The SY Gossip Music Game- musicians look here
 

Here is how it works, here is an MP3 that is 3 minutes and 42 seconds long. The first person to claim it can add one track on top of it- guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, drums, recorded sounds, whatever. But only one instrument. Then they repost the same thing with their layer and someone else can repeat the process. Once 4 people have added something to the original sound file, the last person to modify it makes a new MP3 for everyone to play with. The only rules are that you have to claim a track so that nobody else starts working on it, and you can only make volume changes to the previous work.

You can take each track in any musical direction you want, you don't have to follow the flow that the people before you took it, and listen to the finished "compositions" 1st, and try to make the composition you are working on not be like it.

The first track is a digital noise loop I made. I discovered that if you open up a zip file full of MP3s in audacity, it give you some really cool noises. the loop gives you a very very odd beat to work with, but that is what will make this fun!

http://s60.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2...I2SAK8BBV0MBM1

fuckin rad idea!!!!!

i claim this one. i'm not what i'm gonna add. i'll have to listen..

What did you just say? "I'm not what gonna add" You aren't going to say what you are going to add?

please forgive me for my illiterate typing. i was exited when i typed that. all apologies.

i meant to say "im not sure what i'm gonna add" but i butchered that sentence to hell. again i'm sorry.

i just did a drum track. i'll post in just a sec.

EDIT- shit! i'm not a dummer. i dont like the track i made very much at all. someone can take that one. i'll make the one after i guess.

I want in on this!

have at it! i'll put my track on after yours, or anyone else's

great idea.

i will record a drum track for it

ill be back in a bit

here it is ya'll

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.p...4CE36A626C1674

hot damn! you're drumming pimps mine! i'm glad i let someone else do it. i'll see what i can do with this...

thanks friend, its really the only beat i can do

is it alright if i post my track tommorow? i'm mad sleepy. i'm feelin musical at all. i'm tryin to let the noise slow from me. but i keep thinking about it as i'm and fuckin up

what's a decent free mp3 mixing prog, i wanna get in on this sexy saction

sounds like a great idea, count me in

damnations..
i don't have my software installed on my workstation..

but i'd like to join in some other time...

I too fail to have the right electrical knowledge to partake. I tried a very similar thing a couple of years ago. Sent out a load of CD's to a load of musicians, the idea being that they add something and send it on. However, not a single person got around to sending it back to people, which was exceptionally annoying. Still, best of luck.

i'll have mine up in just a bit

http://www.badongo.com/file/585049

this is a just a demo sort of thing. i didnt want to mix it right now, because i wanted someone's opinion. the guitar playing i put down is VERY free-form. and i can understand why someone (a bass player in particular) would want a do-over. so don't be afraid to ask me to do so. and as soon as i get the next guy to tell me they can work with this, i'll post the actual recording

its starting to sound really slice

i wish i had turned down the original track a bit though when i kmixed my drums

Ooh. I'm excited to hear it so far.

Audacity is free software, and is decent at mixing. Plus you can export as MP3.