Hi everyone here is just months jam, its a Rock Jam i wrote and made for your enjoyment, there are 6 slots available, the slots are all the same length, the arrangement alternates each time, but every other slot is identical, if that makes sense :)

The time slots are as follows:

Slot 1: start - 1:28 : Bahamut
Slot 2: 1:31 - 2:35 : Axe2Grind
Slot 3: 2:37 - 3:38 : Wahwah
Slot 4: 3:40 - 4:44 : Captain Spasm
Slot 5: 4:46 - 5:48 : Lippy
Slot 6: 5:50 - End: Khelbanzon

On The Bench: SteveG, Avalon

I know Mart wants the opening slot, so he's already down, if you want a slot, just post here and tell me which one, and i'll update the list as and when ppl pop their name down.
Once u finish your parts upload them on Sendspace or somewhere similar and drop me a pm with the link :thumb:

A very apt title considering what happened this morning:lol:Can I have the 4:46-5:48 slot?

Nice BT Jamie, I'll take 2nd after Mart if that's ok.:thumb:

Nice work on the backer there mate. Think I will stand on the sideline here in case you don't get the full crew, got a few things half done and zero time / space to finish 'em :(

Nice work on the backer there mate. Think I will stand on the sideline here in case you don't get the full crew, got a few things half done and zero time / space to finish 'em :(

Im on the reserves bench too lol, i've got one solo to do on a song, then my scheduel is clear, and im full of flu atm, so its a welcome break, i'll pop you down for reserves aswell :thumb:

A very apt title considering what happened this morning:lol:Can I have the 4:46-5:48 slot?

Thats why i named it that, i wrote and made it last night and recorded all the guitars this afternoon and thought it was a fitting title :)
Thanks for signing up to mate, you're down for the slot :thumb:

Nice BT Jamie, I'll take 2nd after Mart if that's ok.:thumb:

Thats fine mate, and thanks, glad you liked it :thumb:

Thanks for banging me down Jam , i really need to have a good blast on the guitar to something fast lol , with abit of luck i can do something halfway decent :D :lol:

I'll take slot 3 please. Haven't done one of these for a while...I like the chord sequences...very Rush in the quiet sections. :)

I'll take slot 3 please. Haven't done one of these for a while...I like the chord sequences...very Rush in the quiet sections. :)

Thanks Chris, you're on Slot 3 mate :thumb:

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i'll take a spot! spring break next week baby!

Done mate. Check your PM's. :thumb:

Done mate. Check your PM's. :thumb:

Bloody hell that was fast ... embarrassing :confused:

Had a creative 45 minutes! :rock:

Can I take the last part guys? :chucks:

i'll take a spot! spring break next week baby!

Cool mate, you're down for slot 4 :thumb:

Can I take the last part guys? :chucks:

Sure mate, i've popped you down for slot 6 :thumb:

Now about to check my PMs Chris, very quick work, im hoping its a certain Musicman guitar im going to hear :D

BUGGER!

Could'a nearly been "Smoggiefest 08"

Ah well ... maybe I'll catch the next one along :tard:

Looking forward to this one with baited breath (ears?) :rock:

BUGGER!

Could'a nearly been "Smoggiefest 08"

Ah well ... maybe I'll catch the next one along :tard:

Looking forward to this one with baited breath (ears?) :rock:

I can pop you down on 'The Bench' if u want mate, incase anyone has to pull out.

Had a creative 45 minutes! :rock:


Me too LOL, I'll send mine over as well Jamie when I get home this evening. There's no line up clicks so I will just mixdown my take along with about 10 seconds of the beginning of the backing.Should be able to lineup ok with that!. :thumb:

Me too LOL, I'll send mine over as well Jamie when I get home this evening. There's no line up clicks so I will just mixdown my take along with about 10 seconds of the beginning of the backing.Should be able to lineup ok with that!. :thumb:

Yeah i forgot to add any clicks to the intro, but if everyone just leaves the opening 10 seconds on, it should be easy enough to line them all up :)
Look forward to hearing your parts mate, and at this rate its going to be the quickest jam ever :lol: everyones inspired atm, its great to see :)

Well its great work on the BT mate, soon as I heard it, I knew exactly what I was gonna do (very rare for me! and probably predictable :lol:) and it came together very quickly for me. Gave the new Hamer a workout on this so is the first ever recording I've done with my new axe. will look forward to hearing this when all are done. When I saved my take, I mistyped the filename, was gonna call it MarchJam but came out MachJam which is about right as well ! LOL.

Well its great work on the BT mate, soon as I heard it, I knew exactly what I was gonna do (very rare for me! and probably predictable :lol:) and it came together very quickly for me. Gave the new Hamer a workout on this so is the first ever recording I've done with my new axe. will look forward to hearing this when all are done. When I saved my take, I mistyped the filename, was gonna call it MarchJam but came out MachJam which is about right as well ! LOL.

Well Mart and myself were discussing what we could do for this months Jam, and decided it should be something abit heavier for a change, im never exactly sure what catagory these things fall under, but i think Heavy Rock or Hard Rock probably best discribes it, its slightly short of Metal i think.
Its great to see it take to by so many so quickly, its always hard to know what everyone would like to play over, but very rewarding when we get it right :)
Look forward to hearing your part mate, Marts finished too, so within 2 days and a half its 75% complete, its off to a flying start :)

I can pop you down on 'The Bench' if u want mate, incase anyone has to pull out.

Nah ... don't bust a gut over it mate ... Isn't SteveG already in reserve? ... besides, I'm probably gonna have my work cut out for me ... getting tight (!!??) with the new band in time for the first gigs at the end of March.

In hindsight, maybe I should just bow out gracefully from recording and posting music till after the gigs (Vamp's in and out of the house like it's a hotel atm, so it's a hassle to re-connect it to the pc for now ... maybe I should get another one ... one for the gig-rig and one for the home ... yeah, I can see THAT one going down well with the wife!! :notme: )

Yeah you've got mine now Jam :)

Nah ... don't bust a gut over it mate ... Isn't SteveG already in reserve? ... besides, I'm probably gonna have my work cut out for me ... getting tight (!!??) with the new band in time for the first gigs at the end of March.

In hindsight, maybe I should just bow out gracefully from recording and posting music till after the gigs (Vamp's in and out of the house like it's a hotel atm, so it's a hassle to re-connect it to the pc for now ... maybe I should get another one ... one for the gig-rig and one for the home ... yeah, I can see THAT one going down well with the wife!! :notme: )

Yeah Steve is, and so am i, but i think we'd both rather not be called into action :lol: , like you, he's got alot on aswell, and im just trying to clear my workload for a small break.

Yeah you've got mine now Jam :)

Cheers Mart, and great work too :thumb:

Cool. Listening to the backer and looking at the list of jammers I bet this is gonna rock my socks off! :rock:

Done! just finished mine now.:thumb: Check your pm Jamie.:rock:

Done! just finished mine now.:thumb: Check your pm Jamie.:rock:

Thanks mate, it sounds great, i can see this one turning into a classic, 3 excellent takes on here already :rock:

Just sent mine Jaime...Let me know if there are issues as I did have some myself. Cheers Bro. :thumb:

Just sent mine Jaime...Let me know if there are issues as I did have some myself. Cheers Bro. :thumb:

It lines up great mate, and sounds brilliant, you guys are making me glad im not on this, i'd be having nightmares about how i'd match you based on the first 4 :lol:

I am really looking forward to hearing this jam....:rock:

Hey Macman can you explain how this works. Am I right in thinking that we download your bt to a program and then over dub , or not. Cheers, Curious:headscratch:

Hi mate
Nah, what you do is download the backing track and then record over it at your given timeslot. Then Avalon gets all the individual files and mixes em together to do a complete track. :thumb:

Hi mate
Nah, what you do is download the backing track and then record over it at your given timeslot. Then Avalon gets all the individual files and mixes em together to do a complete track. :thumb:

Beat me to it big man!

What you need to do is record your piece as a SEPARATE soundfile though (i.e. not permanently merged with the bt file) - so you can export it separately for someone else to mix up together with the rest of the other guys stuff.

It's also usually good form to mix either the count-in, or at least the first few bars from the bt into your sound file too - just to help in aligning all the tracks.

I'm gettin' it now. Thanks guys
So what are you using as recording software?

Think there's nearly as many different flavours as there are members here Paul. Lippy and I use "Cubase" ... Chris uses "Cakewalk", some use "Audacity" I believe (which is free, but not for making profit with) ... you can download that from Behringer's website (for one) ... or have a look in the file-share forum. :thumb:

Will say this though ... you'll need a fast HD (SATA ... or something else fast) and I'd recommend using a non-integrated soundcard, i.e. one that ISN'T a part of your motherboard ... many audio interfaces can connect via SPDIF/USB/Firewire these days, instead of the audio inputs on the soundcard.


Or have a look around the "Studio" forums and maybe post a request thread in there mate :thumb:

i'll have it done soon guys. i just re-arranged my whole "studio" :p

i'll have it done soon guys. i just re-arranged my whole "studio" :p

Cool mate , cos im really looking forward to hearing this one , i think its gonna be a killer :woot: :woot:

I'll record mine tonight! Submit it tomorrow! :rock:

oh man, i hate to break this news... but my baby... my american strat... is not in good condition. the damn strap button got loose, and the guitar fell down the stairs... cracking the headstock in half...

all i have now to record with is a jazz box, and i don't think that will cut it for this kind of jam...

ARSE!!!!:maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance:

oh man, i hate to break this news... but my baby... my american strat... is not in good condition. the damn strap button got loose, and the guitar fell down the stairs... cracking the headstock in half...

all i have now to record with is a jazz box, and i don't think that will cut it for this kind of jam...

ARSE!!!!:maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance: :maddance:

Sorry to hear about your guitar mate , i hope the damage isn't to much :)
Its np , will get one of the fellas who are in reserve to see if they want your slot , thanks for letting us know :)

If Stevie G and Av aren't up for this, I know a certain Spasm is mate. He's chomping at the bit to do a Smog-fest! :lol:

If Stevie G and Av aren't up for this, I know a certain Spasm is mate. He's chomping at the bit to do a Smog-fest! :lol:

Lol well Jam said Steve and himself are busy with the Random Jam project , so i pm'd Cap to see if his up for taking G's place :D
So perhaps we will see smog fest lol :lol:

Lol well Jam said Steve and himself are busy with the Random Jam project , so i pm'd Cap to see if his up for taking G's place :D
So perhaps we will see smog fest lol :lol:

How could I be such a heel as to say no to such a heartfelt plea? :)

Go-on then ... twist me arm why don't you? :boobies:

ahh mint !!! Smogfest 2008 is about to begin:lol: :)
Gutted about your strat guitaral!! I'd be devastated but it's easy to get a new neck mate.

YAY! All don stripey shirts, legwarmers, hankies on the wrist and enough mascara to choke a frog! YOU HAVE AN HOUR...YOUR TIME BEGINS...NOW! :boobies:

How could I be such a heel as to say no to such a heartfelt plea? :)

Go-on then ... twist me arm why don't you? :boobies:

Good to have you onboard mate :D

ahh mint !!! Smogfest 2008 is about to begin:lol: :)
Gutted about your strat guitaral!! I'd be devastated but it's easy to get a new neck mate.


Lol indeed it is mate :lol: , but yeah i do hope that neck is alright aswell G :)

YAY! All don stripey shirts, legwarmers, hankies on the wrist and enough mascara to choke a frog! YOU HAVE AN HOUR...YOUR TIME BEGINS...NOW! :boobies:

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I bags the spandex facemask! :tard:

Guess I picked just the right time to bleach me hair again then eh? I look like Billy Idol now (or is that Bone Idol?)

nAH, bILLY pIPER! :tard: Welcome onboard HMS Smoggy mate. Let's hear it! :thumb:

nAH, bILLY pIPER! :tard:


Ah bugger! ... THAT's fooked it ... I'll NEVER get me mind back on track now thinkin about lil' blondie ... never MIND me palms and fingers (or maybe I will somehow :notme:)

Bollocks I can't find my spandex!!!It'll have to be leather duds instead:wtf: Not that I would be able to get into any spandex any more now that I'm now a fat twat:lol: Glad you're onboard John:woot:

thanks for the wishes dudes. :) i'm gonna order another neck off warmoth, maybe even a rosewood fretboard (oh no!). can't wait to hear this jam's outcome, though! it was a great track to play over! i never recorded anything though! ARSE!!!!

Even if I had time to do this now, how could I stand in the way of such an auspicious event? Smogstock :lol:

hey hey, nice to see you on this one John.....:thumb: should be a ripper of a jam!.

Sorry to hear about the guitar Al, that really is a shame, hope the new neck go's on ok and everything, best of luck with that :thumb:
Great to have you onboard too John, and thanks for stepping in :)

I'm done!

PM sent with link to file Jam'

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Hey Al ... sorry to hear about your guitar mate :mad:. Hope you get it sorted soon :boobies:

I'm done!

PM sent with link to file Jam'

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Hey Al ... sorry to hear about your guitar mate :mad:. Hope you get it sorted soon :boobies:

Thanks mate, downloaded the file, and it lines up perfect, lovely work on it too, sounds excellent :thumb:

I'll post my take soon guys.. A little busy nowadays, but I'll stick this one on my TO-DO-LIST. Thanks!

PM sent with link to my take! :chucks:
I can't wait to hear this one. :woot:

Thanks Khel, just done the first mix for everyone, should be in your mailbox now :thumb: