [I]Do this through a FP PM.[/I]. You can use the following template.[/B]

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Song Title:
Artist Name:
Description:
Genre:
Music Page:
Song Link:
Lyrics:
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Exampe:
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Song Title: Don't Stop Eating
Artist Name: The Pert
Description: This song is about a long lost boy how found out his cancer had cancer and so he decided to go out of his way to find the cure for cancer. The story came to me one night when I was looking at the water, and I realized that negative was a recursive force.
Genre: Soft Rock
Music Page: [url]http://soundcloud.com/pepin[/url]
Song Link: [url]http://sendspace.com/djslfjdlskfj9i34rjfkdsf[/url]
Lyrics: [insert lyrics][/quote]

You can take you description in any route you want. Try to write up at least a few sentences for the description. If you can't figure out the genre, approximate, it doesn't really matter. If your song has lyrics, please include them. This information will be used on Bandcamp and in the debut thread and in the liner notes. Also, I don't want to assume where you put your finished music. Some people may have a Soundcloud account, but they put their finished work on Bandcamp. So even if you think it should be obvious, just provide the information in the message.

[B]Then what?[/B]
Upon receiving it I will send the PM user a message saying I got the track. If you want to send a new/revised version, you can do that, [B]but do not send incomplete tracks[/B].

[highlight][U][B]Track Collaboration[/B][/U][/highlight]
If you have musical talent and wouldn't mind collaborating with with someone, make a post providing your skills and some examples and I'll add it here. I for example wouldn't mind collaborating with someone who can sing. Make sure that you can record whatever you advertise and in decent quality.

[B]Available Musicians[/B]
[quote][url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/95755-Pepin]Pepin[/url]: I can do basic riffs and rhythms with acoustic or electric guitar. I can also do a lot with lead guitar including solos. I can also play bass and piano. I'd be willing to mix something if you were really having trouble. For reference, check my soundcloud.[/quote]

[QUOTE=A Noobcake;33238240]I could play bass on people's tracks if I can get Amplitube working again. I have an envelope filter, an overdrive, an octaver and a EHX synth effect pedal, if anything like that is needed,[/QUOTE]

[B]People Who Need Something[/B]
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-None-
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[highlight][U][B]Album Art Ideas[/B][/U][/highlight]

The different ideas presented for the album art. Minor variations won't be put up. If you have album art idea, I suggest posting it. If we decided on the album art quick enough, the artist could also pre-make a back cover and liner notes, making it very easy to release the album on time. Keep that in mind, if we decide on your cover, be ready to come up with a back and liner notes. The resolution requirement is 1:1 and it must be at least 500x500px.

[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/01_01.jpg[/img][img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/01_02.jpg[/img]
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[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/03_01.jpg[/img]

[highlight][U][B]Reaching a larger audience[/B][/U][/highlight]

The whole point of this is exposure, and though Facepunch is a big audience, most people feel the need to expand. The first way to do so is by posting the album thread on other forums, preferably active forums that would take well to these types of projects. Posting it on a forum about quantum physics would be cool, but it is doubtful that it would do much for exposure. The second way to get exposure is to try to get the album on popular blogs. To ensure both processes go well, there will be a compiled list and their contacts. For example, I will post the album on Facepunch, therefore I am the contact. There only needs to be one contact per form.

There will be two Humble Bumble Game Packs rewarded to the two best referrers.

[B]Forums[/B]
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[B]Websites[/B]

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[B]Blogs and Magazines[/B]

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If you intend on trying to advertise somewhere, say so in the thread and give a link to where. If it is a magazine, or some alternative source, no link is needed.

[highlight][U][B]FAQ[/B][/U][/highlight]

[B]Q:[/B] How will the track order be decided?
[B]A:[/B] The first couple of tracks will be decided by quality. The rest by random order.

[B]Q:[/B] What is the best way to get a hold of you?
[B]A:[/B] Through PM.

[B]Q:[/B] Will any mastering be done?
[B]A:[/B] Yes, I will be level balancing to ensure all the tracks are the same loudness. That is all that will be done.

[B]Q:[/B] Does the song I submit have to be made specifically and only for the album?
[B]A:[/B] No. If you have a song you've already made you can submit that. If you made a song for a personal album, you can submit that. Also, make sure all people who own the song consent to submitting. If you and your buddy came up with a song, and your buddy doesn't want it going on the Facepunch album, do not submit it.

[B]Q:[/B] Is there a limitation on song length?
[B]A:[/B] No.

[highlight][B]Song Submissions[/B][/highlight]

[quote][url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/17033-Schmoe222][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=17033&dateline=1304690300[/img][/url]
Schmoe222 - Whiterun Approaches
[B]Description[/B]: Approaching the city of Whiterun on horseback.
[B]Genre[/B]: Orchestral
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/schmoe222[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/133162-StoolTable][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=133162&dateline=1249283586[/img][/url]
[B]Anne Frank's Attic Party - Sweatpants Song[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: We were talking about pants, and decided to sings about them. We chose sweatpants.
[B]Genre[/B]: Rock?
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/anne-franks-attic-party[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/384228-DaMoggen][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=384228&dateline=1309898889[/img][/url]
[B]DaMoggen - iControl [/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A song that a friend and me did while we had nothing better to do.
[B]Genre[/B]: Trance
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/damoggen[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/264784-Wablur][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=264784&dateline=1264904713[/img][/url]
[B]JRF - Get Moving[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Wanted to make a catchy hardstyle song.
[B]Genre[/B]: Hardstyle
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/jrfhardstyle[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/259781-FurrFagsMurr][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=259781&dateline=1272872619[/img][/url]
[B]Lashawndraniqua - Facepunch rock[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Pretty mellow, a little fast paced
[B]Genre[/B]: Dubstep
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/lashawndraniqua[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/51838-thisispain][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=51838&dateline=1314855048[/img][/url]
[B]Thisispain - Harmonic-Ring Attenuator[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Sampled-Noise at 16x4
[B]Genre[/B]: Noise-Perculator
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/thisispain/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/76430-Silent-Bob][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=76430&dateline=1294094802[/img][/url]
[B]Silent-Bob - Alkaline[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: I've never done anything quite like this before. I wanted to make something a little moody and atmospheric but keep a decent groove to it. The The degraded/distorted 8-bit sounds give it that nice mechanical touch. I had a blast designing the sounds for this!
[B]Genre[/B]: Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/snake31[/url] / [url]http://audun.bandcamp.com/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/257160-Super_Noodle][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=257160&dateline=1315859736[/img][/url]
[B]Karl Von Muller - Action News[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A sample-driven song that sings the praises of WPVI.
[B]Genre[/B]: Breakbeat
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://youtube.com/user/KarlVonMuller[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/282291-T.F.W.O.][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=282291&dateline=1320791545[/img][/url]
[B]Holy Helix - REM Relapse[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: This song reminds me of something from the album Furnace by Download. The tempo shifts from 100 to 120 BPM halfway through the song. The song is full of jittery synths, glitchy drums and other experimental goodness!
[B]Genre[/B]: IDM/Industrial
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/holy-helix[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/90100-Natrox][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=90100&dateline=1309213848[/img][/url]
[B]Natrox - Through the Window[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Produced in a week. Inspired by Alexander Brandon (composer of music for Jazz Jackrabbit, Deus Ex, Unreal) as well as other artists. Title is a homage to Homestuck.
[B]Genre[/B]: Electronic (160bpm)
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/nekki/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/167936-CLungcancer][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=167936&dateline=1317676285[/img][/url]
[B]Tirde - Trip[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: My friend said that his toe started tripping when listening to this.
[B]Genre[/B]: Ambient/experimental
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/tirde[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/327803-Lufttygger306][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=327803&dateline=1319369559[/img][/url]
[B]Lufttygger - The Submarine[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: The title is the perfect description.
[B]Genre[/B]: Ambient
[B]Music Page[/B]:

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/456767-Trail-Mix][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=456767&dateline=1321047411[/img][/url]
[B]Torterrix - Childhood Incarnate[/B]
[B]Description[/B]:A Creepy Track about childhood.
[B]Genre[/B]:Dubstep
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/torterrix/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/109937-TuLiq][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=109937&dateline=1232660277[/img][/url]
[B]Tuliq - LHC Fun Fair[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: This is a song about how you can spend hours and days planning the most soulfoul and epic song for the FP Collab album, and then suddenly scrap it all and just twiddle some knobs to a beat.
[B]Genre[/B]: Digitronic
[B]Music page[/B]: [url]www.soundcloud.com/tuliq[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/131017-UnknownDude][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=131017&dateline=1308146824[/img][/url]
[B]UnknownDude - Lucky Number Nine[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A track that takes inspiration from old, unfinished tracks I have lying around on my hard drive.
[B]Genre[/B]: Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/brotherworks[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/45665-killa101][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=45665&dateline=1310685983[/img][/url]
[B]Wake the Phantom - Tonight [/B]
[B]Description[/B]: This track shows off some of my efforts into creating more atmosphere in my latest projects, it also shows a lot of inspiration from Grafix, a professional liquid drum & bass producer.
[B]Genre[/B]: Drum & Bass
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/wakethephantom[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/238720-xiohexia][img]http://chordacle.com/other_images/Moonlit-Beach-mini.png[/img][/url]
[B]Chordacle - Diluted Solution[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A psychotic electronic track with some pitch bending. All done in with sytrus in FL Studio 10.
[B]Genre[/B]: Alternate Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/chordacle[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/400682-Dick-Tracy][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=400682&dateline=1316908310[/img][/url]
[B]Zero-G Sunrise - Total War[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: When the new millenium rolled around, people were optimistic. Only 11 years ago, the iron curtain had fallen and once again the future of mankind looked bright. Oh, how people were wrong...
[B]Genre[/B]: Thrash/Rock
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/Dicktrace[/url] /// [url]http://snegreger.bandcamp.com/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/277964-Nlogax][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=277964&dateline=1305954032[/img][/url]
[B][nullspace] - "Fuck"[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Song was made right when I got out of rehab, was living with my parents for the first time in awhile and was extremely frustrated with life and myself. The title is expressive of my frustration.
[B]Genre[/B]: Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]:[url]http://www.soundcloud.com/nullspacemusic[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/184191-Andokool12][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=184191&dateline=1322084938[/img][/url]
[B]Andy Lajeunesse - Mouse[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A dream-like track with a theme of meditation, relaxation and delayed/altered perception.
[B]Genre[/B]: Ambient, Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://andolaj.com[/url] / [url]www.ando.bandcamp.com[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/288837-Chaoswithak][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=288837&dateline=1308020068[/img][/url]
[B]Chaoswithak - Stormy Weather[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A song about having having a date on a rainy day.
[B]Genre[/B]: Folk Pop
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/chaoswithak[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/457623-Cobaltum][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pQEhl.png[/IMG][/url]
[B]Cobaltum - Impact[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Song about nuclear warfare.
[B]Genre[/B]: Drum and Bass
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://www.soundcloud.com/cobaltum[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/45392-dezek][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=45392&dateline=1205608717[/img][/url]
[B]Dezek - Last One[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Been playing around with some new stuff and some old, this is the result.
[B]Genre[/B]: Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/procedr/[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/431898-ExEcuteFox][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=431898&dateline=1314196901[/img][/url]
[B]Sound Elements - Su Root[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Pretty cool Hands-Up track that has some cool sidechaining
[B]Genre[/B]: Hands-Up
[B]Music Page:[/B] [URL]http://soundcloud.com/sound-elements[/URL]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/173597-fpmankills][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=173597&dateline=1322512624[/img][/url]
[B]fpmankills - Darkness Falls[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Originally a dubstep track of mine, I've toned down the tempo to create (hopefully) a foot stompingly delicious track that will at least get some heads bobbing. Definitely an improvement over my last submission to the Collab album, but I hope that my mixing and [B]mastering [/B]have improved, since I went into these really knowing nothing about them, just tweaking it till it sounded good to me.
Genre: Jump Up (?)
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/fpmankills[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/457701-ashtonketchup][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pQEhl.png[/IMG][/url]
[B]Fuzzy Pink Koalas - Drowning[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: setting in the atmosphere of someone drowning
[B]Genre[/B]: Ambient Electronic
[B]Music Page[/B]:[url]http://soundcloud.com/fuzzypinkkoalas[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/388062-JimmyRobot][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=388062&dateline=1297032716[/img][/url]
[B]JimmyRobot - sot[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: This is a song that includes sounds that i heard in a dream when i was very young, i still hear these horrifying sounds whenever i get a bad dream..
[B]Genre[/B]: Whatever..
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/jimmyrobot[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/371907-PassingWord][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pQEhl.png[/IMG][/url]
[B]Passing Word - Happy Delusion[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: Organized noise, really.
[B]Genre[/B]: Jazz
[B]Music Page[/B]:

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/95755-Pepin][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=95755&dateline=1283188653[/img][/url]
[B]Pepin - Japan[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A song about Japan, was supposed to feature a classical singer, but I had a song in my throat, and it ended up that someone ate my dog.
[B]Genre[/B]: Orchestral
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/pepin[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/62127-Vedicardi][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=62127&dateline=1322806529[/img][/url]
[B]Vedicardi - Guns are Safer than Black Candles[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: I went to a Torche/Big Business show and then I made this song
[B]Genre[/B]: Desert/Stoner Rock
[B]Music Page[/B]:

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/40656-peterson][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=40656&dateline=1312409297[/img][/url]
[B]Peterson - Project 4[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: This is for a project I had to do for my Audio Engineering class.
[B]Genre[/B]: Symphony Orchestra
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/kylepetersonworks[/url]

[url=http://www.facepunch.com/members/101602-Hakita][img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=101602&dateline=1320263492[/img][/url]
[B]Hakita - Intergalactic Interference (Prometheus/Elysium/Return To Cygnus)[/B]
[B]Description[/B]: A space-themed farewell to my good friend, Guitar Pro 5.
[B]Genre[/B]: MIDI Metal
[B]Music Page[/B]: [url]http://soundcloud.com/hakita[/url][/quote]

[Dick Tracy]

Ooh awesome, looking forward to this one already!

Count me in ofcourse. =)

[Hakita]

Finally

[Timo★]

I'm in, motherfuckers!

[Healthpoint]

Perhaps I'll finally join in on one.

Don't have a whole lot of free time though, but I'll see what I can do.

[Hakita]

What volume are we going to use this time?

[editline]11th November 2011[/editline]

I just realized that I could annoy the living shit out of everyone by submitting a 20 minute song :v:

[Pepin]

Since I'm doing the volume adjustment in mastering, the volume I get the track at doesn't really matter so long as it is audible and not clipping.

[Hakita]

If I actually DO submit a 20 minute song, could it maybe be the last song? So it'd kind of be like a grand finale?

[T.F.W.O.]

I'm in! Once again, I will try to submit some album art.

Who likes IDM?

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;33237622]I'm in! Once again, I will try to submit some album art.

Who likes IDM?[/QUOTE]
Internet Death Metal?

[Pepin]

[QUOTE=Hakita;33237502]If I actually DO submit a 20 minute song, could it maybe be the last song? So it'd kind of be like a grand finale?[/QUOTE]

Unless there are objections to that it would be fine.

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=Pepin;33237878]Unless there are objections to that it would be fine.[/QUOTE]
Rocking.
Ps. The song is exactly 20:01 at the moment.
I'll do some tweaks at some spots.
Also, this is most likely going to be the last "old-school midi" song I'll be submitting for these albums, so of course I want it to be epic.

[Pepin]

Once you start making long songs it becomes difficult to make short songs. I find myself incapable of making a 2 minute song.

Or maybe that's just me.

[Dick Tracy]

I still can't find a way to record with this piece of shit laptop (just kidding it's awesome I just can't record anything with it without getting this loud hissing noise) so I'm thinking about possibly submitting this song:

[media]http://soundcloud.com/dicktrace/01-eye-for-an-eye[/media]

I just need to find my old files and apply some(see;a lot) on it I think!

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=Pepin;33238007]Once you start making long songs it becomes difficult to make short songs. I find myself incapable of making a 2 minute song.

Or maybe that's just me.[/QUOTE]
Just you. :smile:

[Dick Tracy]

Speaking of which, I'd love to have a vocalist on that track, does anyone feel like giving it a try? =)

[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]

And a hammond organ too, if anyone wants to play around with it!

[editline]12th November 2011[/editline]

I do believe the song is in C#, normal tuning.

[A Noobcake]

I could play bass on people's tracks if I can get Amplitube working again. I have an envelope filter, an overdrive, an octaver and a EHX synth effect pedal, if anything like that is needed,

[Vedicardi]

so you're not going to offer rewards for referrals and you're still thinking it's a good idea to have the first tracks picked by random?

[Pepin]

[QUOTE=Vedicardi;33238248]so you're not going to offer rewards for referrals and you're still thinking it's a good idea to have the first tracks picked by random?[/QUOTE]

Look under the FAQ section, it says the first couple of tracks will be picked by quality, and the rest will be ordered randomly. I'm thinking the first five tracks, but that doesn't really need to be determined until later.

I would do a reward for the referral, but I wouldn't be able to offer anything of value. I'm still open to suggestions on this topic, it's just that I don't have a clue as to what would be an effective incentive besides the one I wouldn't be able to provide.

If anybody wants to offer a prize, that would be a help.

[Dick Tracy]

I'll offer $3 for every review, skip the quality check, just add that there is money donated to UNICEF for writing a review of the album.

I'll also offer an additional $5 to UNICEF for every referral people make, as long as they can prove that there will be views coming in from another source beyond facepunch, facebook and IMing.

[tuliq]

Yep I'm in on this.

[Hakita]

Editing is done now. I'll listen to the song first so I can hear if I made any mistakes and then I'll upload and submit it.

[Pepin]

Here is my song. Plan on getting someone to do vocals, a female I believe. There is going to be more, but nothing to show off as of yet.

[media]http://soundcloud.com/pepin/the-plane[/media]

[Trail Mix]

I do different genre than everyone else, so this may be interesting.

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=Trail Mix;33238874]I do different genre than everyone else, so this may be interesting.[/QUOTE]
Really? What genre?

Also, heres the song I'm going to submit:
[media]http://soundcloud.com/hakita/intergalactic-interference[/media]

[Vedicardi]

[QUOTE=Pepin;33238481]Look under the FAQ section, it says the first couple of tracks will be picked by quality, and the rest will be ordered randomly. I'm thinking the first five tracks, but that doesn't really need to be determined until later.

I would do a reward for the referral, but I wouldn't be able to offer anything of value. I'm still open to suggestions on this topic, it's just that I don't have a clue as to what would be an effective incentive besides the one I wouldn't be able to provide.

If anybody wants to offer a prize, that would be a help.[/QUOTE]
Anyone with some steam gifts laying around feel free to chip in!
I'll have something to offer soon I'm sure.

[Dick Tracy]

[QUOTE=Pepin;33238821]Here is my song. Plan on getting someone to do vocals, a female I believe. There is going to be more, but nothing to show off as of yet.

[media]http://soundcloud.com/pepin/the-plane[/media][/QUOTE]

You really should add more 'sparkle' to the cymbal before adding the vocals, I think the snare needs more flare too, preferably making it less muddy that it is now. I think that could be achieved by boosting the mid / lower highs, I also think that it could do with a slight hint of reverb too so that it seems less computer.

The bass drum sound great, it could do with some defining however ; make the higher lows (almost mid) frequencies higher so that there is more punch to it and you're golden there. The bass guitar definietly needs to be boosted, it's barely existant.

Piano (and synth) needs reverb, adding reverb (just small doses, or hell even some delay if you're not a fan of reverb) can do a lot to give it more depth. The piano needs more sparkle too, the clarity of piano is what makes it such an amazing instrument and it's such a shame that it has to hide in this mix, when it could be adding another layer to it. Synth, I'm not sure, but stands out too much, making it lie alongside the piano instead of having it on top could perhaps work.

Whenever you get the vocalist, I think the synth should lie slightly below piano and have it be an instrument that you sort of have to look for, but still audible enough so that it adds depth to the song.

I'd actually love to mix this song too if you wouldn't mind, I just love the melody and everything in it. You've really grown a lot as a musician Pepin, this is probably even more beatiful than Painted Outside. =)

[Trail Mix]

[QUOTE=Hakita;33238901]Really? What genre?[/QUOTE]

I am of the dubstep/electronica genre

[Hakita]

[QUOTE=Trail Mix;33239044]

I am of the dubstep/electronica genre[/QUOTE]
Trust me, there will be a LOT of electronic music on the album.

[Trail Mix]

Awesome :D