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My song is recorded, but I'm gonna tweak with it some more. It has handclaps... Lots of handclaps...

Let it never be said the Judges don't get what they ask for.

I'm done recording ... just need some mixing ... and believe me, I need some mixing. I think it's a pretty catchy song though ... I'll probably still be out first round.

uh...so this challenge is optional right? It seems to be worded that way in the rules, yet in the post of the title, it says "must include".


Or something like that... any clarity on the matter?

It is a 'non-optional' challenge. Handclaps are required.

ok, my song is done, but Songhole seems to be down. I'll wait and see if it is ok by tommorrow, otherwise I will email it to J$ to host for now (if that is ok with him!).

Just a reminder:

"PENCIL ME IN" IS DUE TOMORROW @ 1PM EST!!!!!!

Well, I wrote my song last night. Gotta finish up some vocals tonight after work, do the handclap thing...mix it...

I went for something straightforwardly weird.

Leaf wrote:uh...so this challenge is optional right? It seems to be worded that way in the rules, yet in the post of the title, it says "must include".


Or something like that... any clarity on the matter?

What's wong Leaf? Were you sick they day they taught Hand Clapping at Drummer School?

I was up until 2 am last night trying in vain to get the handclap machine to work. Fuckin midi.

i'm sure you could get some help from the sweetleaves.

when in doubt, fake live.

Leaf wrote:I was up until 2 am last night trying in vain to get the handclap machine to work. Fuckin midi.

erm... Microphone and hands?

I went for the 'real life' handclaps anyway. And it just sounds like this strange popping sound. But they are handclaps, honest.

I dunno, I really want to capture the essence of a handclap, and I feel like the handclap machine is the only way to pull it off successfully... If I can't get the damn thing to work, I may have to pull out of the competition.







Yeah. I'm serious here. I have no idea how to do a handclap.




Still serious.



Ok, I'm not.

1) record a phrase of manual (sorry, couldn't resist) clapping (1 bar, 2 bar, 4 bar, whatever)
2) change your position in relation to the mike (and/or the amount of cupping your palms are doing whilst clapping) and record it again
3) repeat step 2 as desired
4) apply whatever effects and mix the handclaps down to a single track
5) loop as desired

Also, wet hands sound a bit sharper than dry. "Honey, why are you licking your palms?"

Now marching feet, that's entirely different (marching in place sounds way different than actually moving & marching). If anyone can give a good process for getting *that* down...

Rabid Garfunkel wrote:Now marching feet, that's entirely different

Don't give them ideas...

I suppose that clapping thing would work the same if you get three or so people and got them all to clap at one time from different distances.

Either way, I'll stick with my popping-clap

Should I wet one hand...or two?

...actually ... two more questions, if you don't mind Rabid...


1) Is it better if someone else wets my hands?
2) If the answer to # 1 is yes, are you available to do so?


Much obliged.

i think the best way to record handclaps is to PM mostess and ask him to record them for you.

i used a sample :l

Songhole has been down since yesterday. Should I maybe email my song to J$ or Niveous? Do they have it already? So many questions...

I just don't want to get eliminated on a "WE COULDN'T ACCESS YOUR SONG" technicality. I'd rather get eliminated on a "GOD YOUR SONG SUCKS" technicality. Pshyah, like *that* will happen

Send it over to me .... at my yahoo email address (as listed in my profile)

j$

cmon you guys, get those songs done. you're guaranteed to get at least some reviews for your effort, and you may end up with bragging rights for the unofficial songfight sidefight ironman.

cmon people, clap your hands!

No worries over here, we're solid. And I prefer my handclaps from a can.