Online/long-distance collaboration apps and sites

neighbor664 · April 16, 2019, 09:28:49 AM

Are there any of you using apps or sites for music collaboration? Or maybe to collaborate with other artistic mediums? What do you recommend? What can you tell me about it?

nyarlathotep · April 16, 2019, 10:26:48 AM

Up until a couple months ago, there used to be BandHub, which was alright, but full of perfectionists... apparently it didn't make money and got shut down, though

My own band just passes files around on Google Drive to collaboratively write stuff - if you can put down a click track for the song as a WAV, layering things on top of it isn't too hard, but it's annoying keeping stuff in sync without sharing a Reaper project or something.

renfield · April 16, 2019, 10:40:00 AM

We should jam. Somebody post a drum beat

neighbor664 · April 16, 2019, 05:27:34 PM

Bandlab looks like a possibility.

Outside of using a particular platform, I figure I know how I could do it with a mobile phone and Audacity. I figure keeping the learning curve (for others) and gear minimal is wise.

neighbor664 · April 18, 2019, 02:30:46 PM

Quote from: renfield on April 16, 2019, 10:40:00 AM
We should jam. Somebody post a drum beat

I can get something up this weekend.

renfield · April 18, 2019, 02:58:26 PM

Do it, I'll contribute \m/

RAGER · April 18, 2019, 04:07:27 PM

I think we tried this several years ago. I kinda remember sharing a drum track.

neighbor664 · April 18, 2019, 05:36:59 PM

Sure did.

This was one I'd sang on.
[cloudset]https://soundcloud.com/ericdemby/jam-room[/cloudset]

This was one I'd kicked off with guitar. Zachoff played bass.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/zachoff/neighbor664full[/soundcloud]

neighbor664 · April 20, 2019, 01:04:34 PM

Quote from: renfield on April 18, 2019, 02:58:26 PM
Do it, I'll contribute \m/

Ok, here is a drum track for something slow. I included a half assed chart, mostly so you can get the arrangement without listening a billion times.

It's electronic and could be replaced by a real drummer too.

If you come up with something and want to tweak the arrangement some let me know i should be able to fairly easy.

https://soundcloud.com/ericdemby/srl-jam-drums/s-hpq2l

neighbor664 · April 20, 2019, 01:15:05 PM

FYI, I did have some riffage, mostly as a guide, but wiped it to make room for other players. I could share it if you need to jump start the ideas though.

renfield · April 20, 2019, 01:31:24 PM

Very cool, thanks for putting this together. Please do send riffs... I'm going to come up with something on my own but it'll be interesting to compare. Should have time to fuck with this tomorrow

renfield · April 22, 2019, 10:09:48 AM

I jammed on those drums yesterday, found some cool stuff. I'll record it tonight and post

renfield · April 23, 2019, 12:38:17 PM

Here's what I came up with. If you're into it I'll clean up the fuckups and add another layer to thicken up the tone.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/renfield666/srl-jam[/soundcloud]

neighbor664 · April 23, 2019, 02:13:20 PM

Ren, I think you are on to something there Do you need me to trim or tweak it any?

renfield · April 23, 2019, 06:55:08 PM

I don't think so? I'm not too good with song structure. If you have any suggestions let me know

renfield · April 27, 2019, 02:47:35 PM

This is about as good a guitar tone as I've been able to get from my Direct In setup so far. It's just an MXR micro amp plugged into a Scarlett 2i2, using Logic's amp and speaker modelling.
I'm not sure if the riff at 3:11 is really working, seems out of place?
The whole thing needs bass, lead guitar, atmosphere of some sort (maybe some sort of satanic chanting)

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/renfield666[/soundcloud]

neighbor664 · April 27, 2019, 05:37:44 PM

Cool! Can you upload your isolated guitar track? Make sure to set the soundcloud file to downloadable.

neighbor664 · April 27, 2019, 06:00:40 PM

Count it in by tapping on your pickups or playing something percussive. It will help me line up the soundwaves, but can be cut out when done.

renfield · April 27, 2019, 07:16:39 PM

Done, I just muted the drums after the count in that was already there

neighbor664 · April 27, 2019, 07:26:45 PM

Quote from: renfield on April 27, 2019, 07:16:39 PM
Done, I just muted the drums after the count in that was already there

Can you do that as a .wav file?

renfield · April 27, 2019, 07:46:48 PM

This work?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nsflXzh1PLb0gXHZLfhl_-hKDFARG-Zh

neighbor664 · April 27, 2019, 08:22:34 PM

Cloned you and stuff.

https://soundcloud.com/ericdemby/srl-jam-with-renfield/s-9Qf8r

renfield · April 28, 2019, 07:38:56 AM

Wow, that fattened things up some. Sounding pretty cool

neighbor664 · May 04, 2019, 01:15:54 PM

Anyone else wanna take a stab at adding something to this?

renfield · May 05, 2019, 11:03:37 PM

If someone suggests a clip or dialog from a film, or just records themselves reading like a first hand exorcism account from the dark ages or something, I will do shenanigans on it and mix it in.

Or like some Goblinesque spooky arpeggios and synthesized artifacts?

This record goes to press on June 1 so we are working under a strict deadline