FRIDAY NIGHT RIFFS

Inspector #20 said:
I do this a lot, actually. I just get up and start jamming, and sometimes, it has a complete structure and sometimes it does not.
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It's funny how that works. Sometimes ya just start jamming and killer song just flows right out. Other times, it's a battle to get something that seems like a real song. And, then there are the times I hit the most where I have an idea for a complete song and end up somewhere totally different.

Glad I'm not the only one.

And, thanks for posting idea to completion - very interesting to hear it go from rough idea to final product.
 
3 years back, wish I was there. The things in my life have changed so much in a short time.
Kind of think of Goodbye to Romance. We moved and I transferred in 2018, got furloughed in 2019
But somewhere in that 3 years back I found a space I enjoyed. This song I did brought me back there today for a moment.

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Getting Lost in space , through the cosmos ! Lol
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LiveeviL2000 said:
I remember when you completed that one.
I admire the talent you have.
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Well, thank you, Amigo.

I ended up writing several like this, basically from morning jams - including the songs "Rock N Roll Tonight," "Bad Dog," "Payday Blues," and the still not-quite-finished "Always Been Lucky."

When i wrote "Borrowed Time," however, it started out as just lyrics, based around a lyrical idea from our drummer that he texted me one day.

 
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Iron1 said:
It's funny how that works. Sometimes ya just start jamming and killer song just flows right out. Other times, it's a battle to get something that seems like a real song. And, then there are the times I hit the most where I have an idea for a complete song and end up somewhere totally different.

Glad I'm not the only one.

And, thanks for posting idea to completion - very interesting to hear it go from rough idea to final product.
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Here's a completed tune (less vocals) that my late bassist and i cooked up back in 2018. Its recorded to a programmed drum machine track. When written, we didn't yet have a drummer.

We played this as an instrumental at Wasteland Weekend 2018.

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LiveeviL2000 said:
I havent submitted anything in a while. The tank is a little dry lately.

I've been messing around with mic placement on the new 212 I have. Cant seem to find that sweet spot. What I am hearing doesnt translate to what I capture.
Let me know what you guys think, any suggestions would help.

Here is my 50th riff submission. Happy 50th!!
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You can look in YouTube for mic placement videos, there are tons ! And most of them are pretty good.

I like this smartass guy, from smg, he knows enough to get the job done.


I like to put the mic very close, right in the edge of the dust cap and call it good, I've marked on the grill cloth the spots for my 2 favorite speakers spots are. When I record I try to capture a dark speaker and then a bright speaker. But I have 4 different speakers to pick from right here.
If I had only 1 speaker I'd record one track straight middle and then one track off axis on edge of dust cap to give very different tones.
(Except on large dust capped speakers like the k100 or something. )
Learning the speaker/mic placement thing and how it transfers into what's actually being recorded is a long magical adventure and I love messing around with all that stuff! So much fun in trial and error.

What's really going to drive you crazy is that even if you only have 2 speakers, 1 of them sounds better in a mix than the other one!
 
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Inspector #20 said:
Here's a completed tune (less vocals) that my late bassist and i cooked up back in 2018. Its recorded to a programmed drum machine track. When written, we didn't yet have a drummer.

We played this as an instrumental at Wasteland Weekend 2018.

Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life

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That was really great! Thanks for sharing it with us.
 
Headache said:
You can look in YouTube for mic placement videos, there are tons ! And most of them are pretty good.

I like this smartass guy, from smg, he knows enough to get the job done.


I like to put the mic very close, right in the edge of the dust cap and call it good, I've marked on the grill cloth the spots for my 2 favorite speakers spots are. When I record I try to capture a dark speaker and then a bright speaker. But I have 4 different speakers to pick from right here.
If I had only 1 speaker I'd record one track straight middle and then one track off axis on edge of dust cap to give very different tones.
(Except on large dust capped speakers like the k100 or something. )
Learning the speaker/mic placement thing and how it transfers into what's actually being recorded is a long magical adventure and I love messing around with all that stuff! So much fun in trial and error.

What's really going to drive you crazy is that even if you only have 2 speakers, 1 of them sounds better in a mix than the other one!
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Everything i record is miked from 3 feet away, open room...

Its to get that rapidly-decaying open room attack...

Listen to Signature Lick October 28 2022 by Von Herndon on #SoundCloud
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Well this morning I got up and debated grabbing a rifle to go hunt coyotes in the rain for about 5 seconds.... Grabbed a guitar instead.
Had a cool little riff stuck in my head this morning, so I recorded myself just working through it a little bit. I may get back to it later, I may not.
Depends on how well I play call of duty for the next couple hours lol!

 
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Headache said:
Well this morning I got up and debated grabbing a rifle for about 5 seconds.... Grabbed a guitar instead.
Had a cool little riff stuck in my head this morning, so I recorded myself just working through it a little bit. I may get back to it later, I may not.
Depends on how well I play call of duty for the next couple hours lol!

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rifles, guitars, call of duty ... That the title to an album if I ever saw one!

You are on a roll lately. Keep em coming!
 
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