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Hey Matt.
> I know this has probably been talked about before, but I either
>wasn't here or don't remember it. Since the Jam is full of so many
>musicians, why not create a compilation tape, just among ourselves, of
>like one piece of material each?
I think it'd be great. How many pieces would a project manager be lookng
for? And how long a maximum time should there be? Straight up 2-track
audio tape mixes of the songs, or Zip-disk digital copies? ^_^
A lot to think about... If it was done over the summer, I could probably
compile the CD on Zip-disks or something and send it off to somebody like
Mike for proper "mass" production.
So how about this?
I'll put my bid in for project manager on this.
I've dealt with large-scale productions of real-life things before (I
published -- don't laugh -- a moderately successful collectable card
game), so I'm experienced with compilation of large files, organization,
etc.
I'm going to be using my computer as a mixing station for my band. I have
a TEAC 4-track (I wish I could remember the name -- it's a mid-range
PortaStudio), so if you wanted to send four-track pre-mix tapes, I could
mix for them (I have the following software -- DECK II 2.6 with many
plug-ins, SoundEdit Pro 2).
I have the hardware (a Mac 6500 with a 3 gig and Zip Drive) to properly
(with some limits) produce the pre-master sound files and send them off to
a guy like Mike (not necessarily Mike) to be replicated.
I'd have the following restrictions: Songs no longer than 9 minutes.
This is a size thing, not something I would decide If I had, say a Jaz
Drive.
So, if you think I'm qualified enough (or if you don't want to persue any
other options ^_^) I volunteer to do the job above.
>I know that, due to the
>complementariness of Bafu and Mads that I'd love to hear there stuff, but
>I'd also like to hear anyone else who has maybe a 4-track copy of some of
>their stuff. We'd just have to make sure it all was copyrighted. Maybe
>one of the jammers with a CD'r could even put it all on CD. Come on,
>people, let's hear it. Be well.
>Matt B
I love the idea, personally. There was a suggestion floating around a
while ago concerning a tribute CD. Why not? Pick a song and go. (Of
course, if we decide a tribute CD would be cool, and since 10 versions of
Metropolis would be a bit redundant, we might have to work on a
first-come-first-served basis for tracks, or perhaps a battle of mp3 clips
or something) IIRC, tribute CDs are fairly protected under copyright
law... It'd be fun, and a one weekend commitment (maybe a little more
^_^) for each group/artist/jammer.
I'd like to do it.
--Matt
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