An experiment in collaboration

[theBadger]

This is, as the title suggests, an experiment to if collaboration is possible here.

To start things off I typed a few notes into my DAW. Nothing special, just a few notes, fully quantised and with no feel or rhythm.

Here's what the sound like:

[MP3]http://www.soundpeak.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=118&d=1370205296[/MP3]

Next I see if it is possible to upload a MIDI file...

No. .mid is not a valid file. Hmmm. Off to the admin panel.... That's better.

Now to create a link....

The MIDI file is here.

It works but it is very clunky and difficult.

If I wanted to share a dozen audio tracks for a collaboration project then this would not be the way to do it.

I'm off to research a way that we can collaborate more easily here.

tB.

[dope]

and no way to record anything to support you
frusterated.....

[alphatonez]

hmmm, i tried something, but failed ... sorry :(

[r00n]

Mdclip+theremine (copy).mp3
I have something that worked.... Just have 2 find out where it was filed automatically. I actually recorded my new theramin badger. Lol.
Three hours pass....
Ok found it.
I can only email it to myself. I cant find any other way to get it out of here.

ok sorted ... that was a painful experience once again... just to move a file from A to B.
Btw... Nice chord progression. Roland digital piano?

[Audi01]

I've added a bit Not sure if this works but it should with some percussion!?! The audio on my track was cutoff around 40Hz+EQ+Compression.

Now to work out how to attach files in this forum..

nb. +1 on this not being the way to do this lol

ok I think I got it - Mdclip+theremine+bass2.mp3

[MP3]http://www.soundpeak.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=124&d=1370343559[/MP3]




ps. hmm I've doubled the bar count sorry. I did this because the bass has a tail on it that I think sounds a little better on the 1st beat of the 5th bar. Next person feel free to halve it because it is just a repeat (not looped) of the same notes and I'm not so sure on listening to it again that there is much difference.

pps. I used one of the midi sequences from tB and modified it a little bit. If it's rubbish just say - all good here

[r00n]

Good choice of bass notes there... But for a track that was fully quantised, we are all very loose now.
Its hard to collab.
It is a difficult thing to collab like this.
Read the badgers post again... I dont think he really wanted all this .

[logic]

Cool, let's see how can we transform/transmute this weakness into strength.
The problem is that we cant teleport the project every time somebody adds something.
Let's be creative.
Let's think in abundance not restriction/limitations.

So we have a seed that will grow into a tree.

Seed = TB's original song, i think everybody can add something anywhere (so we have diferent branches)

Maby some branches will grow flowers and than fruits (complete songs, different versions of the song)

Any other ideas?

[theBadger]

I am pleased and gratified by your responses bros. Thanks. I really liked the 'badgermin' solo and the offbeat bass line is an interesting idea that I hadn't thought of.

Read the badgers post again... I dont think he really wanted all this .

Thank you guys for your responses. Actually what I was trying to do was test the forum to see how easy (or not) it would be to have collaborative projects here. Hence the overly quantised starting point.

I half wondered if you, Roon, might take the chords and reproduce them as a string section. Or if Dope, were his studio not in a cardboard box, take them as a starting point and then play some bluesy guitar chords in stead.

I have learned something about what it is going to take to get collabs working smoothly here. I also now realise there is a lot of work to do.

As for the future of this collaboration project.

Please continue to experiment and contribute ideas everyone.

The project itself is not important, it is just a few chords. But the learning experience is invaluable!


tB.

EDIT:

Seed = TB's original song...

Yes, exactly! All I was doing was planting a seed. Please feel free to do what you will with it. That is exactly the point! Go make flowers people!

[dope]

i wish i could contribute more to the project and the piece..
unfortunately i am stuck guys... all i can lend to it is notes which is sort of lame..
its hard to transmit ´groove´ with just chords and notes written out...
i´m not really that sort of musician... i need to put my hands on it and turn on mics and twist knobs and just break it to shit to know how to make it sound right.
i cant do any of that right now with just six strings and a laptop running linux... lol
maybe i can get a controller out and try some things... i´m just really limited.. and it sucks because i so want to put that retro groove into your projects.

[alphatonez]

actually you could use dropbox, until we have our own service for the fileexchange done.