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Alex Feather
Hey guys! Here is my first audio collaboration!!
Chords are: Ami7 - D9
Tempo is 90 BPM

You can use a few different scales to play a solo over it!

A minor blues pentatonic



B minor blues pentatonic



E minor pentatonic



A Dorian scale



For those of you who want to take an extra mile you can use:

A melodic minor



You can download the track here :
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/collab
Click to view attachment

I am looking forward to hear your recordings! You have 20 days to finish!
Have fun!
Bogdan Radovic
Awesome funky backing Alex! smile.gif

Who is going to enter? smile.gif
casinostrat
Cool backing Track! Is this a Video or Audio Collab?
Alex Feather
QUOTE (casinostrat @ Feb 6 2012, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cool backing Track! Is this a Video or Audio Collab?

It's an audio collab!
casinostrat
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 6 2012, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's an audio collab!


Thats great! since I don't have the stuff to do video collabs yet, I try to do most of the audio ones. Count me in on this one Alex!
MonkeyDAthos
In fact i started to study the dorian mode today!; this might be a cool opportunity to put it on action.
Todd Simpson
Funky! I"m in smile.gif Nice backing Alex! Congrats on your first collab!

QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 6 2012, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey guys! Here is my first audio collaboration!!
Chords are: Ami7 - D9
Tempo is 90 BPM

You can use a few different scales to play a solo over it!

A minor blues pentatonic



B minor blues pentatonic



E minor pentatonic



A Dorian scale



For those of you who want to take an extra mile you can use:

A melodic minor



You can download the track here :
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/collab
Click to view attachment

I am looking forward to hear your recordings! You have 20 days to finish!
Have fun!

Alex Feather
QUOTE (casinostrat @ Feb 7 2012, 12:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thats great! since I don't have the stuff to do video collabs yet, I try to do most of the audio ones. Count me in on this one Alex!

Great! I am looking forward to it!!!!
DeGroot
I will join in on this one! This will be my first collaboration too! smile.gif
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 7 2012, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I will join in on this one! This will be my first collaboration too! smile.gif

Great man! I am really looking forward for it!!!
DeGroot
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab11

Hey! I guess this is my test run. I have never recorded through my computer before and I just got this snowball usb mic like an hour ago. smile.gif Well, let me know what you think! Thanks!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 11 2012, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab11

Hey! I guess this is my test run. I have never recorded through my computer before and I just got this snowball usb mic like an hour ago. smile.gif Well, let me know what you think! Thanks!

You did an amazing job! I love the rhythm ideas and how you started low and developed it!!!
casinostrat
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 11 2012, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab11

Hey! I guess this is my test run. I have never recorded through my computer before and I just got this snowball usb mic like an hour ago. smile.gif Well, let me know what you think! Thanks!


Awesome take man!
DeGroot
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Feb 13 2012, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You did an amazing job! I love the rhythm ideas and how you started low and developed it!!!


Thanks!! Glad that you like it! I still would like to smooth out a couple parts in the performance.

QUOTE (casinostrat @ Feb 14 2012, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome take man!


Thanks! smile.gif Its a fun rhythm to jam on. Are you working on this collab too?
coffeeman
I'm in!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (coffeeman @ Feb 22 2012, 05:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm in!

Awesome! I am looking forward to it!!!
zoom
Ok here we go. My first time on a collab. I heard the backing and felt inspired. Hope it's ok if you need me to do somthing to it let me know

http://soundcloud.com/zoomify/Fusion-collab.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (zoom @ Feb 25 2012, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok here we go. My first time on a collab. I heard the backing and felt inspired. Hope it's ok if you need me to do somthing to it let me know

http://soundcloud.com/zoomify/Fusion-collab.

Great take! I like it a lot!
I will need a guitar only track. If you can upload it to Soundclound and make it downloadable!
zoom
Here's guitar track only
http://soundcloud.com/zoomify/fusion-collab-guitar-only
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 11 2012, 09:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab11

Hey! I guess this is my test run. I have never recorded through my computer before and I just got this snowball usb mic like an hour ago. smile.gif Well, let me know what you think! Thanks!

Hi! So this collab is almost over!
I will need a guitar only track to finish it up!
If you can upload it to Soundcloud and make it downloadable!!!


QUOTE (zoom @ Feb 26 2012, 07:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Perfect!!!! Thank you very much! It will be done next week!
DeGroot
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab-guitar

Here you go Alex (guitar only) Thanks!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 27 2012, 06:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab-guitar

Here you go Alex (guitar only) Thanks!

Thank you!!!!
casinostrat
Hey man I'll try to post my take later today, having computer troubles, going to have to do a reinstall of cubase. Just wanted to let you know I haven't forgot about it! wink.gif
Alex Feather
QUOTE (casinostrat @ Feb 27 2012, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey man I'll try to post my take later today, having computer troubles, going to have to do a reinstall of cubase. Just wanted to let you know I haven't forgot about it! wink.gif

Sounds good! I can't wait!!! smile.gif
casinostrat
Click to view attachment........No Backing

Click to view attachment.........With Backing

Here is my contribution Alex. smile.gif Had some trouble coming up with something for this one, and it kinda ended up with a sort of blues type sound. Really enjoyed working with it though, and I look forward to hearing the final mix.

Almost forgot.....I do not have a sound cloud account (hopefully that will change shortly!) so I just did this Old School style by uploading two MP3 files, one with backing and one without, hope this is alright.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (casinostrat @ Mar 1 2012, 04:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Click to view attachment........No Backing

Click to view attachment.........With Backing

Here is my contribution Alex. smile.gif Had some trouble coming up with something for this one, and it kinda ended up with a sort of blues type sound. Really enjoyed working with it though, and I look forward to hearing the final mix.

Almost forgot.....I do not have a sound cloud account (hopefully that will change shortly!) so I just did this Old School style by uploading two MP3 files, one with backing and one without, hope this is alright.

Sounds really good! The final mix will be done tomorrow! I am looking forward to do more collabs!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Feb 27 2012, 06:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://soundcloud.com/degroot-2/alex-feather-collab-guitar

Here you go Alex (guitar only) Thanks!

Can you please make this track downloadable?
DeGroot
QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Mar 5 2012, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can you please make this track downloadable?


Oh, sorry about that. It should be downloadable now.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Mar 5 2012, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh, sorry about that. It should be downloadable now.

Thank you very much!
Alex Feather
First collab called "Fusion Insanity" is over!
Thank you very much for participating! You guys did a very good job!
Here is the track
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/fusion-insanity-collab-edited
My thoughts and comments
First solo played by Zoom
Man you did a really good job! It sounds very good and creative I like octaves idea it really fits the song!
A few thing you can work on:
-Timing try to practice with a metronome all the time, record yourself and listen back!
-Also your vibrato can be worked a little bit more you can use a metronome to practice it as well!

Second solo played by Casinostrat
I like this take very good and solid sound, also some very cool ideas! I like how you build it up and make the whole solo developed!
You can work on your timing a little bit more, especially on the fast licks, try to play them slowly using a metronome, you will get results very quick and it will stay with you forever!


Third solo played by DeGroot
This one was very very good! Super creative! I loved artificial harmonics and arpeggio in the end sounds awesome!
Love your sound and touch!
You can work on your timing a little bit more using a metronome, fast licks sounded a little rushed but it's not a hard thing to master, also you can spend a little more time on your vibrato, use click as well and it will sound just great!

Fourth solo played by Derper
Good job! It sounded really good and you had some awesome ideas! Some parts sounded a little rushed and a bit outside, I am not sure if you did outside playing it on purpose, but it sounded very interesting!
You can work on your timing a little bit more, because when you are switching to fast phrases, some of them sounds in time some not. Just spend more time practicing with a click and it will sound great!
Also you can work on your vibrato a little more, you can use click and try to play it like you really mean it and it will make a huge difference, because everything else is pretty much there!

Fifth solo played by Coffeeman
Good ideas! very solid and melodic solo!
I like how you developed it from the beginning your dynamic was very good!
Fast phrases sounded a little rushed and not super clean
I think if you will spend time playing them with a click it will sound just amazing! It is very close tho!



You guys surprised me a lot and I am very impressed with your playing! All of you are on the right track and if you will keep doing what you are doing you will be as great as you wanna be!
Thank you again for joining my collab!
casinostrat
Great final mix Man! Thanks for the kind words regarding my take. Gonna have to buy a metronome! biggrin.gif I thought Zoom and DeGroot sounded awesome! Look forward to seeing what your next collab will be.....Blues....Rock.....Jazz....Metal.......??
zoom
Cheers Alex that was great to be part of. Your rhythm playing is so cool it made easy to play! I'm happy with my take but I know there where some timing issues. Thanks for the feedback it's awesome to get feedback from the pro's and I look forward to some more cool backing tracks to come. Casinostrat your take was cool to mate! But I have to admit DeGroot you kicked some butt on this great job man wow!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (casinostrat @ Mar 8 2012, 02:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great final mix Man! Thanks for the kind words regarding my take. Gonna have to buy a metronome! biggrin.gif I thought Zoom and DeGroot sounded awesome! Look forward to seeing what your next collab will be.....Blues....Rock.....Jazz....Metal.......??

I am looking forward to the next collab as well!
You can come over and hang out with me on video chat this sunday! Good job!

QUOTE (zoom @ Mar 8 2012, 06:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cheers Alex that was great to be part of. Your rhythm playing is so cool it made easy to play! I'm happy with my take but I know there where some timing issues. Thanks for the feedback it's awesome to get feedback from the pro's and I look forward to some more cool backing tracks to come. Casinostrat your take was cool to mate! But I have to admit DeGroot you kicked some butt on this great job man wow!

You did a really good job! It's a good idea to buy a metronome! I am looking forward to hear your progress on a new collab!
DeGroot

You guys came up with some cool sounding ideas here with your playing! It was a blast joining in on a fusion collab. Thanks for the comments! Look forward to the next one! Cheers smile.gif
Alex Feather
QUOTE (DeGroot @ Mar 8 2012, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You guys came up with some cool sounding ideas here with your playing! It was a blast joining in on a fusion collab. Thanks for the comments! Look forward to the next one! Cheers smile.gif

I am glad you liked it! I will do more for sure! On Monday a new collab will be posted! I am looking forward to hear your ideas!
coffeeman
Hi Alex,

I'm really sorry that I didn't send my take on time. I know that the collab is over but here is a take a recorded yesterday, it is an awesome backing track, and I'm looking forward to join your next collab. Thanks mate.

http://soundcloud.com/andrucoffeeman/insanity-fusion-collab
Alex Feather
QUOTE (coffeeman @ Mar 9 2012, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Alex,

I'm really sorry that I didn't send my take on time. I know that the collab is over but here is a take a recorded yesterday, it is an awesome backing track, and I'm looking forward to join your next collab. Thanks mate.

http://soundcloud.com/andrucoffeeman/insanity-fusion-collab

Good take! No problem man! I will add you on Monday! Just send me a downloadable guitar only track!
derper
Ahhhhh!! Sorry to see that I missed this one! I absolutely love the backing track too.

But, I see that someone might get added to the mix tomorrow....perhaps I can whip something up today/right now, post it for fun and MAYBE I'll make the cut. If not, at least I had fun playing to this great track!

Great job to everyone! Really cool takes from all!
derper
Ok, I did it! And no worries if this doesn't make it in the mix. Thought I had missed (actually, intended to join, but didn't keep an eye on the deadline! dry.gif ) it, but read the last posts and thought I might try anyway....just in case!!


I had fun doing this take, but wish I could have put more time and thought into it. Far from perfect, and a blend of solid "ideas" (not quite fully planned riffs/runs) and some imrpov moments (such as the chromatic riff).

I don't have the upgraded soundcloud, so I hope it's ok to just upload directly here. I've never had any problems with that, so I hope it works. Otherwise I can try and delete something temporarily from my soundcloud, but that would be tomorrow morning.

Either way, no worries! Loved this backing track Alex, and had fun rockin' with it!

Here's guitar only, and with backing.
coffeeman
Hi Alex,

Here is the downlable file for my take Insanity Collab Coffeeman Take Guitar only

Alex Feather
QUOTE (coffeeman @ Mar 12 2012, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Alex,

Here is the downlable file for my take Insanity Collab Coffeeman Take Guitar only

Perfect!
Alex Feather
Edited collab is done!
Thank you guys for submitting your tracks! Good job everybody!
derper
Awesome! Is there a link available yet, to give it a listen?

QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Mar 12 2012, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Edited collab is done!
Thank you guys for submitting your tracks! Good job everybody!

Alex Feather
EDITED COLLAB

First collab called "Fusion Insanity" is over!
Thank you very much for participating! You guys did a very good job!
Here is the track
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/fusion-insanity-collab-edited
My thoughts and comments
First solo played by Zoom
Man you did a really good job! It sounds very good and creative I like octaves idea it really fits the song!
A few thing you can work on:
-Timing try to practice with a metronome all the time, record yourself and listen back!
-Also your vibrato can be worked a little bit more you can use a metronome to practice it as well!

Second solo played by Casinostrat
I like this take very good and solid sound, also some very cool ideas! I like how you build it up and make the whole solo developed!
You can work on your timing a little bit more, especially on the fast licks, try to play them slowly using a metronome, you will get results very quick and it will stay with you forever!


Third solo played by DeGroot
This one was very very good! Super creative! I loved artificial harmonics and arpeggio in the end sounds awesome!
Love your sound and touch!
You can work on your timing a little bit more using a metronome, fast licks sounded a little rushed but it's not a hard thing to master, also you can spend a little more time on your vibrato, use click as well and it will sound just great!

Fourth solo played by Derper
Good job! It sounded really good and you had some awesome ideas! Some parts sounded a little rushed and a bit outside, I am not sure if you did outside playing it on purpose, but it sounded very interesting!
You can work on your timing a little bit more, because when you are switching to fast phrases, some of them sounds in time some not. Just spend more time practicing with a click and it will sound great!
Also you can work on your vibrato a little more, you can use click and try to play it like you really mean it and it will make a huge difference, because everything else is pretty much there!

Fifth solo played by Coffeeman
Good ideas! very solid and melodic solo!
I like how you developed it from the beginning your dynamic was very good!
Fast phrases sounded a little rushed and not super clean
I think if you will spend time playing them with a click it will sound just amazing! It is very close tho!



You guys surprised me a lot and I am very impressed with your playing! All of you are on the right track and if you will keep doing what you are doing you will be as great as you wanna be!
Thank you again for joining my collab!
casinostrat
Whoa! Very cool takes by Derper and Coffeeman! Great Job Guys! biggrin.gif
coffeeman
Awesome Collab Alex! Thanks a lot for taking the time to mix it and to give us your feedback. I'm looking forward for more collabs in this kind of fusion style!

Congratulations to everybody, awesome takes!
derper
Wow, what a great job everyone!! It's really cool to hear all of our different styles, techniques, tone, and phrasing/melodic ideas all together.....and inspired from the exact same rhythm track! Even when one of you busts off a riff that I tend to play often, it doesn't take long to hear it go in a different direction than I would ever have taken it.

Really fun, and great stuff from every single one of you. Most of it has been mentioned already, such as Zoom's "jazz" octaves, and Coffeeman's killer dynamics. But I must add...

DeGroot, I really love your "touch" on your take. The "feel", the slight pinch harmonics and more....it just has a great "feel" and delivery that takes time to develop, and is difficult to learn/teach in and of itself. Great take!

Casinostrat, great rippin' solo and killer tone! You really showed this track who's boss!!

Fun times everyone! Alex, I noticed that after Cosmin's last collab he started a separate "Final Collab" thread, which people seemed to like. Just an idea, to share it with GMC, otherwise only the ones who contributed may happen to jump here to page 3 and witness the awesome-ness of your first GMC collab! Great backing track, nice touch on the B3! Sorry I jumped in so late, but really glad I made the cut! tongue.gif
Alex Feather
QUOTE (derper @ Mar 13 2012, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow, what a great job everyone!! It's really cool to hear all of our different styles, techniques, tone, and phrasing/melodic ideas all together.....and inspired from the exact same rhythm track! Even when one of you busts off a riff that I tend to play often, it doesn't take long to hear it go in a different direction than I would ever have taken it.

Really fun, and great stuff from every single one of you. Most of it has been mentioned already, such as Zoom's "jazz" octaves, and Coffeeman's killer dynamics. But I must add...

DeGroot, I really love your "touch" on your take. The "feel", the slight pinch harmonics and more....it just has a great "feel" and delivery that takes time to develop, and is difficult to learn/teach in and of itself. Great take!

Casinostrat, great rippin' solo and killer tone! You really showed this track who's boss!!

Fun times everyone! Alex, I noticed that after Cosmin's last collab he started a separate "Final Collab" thread, which people seemed to like. Just an idea, to share it with GMC, otherwise only the ones who contributed may happen to jump here to page 3 and witness the awesome-ness of your first GMC collab! Great backing track, nice touch on the B3! Sorry I jumped in so late, but really glad I made the cut! tongue.gif

Thanks for the advice! I am gonna do that!
I am glad you liked the track! A new collab is coming in a few days! So be ready smile.gif
DeGroot
Wow! Cool to hear some additions to the track.. Nice takes and great tones!
casinostrat
QUOTE (derper @ Mar 13 2012, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow, what a great job everyone!! It's really cool to hear all of our different styles, techniques, tone, and phrasing/melodic ideas all together.....and inspired from the exact same rhythm track! Even when one of you busts off a riff that I tend to play often, it doesn't take long to hear it go in a different direction than I would ever have taken it.

Really fun, and great stuff from every single one of you. Most of it has been mentioned already, such as Zoom's "jazz" octaves, and Coffeeman's killer dynamics. But I must add...

DeGroot, I really love your "touch" on your take. The "feel", the slight pinch harmonics and more....it just has a great "feel" and delivery that takes time to develop, and is difficult to learn/teach in and of itself. Great take!

Casinostrat, great rippin' solo and killer tone! You really showed this track who's boss!!

Fun times everyone! Alex, I noticed that after Cosmin's last collab he started a separate "Final Collab" thread, which people seemed to like. Just an idea, to share it with GMC, otherwise only the ones who contributed may happen to jump here to page 3 and witness the awesome-ness of your first GMC collab! Great backing track, nice touch on the B3! Sorry I jumped in so late, but really glad I made the cut! tongue.gif


Thanks for the comments about my take man, glad you liked the tone! I really liked the tone you used for your take as well! It Rocked! biggrin.gif
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