status updates: new version of old song, new songs, same software

coming soon, "Hotel NJ (v4)" with some changes; 3 lines in each verse, 1 less line in bridge vocals, 2nd solo during heavy break (starting out as 1 guitar part, then splitting into two), and still keeping the 2-minute ambient outro.

next will probably be version 3 of 'four fucking chords' with some changes too. plugged in and distorted, but attemptedly-in-keeping with the spirit of the original acoustic version. then maybe "as if" plugged in, or something else entirely. i try not to plan too far ahead. i just listen to my heart and brain to get an idea of what's jamming around in there, and then i record it. it's just that simple of a process, and it seems to serve me well. my muse or muses will let me know what the next step should be.

so, in the next few months i hope to record a bunch of new songs, some of which may not go here on newgrounds, but a few of them will. i'm not trying to be a commercial dick about it, but most of that material will be leading up to my 2nd (or 3rd) album (depending on how the retro album works out). i'm thinking of just sticking to posting the grunge material here, since 'general rock' is such a wasteland, and it's basically controlled/manipulated by others. so fuck it. i'm not here to dominate every genre. i'll just stick with what i've already dominated. :)

2 of the new songs have major tempo changes halfway thru them, so that'll take some time to engineer and mix, but i'm confident it'll work out nicely. a little luck and a lot of patience will go a long way with those.

there are times when i lament my tattered shoestring budget, and other times when i wouldn't have it any other way. example: while i was producing "on an -ism" there came a point where i thought it was missing that extra something, and realized the snare drum sound really wasn't powerful enough. i was using my standard ludwig snare sound (as heard in 'terra angelica'). i love that snare, but it wasn't doin the job. so, i plucked a new one from my vast database of sounds and threw it in there. and it was done. i thought about it, 'man, if i wasn't using fruityloops to do this, it might have been impossible! if i was recording in a studio with session players or a band, that little change would have been a huge pain in the ass. it would have meant re-recording the entire drum track, from scratch. but the way i do things, all i had to do was click and drag, and save. easy.'

so, fear not. i'm still working. this machine is up and running. and i still have loads more songs to work with. i just have to record them. :) ttfn. pray the web bot is full of shit.

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status updates: new version of old song, new songs, same software

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SassyCatMan 2009-09-30 14:09:40

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooood.

Gunshy 2009-09-30 14:09:40

:)
yay

ShanZE 2009-09-30 19:23:16

Fruity loops is a friend of mine too :D Now i'm starting to slowly get the hang of the mastering and stuff. I ain't no master with it but I'm getting something done. Did you get the song I sent? My EP is almost finished, now I that all the music for the EP has been recorded I have to concentrate on the artwork and stuff, still a lot of work ahead... I have to buy your stuff when I get more money.

Gunshy 2009-09-30 19:23:16

nice work on that song!

>>when I get more money
same story here. i need an amp. and some dynamic mics. and a vocal amp. and a band. and a new computer. or a new processor. and some more studio foam. etc., etc., etc....

mickster 2009-10-01 11:46:19

I dislike your status!
if only there was an option D:

Gunshy 2009-10-01 11:46:19

i'm suddenly reminded of why i don't usually post on the front page

ChickenGod 2009-10-01 19:01:33

Gotta love FL Studio.

Gunshy 2009-10-01 19:01:33

totally

Sour-Cherry 2009-10-02 12:21:08

Nipple Faucet

Gunshy 2009-10-02 12:21:08

lovely

RiotFlash 2009-10-03 08:35:21

<3 FruityLoops.

Real drums may be a pain in the ass but do sound better.
But id imagine you dont have a drumset or a drummer, and in that case who gives a fuck. Drag and drop is way better than rerecording 6 minutes of drums.

Gunshy 2009-10-03 08:35:21

yup
no drumset
no drummer
i've played drums in two different bands over a ten year period, so when i'm doing my thing here, i basically just play air drums to see what i would do and what sound goes in what sequence, and then click it all in in fruityloops. but i'll admit i'm a better drummer on FLP than i ever could be in real life. faster, stronger, perfect timing...

JackBarret 2009-10-06 08:40:59

Very cool, I just made my first song with my friend using an editing software.

Gunshy 2009-10-06 08:40:59

cool.

Sour-Cherry 2009-10-09 14:11:11

Lovely?

Gunshy 2009-10-09 14:11:11

nipple faucet?

Sour-Cherry 2009-10-09 14:14:05

While I'm hear (taking up internet time...lol), hats off to you sir! For the whole "not using a drumkit thing", I attempted it!!! AND IT WAS A MEGA FAIL!!! :O. And so here's me saying again, hats off to you sir!

Gunshy 2009-10-09 14:14:05 (Updated 2009-10-11 02:29:19)

thanks much.
practice! :) it takes a lot of practice and a lot of selecting three seconds and repeating it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over while adding a high hat here and a cymbal there and whatnot, and then moving onto the next 3 second block...

ShanZE 2009-10-11 14:45:11

Recording everything and trying to make it stay in tempo, while your computer keeps on crashing and forcing you to do it all over again... Sometimes it makes you throw things around the room. Which can result as having a fight with someone who witnessed it. Which might result as you getting angry and trying to cool yourself by getting shitfaced, while you also have to wake up to go to work tomorrow. To wake up 4:30am I might add. Things lead to other things and you easily forget where it all started. Oh yeah, from recording music...

Gunshy 2009-10-11 14:45:11

lol