Simple and Clean 5/5 Solos TAKEN. 7/7 Duets TAKEN. 3/3 *'s (I don't know what to call them. Oohs? Ad-libs?) TAKEN. 15/15 Quartets are TAKEN. (Chorus is currently Full. Please post in the thread if you'd like to be alerted in the case of a drop-out.) What is this? Yup. Shooting them out one by one. It won't be so hectic after Halloween (and before Christmas). So, pretty much, it's just a collaboration type musical thingy with KHV members. Anyone can join. ANYONE. All you have to do is post the lines you want, record them, and send them to me on time. We have a deadline here. After this one, we'll do This is Halloween and then take a voting break, haha. If you weren't in the Make a Man out of You chorus, I need you to find a picture for me to edit for you. High quality anime pictures can be found here: http://www.zerochan.net It doesn't have to be anime, it can be anything. It just has to be HIGH quality, and LARGE enough for me to work with. Not giant. But a nice size. Bigger than our avatars. I need a picture for future ones. Once you turn in a suitable picture, you'll never have to again unless you want to for future chorus stuff. So yeah, if you want to find another picture for me even if I have one, let me know. Otherwiseeee, for anyone who -hasn't- given me a picture yet at all, please do so. There are no auditions, no microphone restrictions. It doesn't matter if you think you're an amazing singer, or if your mic is fuzzy, all I ask if that you have fun with it and turn your parts in! Soooo... Feedback on the last one (so far) was that not a lot of people could hear their individual voices because our voices melded together usually. I'll let you know this isn't a matter of mic volume, it's more of the fact that you're singing with four people to essentially form one voice. AHEM. Because of the feedback on the last song, I've split this one up into more individual parts and utilized Duets. So we can hear each other more, as individuals and then come together as one voice for the black lines. Let's see how we like this. BECAUSE of this, I ask that when you pick your parts, you pick variety. A great example would be to pick one duet, one solo and two four-parters. Or to space out what you pick so that you're not singing in one part, and then disappearing for the rest of the chorus because you picked all of the lines you saw first, or something. Spread yourself out. The Song. Spoiler: original song [video=youtube;lKin58VWdH4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKin58VWdH4[/video] Spoiler: Instrumental http://www.mediafire.com/?ux6megb26g3oj8i Stream: http://www.box.net/shared/9it6nqsl8rrdjv9d4m3z How to record. For those of you who aren't sure how to go about recording yourself singing it, there are several different programs you can use. Audacity is a free program. I use Reaper, which is also free for evaluation. What I'd like to ask if that you sing along with the instrumental/main track for timing, but your finished track not have the instrumental. For example, if you make two different tracks in a program, and record yourself singing on one track and have the instrumental on another track or playing on youtube or something while you sing your part, when you send it to me I would like to just hear your voice and not the instrumental. It is MUCH better for you to be too quiet than too loud. If you're quiet, I can turn your volume up. If you're too loud and your mic peaks, I have to turn your volume dowwwn. What I'll take from this is that it's much better to have the voices louder than the music than the other way around. Eh, this is a learning process, hah. You can sing along with the instrumental, and it's okay if the instrumental/main song is heard faintly in your recording, so long as it doesn't overpower you. For those of you who decide to use Reaper, I can show you a detailed tutorial on how to do it. Here's an Audacity tutorial written by P for Mulan, but whatever; Spoiler How to Use Audacity Getting the Stuff Go here and download the version for your computer. (Use the 1.3 series.) Install it in the manner appropriate for your OS. Go here to download and save the Mulan instrumental to somewhere on your computer. (Or whatever instrumental you may be using.) Opening the Instrumental Open Audacity. You'll should see this. Open the Mulan instrumental with Audacity. In a Mac, it's File>Open. Navigate to where you saved the Mulan instrumental, and open it. You should now see this. There are two tracks, for the two stereo tracks. Recording Open the Audacity preferences and look under the 'Recording' tab for the Overdub option. Make sure it is ticked, so you can hear the instrumental as you record. Mine looks like this, but yours may be slightly different. Press the red button up top. A new track will begin to record, as can be seen here Listen through the instrumental until you get to the part with the lines you need to sing, at which point, sing them. When the song is finished, press the yellow, square stop button. You should end up with something like this. Fixing Errors Of course, you'll probably screw up somewhere. That's why you can do it multiple times. Click mute on the mistake'd track, as in here. Next, click before the area where you made a mistake and press the record button. You can now sing the part again. When you're done, press the stop button. You'll end up with this. You can do this procedure as many times as needed, until all lines are correct on at least one track. Editing Now we have to delete everything except the lines you're gonna use. (You can now unmute any muted tracks.) We want to use the Split Delete tool. You do this by selecting the unwanted lines, as in here, and using Split Delete on it. On a Mac, the shortcut for it is Option+Command+K, but on a PC, at a guess, it would be Alt+Control+K. It will yield this result. Continue doing this until you've only got your lines left. Mine looks like this. Now we remove the instrumental track too, by pressing the X on the top-left of those two tracks. We're left with this. Sending to Jayn Now the hard work is done, we just need to export it. Go File>Export, and choose where to save the file. Make sure it is in WAV format. It'll look somewhat like this. Ignore this metadata thing that pops up. Just hit 'OK'. Likewise, hit OK on the Mono Channel warning. You're done! Now go and upload your file to some filehost, or email it to Jayn. Rules? Have fun! Send your lines to klairecross@gmail.com in MP3 or WAV format OR provide a download link for me in this thread, PM or VM. You may have FOUR parts (four lines), and a maximum of FOUR people can sing one part together--EXCEPT for the lines in [brackets]. Those are solos, so only one person can claim those. This rule may be changed depending on how many people are interested. There are a lot of parts, to give people more opportunity to join. These Kawaii Desu things here --> { ♥ } <-- are for duets. Only TWO people can claim those. The lines in black should be recorded by everyone. First come first serve for lines, but the deadline is October 23th. That means turn in your lines BY then. The video goes up on that date. Once a line is striked out, it means it's not available anymore. Please RESERVE your lines before you record. You can post here with what lines (FOUR max, but not four solo parts) you want. I will update the thread with who's singing what part, and what lines are all reserved out. When you send your lines to me, you can either have your lines timed to the instrumental in ONE long file, or you can record all of your lines separately and send them to me that way in a ZIP or RAR file. Once again...TIME your vocals. Sing to the TIMING of the song. Sing to the song. Remember that I don't actually want to hear the song behind your vocals. If you sing along, wear headphones so your mic doesn't pick it up OR have the song really low while you record. If I hear it, the audience will too and that makes it sound bad. Please help fill out the song. If you have the time, please pick four parts. REMEMBER to record the BLACK LINES. Otherwise, when the chorus sings together, your voice will not be included. Anyone can sing the black lines, but I'm less likely to fit you into the video if the only thing you sang were the black lines. (When it's much harder to fit everyone in to begin with.) I need a few different people to do some of the random oohs and ahhs Utada does, for funzies. Those will have an *asterisks by them and can be claimed by ONE person. Lyrics/Parts: Black = Everyone records that part. Different Colors = Different parts. * = Claimable by one person outside of who sings that part, not to be sung by the people who pick that part. { ♥ } = Duets. Two people can claim it. { ♥ } When you walk away, [Dr_Wigglz, Forsaken] { ♥ } You don't hear me say, [Heart, Krowley] { ♥ } "Please, oh baby, don't go." [Anti-Sora, Andrew] Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. [~Ryan~, Noroz, Fearless, Sforzato] { ♥ } It's hard to let it go. [P, Christhor] You're giving me Too many things Lately. [Llave, Forsaken, Clawtooth, Defender of Light] You're all I need. (*Oh, Oh -Clawtooth) You smiled at me, And said, [Fuzzy Blue Lights, Forsaken, Noroz, What?] ["Don't get me wrong I love you, but does that mean I have to meet your father?"] [Dr_Wigglz] [When we are older you'll understand What I meant, when I said "No"] [~Ryan~] { ♥ }I don't think, life is quite that simple.~ [Llave, P] When you walk away You don't hear me say. "Please, oh baby, don't go." Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. [Krowley, Christhor, Heart, Andrew] [It's hard to let it go.] [Krowley] *So simple and clean.~ - Jayn The daily things Like this and that and what is what. [P, NemesisPrime, Maka, Nekoki] That keep us all busy Are confusing me. [Krowley, Cookiie, Maka, Nekoki] That's when you came to me. And said, [Cookiie, Aqua, Maka, Nekoki] { ♥ } "Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to walk on water?" [Midnight Star, Llave] When we are older you'll understand It's enough when I say so. [Smeen, Heart, Defender of Light, Clawtooth] And maybe Some things are that simple. [Midnight Star, Fuzzy Blue Lights, Heart, NemesisPrime] [When you walk away You don't hear me say...] [Fuzzy Blue Lights] "Please, oh baby, don't go". [Llave, Noroz, Defender of Light, What?] Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight. It's hard to let it go. Hold me! Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on. [Fuzzy, Cookiie, Maka, Andrew] [Regardless of warnings The future doesn't scare me at all. ] [Jayn] Nothing's like before. When you walk away You don't hear me say [Midnight Star, Christhor, Anti-sora, Defender of Light] "Please, oh baby, don't go". Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go. { ♥ } Hold me. [~Ryan~, Jayn] Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on. [~Ryan~, Christhor, Clawtooth, Anti-Sora] Regardless of warnings The future doesn't scare me at all. [Dr_Wigglz, Cookiie, NemesisPrime, Forsaken] Nothing's like before. [P, Anti-Sora, Noroz, Andrew] Hold me Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on Regardless of warnings The future doesn't scare me at all Nothing's like before. *Insert lots of whoo's* !!! If you KNOW what I'm talking about, anyone can claim these. Listen to the ending of the song. It's the...Um. She does lots of ahhs and whoos at the end. Do them if you want/can. ** ...Okay. Just trust me guys, it'll sound awesome. >>; Anyway. Please specify the color of the part you pick. Lines In! (the over achievers) Silver = Backup.~ ~Ryan~ Jayn Midnight Star Smeen Heart Clawtooth Cookiie Andrew Dr_Wigglz Defender of Light NemesisPrime FuzzyBlueLights Christhor Krowley Fearless What? Maka Forsaken Nekoki Llave Noroz Anti-Sora P Sforzato Mixing Progress Jayn, Midnight Star, ~Ryan~ and Smeen's vocals are mixed. Heart, Clawtooth, Cookiie, Andrew, Dr_Wigglz, Defender of Light, NemesisPrime and FBL's vocals are mixed. -10/18/2011 All received vocals are MIXED. -10/19/2011 Video Progress Static images places. -10/17/2011 All received Images are finished in Photoshop except for Maka, Noroz and Krowley's. -10/19/2011 All received and edited images are placed. -10/19/2011 Solo animations are finished. -10/19/2011 Background effects are placed. -10/19/2011 All pictures are photoshopped. -10/20/2011 Pictures Needed From... No one.
English. :] I had an arrangement planned for doing an awesome Japanese/English hybrid but not enough people can sing in Japanese so that won't work. We'll just sing the English version. xD @Wigglz; That's sweet. <3 Glad it's helping you.
Updated~! That song is actually blocked in my country, but I found it elsewhere and the instrumental, so good. xD Mmkay, so I'm just going to assume we want to sing the Hikari -instrumental- version for the Simple and Clean mix? I'm going to go with that I guess. I mean, hopefully we can overpower her Japanese vocals. I'll be posting the sign up thread soon. Either tonight or tomorrow. Edit: Actually, omg. I think I can edit this Hikari instrumental/re-arrange some things so she's not singing so loud at some parts. I'ma do that. >>
I apologize for that. ;___; The volume, I mean. It was harder to capture individual voices this time around. Honestly, I can't even really pick myself out of the voices, lol. But yeah, that's because unless it's a bunch of girls and one guy (the guy's voice would sound more obvious) or vice-versa, there were more people singing in this one than still alive so we kind of ... Melded together despite my equalizing the volume, in some parts; while in other parts, depending on who was singing with who, you could pick them out easier. Which is cool, for a chorus. I guess that's what solos are for, haha. I assure you everyone is in there. Also, to be honest, some of you weren't very excited about it (me included). xDD I'm sure some voices were lost due to lack of energy verses someone else singing with them who had more of that. But yeah, thanks everyone so far. I/we appreciate it. <3
Alright, so awesome! HOPE YOU GUYS ARE PUMPED. I apologize in advance for any mix-ups or...whatever. It was kind of hard fitting 20 people into this, haha. Once again I tried my best so I hope you all enjoy it. I'll be trying to get better at my video editing as time goes on. (I got VERY lazy with that last THE MOOON part lolol random pictures everywhere). It makes me laugh so hard. /Apologizes for bad timing. I'm going to stop obsessing over the faults in this now. Feel free to suggest any other songs here. The download link to the song is here. Bloopers here. Enjoy. [video=youtube;GmuDo4dBytY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmuDo4dBytY[/video] Lyrics/Parts; Let's get down to business To defeat the Huns [Candlejack, Phantasmagoric, Sabby, Midnight Star] Did they send me daughters When I asked for sons? [Cookiie, Haseo, Sabby, Jayn] You're the saddest bunch I ever met, But you can bet Before we're through [What?, Andrew, Candlejack, Clawtooth] Mister, I'll make a man out of you. Tranquil as a forest But on fire within. [Clawtooth, ~Ryan~, Sabby, Feenie] Once you find your center You are sure to win. [~Ryan~, Sabby, Jayn, Christhor] You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot And you haven't got a clue... [What?, KH2man13, NemesisPrime, Heart] Somehow I'll make a man out of you. [I'm never gonna catch my breath] [Phantasmagoric] [Say good-bye to those who knew me] [Dr. Wigglz] [ Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym] [Nekoki] [This guy's got 'em scared to death!] [Candlejack] [Hope he doesn't see right through me!] [~Ryan~] [Now I really wish that I knew how to swim!] [What?] (Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river! [P, Heart, Defender of Light, Feenie] (Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon! [Candlejack, P, Heart, Haseo] (Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire! [Phantasmagoric,Heart, Jayn] Mysterious as the dark side of the moon! Time is racing toward us till the Huns arrive [Cookiie, NemesisPrime, Defender of Light, Feenie] Heed my every order and you might survive [Cookiie, Dr_Wigglz, Christhor] You're unsuited for the rage of war So pack up, go home you're through [Dr. Wigglz, KH2man13, Jayn, Midnight Star] How could I make a man out of you? (Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river [Andrew, Defender of Light, Midnight Star] (Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon [Andrew, P, Defender of Light, ~Ryan~] (Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire Mysterious as the dark side of the moon [What?, Andrew, P, NemesisPrime]
I've still not heard them. xDDD;;; Sorry. I'm mixing those tomorrow. D;
