Music collaboration online

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:16 pm

Here's a detailed description of how Gert wrote I Hate You, including audio samples and emails we exchanged as the idea evolved: http://www.hometracked.com/2006/11/28/o ... aboration/

Questions about remotely collaborating come up often enough that I thought this might be handy in the Help & How To. (And if you dug the tune, it's neat to hear it develop from TT's original idea which was completely different.)

Also related: an old thread on collabs.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:19 pm

I'm sure glad that you posted this deshead. I'm brand new to the whole online collaboration thing. My first one is this weeks dude and catastrophe entry and I've already been given some advice. I didn't even know that I could change the bpm on the mp3. So the more I read the kind of links you posted, the more I can learn to improve the quality of the final cut.
I have so much to learn about computer recording, music programs and such. I'm just a song writer/guitar player and I have tons of band experience, so that part is easy. But all of this computer studio stuff is over whelming.

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:29 pm

Is that a stock Firepod photo, or is it yours?

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:51 pm

That's sweet. It was probably frustrating to get going though at first though. I wish I could set up a page as well-put together for collabing as that. Cool stuff.

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:01 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:I didn't even know that I could change the bpm on the mp3.

You can, though it's definitely better to agree on the BPM beforehand. Probably the first thing you should do, in fact.

The Sober Irishman wrote:Is that a stock Firepod photo, or is it yours?

It's mine. The dust on the knobs doesn't give it away?

jolly roger wrote:I wish I could set up a page as well-put together for collabing as that.

We collaborate mostly using PhpBB, which is pretty easy to set up, especially if you're OK using a free hosting service. These guys (though there are scores of others) will do that for you, and it only takes 5 minutes.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:06 pm

deshead wrote:These guys (though there are scores of others) will do that for you, and it only takes 5 minutes.

Cool! Might have to set it up one of these days.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:31 pm

this was fun to read !
-bill

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:41 pm

Thanks bill.