10 Mar
2010
10 Mar
'10
7:45 a.m.
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Regards,
Gerald
10 Mar
10 Mar
7:51 a.m.
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Gerald Mwangi <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de>wrote;wrote:
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Regards,
Gerald
Congratulations!
That bass sounds good, do you play the instruments yourself?
What software did you use for what?
\r
4:56 p.m.
Hi,
On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 12:51 +0100, rosea grammostola wrote:
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Gerald Mwangi <gerald.mwangi(a)gmx.de>
wrote:
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have
fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Regards,
Gerald
Congratulations!
Thanx
That bass sounds good, do you play the instruments yourself?
What software did you use for what?
\r
If you just mean Let it go: All instruments recorded by me, samples off
the net. To fill the background I beatboxed a little and made some weird
sounds with my voice, and sent that through some filters (Ladspa
C*-plugins)
Software: Ardour, hydrogen,various plugins (oh wonderful C*+CALF
plugins). Automation was done using an M-Audio Oxygen8
Gerald
1:10 p.m.
Hello Gerald!
I try to download your album via torrent (OGG) and it seems there's no peer.
I started it this morning and then had to go out, still nothing going.
Which alternative should I choose to download?
Kindest regards
Julien
--------
Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles)
======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ========
http://ltsb.sourceforge.net
the Linux TextBased Studio guide
======= AND MY PERSONAL PAGES AT: =======
http://www.juliencoder.de
4:20 p.m.
Hi, well I've looked arround in the jamendo forums, and it look like
users have to send the jamendo moderators requests for the albums they
want in ogg. These will then be put in the Jamendo p2p. So only when my
album is popular will you be able to get it via oog-p2p. But you can
still download it as zipped mp3s, then vote.
Gerald
On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 18:11 +0100, Julien Claassen wrote:
Hello Gerald!
I try to download your album via torrent (OGG) and it seems there's no peer.
I started it this morning and then had to go out, still nothing going.
Which alternative should I choose to download?
Kindest regards
Julien
--------
Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles)
======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ========
http://ltsb.sourceforge.net
the Linux TextBased Studio guide
======= AND MY PERSONAL PAGES AT: =======
http://www.juliencoder.de
4:22 p.m.
Thanks for the hint. I'll try that.
Bye bye
Julien
--------
Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles)
======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ========
http://ltsb.sourceforge.net
the Linux TextBased Studio guide
======= AND MY PERSONAL PAGES AT: =======
http://www.juliencoder.de
11 Mar
11 Mar
5:09 a.m.
onsdag mars 10 2010 12.44.58 skrev Gerald Mwangi:
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Congrats Gerald, really, really excellent melodies! It's not often I hear so
many great songs in one place this days, and that woman's voice is just great!
But excellent melodies like this deserves much more. Your music belongs to the
absolute top division and have to be measured from that point of view - let me
mention some things that leaves room for improvements first and end with the
praises:
When we talks about the sound and feeling, the whole thing sounds just like a
sound font demo (with some guitar work processed thru plugins). That don't
have to be a bad thing, but your melodies - which are much more demanding than
they sounds like - needs to be played live by groovy people with good skills
on their instruments. It is very easy to hear what you want, but your uploads
sounds just like some boxed half finished versions of your ideas. And the
disted guitars sounds really bad.
You are confusing me :-) , the arrangements goes from very under arranged and
demoished to excellent arranged in parts. Some songs have some beginner
skilled guitar playing (and is also is out of tune in some places) and can
also contain excellent playing and sounds (like your wah-wah work which is
really good). I will say that the same songs very clearly contains both
amateur work as well as professional work. And in one hand, it sounds like a
sound font party and on the other hand the instruments separates excellent in
the mix. To me, you sounds sometime like a beginner and sometimes like a pro.
Very confusing.
It's very clear that you are an unusual talent when it comes to composing and
making good melodies - you have without doubt a great potential of making a
living of it! And the songs do have great arrangement and composing details
here and there that makes me listen to this over and over.
Please, do this stuff over again, make some more songs, get some decent
samples (drums and brass), buy a POD for the guitars on ebay.
I'm 100% sure that if you continue what you are doing and improves it, then
you will be a well known name in the music world - both your songs and your
voice are great!
Finally, the songs I like best is: "make me be", "Let it go" and
"aboutme",
but that said: I like all of them!
Jostein
5:24 a.m.
Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote:
onsdag mars 10 2010 12.44.58 skrev Gerald Mwangi:
Maybe see if other folk on the list with skills in other instruments
might be willing to contribute tracks?
--
David
gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
authenticity, honesty, community
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Congrats Gerald, really, really excellent melodies! It's not often I hear so
many great songs in one place this days, and that woman's voice is just great!
But excellent melodies like this deserves much more. Your music belongs to the
absolute top division and have to be measured from that point of view - let me
mention some things that leaves room for improvements first and end with the
praises:
When we talks about the sound and feeling, the whole thing sounds just like a
sound font demo (with some guitar work processed thru plugins). That don't
have to be a bad thing, but your melodies - which are much more demanding than
they sounds like - needs to be played live by groovy people with good skills
on their instruments. It is very easy to hear what you want, but your uploads
sounds just like some boxed half finished versions of your ideas. And the
disted guitars sounds really bad.
You are confusing me :-) , the arrangements goes from very under arranged and
demoished to excellent arranged in parts. Some songs have some beginner
skilled guitar playing (and is also is out of tune in some places) and can
also contain excellent playing and sounds (like your wah-wah work which is
really good). I will say that the same songs very clearly contains both
amateur work as well as professional work. And in one hand, it sounds like a
sound font party and on the other hand the instruments separates excellent in
the mix. To me, you sounds sometime like a beginner and sometimes like a pro.
Very confusing.
It's very clear that you are an unusual talent when it comes to composing and
making good melodies - you have without doubt a great potential of making a
living of it! And the songs do have great arrangement and composing details
here and there that makes me listen to this over and over.
Please, do this stuff over again, make some more songs, get some decent
samples (drums and brass), buy a POD for the guitars on ebay.
5:52 a.m.
Frank Smith already wants to contribute to Feels Like Rock, others are
welcome to also do so.
My only demand is to respect the cc license you can see on the
GrooVenture page.
Gerald
On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 23:24 -1000, david wrote:
Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote:
onsdag mars 10 2010 12.44.58 skrev Gerald
Mwangi:
Maybe see if other folk on the list with skills in other instruments
might be willing to contribute tracks?
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Congrats Gerald, really, really excellent melodies! It's not often I hear so
many great songs in one place this days, and that woman's voice is just great!
But excellent melodies like this deserves much more. Your music belongs to the
absolute top division and have to be measured from that point of view - let me
mention some things that leaves room for improvements first and end with the
praises:
When we talks about the sound and feeling, the whole thing sounds just like a
sound font demo (with some guitar work processed thru plugins). That don't
have to be a bad thing, but your melodies - which are much more demanding than
they sounds like - needs to be played live by groovy people with good skills
on their instruments. It is very easy to hear what you want, but your uploads
sounds just like some boxed half finished versions of your ideas. And the
disted guitars sounds really bad.
You are confusing me :-) , the arrangements goes from very under arranged and
demoished to excellent arranged in parts. Some songs have some beginner
skilled guitar playing (and is also is out of tune in some places) and can
also contain excellent playing and sounds (like your wah-wah work which is
really good). I will say that the same songs very clearly contains both
amateur work as well as professional work. And in one hand, it sounds like a
sound font party and on the other hand the instruments separates excellent in
the mix. To me, you sounds sometime like a beginner and sometimes like a pro.
Very confusing.
It's very clear that you are an unusual talent when it comes to composing and
making good melodies - you have without doubt a great potential of making a
living of it! And the songs do have great arrangement and composing details
here and there that makes me listen to this over and over.
Please, do this stuff over again, make some more songs, get some decent
samples (drums and brass), buy a POD for the guitars on ebay.
5:49 a.m.
Hi, thanx a lot, zour mail reallz encourages me to go on.
On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 10:09 +0100, Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote:
onsdag mars 10 2010 12.44.58 skrev Gerald Mwangi:
I know 100% what you mean.
The thing is, the songs are a subset of the ones I've written over the
past 5 years. That explains the diversity.
Second, its just so hard to control all parameters of a recording
session alone. I play all the instruments, mainly guitars and bass, and
also arrange the recordings at the same time. Its very stressy for me
switching from the computer to the guitar and back. That's why I tend to
accept small errors, instead of recording the part again (after 5
takes). I'd just like to have someone else takeover the computer while I
concentrate on the guitar.
Hi Guys,
At last I've managed to put my music online.
Check out http://www.jamendo.com/de/album/62900.
'Let it go' is my first Linux only production, and now I have fully
converted to Linux. Jack-Apps just rock!
Please send me your impressions.
Congrats Gerald, really, really excellent melodies! It's not often I hear so
many great songs in one place this days, and that woman's voice is just great!
But excellent melodies like this deserves much more. Your music belongs to the
absolute top division and have to be measured from that point of view - let me
mention some things that leaves room for improvements first and end with the
praises:
When we talks about the sound and feeling, the whole thing sounds just like a
sound font demo (with some guitar work processed thru plugins). That don't
have to be a bad thing, but your melodies - which are much more demanding than
they sounds like - needs to be played live by groovy people with good skills
on their instruments. It is very easy to hear what you want, but your uploads
sounds just like some boxed half finished versions of your ideas. And the
disted guitars sounds really bad.
You are confusing me :-) , the arrangements goes from very under arranged and
demoished to excellent arranged in parts. Some songs have some beginner
skilled guitar playing (and is also is out of tune in some places) and can
also contain excellent playing and sounds (like your wah-wah work which is
really good). I will say that the same songs very clearly contains both
amateur work as well as professional work. And in one hand, it sounds like a
sound font party and on the other hand the instruments separates excellent in
the mix. To me, you sounds sometime like a beginner and sometimes like a pro.
Very confusing.
It's very clear that you are an unusual talent when it comes to composing and
making good melodies - you have without doubt a great potential of making a
living of it! And the songs do have great arrangement and composing details
here and there that makes me listen to this over and over.
Thanx alot
Please, do this stuff over again, make some more
songs, get some decent
samples (drums and brass), buy a POD for the guitars on ebay.
I bought a POD last year, together with an Epiphone Les Paul, hopefully
audible on Let it go.
As to the mixing, I'm still learn alot everyday, when I analyze other
songs (Like from LAU/LAD or Jamendo).
Its just hard to get the right mix, that sounds good on every Hifi. I
alway test my mix on at least 4 Hifis and several earphones, then I go
to friends to test the mix there. And still after 5 years of experience,
I'm still an absolute beginner. Funny enough, make me be was my 3rd
production I made, its the oldest on the album, and that Lady is my
(late) Sister Helen Mwangi.
I'm 100% sure that if you continue what you are
doing and improves it, then
you will be a well known name in the music world - both your songs and your
voice are great!
Finally, the songs I like best is: "make me be", "Let it go" and
"aboutme",
but that said: I like all of them!
Jostein
Glad you like the songs
Gerald
7:16 a.m.
torsdag mars 11 2010 10.49.22 skrev Gerald Mwangi:
Hi, thanx a lot, zour mail reallz encourages me to go
on.
Glad you take the message the right way and I promise you: I will be one of
the first to buy an album from you! :-)
and that Lady is my Sister Helen Mwangi.
I'm really sorry to hear that, life don't always turn in the direction we want
or believe it will do :-(
Take care, I hope you manage to "get your music out". You deserve it and your
songs deserve it.
Jostein
7:58 a.m.
On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 12:15 +0100, Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote:
torsdag mars 11 2010 10.49.22 skrev Gerald Mwangi:
Somehow after an update ubuntu keeps on switching to an american
keyboard layout (I'm in Germany)
Hi, thanx a lot, zour mail reallz encourages me
to go on.
Glad you take the message the right way and I promise
you: I will be one of
the first to buy an album from you! :-)
Thanx again
Gerald
and that Lady is my Sister Helen Mwangi.
I'm really sorry to hear that, life don't always turn in the direction we want
or believe it will do :-(
Take care, I hope you manage to "get your music out". You deserve it and your
songs deserve it.
3:06 p.m.
very nice stuff.
I agree with pretty much everything Jostein Chr. Andersen said.
except that I have no good ear for hearing arrangement
quality :)
Dieter
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