1st Forum CD

[Cindy]

To celebrate our new home, if anyone is interested in submitting a song (or more than one) that will be recorded onto a disc, please consider joining in. The disc will be sent to Steve to commemorate this fantastic Guitar Gathering Forum. For those who are new GG members, here is a link to the old forum with previously submitted songs. This should give you an idea of what we've been doing:

https://community.learnandmaster.com/index.php?/topic/35101-songs-from-2016-birthday-cd/

No one needs to play perfectly. This isn't a contest. It's simply a way for us to give back to Steve for what he's been doing. 

Since there are bots that search online for email addresses, I am going to write out the address this way. Be sure to write it correctly when submitting your songs. Please email MP3's (not wav or other formats) to:

Gathering mp3 at comcast dot net

Thanks for any consideration! And @Steve Krenz please feel free to submit your own recording. No reason why Steve shouldn't get to join in on the fun! 

EDIT: The cutoff date for submissions is Saturday, April 21, 2018. Here in the USA, our income tax day is April 15th, so the submission date is after that in hopes of getting as much participation as possible. 

Edited January 23, 2018 by Cindy
Edited to add cutoff date for submissions

[matonanjin]

What a great idea, Cindy.  I know that you have directed this before.  But to do it now to commemorate is just a great idea.  I sure hope people participate.

[Fretless]

Cindy, just a question: if you are going to burn a CD then why do you not accept CD quality recordings, ie. 44.1 kHz 16 bit WAV (or AIFF)?

[Cindy]

3 minutes ago, Fretless said:

Cindy, just a question: if you are going to burn a CD then why do you not accept CD quality recordings, ie. 44.1 kHz 16 bit WAV (or AIFF)?

I've always burned them as MP3's to the disc. Mick was the one who initially burned the CD's, and he always did it that way. Plus they get uploaded to Soundcloud where they will be linked to the forum. 

[Cindy]

25 minutes ago, matonanjin said:

What a great idea, Cindy.  I know that you have directed this before.  But to do it now to commemorate is just a great idea.  I sure hope people participate.

Me too! 

[gotto]

I'm in, already thinking of songs. Thanks for doing this Cindy, so cool.

Greg

[Wim VD]

I have some songs recorded and ready, Cindy.

[matonanjin]

Greg and Wim, thanks for participating; getting this rolling.  I wish that I could think of a song that I can do.

[Cindy]

1 hour ago, Wim VD said:

I have some songs recorded and ready, Cindy.

Feel free to email them to me whenever you are ready.  I haven't received anything yet. None of the songs will be uploaded to Soundcloud until Steve receives the CD though. That way he gets the first chance to hear them (well...first after me)! Lol. Thanks for your interest!

[Cindy]

46 minutes ago, matonanjin said:

Greg and Wim, thanks for participating; getting this rolling.  I wish that I could think of a song that I can do.

You have almost 3 months to come up with something. Maybe a song will move you. 

And for the newer members, it doesn't even have to be a song. It can be one of the exercises in the workbooks. 

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

oh I wish my Pretty Woman was ready.. but it's currently Pretty awful

 

[Cindy]

11 minutes ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

oh I wish my Pretty Woman was ready.. but it's currently Pretty awful

Lol--and you have about 3 months to make it Pretty Decent! 

[Mike Hoodenpyle]

Just sent you an mp3, though it's over a year old. I'm working on something else I hope to have done before the deadline. Just have to find the time.

[Cindy]

8 hours ago, Mike Hoodenpyle said:

Just sent you an mp3, though it's over a year old. I'm working on something else I hope to have done before the deadline. Just have to find the time.

Mike, I received your submission. Thanks! I sent an email confirmation, too. 

[Nutty1]

I am in.

I just wanted to bump this post because it is getting buried.

[gotto]

I'm working on ideas. Won't be able to record until month end at the earliest as I will on a trip for several weeks.

Greg

[Cindy]

12 hours ago, Nutty1 said:

I am in.

I just wanted to bump this post because it is getting buried.

Thank you! I was going to bump it--definitely appreciate the help! 

[Cindy]

Just a reminder there are about 2 months remaining for anyone who wishes to submit a song for our first Guitar Gathering CD. 

[gotto]

I plan on beginning my entry when I return from my trip in a week

Greg

[Nutty1]

Yay I have submitted a track.

Thank you Cindy for replying to let me know that you got it.

Well folks, if I can submit a track, anyone can????

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

Wish I'd sit down and listen to Roy's Pretty Woman and add the 3rd verse and bridge to Steve's Song Hits. My like 70% on Pretty Woman now.

Too many anvils in the fire at once  to get'er done.

[gotto]

Starting on it today.

Greg

[rockinrickard]

How do I upload an mp3 for the CD?

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

5 minutes ago, rockinrickard said:

 How do I upload an mp3 for the CD?

you email it to Cindy at  "Gathering mp3 at comcast dot net "

remember to remove the spaces and "AT" becomes @    ... 

Edited March 7, 2018 by Eracer_Team-DougH

[Wim VD]

@Cindy

I have recorded the song for the 1st forum cd today in Garageband. When exporting from Garageband, the default format is .m4a.

would that format be ok for you? Or could I get some advice on how to turn this into mp3?

Wim.