July Collaborations Recordingfest Reveal!

[Mark Wein]

Prages and markwein Round and Round (http://markwein.com/soundfiles/roundandround.mp3)

Suhnton:

1: With Mark (Leads) - Love Like Villains (http://www.box.net/shared/drx5yor5do)

2: With Chihli (Rhythm Guitars) and My Wife (BV's) - Auto-F (http://www.box.net/shared/tqnbfqo2cs)

3: Clouds (http://www.box.net/shared/vdh6nuakpe)

mosiddiqi SkullBonnet (http://www.box.net/shared/oagejokz9z)

rsadasiv Saturday Funk (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7876921)

noquarter1983 No Other (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/no-other.mp3)
Paralyzed (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/paralyzed.mp3)

Hobo Uncle Sam Front Porch (http://markwein.com/sf/frontporch.mp3)

Cgord and Micwalt Set You Free (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7297379)

Karma279 Perfect Man (http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/255/PerfectMan%28draft%29.mp3)

Aahzz Song for a Girl Named Anne Who I Met in a Bar One Night (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7886389)

If you have a late addition send it to me and I'll pu it on!

beavis0

[Prages]

Damn it!!!

I have to wait until I get home this evening to listen. :mad:

[Aahzz]

Listening at work, will comment as I get a chance, through crappy headphones...

Round and Round - RAWK!!!!! loved it...

[mosiddiqi]

Damn it!!!

I have to wait until I get home this evening to listen. :mad:

+1 :mad:

[Mark Wein]

:msm:

Listening!

[mosiddiqi]

Sorry for the weirdness. :o

[noquarter1983]

gonna check these out now

[Chihlidog]

Loved the Round and Round. Dont take this the wrong way but it's really funny! Everything sounds really great! :AOK:

[Prages]

How is it funny? :o

[Aahzz]

Suhnton (and Chihli and Mark) - dug all 3 tunes. Extremely well mixed, very polished.

[Aahzz]

mosiddiqi - different, out there. Nice to hear something going farther out of the box - I like it.

[Aahzz]

rsadasiv - not my style, but well played.

[Mark Wein]

ARGH. Its impossible to listen to anything in this house. I'll have to check the rest out later. :mad:

[Aahzz]

Noquarter - you bring the rock indeed.

[Chihlidog]

How is it funny? :o

Im a clown, I amuse you? :biggrin:

It's only funny because of what it is. It sounds great, but Ratt is funny period, even while it rocks. You guys really killed it, it sounds awesome!

Cant listen to anymore right now, probably a little later in the day.

[Aahzz]

Hobo - fun little tune.

CGord/Micwalt - RAWK! Particularly love the vocals, but damn good tune as well....

[Aahzz]

Karma - I dig the chorused guitars, very cool.

[Chihlidog]

OK, Suhnton. Love Like Villians, not my style but I like it. I love your vocals man, I love your songwriting ability, you're an incredibly talented musician. I cant believe your stuff doesnt get more attention, it's really great. It's catchy, it's quality, and I'd think would have a very wide appeal.

I really love the outro solo, Mark!!

[Chihlidog]

OK. Clouds, from the amazingly talented Suhnton. I actually dont like the vocals as much on this one. I like them, but I like the vocals on the other stuff better, but overall still love the tune. AOK

[micwalt]

Round and Round is AWESOME!!!
:love:

[Prages]

Round and Round is AWESOME!!!
:love:

It shaped up pretty nice I think...especially considering that I just got started on it about a week ago and didn't get all of Mark's guitar tracks until Saturday. I had to remix a few times to get it sounding right, but it all came together pretty well. :aok:

[karma279]

Agreed..
Round and Round is great!

Set You Free brings the rawk as well
Kinda has a Sevendust vibe to me...

[micwalt]

It shaped up pretty nice I think...especially considering that I just got started on it about a week ago and didn't get all of Mark's guitar tracks until Saturday. I had to remix a few times to get it sounding right, but it all came together pretty well. :aok:

The vocals were some of your best too.
:aok:

[micwalt]

Suhnton, very lush sounding recordings. I'm feeling a sort of Echo and the Bunnymen vibe on these.
Nice job.
:aok:

[micwalt]

mosiddiqi:
That was the weirdest fucking thing I've heard in a long time, but it was also totally fucking rawkin'.
I dig it!
:aok:

[micwalt]

rsadasiv:
Helluva nice groove.
:aok:

[micwalt]

noquarter1983:
Good stuff.
:aok:

[micwalt]

Hobo Uncle Sam:
You've got the framework there for a cool song.
:-)

[micwalt]

Karma279:
With a little spit and polish, this'll be a good 'un.
:aok:

[micwalt]

Aahzz:
I dig the acoustic and the Allman Bros. riffing.
:cool:

[mosiddiqi]

Right, just heard the first couple.

round and round - :love: :love:...that's fantastic!..great vocals Prages and killer guitar Mark!...totally :Totally_jammin_out:

Suhnton - lovely sound, I really liked Clouds :thu:

Will check out the rest after dinner..thanks for all your kind words on my slightly unusual effort :o

Edit: round and round has actually reminded me of how much I like Warren Di Martini's lead playing..he definitely stood out from the rest of that 80's crowd.

[mosiddiqi]

rsadasiv - I just realised this is the "funk in f#" track that I did a jam take on..:o..loved your take on it..really cool scratchy lead licks :thu:

noquarter- MAJOR :Totally_jammin_out: :thu:..love the change of pace and the vocal.

Hobo Uncle Sam - Lovely. As micwalt said, it's all there. :thu:

CGord & Micwalt - Well, I loved this the first time round..:o. you guys are The Metal Gods as far as I'm concerned (due respect to Rob Halford of course)

Karma - Damn fine work as ever...nice vibe to the whole thing. :thu:

Aahzz - I love that :love:..I really like that whole "tell a story" type of song and that's a beauty. Nice tone and vocal. :thu:

So, you guys can play and sing a bit. Cool :o

[Chihlidog]

mosiddiqi: Im not sure what style that was but it was great. Not something I would listen to all the time but it was different than pretty much anything I have ever heard, which is pretty cool! Great tones and playing, excellent work!

[Chihlidog]

rsadasiv: this is good stuff. Jazzy/jammy/improv sounding. Good groove.

[Jake S.]

Just started listening, Round and Round is AWESOME guys...Great vocals Prages, and of course Mark shreds on guitar. :aok:

[Prages]

Love Like Villains: I really like it. I still can't believe you're not a huge Collective Soul fan. Your stuff really reminds me of them. Great stuff.

[Prages]

Auto-FXI: Really nice. Love the intro. This one kind of sounds like a cross between U2 and Collective Soul to me. I think it's the drumming and vocals that really remind me of Collective Soul, though this one is very Bono-esque in the vocal department. I really do enjoy your stuff a lot.

[Prages]

Clouds: Another cool one from you. I love the textures.

[Prages]

Skulllbonnet: Very strange, but very enjoyable. I like the chorus...at least I think it's the chorus. :o

[Prages]

Saturday Funk: Hey, I recognize this backing track. I think I wanked over it once. :o

Very nice stuff. Did you add some percussion to it as well? I don't remember the bongos or tambourine or whatever it is. Nice take.

[Prages]

I'll get the rest maybe tomorrow.

[Mark Wein]

OK...I've had a small amount of listening time..I'll post comments as I can.

Suhnton: Even if I didn't play on it I would buy an album of your original music.....great writing and I did the "sound" you've put together...

[Mark Wein]

Mosidiqqi - Skullbonnet: For some reason this reminds me of Scott Henderson.....I realy enjoyed it, actually :thu:

[Mark Wein]

rsadasiv Saturday Funk (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7876921)

I dig the "treatment" of the BT...nice playing but since I sue that track with my students all the time it was strange hearing it with your embellishments...good stuff! :D

[hobo]

pragues and mark: round and round: nice vocals, song was tight, could imagine a crowd at a concert dancing and creaming there heads off. Of course the volume at full blast though. Some very nice playing from the both of you :aok::aok:

[hobo]

suhnton with mark : driving beat, full of excitement with a feeling of "I just want to jump in and dance" nice all around tune, vocals were very good and guitar playing from both were so good :aok: :aok:

[hobo]

suhnton with chihli: interesting from the beginning and stayed that way though out the song. The feeling from the lyrics fit the music very well. Nice collab I thought :aok: :aok:

[hobo]

suhnton: clouds very cool tune, sound like you put a lot into it. Liked the guitar playing on it. Feels like you write and play for the concert scene:aok:

[Chihlidog]

Why all the fuss over Suhnton? I personally think his tunes suck.
























:o



Really man, your stuff is so killer. I seriously dont get why it isnt more popular. A few friends outside the forum said, after hearing your stuff, why isnt this guy on the radio? This is really great music.

[Suhnton]

Prages/Mark – I was never the biggest Ratt fan, but damn, I like that a hell of a lot.
I’m really interested to know what you did in the mixing/mastering, it sounds fantastic.

Mosidiqqi – I think this is really well arranged, I like it a lot. I also hear LSD is very cheap in the UK…:)

Noquarter1983 – I like the guitar tones, what is that? Just one thing: I think the drums should come up in the mix a little (then again, I compress the crap out of my drum parts).

Gcord/MicWalt – This kind of reminds me of KingsX, especially the harmonies. Well, kind of like KingsX with that guy from Pearl Jam (Mike McCready) on guitar. Good stuff.

Rsadasiv – Good stuff. Admittedly, I don’t listen to much jazzfunk (although I have a few friends that play this kind of music), but well played. It’s also the first time I’ve heard this style of music played with a resonably heavily-overdriven guitar.

Karma279 – Dig the vox, the kind of style that you’d have to be a resonably big guy physically to pull off. Me being a midget, I could never do it…

Hobo Uncle Sam – I’d really like to hear this with some vocals over it. What did you record with? I really like that production sound.

aahhzz - Good stuff. I think I have mentioned this before but I think you sound like Chris Goss from Masters Of Reality. I have to ask: this Anne-woman-incident occurred before you met your wife right? Or is Anne your wife....


Chihli/Mark – Cheers for collaborating. I know I took several liberties with your recorded stuff editing-wise. I’m sure both of you are thinking: What the hell did you do to my guitar parts?

[hobo]

mosiddigi :skullbonnet: it's always nice to hear music that sounds worth listening to from a different generation of musicians and yours fits in quite well. some talent you got there :aok:

[tamoore]

Skullbonnet is amazing!!! It's the most fresh music with a vocal line I've ever heard from a forumite. Nothing rehashed about it! Rock and Roll v2.0 or something. Great playing and singing.... really cool.

Round and Round f'in' rocks my mother f'n face off......:o

Suhnton: - I love the retro sound of these songs. I'm starting to become a real fan of your musics. I find it amazingly familiar, retro, yet up to date.
The synth's are choice!

noquarter1983 - Good riffs on the first tune, I really like the sound of the second one a lot. There is a real good commercial quality to your voice, and the second tune fits it like a glove.

rsadasiv - AWESOME!!! Man, this ROCKS! I'm not a fan of Jazz, but this had me movin' in my chair. You've always been excellent at putting really interesting arrangements together, and this one smokes. This is my favorite thing you've ever done. I like how it evolves as the track ages. Good work!

Hobo Uncle Sam: If you keep picking it like that, It'll never heal! Good show!

Cgord and Mike - You guys rock. You're the second best King's X I know.....:o
Seriously, I love that tune. It's on my iPod.

Karma279 - Good stuff... Tasty in-between-vox-lead playing there.

Aahzz - Love the lead tone. Totally Allman Bro's. It's got some good lyrical ideas too.

[hobo]

rsadasiv:saturday funk: some powerful playing there. it takes true talent to pull off something like that. are you making a living off your music :aok:

[Suhnton]

Skullbonnet is amazing!!! It's the most fresh music with a vocal line I've ever heard from a forumite. Nothing rehashed about it! Rock and Roll v2.0 or something. Great playing and singing.... really cool.


x2

[hobo]

no quarter: no other: I like rock. I like your music. Sounds like you are a performing musician
paralyzed great song, you got talent :aok:

[hobo]

cgordandmicwalt: set you free:music was strong and powerful, but that is what rock is about. lyrics were very good and easy to understand, some nice guitar picking there :aok: :aok:

[hobo]

karma: liked the vibe of your song, well thought out lyrics, looks like you really enjoyed singing it :aok:

[hobo]

aahzz:song: cool lyrics, liked your song. some nice strumming and pick'n, enjoyed very much :aok:

[Aahzz]

aahhzz - Good stuff. I think I have mentioned this before but I think you sound like Chris Goss from Masters Of Reality. I have to ask: this Anne-woman-incident occurred before you met your wife right? Or is Anne your wife....

The Anne incident happened 20 years ago, I've been with Mrs Aahzz for 12 years. This is actually either the first or second song I ever wrote, about 16 years ago - have never recorded it until now :)

[Aahzz]

Aahzz - Love the lead tone. Totally Allman Bro's. It's got some good lyrical ideas too.

Thanks :-) The lead is my PRS Sunburst 22 into the clean channel of my JCM 900, no pedals, just a touch of delay in the mix.

[noquarter1983]

all my guitar parts are a combination of my fender strat, american series, or my heavily modded epiphone SG. They were ran into my pod x3, then to computer.

Vocals were done with a shure sm7 mic into an apogee duet for Paralyzed, and No Other was a combination of a Neumann tlm103 into the apogee.

[noquarter1983]

Suhnton: clouds sounds very u2-esque I dig it!

[rsadasiv]

Hai guys! Nice to see some familiar faces.

Prages and markwein Round and Round (http://markwein.com/soundfiles/roundandround.mp3)



It's only funny because of what it is. It sounds great, but Ratt is funny period, even while it rocks. You guys really killed it, it sounds awesome!

+1

Suhnton:

1: With Mark (Leads) - Love Like Villains (http://www.box.net/shared/drx5yor5do)

2: With Chihli (Rhythm Guitars) and My Wife (BV's) - Auto-F (http://www.box.net/shared/tqnbfqo2cs)

3: Clouds (http://www.box.net/shared/vdh6nuakpe)

You really, really, really nail that 80's synth-pop sound. Great job.


mosiddiqi SkullBonnet (http://www.box.net/shared/oagejokz9z)

I love this. Reminds me a little bit of The Darkness. Very cool and original.


Saturday Funk is based on the Red Ant backing track, so I thought that kind of worked for the Collaborations theme. I'm playing the scratchy lead guitar and Rhodes, and I also added the percussion track. I'd love to hear versions from mosiddiqi and whoever else has worked over this track.

Back for the rest tomorrow.

[mosiddiqi]

Thanks for all the nice feedback guys! :love:..I'm glad you enjoyed it..we tend to do either very straight ahead pop or really weird shit like "Skullbonnet"..no LSD involved Suhnton!...though I like my milk full fat. :o

[Prages]

Prages/Mark – I was never the biggest Ratt fan, but damn, I like that a hell of a lot.
I’m really interested to know what you did in the mixing/mastering, it sounds fantastic.


Thanks.

I recorded all my parts using a Presonus Firepod into Cubase SX.

For the drums, I mic'd up my acoustic kit using an SM57 on the snare, fake SM57s on the toms, an Audix D6 kick mic, and Audio Technica AT2020s for overheads. Went back and EQed and compressed each drum track, as well as putting a liberal amount of room reverb on the snare and overhead.

Bass was my MIA Jazz bass plugged straight into the Firepod. I added compression and a Tubescreamer plugin in post. The Tubescreamer was set more for compression than OD, though there is a hint of OD on the bass track.

The vocals were all done with a CAD Trion 8000 tube condensor mic. Then I compressed them and added a touch of reverb and delay. The lead vocals are all double tracked as well.

I think Mark used the Waves GTR plugin for his guitar parts. He'll have to get more specific as I don't know the details.

As for the mix, I just tried to EQ everything so it had it's own spot in the mix. Rhythm guitars are panned hard right and hard left, lead guitars are panned about 30% left (for the harmony part on solo 1) and 30% right. After doing a couple of pretty lackluster test mixes, the final mix ended up with the drums a litte on the loud side so they'd drive the song. The vocals are just loud enough to sit on top of the music, as are the lead guitar tracks.

Once the mix was where I wanted it, I used a Waves Ultramaximizer plugin on the master bus, mainly to tame the big peaks. Then I used T-Racks 24 Mastering Suite to do a tiny bit more EQ, compression, and multi-band limiting, bringing the volume of the overall mix way up and making it nice and punchy.

[CGord]

Gcord/MicWalt – This kind of reminds me of KingsX, especially the harmonies. That was the intent, glad you heard it. :)

I haven't been able to listen to anything yet, stuck in a Network+ class this week. I'll try to get them all checked out tonight.

[Mark Wein]

noquarter1983 No Other (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/no-other.mp3)
Paralyzed (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/paralyzed.mp3)

I totally dig it! What I like is that you have a "sound" already....I can hear a whole album of songs like this not getting old....good stuff!

[Mark Wein]

Hobo Uncle Sam Front Porch (http://markwein.com/sf/frontporch.mp3)

Very cool! My only suggestion is that you might want to work on getting your bends a little more in tune but I really like the vibe...did you write this? Good stuff! :aok:

[Mark Wein]

Cgord and Micwalt Set You Free (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7297379)

I've heard this one before, but it just RAWKS! I love everything about this tune. How did you do the drums?

[Mark Wein]

Karma279 Perfect Man (http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/255/PerfectMan%28draft%29.mp3)

I like it! I was kind of waiting for it to "take off" or get a little bigger towards the end, though....heavy-metal-044

[Mark Wein]

Aahzz Song for a Girl Named Anne Who I Met in a Bar One Night (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7886389)

Nice! I've always dug "story songs". I think you're the only one in the fest using major 7th chords :D

I like the lead playing...sweet tone....:aok:

[CGord]

Cgord and Micwalt Set You Free (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7297379)

I've heard this one before, but it just RAWKS! I love everything about this tune. How did you do the drums?
The drums are part of the RiffWorks recording software I use. They're extremely simple to use, but very limiting.

[Mark Wein]

The drums are part of the RiffWorks recording software I use. They're extremely simple to use, but very limiting.

They sound pretty good for this song...

[mosiddiqi]

Gents, "Round and Round" and "Clouds" by Suhnton are going on my iPod :o....Mark, I really, really like the solo at the end..I intend to Learn and Return. :o

[Mark Wein]

Gents, "Round and Round" and "Clouds" by Suhnton are going on my iPod :o....Mark, I really, really like the solo at the end..I intend to Learn and Return. :o

:D

Thanks!

I tried to do the 1st solo note for note since thats really more of a part of the song but at the end I figured I would just stretch out a little ...

[hobo]

Hobo Uncle Sam Front Porch (http://markwein.com/sf/frontporch.mp3)

Very cool! My only suggestion is that you might want to work on getting your bends a little more in tune but I really like the vibe...did you write this? Good stuff! :aok:


Thanks Mark, I did notice that the bends didn't hit the right tone, I think I was so nervous because my timing , which I have so much difficulty with was not where I felt good about it, but I just said to myself it's all about just having fun so just do your best. Yes, I wrote this it is all mine, sad to say but I can't play other peoples songs. again thanks for listening

[Mark Wein]

Thanks Mark, I did notice that the bends didn't hit the right tone, I think I was so nervous because my timing , which I have so much difficulty with was not where I felt good about it, but I just said to myself it's all about just having fun so just do your best. Yes, I wrote this it is all mine, sad to say but I can't play other peoples songs. again thanks for listening

Its a nice little piece...the technique will come together, too...

[Eminence_Front]

I am spamming the hell out of these to all my work buddies.

There's really not a bad one in the lot, and not to diminish anyone's entry, but Round and Round fucking KILLS IT !

Hats off to everyone's arrangement.

[Dexter Inferno]

What a great batch of songs! :)

Suhnton:
Great job on all 3. I really liked especially Auto-F and Love Like Villains.
Good stuff :)

CGord/micwalt:
Kickass!
Great riffs, and vocals are as always top notch.
Mike pisses me off sometimes by being so fucking good :o

Hobo Uncle Sam:
Ditto on what Mark said. A bit of work on the bends, and it's all good :)
Nice work.

noquarter:
Good vocals again.
A bit of timing problems in the intro to No Other, but other than that it's all good :aok:
You seem to have found a distinct style, and it works.

Karma279:
I'd lose the fx (chorus/flanger) on the guitars, and add a tiny bit of dirt to it instead (just a suggestion). Sounds a bit too clean and polished together with the vocals imo.
Good song though, I detect an AIC vibe to it, not surprising ;)

Mark/Prages:
Rawk! heavy-metal-044
Honestly I like it better than the original. Never was a big Ratt fan, to be honest :o
Everything's well performed and sounds great.
Really good lead Mark. :)

Mosiddiqi:
Well that is definitely different.
Rawks verily!
Very good vocals by the wife btw.

rsadasiv:
Creative as always, and unpredictable.
I like that :)

Aahzz:
Cool story song.
Dig the use of the major 7th.
Nice work!

[mosiddiqi]

Thanks!...she is still my GF though..don't go giving her ideas I can't afford. :o

[Dexter Inferno]

Thanks!...she is still my GF though..don't go giving her ideas I can't afford. :o

Oops. Sorry about that :o
I must have had you confused with Spacetrucker ;)

[mosiddiqi]

Oops. Sorry about that :o
I must have had you confused with Spacetrucker ;)

Easy mistake to make..but I have a stacked single coil at the bridge of my Strat and he has a Humbucker :o

[Dexter Inferno]

Easy mistake to make..but I have a stacked single coil at the bridge of my Strat and he has a Humbucker :o

Yeah, that's it :D

[rsadasiv]

noquarter1983 No Other (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/no-other.mp3)
Paralyzed (http://alonetone.com/adamryan1983/tracks/paralyzed.mp3)
Both sound great. Nice combination of styles and sounds. :love:


Hobo Uncle Sam Front Porch (http://markwein.com/sf/frontporch.mp3)
+1 on getting the bends in tune. Has the makings for a good song - I like the reverb and the guitar tones.

Cgord and Micwalt Set You Free (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7297379)
Totally_jammin_out

Karma279 Perfect Man (http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/255/PerfectMan%28draft%29.mp3)
Nice song. Not sure if it is the chorus effect or an actual tuning issue, but there is something off between the guitars.

Aahzz Song for a Girl Named Anne Who I Met in a Bar One Night (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7886389)
Can't download :cry:

[karma279]

Thanks for the props so far guys...
I really wanted to redo the vocals on this one. As you can see if you trace the link; it was a scratch track that I kept.
Yeah; the chorus on the guitar is where I doubled the guitar track and added the effect to only one of them (and I think I may have panned it) That may be why it sounds like it does.
I agree... Perfect Man needs to work like a ballad.... build up to a climax and heavier drums and distortion.

It's a song my best friend wrote, so this is technically a cover.

[Prages]

Now that the weekend is over, I may be able to get the rest of these listened to pretty soon. :o Sorry for the delay. I was a little pre-occupied for the last 4 or 5 days. :aok:

[Prages]

No Other - Nice. The intro reminds me of Velvet Revolver. That's gone when the vocals kick in though. Neat change up in the chorus. I really like this song.

Paralyzed - Another really cool song from you. I love the harmonies. Nice use of tremolo too.

[Prages]

Front Porch - Nice little groove there. Seems like a solid enough foundation for a song.

[Prages]

Set You Free - Holy Crap. I remember hearing this one before and thinking it rocked. My opinion is unchanged. That is really, really good.

[Prages]

Perfect Man - The doubled vocals are pretty cool. I like how you have them panned. Very good song all the way around. I'd like to hear some guitar fills in there somewhere, maybe between vocal phrases. Great job.

[Prages]

Song for a Girl Named Anne Who I Met In a Bar One Name - nice story telling song here. The acoustic guitar sounds really nice. I was just thinking it needed some drums or other percussion and then they bongos kicked in. Nice. I really like this one.

[Aahzz]

Aahzz Song for a Girl Named Anne Who I Met in a Bar One Night (http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7886389)
Can't download :cry:

Oops, I meant to make that downloadable. Now you can :)