Lets revive the players/bkp album thread

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I posted this a while back but the forum restore made it get deleted.

So here goes.

I really miss how active the players forum was when i came on here and also find it a real shame that the BKP album thing has gone down the pan.

So.

What i suggest is some BKP collaberations to get things kickstarted again maybe even some cover song competitions or something.

If anyones up for either of these ideas respond and ill start planning it out with the help of whoever wants to be involved obviously :D

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Also i think if there is any kind of competition there would have to be some kind of give in some aspects to make it fair for everyone taking part as not everyone is experienced in mixing tracks so we would have to find someone willing to mix them all to keep it fair.

Also backing tracks etc will have to be provided/made by the same person so as to keep everyone on a level playing field.

I dont mind doing any of the above really as its a community project if people are interested.

[Jonny]

I'm iiiinnnnn !

[MDV]

I can mix em, provided I recieve them in a reasonable state (folders with consolidated tracks so I can load them into reaper, regardless of what you used, no unused wavs from scr@p takes to confuse anything or it'll take forever). Very preferably with DIs as well, so I can reamp (if thats OK with the sender; will sort on case by case basis).

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I can mix em, provided I recieve them in a reasonable state (folders with consolidated tracks so I can load them into reaper, regardless of what you used, no unused wavs from scr@p takes to confuse anything or it'll take forever). Very preferably with DIs as well, so I can reamp (if thats OK with the sender; will sort on case by case basis).

Excellent stuff mark i was going to suggest having complete tracks and getting rid of all the extra gumph and also to have DIs where possible.

Glad to see some people are interested

[nfe]

I'll play  :)

[MDV]

If we're doing it on a pickup by pickup basis then we're going to have to choose the pickups and someone to play for that pickup.

I'll nominate myself out of the playing if I'm mixing too.

I suggest people pick a pickup and a style, and we go from there. First come first served is as fair as it gets.

So, people, pick a pickup!

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Well it depends on what we are actually going to do to be honest.

as if its a song collaberation original/cover then it could quite easily be a mix

if we're doing say a mini contest again it could be a mix.

But if we are doing a pickup contest say we all agree on a track and see which pickup/player can get the closest or get the best vibe then of course it would have to be that way.

What i was thinking was to leave this thread running for a couple of days to get all the people who would be interested into it then as a group decide what it is that we are going to do overall as i was just throwing ideas out there.

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but also im up for anything thrashy or more classic metal

such as

Metallica,megadeth.testament,king diamond

and all i have are the Miracle Man, Mississippi Queen and the Aftermath

[_tom_]

I'm also up for this, just needs somebody good at organising to sort it all out I think as that seems to be a problem!

I was going to suggest that a group of us listen/mix so the tracks are heard on a wide range of sources, but that will probably just make it even more of a PITA to organise!

I have a bridge Pig 90 which doesn't seem to be a common pickup here so could cook up something suitably stoner rock for that :P

[MDV]

Well it depends on what we are actually going to do to be honest.

as if its a song collaberation original/cover then it could quite easily be a mix

if we're doing say a mini contest again it could be a mix.

But if we are doing a pickup contest say we all agree on a track and see which pickup/player can get the closest or get the best vibe then of course it would have to be that way.

What i was thinking was to leave this thread running for a couple of days to get all the people who would be interested into it then as a group decide what it is that we are going to do overall as i was just throwing ideas out there.

A blind tournament could work. It would be drawn out and need plenty of participants, but its not beyond the realm of possibility. Would have to be anonamous, obviously, and we'd need at least 3 or 4 entries per pickup.

The prinicpal difficulty would be whether people are biased, whether they want to be or not, by the tones and production of each clip. They'll be as varied as the clips in players, no doubt, and good playing might be obscured by poor sonics.

But its worth a shot. I dont really see a better way to get the best player, with the best ideas for each pickup. Otherwise its just an 'I bagsy the Miracle Man!', etc etc etc. 

Definitely a fan of the tournament though.

[_tom_]

What would be really good would be to have a few meet-ups and record in a decent studio, after first getting some ideas down over t'internet so we all know what we're playing to minimise studio time wasted.. It would probably be way too much outlay unless someone has a proper home studio and understanding neighbours, though.

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Aye a group of us do definitely need to decide on some kind of rules and obviously restrictions to keep everything really fair.

The tournament type thing would be a agood way to get things kicked off an build up support/interest for the colleberations.

Maybe if enough people are interested or even not enough it could be split down into groups for it.

Another idea i had but would take considerably more work from everyone involved would be to take a song that everyone decides on then everyone puts there own spin on that particular song this way it would end with people voting for the preferred final song rather than sonic quality of the recording.

But it could also lead to this thing being some kind of guitar x factor :S

[Philly Q]

But it could also lead to this thing being some kind of guitar x factor :S

I think that would make me Wagner.  :|

[HTH AMPS]

I've only got the Axraxas neck pickup left, so count me in for a piece of that action.