I think the idea is if you can make something sound good on monitors - it'll sound good anywhere (including headphones.)

ah, now (that I'm cut) I'm glad I didn't start on this (beyond some vague ideas), it seems like an extremely challenging challenge which may have the side effect of very slow songs in order to pull off the double time *with* vocals - which seems to me to be something that won't really work very well...

Out in Round 4 just like last time (Nur Ein VII) but my songs did quite a bit better this time around (especially Rounds 2 & 3) so I'll chalk it up as an improvement. I had a good time doing this and plan on taking part again next time. But I do have to agree with Ben that I do miss the feedback...

just did a quick listen through and it's pretty neat to hear everyone pushed out of their comfort zones with this challenge ... It feels a bit strange hearing so many songs with no guitar. It makes me feel a little bit itchy. But it's a good itch.

mine's got vocals (lots of vocals - all recorded for this track, not samples) and lots of drums along with glockenspiel, marimba, and celesta (all in the struck idiophone list that Jon Eric posted earlier in the thread)

ha! I don't use auto-tune ... it's melodyne

got a busy rest of the weekend so had to rush and finish mine up today - just sent it in . happy to have come up with something, I was close to giving up when this idea came to me.

lovemaking evangelist knows he's a bedroom genius passionate mustache rides and a tatooed penis called THE NEW UGLY THE NEW UGLY it may not be a sight to see but you will feel blissful (instrumental solo) THE NEW UGLY THE NEW UGLY it may not be a sight to see but you will feel blissful lingering all...

I use Audio-Technica ATH-M50s too

I usually come up with the core of an idea pretty quickly but then I spend a lot of time trying to expand/mold/arrange that core idea into something more ... this seems to me where the learning is and that's what I do this for really, as a way to learn and improve my songwriting/producing/musiciansh...

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got nothin'! something about this title combined with this challenge I'm finding very ... challenging.

A lot of great stuff this time around; some highlights for me -> Krautkitten : cuteness overload. a really great little song. the ramshackle/looseness of it is endearing too. Merisan: almost as cute as Krautkitten. damn good. Nick Soma: I found myself pulled into this one, nice melody. I like how it...

storms are swirling around rumbling sound and lightning in sight rain is pouring down but it's alright, our love is watertight lost and floating at sea ocean surrounds and no one in sight but our boat's got sails (and wind is free) yes it's alright, our love is watertight (instrumental) yes it's alr...

After entering "Drunk Season" as Ken & Chips (with Ken doing vocals/lyrics for my instrumental track) a few Song Fights ago it was really cool to see Ken & Chips at #1 and #2 this week - I was very pleasantly surprised to see how well my track was received by the judges ... I thoug...

My songs structure: Intro in A major I - vi (A to F#m) Verse in A major I - iii - IV - V7 (A - C#m - D - E7) x2 Verse in A minor (parallel minor of previous key) i - III - iv - V7 i - III - iv - VII6 (Am - C - Dm - E7 - Am - C - Dm - G6) the melody of the Am verse is the same as the A verse except ...

got some ideas for this already - hoping to get something in this time around.

Sometimes I use a text editor ... sometimes when I'm too lazy to open a text editor (and because then you have to usually redo some things) I'll just copy whatever I've written after every song so that if I accidentally close the tab somehow I can always just open it again and paste.

I wrote out a rather long winded self indulgent explanation of the ways my song met this week's challenge but then I lost it somehow ... I suppose the Gods didn't care for all of that BS. But I still want to link to my somewhat naughty youtube video for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZyHIkVRS...

just sent mine in ! nur ein?

Verse 1 you'd make me laugh all night I never felt so right oooh... smiling at the sight of you Verse 2 you said we don't belong and now I feel so wrong ooh... crying at the thought of you Chorus stop! you're killing me I can't go on like this won't you let me be? stop! you're killing me I can't go...

I've been working on a structure to meet the challenge but otherwise haven't even really started. And I have no time to work on it Friday or Saturday ... so why am I procrastinating right now? Damn it! get to work!

Quick reviews for the heck of it. The Chocolate Chips The Flaming Lips yes - they are a big influence for me, especially The Soft Bulletin & Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. and I just noticed how well our song from last time did in the voting. :shock: thanks to your vocals/lyrics I imagine - t...