Record yourself playing a song

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:05 am

If you happen to play an instrument, record yourself playing a song you know and put it up here, and everyone else has to guess what it is! It could be done with a microphone, but if it has an electric output, it is preferable that you plug it in the line in of the sound card (you may require a 6.5mm to 3.5mm adapter plug thing). Use Audacity to record and edit it, and upload it to yousendit or other web space (as described in the intro of the accent thread. It might be easier to keep in time, etc, if you play the song on the computer (if you have it) while you record (with the microphone sufficiently away from the speakers if you use that). Note that this does require a sound device that supports duplexing (recording and playing simultaneously) which most modern ones should do.

Finally label the file something cryptically like "W4C song1.mp3" (and don't put the title in the MP3 ID tags either..) so that everyone can try to guess what it is.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:11 am

We'll start with an easy one...

http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1MDN7Y05P9DDD17KNKDPHAHT3K

I've done several (and I'll gradually put them up), and then some others that I need to record again because they weren't very good.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:28 am

I'm very surprised this hasn't been guessed yet!! It's very easy! I'm waiting for SCRIBS or maybe CREATURE ART to appear and tell us the answer *cough*hint*cough*.

Anyway, here's another one. It's a bit harder (a bit harder to play too). But I know some people should still guess this one (I'm looking in your direction, Locke...).
It's not the whole song, but it's in two parts: the intro and the solo.

Intro
You can hear me furiously tapping away with this one, trying to keep up with the speed of the CD, so don't listen too hard. :sweat:

It also starts sounding bad at about 19 seconds into it, so just pretend I played it right (I've never been able to keep the speed up in that part...).

Solo
I played this one at 80% of the original speed, because I keep making too many mistakes when I play it fast... I also play it in the middle octave only, rather than the higher octave, then the middle octave.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:32 pm

This one should be easily recognisable if you know it.

http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27DZFKNLOICJK0JRAMMMUYU1EC (3MB)

Postby **Scribs** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:58 pm

first one is switchfoot, and the other two are familiar to me, but I am not sure waht they are...

Postby **Locke** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:54 pm

So familiar... The third one is being played on repeat right now. Man without the lyrics I'm so lost.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:35 am

It should be familiar.
Hmm.... Maybe time for a hint? It starts with "So let me get this straight....". That's proably a huge hint!

Also, I'd be surprised if you couldn't get the second one...

Postby **Lynx** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:22 am

ooo i wanna play! but it says the files are expired... i used to have myself playing piano somewhere but it got deleted, i should try that again next time im home and post it

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:35 am

Re-uploaded'd!

Postby **Nate** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:52 pm

The third one is "A Day Late." I recognized it after the hint.

Postby **Lynx** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:56 pm

i dont know what either are. i found a song i wanna upload, but im a little confused how to, it seems like they email it to people instead of giving you a link, am i right?

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:59 pm

You can ignore the 'email' field, and only choose the file you want to send, and it will work fine.

Postby **Doe Johnson** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:00 pm

Okay, what you can do is email it to yourself(through You Send It). It will give you a link, whether or not you send it to yourself, you just have to make sure you copy it and past the link here. Did that make sense? Just try sending it to yourself and you will probably understand.

Postby **Doe Johnson** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:00 pm

haha...nevermind...

Postby **Lynx** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:38 pm

thanks guys, i got it!

http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12ZJXJ1M8FYHE0OYST88JDU9MK

alright, this song is poorly recorded, and i play it faster then it's suppose to be played because a friend of mine wrote a guitar part for this song, and we upped the tempo a bit for that, since the strumming pattern sounded best at this speed.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:58 pm

thats so rad! I really liked that lynx!

Postby **Lynx** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:00 pm

thanks ^_^

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:05 pm

Lynx's was far too obvious, but I don't listen to switchfoot so I don't know their songs...

Postby **Mithrandir** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:07 pm

I think there's a link around here somewhere of some of my stuff. I'm not sure where it is, though. :lol:

Postby **CreatureArt** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:06 pm

Ok I'm listening to the intro now... and it is *drumroll please* 'This Is Your Life' by Switchfoot!

Good song choice, W4C! I love Switchfoot.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:06 pm

Thanks CA!

Hey Lynx, that was pretty good playing! It sounds familar, but I can't work out what it is...

Mine were:
1. 'This Is Your Life' - Switchfoot
2. 'Salvation Is Here' - Hillsong United
3. 'A Day Late' - Anberlin

I should record one sometime with my (non-CAAing) brother playing guitar...

Postby **Locke** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:19 pm

>_< I fail and I have all those cds.

Postby **Sonic_13** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:11 am

http://www.disturbedfilms.com/wmp.php?id=3735
http://www.disturbedfilms.com/wmp.php?id=3736
http://www.disturbedfilms.com/wmp.php?id=3737

wee I'm awful!

Major extra credit if anyone can name the first two. Or at least the artists =)

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:30 am

Song 1 sounds like it's the background music to ad or something....
Song 2 wasn't familiar.
Song 3 says it's the "star spangled *yawn*".

Those weren't awful; they were well played!

Postby **Sonic_13** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:54 pm

Warrior, you're an awesome bassist! You and I should use Audacity and record a song

Song 1 was Black Bird by The Beatles

Song 2 was Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd

song 3 was Star Spangled Banner. I want to say as done by Jimi Hendrix but that's a lie. His version smokes mine.

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:35 am

Thanks, Sonic, but I don't think awesome's the right word...

Yeah, that's a great idea! It would have to be a song that I have, or can listen to on the internet or something, so I can work out what to play.

I still think song 1 was background music from an ad!

Postby **Sonic_13** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:48 pm

Maybe they did use Blackbird in an ad... lol

But I know it as The Beatles =)

Postby **Warrior4Christ** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:03 pm

RESURRECT'D!!

I've got a new one!

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=C8B4F5FB41621D58

I know Osaka has made a wallpaper about this song before (hint!).

It has some mistakes in it, but my fingers got sore, so this recording will do for now. I guess it's not too bad for not knowing how to play the song 24 hours ago.

Postby **Mangafanatic** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:04 am

Warrior4Christ wrote:RESURRECT'D!!

I've got a new one!

http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1SW6RZPSXP5OB3G0X4XV9CR1F4

I know Osaka has made a wallpaper about this song before (hint!).

It has some mistakes in it, but my fingers got sore, so this recording will do for now. I guess it's not too bad for not knowing how to play the song 24 hours ago.

Innocence Again by SWITCHFOOT! YAY ME!

XD

To Write Love on Her Arms · Postby **ZiP** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:09 am

Dangit, I was gonna guess what it was but I sawr Osaka's reply.... We need to start using spoiler tags in here....

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