What I've done so far is a word doc and at each step listed instrument, mic, signal path etc along with a box showing the 8 tracks and what is currently in them. I've also added a short summary at the top about what I was trying to set out to achieve with the track.

cheers

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What I've done so far is a word doc and at each step listed instrument, mic, signal path etc along with a box showing the 8 tracks and what is currently in them. I've also added a short summary at the top about what I was trying to set out to achieve with the track.

cheers

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Sounds GREAT! Perfect.

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do you know how many people are going to enter yet??

It would be great to hear everyone's efforts eventually!

Cheers

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do you know how many people are going to enter yet??

It would be great to hear everyone's efforts eventually!

Cheers

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I would also like to hear everyone's finished work. (And I'm also planning to enter.) Which begs the question how do we officially enter? Will we just download our file and log or should we let you know we're interested (as I just have)?

This should be loads of fun since I normally use electronic drums. Now to convince the wife that the stairwell is the best sounding drum room in the house. Guess I'll just have to send her shopping for the afternoon.

Michael

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Hey Micheal, I am going to be compiling the list of those that I know expressed interest in the contest, and will post that tomorrow. Please send me a PM with your email address however.

Thanks!

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Hey!

I'm up for having a bash at this, count me in

Paul

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Hey!

I'm up for having a bash at this, count me in

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Is this the "Come Together" contest?

I've been out of the loop a little bit.

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Is this the "Come Together" contest?

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Hi DH, any news re the list of entrants and how we are going to submit our entries? thx

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Hi DH, any news re the list of entrants and how we are going to submit our entries? thx

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Ditto. I PM'd my e-mail address to you as requested and feverishly trying to get project completed as we speak.

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I am working on compiling the list of entrants, this is just a time issue. I will try to get to that today, sorry!

As far as where to upload the songs to...

We had someone volunteer to host the files a couple of weeks ago, but I am not unable to contact that person. I will keep trying obviously.

If anyone has any other options for hosting the files, let me know.

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I have space on both my websites, 400MB on each. Would that help?

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I have space on both my websites, 400MB on each. Would that help?

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Thanks! I'll let you know!!!

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

I reckon about 40 - 50 MB per song. How many are participating?

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Well, I need to get the final tally, and see how many are still "in" from the original, but I am guess that we are at least at 20 since there are several new entrants, and we had a list of 17 a long time ago.

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

OK folks, here is where we are:

First off, I personally am going to have drop out of the contest! My studio is still not complete nor able to record anything. I had hoped to be done, but things are moving much more slowly than I had anticipated. The floors are going in now, but we still need to finish the doors, do all the trim work, paint the live room, move all the gear and hook it up, etc.

Sorry, but it is unfortunately my life at the moment.


OK, here is where we are with participants. I sent out a message to all of you just a moment ago, asking you to reply if you are NO LONGER INTERESTED. I figured that would be a smaller list than those that still are. So, if you passed along your email address to me, check your email boxes!

Here is the list of those folks that expressed interest, and also forwarded me their email. The list is up to 21 participants (In alphabetical order):

bbqsauce
Dave B
David
fakiekid
geefunk
guy999
Jumpeyspyder
KaYos
leslawrenson
Madman_Greg
markhodges
Paulos13
Reds
stevie j
Streety
stuart churchill
SunShineState
thenaturallevel
Tootsweet
Wease
yarimurray


If your name is NOT on this list, I need to know ASAP by forwarding to me your email address, and if you are no longer interested, please either email me or PM me and let me know that as well.

Still working on the file hosting issue, but we should have that resolved here shortly.

Best of luck to all of you, I wish I could be there amongst you!!!

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James many thx for organising this - Great idea SoS should make it a regular feature! Who had the original idea btw?

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Q. Where are we to upload the finished entry? I guess the finished WAV files will be 30-40Mb each. Also can we upload a Word doc with the recording log etc?

Many thx SSS

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not sure where or how to send this , help please

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Q. Where are we to upload the finished entry? I guess the finished WAV files will be 30-40Mb each. Also can we upload a Word doc with the recording log etc?

Many thx SSS

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not sure where or how to send this , help please

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Not ready yet, be patient. We have a site, but are working out the logistics.

Bakup, you are not on the "list", you must forward your email to me in order to be included. Did you see the list above of the contestants so far? We have been communicating via email already, and you not have not been a part of the communications and will not be until you do so.

Thank you.

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

IMPORTANT CONTEST UPDATE:


The end date of the contest has been delayed a bit. This is so that we can finalize magazine support and participation.

This is a GOOD thing, although I know some of you are already working on your projects, and some of you may be already done!

I do not have any final dates yet, but there will be a meeting of the SOS mods towards the end of January, so we should know something more specific at that time. Let's say that we should have some more specific information as to start and end dates around February 1st.

This also gives time for more participants to join in on the fun, so if you were thinking about joining, but felt it was too late, jump on in!!!

I am also sending this message out via email to all of the currently registered participants.

Thank you for your understanding.

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

The delay suits me because I've ordered a new guitar that I'll probably use on the recording, but it's out of stock and I won't get it until around the end of January.

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hope it won't drag on toooo long though - I've nearly finished and I'm dying to hear the others!

I can't enter this due to being already *under the pump* with other projects during jan / feb, but YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT A REGULAR! like a quarterly competition or something, would be well up for at a later date

[especially up for winning some goodies of you blokes ]

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Hi guys any progress on where we are going to host these, and deadline date yet? It would be really cool if say Hugh and Paul could review all the entries in the mag - would make a great feature???

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

Wouldn't it be great if SOS could get George Martin to assist Zuk with the judging.... !

There's a spot where entries could be stored to allow folks to listen to them... if something hasn't already been sorted:

I'm trialling it (and there's a "come together" of mine up there...

http://www.4shared.com/dir/5416079/fb221f3d/sharing.html

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still no final word on the date? im still taking its february 1st, neeeed to get my organ done sooon!

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There's a spot where entries could be stored to allow folks to listen to them... if something hasn't already been sorted:

I'm trialling it (and there's a "come together" of mine up there...

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I must have missed this before! First off, I love what you have done with the song! It sounds great! I understand that you used more than 3 mics, and that you recorded this before the contest began so it would not qualify, but the song sound great!!! I love the slide guitar!

This is going to be a fun and really great contest!!!

Anyway, the point of your post was the file-sharing site, not your song! Sorry, I got caught up in the song, and forgot all else!

I suppose this could work, except it looks like you can only play the file, and not download it, is that correct?

Also, we had specified WAV and not MP3 since we are looking for recording and technical quality. Do you think it would be possible to take up that much bandwidth?

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

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still no final word on the date? im still taking its february 1st, neeeed to get my organ done sooon!

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We will have a date set by February 1st, but the end date WILL NOT BE february 1st.

We should know more by that date, meaning that the magazine should have a better idea if and how they want to participate. They will probably set a date out another month or two after that if I had to guess... but again, I am only guessing.

I know it is hard, but let's stay as patient as we can, and hear what comes out of that meeting at the end of this month.

Thanks!

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" ~Napoleon Bonaparte~

What's happening on the copyright aspect of this? I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere (apologies if I've missed something but I did a search and couldn't find a mention of it). Does everyone have to sort it out for themselves or will SOS (if they get involved) arrange some group deal that covers all participants? Even if you are just going to make the winning entrants available for public download, then these will need to be catered for.

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I must have missed this before! First off, I love what you have done with the song! It sounds great! I understand that you used more than 3 mics, and that you recorded this before the contest began so it would not qualify, but the song sound great!!! I love the slide guitar!

This is going to be a fun and really great contest!!!

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Anyway, the point of your post was the file-sharing site, not your song! Sorry, I got caught up in the song, and forgot all else!

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AIUI you can downoad - I know there's a switch which allows me to prevent downloads.

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WW: Great question on the copyright... Not sure how this is dealt with in a situation like this... Does anyone know???

Hifistud2: Thanks for the info, that site might end up working out just fine!

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My pleasure - and thanks for the comments! There's a few more tracks up there that we've done - I think if you click here it'll get you there...

Bestest

Dave

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Just checking the Forum rules, I note number 3 states:

3. Copyright material must not be posted unless it is owned either by you or by this web site.

Nothing about cover versions with (or without) clearance. Either you own the track or SOS own it or else it doesn't get posted/linked to.

The competition is a great idea, but either the rules get changed or SOS (or a forum member who's happy for the song to be covered), provides or produces a tune that we can all do a cover version of.

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What's happening on the copyright aspect of this? I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere (apologies if I've missed something but I did a search and couldn't find a mention of it). Does everyone have to sort it out for themselves or will SOS (if they get involved) arrange some group deal that covers all participants? Even if you are just going to make the winning entrants available for public download, then these will need to be catered for.

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This is exactly the problem we are having to deal with at the moment and will need to wait it out on clarification.

It might be logistically better if a public domain recording is selected, one that is approved for public use with no restrictions, than picking such a high profile and nailed to the butt in restrictions track by the Beatles.

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Might I suggest a chat with Edexcel? Their AS and A2 level Music Technology exams specifically include (and insist upon) a recording of a commercially available track - one can only conclude that they've got something sorted. Unfortunately, I don't know how or what - but whatever it is, it must either be a blanket license of some sort, or they've found the loophole.

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Cue sound of enormous CLANGER being dropped.

you surely can't change the goalposts now - some of us have spent weeks on this and I'm seriously dying to hear other peoples versions of this great song!

Isn't it the case that if it's not for commercial gain then you dont have to pay a fee as long as you declare it to the relevant bodies?

cheers SSS