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Posted by: Smells Dec 14 2007, 10:51 PM

Welcome to GMC Virtual bands!!! Where it all comes together!



The ultimate goal for this venture is mainly to have fun, its a way of playing with other people across the internet and putting into practice all your hard work, but apart from that I think it will help us develop as players.

You need to be involved with something with an objective, you can keep all your practice routines going, carry on learning lessons developing new techniques then use these bands to put it all together cool.gif

In order to keep it all pleasant and fun, some basic guidlines have been set forth so we ask that each participating member be aware of them. smile.gif

It may be worth a quick read through the http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=8610 as the principle involved here is pretty much the same.

The new format will consist of three bands:
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
Each month we will have an open sign-up for Band Leaders for each Band, then, a Leader will be picked at random.

Members can sign up under there respective level (please be honest here) and a group of 5 will be randomly picked. This will be the group for that month. At this point, it will be up to the group to decide on what they want to do. We hope that this will open up more opportunity for other members to join in. smile.gif

"Band Leaders" will be responsible for organising their bands, setting "record by dates" etc (with help if needed of course), They will also need recording facilities/software etc a reasonable knowledge of recording would be good to either do final mixes for your group or help other members to do it, also to set up drum tracks and bass backing if necessary and will need to comunicate with the band members over songs, song parts etc. A thread will be set up for each band, that can be used to discuss song parts and what not. Keep in mind that being the leader will require a little more work on your part. smile.gif


"Band Members" will need to have facilities/software to record their parts and send them to the "Band Leader" Suggestions etc involvement in song disscussions is the key to this working well.


Please remember these bands are for you to enjoy and hopefully help all of us gain a further understanding of playing with others.
Can I also remind you that should you decide a cover song not to post the tabs on GMC but use an outside resource such as ultimate-guitar.com - Thanks


If and when you are picked,members will need to be active in their threads,(Please Subscibe To The Thread) this is to keep comunication going so everyone knows whats going on, recording of parts will need to be uploaded within a decent timescale (this should be regulated by the appointed Band Leader), comunication is basically the key here, its not fair on active members to wait endlessly for the odd one to upload their takes without good reason, things happen that are beyond our control sometimes, so just let people know!

Band Leaders will need to follow up their members if activity from them is too slow, Band Leaders needing help with this can ask to chase up if required but should try and deal with the problem directly if possible, removal from a band for a member that has shown no signs of involvement at all could well be a possibility depending upon the nature of their disappearence, We will not enjoy one little bit removing someone so please DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN GUYS & GALS !! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

Posted by: Robin Dec 14 2007, 11:46 PM

Genius idea!!

Posted by: Smells Dec 14 2007, 11:49 PM

Thanks Robin smile.gif

Posted by: Hemlok Dec 14 2007, 11:54 PM

Wow! Insanely cool idea!

Posted by: SLASH91 Dec 14 2007, 11:58 PM

Dang, I need to learn how to record; this sounds so fun.

Posted by: Smells Dec 15 2007, 12:01 AM

QUOTE (SLASH91 @ Dec 14 2007, 10:58 PM) *
Dang, I need to learn how to record; this sounds so fun.


yea m8 get on it cool.gif dont worry, if all spots get taken I will be rotating the groups so tht all that wish to be members get to play in a band, but at the moment it`ll be a first come first served basis smile.gif

Posted by: Smells Dec 15 2007, 12:28 AM

Just a thought?? cool.gif hows about an instructors band? instructors only that`d be gr8!!!!! biggrin.gif

Posted by: kyldeee Dec 15 2007, 12:39 AM

Oh boy would I like to be a part of this, unfortunately I don't know how to record and don't have the equipment. Sounds so much FUN biggrin.gif biggrin.gif Great idea smile.gif

Posted by: Iluha Dec 15 2007, 12:51 AM

QUOTE (Smells @ Dec 15 2007, 01:28 AM) *
Just a thought?? cool.gif hows about an instructors band? instructors only that`d be gr8!!!!! biggrin.gif


Sometimes I think you'r living in my head smile.gif

Posted by: JVM Dec 15 2007, 12:55 AM

Sounds very fun. it seems like the most in demand people will by far be anyone who can do bass/drums/other backing stuff though as we obviously have an abundance of guitarists wink.gif I'd like to get into one of these bands, but I have enough deadlines on my plate right now so I'll wait for this new part of GMC to get well established I think.

Good call smells!

Posted by: Smells Dec 15 2007, 12:58 AM

QUOTE (JVM @ Dec 14 2007, 11:55 PM) *
Sounds very fun. it seems like the most in demand people will by far be anyone who can do bass/drums/other backing stuff though as we obviously have an abundance of guitarists wink.gif I'd like to get into one of these bands, but I have enough deadlines on my plate right now so I'll wait for this new part of GMC to get well established I think.

Good call smells!


Cheers JVM, I think I must have been mad! laugh.gif but really enjoying the buzz so far its great, look forward to seeing you in a band smile.gif

Posted by: Vinod Dec 15 2007, 12:41 PM

Great smell
What a cool Idea smile.gif

Posted by: Smells Dec 16 2007, 01:08 AM

Ok, you may have seen that I`ve closed the thread to start your band, this is because we`ve reached the limit of five bands that I origianlly set in order to keep things simple to begin with.

Looking at the band genres we have all rock bands mainly, which is great, no problems with that smile.gif but I`ll consider opening it up further if someone PMs me wanting to start a different style of band, Blues, Jazz etc

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Dec 16 2007, 12:34 PM

QUOTE (Smells @ Dec 15 2007, 12:28 AM) *
Just a thought?? cool.gif hows about an instructors band? instructors only that`d be gr8!!!!! biggrin.gif


Yeah, that would be really great !!! hehe biggrin.gif I want to play with ALL instructors !!!! (can you imagine this ?? all instructors playing together!!!! laugh.gif what a madness!!! )

Posted by: Smells Dec 16 2007, 12:44 PM

QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Dec 16 2007, 11:34 AM) *
Yeah, that would be really great !!! hehe biggrin.gif I want to play with ALL instructors !!!! (can you imagine this ?? all instructors playing together!!!! laugh.gif what a madness!!! )


offering to be an "Instructor Band Leader" Juan?? wink.gif wink.gif biggrin.gif

Posted by: Juan M. Valero Dec 16 2007, 02:45 PM

QUOTE (Smells @ Dec 16 2007, 12:44 PM) *
offering to be an "Instructor Band Leader" Juan?? wink.gif wink.gif biggrin.gif


I wish to be a Instructor Band Leader but now I'm very busy (I cannot record more lesson so you can imagine how busy I'm now !!) I'm working hard in the farmacy to get lot of money because next year (maybe in February) I will left all to dedicate my live to the music !!! so I will need money 'cos I know the begining will be very very very hard and I don't win too much money with my orchestra, specially in this months... so, when I left my job we will talk about that point !! smile.gif

Posted by: Smells Dec 16 2007, 04:42 PM

wink.gif no probs Juan

Posted by: Khaos Keith Dec 17 2007, 08:09 PM

this is such a good idea! i cant wait to see how it turns out... watch GMC end up turning out the best bands in the world hahaha i can see it now. "GMC instructors band together and take over the world with notes of shredding madness hahah"

Posted by: stratman33 Jan 2 2008, 01:06 AM

man i wish i had recording gear sad.gif This sounds soooo fun...

Posted by: Smells Jan 2 2008, 01:08 AM

QUOTE (stratman33 @ Jan 2 2008, 12:06 AM) *
man i wish i had recording gear sad.gif This sounds soooo fun...


sad.gif what about reaper? free to try and cheap to buy license for?

Posted by: stratman33 Jan 2 2008, 01:12 AM

QUOTE (Smells @ Jan 1 2008, 07:08 PM) *
sad.gif what about reaper? free to try and cheap to buy license for?



i have audacity but the sound quality is horrible if you try to upload something, so bad you can hardly hear it

Posted by: stratman33 Jan 2 2008, 01:28 AM

ok Smells i downloaded reaper, i played a little something into it and it seems to work alright smile.gif


i think i would be able to join a beginner's band, because im new to writing music and recording, and i have a question:if i really dont have time to do my part in the band, could i give it up?because i really wouldnt want to slow the band down.and i could play rythm guitar, making up riffs is my strongpoint smile.gif

Posted by: Hisham Jan 2 2008, 01:29 AM

nice idea

Posted by: Fran Jan 8 2008, 09:18 PM

Great idea!!

I hadn't realized before that this project existed, it sounds really good =)

Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 08:52 PM

Man i wish i wasn't poor and had even a lil recording stuff and knew about the computer downloading stuff mad.gif !
I got the guitar part down laugh.gif but don't have equipment! SOUNDS FUN!!!
How would members agree on names....vote?


...man this sounds fun...different than a real band though huh.gif ..but still fun cool.gif

Posted by: skennington Jun 27 2008, 12:26 AM

QUOTE (beebo @ Jun 26 2008, 03:52 PM) *
Man i wish i wasn't poor and had even a lil recording stuff and knew about the computer downloading stuff mad.gif !
I got the guitar part down laugh.gif but don't have equipment! SOUNDS FUN!!!
How would members agree on names....vote?


...man this sounds fun...different than a real band though huh.gif ..but still fun cool.gif


Hi beebo,

tbh, it's pretty simple. You can get something like a Toneport UX1 or 2 fairly cheap. This is your interface that connects your guitar to your cpu. Most modelers come with software that give you the different tones. Then you need some form of sequencer. I use the free download from Reaper. Once you record the take,and have it to your liking, then you simply render it to mp3 format and upload.

As far as choosing names, that would be up to you and the guys (or gals) you are jamming with.
Hope to see you over here soon!

Steve

Posted by: dreadlocks Feb 22 2009, 07:40 PM

Sounds exciting smile.gif
I considre myself as an Intermediate guitar player
But i write and record music as a total Beginner tongue.gif
I hope you find me useful

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