whoa, yesterday my friend visited me and i was like "man, listen to this song and tell me what you think"

so i played reptilia and he was like "whoa, thats intense." So he got his guitar and after 15 minutes he learned how to play the entire song. Even nick's solo.

So i picked up my bass and we started to play it. so i was like "oh man, this is good. wait a sec" so i called my other friends (a guitarist and a drummer) who dont like the strokes at all, and told em that we were going to practice and we all went to the drummers house.

There my friend played the reptilia's solo and convinced em that reptilia is good, so we all played it. oh man, so good.

And after that we were really inspired, so we wrote a new song, which sounds REALLY good. like, the bass solo is just insane. and the guitar riff is totally intense. ah.

meh, i just wish they wanted to take this band thing seriously.

get some home recordings done m8! :cool:

shit im so tired

get some home recordings done m8! :cool:

 

hey simon! thanks for posting, man. :cool:

Yea, i'd love to record something, but i'm afraid we dont have the right equipment. :confused: Maybe I should get a cheap 4 tracks recorder? or just save some money and go to a studio?

Ah man, having a band is soo expensive. And I wanted to spend my money with my gamecube and cds. aah. :(

 

shit im so tired

 

:confused:

:idea2: :kiss:

ah yes..i definitely want to hear some peoples' recordings. I have some none vocal demos, but we're recording over the summer, and hopefully then i'll be able to host them somewhere, for people to download.

and once i'm in London, i'll be promoting my band like there's no tomorrow :blush: ;) :D

"Even Nick's solo"

 

Hahaha- but anyway.

 

Dude, this is what me and my, "Bandmates" did, and it seems to be saving us a ton of money. If you see music as being a thing that will stick with you for a very long time, get a mini-studio recorder ma-bob, dont get a 4 track, aim for a 6 or 8. It'll make things so much less of a hassle if you need to smooth a few bumps or the drummer accidentally misses the snare once.

 

If you want a real cheap one, and your computer is strong and reliable, get one without a CD burner. It'll save you 2 or 3 hundred dollars, dont let that statement put you off, the cost of a CD player doesnt run into 4 figures. It could cost about $250, maybe get your 'mates to chip in (Which is a bitch if they dont care enough- I know about that).

 

Without the CD burner it will indefinately be a hassle at first, and you will need something like a DigiCamera or something to convert the chip into the computer, or maybe a USB port would work which would be much easier, we never worried about it.

 

You'll have to mix the songs on WinAmp or whatever, which isnt actually that bad (Unless the specific track is recorded at a different time to everything else) you just basically take each track and start them off at the same time, and mend them into one song. Simple enough.

 

If you arent planning on this being a long term thing, go into the Studio, but I definately wouldnt advise it. Actual recording studios are fricken ridiculously priced, 1 days work (Maybe 8 hours) could be priced at the same as a mini studio. And man, recording in a studio is fricken awful, especially if you come out feeling it was rushed (Because it always is) and doesnt sound as good. The sound quality will be slightly, ever so slightly better than on a mini-studio, but heres back to me and my friends clever plan...

 

When you have everything recorded on the mini-studio, send the CD off to a guy you've contacted from a local recording studio. He'll have fairly simply panning track thingy's, and he'll mix your CD for a pretty conveniant price, maybe about $30-40 unless he like ripping you off (Aint costing us a penny because we know the guy and he likes our stuff). Kinda depends on the amount of songs.

 

So there, rounded off, my advice is, buy a mini-studio, take all the time you need, paste the songs onto pooter, send CD off to recording studio fool, he'll send you back quality mix.

 

We're in the middle of the recording process. Going good.

wow i bet your band eats a fat one

If you mean my band sucks, yeah youre quite right, its by far the worst band Ive ever been in. But the guys in it are my friends, and they were the first people I started playing with (At 13ish) and even if I dont like a lot of the songs, and I feel the songs are way too different and the CD therefore has a horrible running order, I still like playing with these guys. Its better than playing with a bunch of people who are great and expect you to be twice as great as you are.

 

Less pressure=More fun. But worse music.

If you mean my band sucks

what else would i mean

 

 

 

and my band sucks too

What a shock! Nobody asked.

thom did in another thread

Well tell him THERE then.

"Even Nick's solo"

i'd like to see u trying to play that solo on electric, better yet ..try it on acoustic post a link of the mp3 and then say "hahaha"

Just a thought :idea2:

"Even Nick's solo"

 

Hahaha- but anyway.

 

man, what the hell? nick's solo is like, brilliant.

 

Dude, this is what me and my, "Bandmates" did, and it seems to be saving us a ton of money. If you see music as being a thing that will stick with you for a very long time, get a mini-studio recorder ma-bob, dont get a 4 track, aim for a 6 or 8. It'll make things so much less of a hassle if you need to smooth a few bumps or the drummer accidentally misses the snare once.

 

If you want a real cheap one, and your computer is strong and reliable, get one without a CD burner. It'll save you 2 or 3 hundred dollars, dont let that statement put you off, the cost of a CD player doesnt run into 4 figures. It could cost about $250, maybe get your 'mates to chip in (Which is a bitch if they dont care enough- I know about that).

 

Without the CD burner it will indefinately be a hassle at first, and you will need something like a DigiCamera or something to convert the chip into the computer, or maybe a USB port would work which would be much easier, we never worried about it.

 

You'll have to mix the songs on WinAmp or whatever, which isnt actually that bad (Unless the specific track is recorded at a different time to everything else) you just basically take each track and start them off at the same time, and mend them into one song. Simple enough.

 

If you arent planning on this being a long term thing, go into the Studio, but I definately wouldnt advise it. Actual recording studios are fricken ridiculously priced, 1 days work (Maybe 8 hours) could be priced at the same as a mini studio. And man, recording in a studio is fricken awful, especially if you come out feeling it was rushed (Because it always is) and doesnt sound as good. The sound quality will be slightly, ever so slightly better than on a mini-studio, but heres back to me and my friends clever plan...

 

When you have everything recorded on the mini-studio, send the CD off to a guy you've contacted from a local recording studio. He'll have fairly simply panning track thingy's, and he'll mix your CD for a pretty conveniant price, maybe about $30-40 unless he like ripping you off (Aint costing us a penny because we know the guy and he likes our stuff). Kinda depends on the amount of songs.

 

So there, rounded off, my advice is, buy a mini-studio, take all the time you need, paste the songs onto pooter, send CD off to recording studio fool, he'll send you back quality mix.

 

We're in the middle of the recording process. Going good.

 

man, thanks. that's some good advice you posted there. :cool:

i think i'll go to a studio once just to see how everything works there, cos i've never been to one. I think it will be okay to waste a few bucks there.

Then, if everything goes as you said, the studio will suck, so i'll see if my bandmates agree to buy a 6 tracks recorder, and then we'll send it to a studio to mix it.

reilly just really sucks

Uh, Riff, I have no clue about this mp3 dealio. Computers, me, no good.

 

VBoy, you can try the studio, but damn do I hate studios. The most frustrating experience of your life will be trying to get everyones parts 100% right on like 8 or 10 songs within a short space of time.

 

Unless your bands like incredibly tight, mine isnt.

Oh and I forgot about Nicks solo.

 

Just to set the record straight, I quite hate the Strokes but they have good points, the solo is good, its nice, and simple, bridges the gap, its just when he said "Even Nicks solo..." I forgot there was a solo in Reptilia, and I was expecting this gigantic flashy Slash crap and remembered it was the pleasant little solo I forgot, and I chuckled. But it certainly isnt difficult Riff, its medium at the most.

yeah because your cool band does that all the time

fucking spick

Nope! My current band has never done it, but I've been in there with a band I used to be in, and I worked for a week in a recording studio in this guys house, most people were crappy Irish folk singers who got their songs done 1st time because theyve been playing other peoples songs for 40 years. Normal bands though, every single one of them went through the same strain.

 

Sorry to disapoint you.

thanks for that fucking ridiculous run down of your band, which btw who asked for?

Uh, Dom, in another topic.

 

You seem tense.

Children, do calm down.