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MartinS · MartinS #1 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 07:57 AM

...can now be heard via my website.

http://www.martin-sketchley.pwp.blue...whitezone.html

How do they sound? I have only the internal speaker on my mini at the moment. I've been using headphones.

:headphone

skye · skye #2 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 09:01 AM

its not bad, i enjoyed the jams and will probably download them to itunes if i can.

1 thing, the layering seems a bit uneven, the piano thing really dominates the whole 1st song and i hated that.

otherwise, good

RNDdave · RNDdave #3 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 09:13 AM

Cool man - I preferred the 2nd one of them - but both were cool - I'm going to have to have areal go at this and see if I can make something half as good

leecho7 · leecho7 #4 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 09:16 AM

Great tunes man. Really enjoyed them.
Did you use pre-existing tracks in garageband or did you create all of those tracks from scratch?

iRye · iRye #5 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 09:23 AM

2nd one was best, but darn, the first one was darn good too!

MartinS · MartinS #6 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 09:58 AM

Thanks! All on a G4, 1.25ghz Mac mini...

leecho7: do you mean did I create them using existing loops? Yes, I did, although I edited most of them to get what I wanted. When I get my iMac I'll be able to plug my guitar into it.

One thing I found particularly tricky was to get the bass line on Snake Oil to sound natural, like it was really being played, once I'd got the notes I wanted. There's a fluid quality about playing real instruments that was difficult to get just right.

I've been working on another one for a while. It's OK up to about half way but then goes wrong. I'll upload that when I've finished it.

MartinS · MartinS #7 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 11:23 AM

By the way, the slideshow on my site was created in iPhoto.

http://www.martin-sketchley.pwp.blue...slideshow.html

They're the covers to my books.

cjay · cjay #8 (**permalink**)

02-23-2007, 10:04 PM

Martin I really like the Snake Oil track.

Don't you just love Garageband?!

Why don't you plug your guitar into your mac mini? I have the same one and play my guitar through it.

MartinS · MartinS #9 (**permalink**)

02-24-2007, 04:25 AM

cjay – the G4 Mac mini doesn't have an audio input. Does it?

cjay · cjay #10 (**permalink**)

02-24-2007, 04:49 AM

Yeah that's right but I just assumed you had an interface.

MartinS #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 02, 2006 Location: Bournville, UK Posts: 662	02-23-2007, 07:57 AM ...can now be heard via my website. http://www.martin-sketchley.pwp.blue...whitezone.html How do they sound? I have only the internal speaker on my mini at the moment. I've been using headphones. :headphone www.martinsketchley.co.uk 2011 21.5-inch i5 iMac Mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro Last edited by MartinS; 02-23-2007 at 08:02 AM. Reason: Forgot to add the blooin' link!
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MartinS #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 02, 2006 Location: Bournville, UK Posts: 662	02-23-2007, 09:58 AM Thanks! All on a G4, 1.25ghz Mac mini... leecho7: do you mean did I create them using existing loops? Yes, I did, although I edited most of them to get what I wanted. When I get my iMac I'll be able to plug my guitar into it. One thing I found particularly tricky was to get the bass line on Snake Oil to sound natural, like it was really being played, once I'd got the notes I wanted. There's a fluid quality about playing real instruments that was difficult to get just right. I've been working on another one for a while. It's OK up to about half way but then goes wrong. I'll upload that when I've finished it. www.martinsketchley.co.uk 2011 21.5-inch i5 iMac Mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro
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Member Since: Nov 02, 2006 Location: Bournville, UK Posts: 662	02-23-2007, 11:23 AM By the way, the slideshow on my site was created in iPhoto. http://www.martin-sketchley.pwp.blue...slideshow.html They're the covers to my books. www.martinsketchley.co.uk 2011 21.5-inch i5 iMac Mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro
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Member Since: Nov 02, 2006 Location: Bournville, UK Posts: 662	02-24-2007, 04:25 AM cjay – the G4 Mac mini doesn't have an audio input. Does it? www.martinsketchley.co.uk 2011 21.5-inch i5 iMac Mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro
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skye #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 1,224 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.0ghz coeduo 1GB RAM 80 GB HD SuperDrive	02-23-2007, 09:01 AM its not bad, i enjoyed the jams and will probably download them to itunes if i can. 1 thing, the layering seems a bit uneven, the piano thing really dominates the whole 1st song and i hated that. otherwise, good
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leecho7 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 26, 2006 Posts: 586 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 8 Core 2.8, 6gb Ram, 2TB HD space, Geforce 8800GT//Macbook Pro 2.16, 2gb Ram	02-23-2007, 09:16 AM Great tunes man. Really enjoyed them. Did you use pre-existing tracks in garageband or did you create all of those tracks from scratch?
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iRye #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Cow Town, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,991 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4 15 inch 1.5 GHz, iMac	02-23-2007, 09:23 AM 2nd one was best, but darn, the first one was darn good too!
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cjay #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 04, 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 696	02-23-2007, 10:04 PM Martin I really like the Snake Oil track. Don't you just love Garageband?! Why don't you plug your guitar into your mac mini? I have the same one and play my guitar through it.
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cjay #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 04, 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 696	02-24-2007, 04:49 AM Yeah that's right but I just assumed you had an interface.
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