I'm working on an entry that I'll *hopefully* finish soon. Might actually get it done before the songs are posted... maybe.

Please post your lyric here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12118

... just kidding. You should do the reviews.

Brief notes on the songs this round. Yes, you deserve better. Grumpy Mike - Dude. This is cool. Really cool. Then I read the lyric and I was like, what the flying fuck? Then I listened a couple of more times. And then I thought, this is cool. Really cool. Crown Shy - Your vocal is sweet even on shit...

Also, don't feel too bad about twiddling knobs until you find something that sounds good, that's a time-honored tradition. ;) Also, don't feel too bad about twiddling knobs until it sounds like a big pile of crap so that your original take sounds okay in comparison. Just learn from it so the next t...

Welp, I definitely sing with practically "lips on mic" because otherwise I cannot hear the vocal in my headphones as I am recording - possibly a setting on the Tascam??? But if I turn up the level it starts clipping :( Turn down the backing music, maybe? I have an odd recording set up so ...

SweeneyToad wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:27 pm

Is this going to be the shortest songfight ever?

No.
http://www.songfight.org/songpage.php?k ... _for_texas

So here we could use 26 if that extra word makes the song better? I think the thing most nerve-wracking (by design?) is attempting to satisfy challenges that are vaguely laid out... Imagine you're in spintunes and the challenge said to limit your lyric to 25 distinct words and you used 26 then it i...

not that I'm in this or anything but as long as the "normal" vocalist and the guest are speaking different languages from each other, there's no need for any English at all, necessarily, correct? I'm only one judge, but... Two languages must be used. The guest must use a different one tha...

Cybronica wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:31 pm

Side note- are reinstatements a thing this year...?

They are not.

Lucky Spoon wrote: ↑

Sat May 29, 2021 2:25 pm

Any word on getting Memorial Day to finish this one?

As far as I know there isn't even a discussion going on. Unless something changes, I would go on the assumption the schedule will not change.

I wish I knew what was causing the distortion on our song- there’s no peaking that I can see in the wave forms, so I worry it’s something to do with my mic or interface. Sounded like on both the keys and vocal. I know on my keyboard if the volume is up too loud, even if the level going in is down q...

Please place your lyric here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12110

Howling in shadows, screams break the silence. Let's see your reviews.

I did not expect to like the melodica as much as I did. I wish I would have practiced a day or two* before performing. It has more potential than I thought.

*Who am I kidding? I had no time to practice.

I did think I met the main challenge though. The chorus is all about seeing someone else's face on a stranger, that was my take on it anyway. when they turn around what I tell myself is that ill see your face instead of someone else I'm sure I'm just being very particular but I think there is a dif...

Cybronica wrote: ↑

Thu May 27, 2021 12:06 pm

Guest judge? As the only elimination and not eligible for reinstatement, I’d like to see LTs rankings.

Great idea, but not real practical to expect someone to give a ranking asap with no warning. But I'd like to see his rankings as well.

Balance Lost - Field recording or sample? If you record a t.v. show or a video is it a field recording? Ah, but field recording a la Alan Lomax? Aye, that's a field recording. But did you make it? Nowhere in the challenge did it say you had to make your own. Still.... I like the rhythmic elements, ...

I jotted down notes from several listening sessions. I appreciate those of you who incorporated your field recording(s) as a genuine part of the song rather than something that feels added on. It's amazing to me how many people used bird noises. Too many people, I think. Balance Lost - Field recordi...

That was happening to me last year and I think Fluffy fixed it. I got into the habit of copying the whole thing so I could paste them in if it happened again. Also, going straight to the boards instead of through the front page link helped... I think. It's been a while and I've slept since then.

I wrote a song for this, but I've not had a chance to do any recording. I have a new guitar amp that I was intending to use as well as a brand new, unopened melodica. Hopefully time frees up in the next couple of days.

OOH, I'd like to try those. But I just bought a guitar amp so I'd probably ought not spend much more money right now.