Obviously if you're here, you care about the quality of audio and music you are listening to - therefore you have a passion for it.

I was just interested in finding out who here actually writes or performs their own music? It'd be interesting to find out if we have any musicians or vocalists among us.

Ruairi

hm...actually I lied....
I remember now. I actually have been recorded.....playing some drums and a gongon in a piano concert.


Anyway, I play the piano and I can/have been writting arrangements for orchestra.
I don't much anymore though and I'm not really good at it but can set up something.

I've been known to mess around with Modplug now and then... I can upload a few tracks if anyone's interested (they include: weird clown music, Peter Gunn theme attempt, some other whack stuff I made in 10 minutes... ).

I am one of those who make music. :-)

I've been writing music and using my computer as a multitrack recorder since 1995. It's really what's been keeping me sane all these years. Some need zolof I need music.

MINz
www.mp3.com/minz
http://minz.iuma.com

I'm into rock & metal, I play the electric guitar and I record music I make with the help of a sound editor & drum software

I used to go to this boarding school (i belive it's called - danish:efterskole) some years ago, and I started playing drums and guitars there. It really caught my interest. I still practice guitar, but my current situation have prevented my from doing any serious drumming/guitar playing. I will be doing some playing in the future though, once I get the oppertunity, because I love music and love playing it too.

I'd like to be a 1337 jazz drummer .

http://www.mp3.com/kute/

Although I'm not sure if the "music" label will fit. Also be warned that this is about three years old, and that audiophiles will shun the recording method and quality (and probably the music ) I'm moving back to Norway in a month though, so I'll definitely hook up with the other half of the band again to make some new tracks...

Drummer; started taking lessons when i was 6. Professionally recorded about 7 or 8 times (in a band setup, not solo).

P.S. Playing drums in a Big Band since 7 years now.

I do.

I play the piano and the drums. However, my main musical activity is writing, not performing.

/ Uosdwis

I started doing music with ProTracker on my Amiga500 about 7-8 years ago (good old times =)

Today I'm using Buzz and other various soft-synths (I've actually used Coagula to create some weird stuff)

Most of my music can be found here (beware it's all 128 kbps cbr)

http://stage.vitaminic.com/matteprew

http://www.mp3.com/mattepro

I play the classical piano and tuba. And I had written very few songs.

Yes, I play guitar, drums and recently started playing around with Propellerheads Reason. Mostly scandinavian metal. I played guitar in a band before we got split up, few recordings worth. I've written quite a few songs, metal and others.

BTW, there's quite nothing like standing in front of double 4x12" speaker cabinets while playing something gruesomely heavy. My liver & other organs just love it .

im play and record guitar too.

sample: http://psychlob.gmxhome.de

only one song because no time to switch for an other host with more webspace. maybe anyday my site will be complete

stay tuned!
Dezibel

Drums mostly here. I was surprised to see many drummers above (that is a good thing!) I also play a lot of guitar and still deal with my starting instrument, piano.

Recording started with SB Pro, Casio SK-1 and MODEdit, mostly bad songs and crappy quality. Nowadays I record a lot of songs and they're all good. :-) I'm active with other musicians but still privately write lyrics and record each instrument myself. On that note, I'm looking at another solo project with composing and recording video game scores.

No real drums here. I play mainly saxophone, although I get asked by a lot of local bands to help get a certian effect digitally... or write rhythms... I've even made a few nifty ones that were used. =) To be as modest as possible though, I really tear it up on the sax.

-Jeffrey

...you probably pale in comparison to my kazoo genius!

drums/guitar/bass here ...

mostly jazz/blues/rock/punk...

although i have been known to whip out the occasional nsync cover... "ooohh baby, baby!"


later
mike

Brutal death metal singer here.

Check out:

CANCRENA

and

Maleficarum

I make music
Have a look at our lovely mixerboard!
<--

check out vember

I used to play bass, keyboards, and a little bit of singing in an amateur pop group a few years ago. We recorded several of our songs with a cheap 4-track cassette recorder, but they sounded quite well, I think. I passed them to cd a couple of years ago.

I think I started playing music when I was 8 with a one channel Casio keyboard, which was awful, doing weird bizarre harmonies and stuff along with other music. When I was 11, I started learning drums, but couldnt afford the lessons after grade 1. From then on I did most playing without tuition.

My main bulk of music was done with Fast Tracker 2 (XM/MOD files), doing mainly dance + hardcore tracks.. now I use Fruity Loops but I've been told by a professional musician that it takes an incredible amount of effort to post produce tracker music, so soon when I get a nice MIDI keyboard I'll move onto CuBase or Logic.

Ruairi

rc55: consider CakeWalk too. The newest is called Sonar I think.

Ah yes, Cakewalk. I used that once for a terrible white label I produced using Paul van Dyk and Beastie Boys.

That was a long time ago!

R

Logic RoxXor5!!!!

Started out with Fast Tracker for Atari 1040STE =)
Tried playing some with Steinberg audio tools then also.

Today, me and some friends make music through:
Carvin mx2488,
yamaha: an1x, a3000, rm1x, fs1r,
roland: juno-6, jv-1010,
novation: nova,
m-audio: delta 1010,
line6: pod v2
emagic: unitor8,
tc: m-one
alesis: 3630 (suxX0r5),
akg: k240m,
kef: coda7 (next ina da line to be replaceed)
+ Silly amount of cables....

Looking for some phat active speakers now
BM15A looking at me d(O_o)b

Ofcourse.. we use Logic

I thought logic was mainly midi?
that's what I used it for anyway.

You should check out Logic Audio Platinum =)

Please anyone else - don't hesitate to let me/us know what you're up to music wise or what you're doing.

Ruairi

hm...that's what I have....

I used it for midi......tried to set up the audio part but I think my soundcard can't handle it......I have never succesfully set up that kind of program on my computer....my soundcard can't handle it......

I don't write music.
All I've done is creating some compils for my own use, some mixed with Samplitude 2496.

What do you mean by "recorded"

Can a demo tape be considered as "recorded" ?

Yes, a demo tape can be considered as recorded.

Basically its the threshold between knowing the path, and walking it.

Hehe!

Ruairi

/EDIT Don't worry, for some reason i got Exceter and Essex mixed up!!

Just wondering, are you also GroovyCarrot from OcUK?? just can't imagine many people with your name living in Exceter. Where does your name originate from, it's very unique, never heard it before!
Cheers

Kristian

Hehe - no I'm not Groovy Carrot. Not by a long way! I'm still waiting for OcUK to authorise my forum account with them. I've seen the buy/sell forums - they are interesting, seeing as I've got far too much old kit lying around, and am desperate to have a silent but blazing fast PC.

My name is pronounced "Rory", but spelt in Irish because I was born there. My mother thought it'd be all cool and unique when really its a pain because everyone forgets how to spell it, let alone pronounce it. At school it was always "Claire?", "Here Sir!", "Mark?", "Here Sir", "erm...rrRrru ... RRrooaaa", "It's Rory sir and yes I'm here...!". Even worse my surname is Fullam which is traditionally spelt Fulham so even more so there is a margin for error. So hence now I am rc55.

Christ, I'm boring arent I? Well, its just 9am and I've fallen into work. Arrrhghrrgh...

Ruairi

P.S. Lets get back on topic! =)

Good idea for a poll

I create my own music, all on PC as I don't really have much talent with real world instruments

I use as many programs as I can (cool edit multitracking, fruityloops, tuareg) so that I don't fall into the niche of making the type of sound each program gears you towards making!

I've got nearly 25 tracks pretty much finished now, which would be a mash up of Boards of Canada & Squarepusher. I'm gonna send a demo cd to the Warp label and cross my fingers

If anyone wants my first album, it's £5

Even if they are 20 years old and done with two analog cassette decks?

Then you might want to visit my homepage, though...

I sing tenor in a local university choir. I'm too old to be a university student, but this particular choir is open to members of the community like myself. We sing a cappella sacred and liturgical music (it's a Catholic university, although I'm not Catholic). We are currently working on the following pieces, among others:

Laudate Dominum - Mozart.
Ave Maria - Rachmaninoff.
My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord (Magnificat) - John Rutter.

I started playing the guitar and drums at the age of 4, and by the age of 10 keyboards, violin, and singing lessons. I started giving guitar lessons when I turned 18 at a local guitar shop and drum shop.

Now at age 31 I have 27 years of music experience and have recorded (un-professionally) 7 albums, 5 were with various local Death Metal, and Black Metal bands in my area, and 2 were solo efforts - one Death Metal recording, and one Black Metal recording. I have to consider myself more of a studio artist - hence the controlled atmosphere, although playing live from time to time is alright.

Yes, i create music and it has been "recorded" .

I've been releasing music under the alias 833-45 on Notype.com for several years now. I also run an online mp3 label called Nishi. I've been on a handful of compilations and have a full length CD schedualed for release in a few months.

Hey Zeri.
Nice to see you here.

Thank yaz!

Finished musical school long time ago. Sometimes play sax, piano's my favorite. Have some piano tunes, mostly cyclic. Hope that quantity leads to quality.
Nowadays trying to get some XP, using Psycle tracker. Missing without any keyboard...

i play piano in this ensemble
http://www.chantal.de

you'll also find soundclips there, eg: http://www.chantal.de/de/html/discographie...ack_09_high.mp3


i just came back on sunday from a concert we were playing in liverpool.

I also used the "wide" interpretation of recorded. My music is recorded mostly on an old Teac 2340 in my house. I have a couple songs that I've sent to friends or family, but thats about it.

My band:
guitar: Me on an older Peavey Predator.
Bass: Amiga 500, (occasionally me also, on a cheap no-name bass.)
Drums: Boss DR-550 drum machine, kept in sync by the Amiga.

My Teac limits me to 4 tracks, which is probably a good thing!

Its all just for fun. In fact, I was thinking of calling my first album:
All Three Chords

Dex

I play guitar in a few bands now. I play in two Big Bands and one Wedding/Pub Rock/Everything Band. The Big Bands play a variety of styles, from Ellignton classics to modern stuff by people like James Morrisson and Maynard Ferguson. I have recorded a cd with one of the Big Bands, and am going to record another starting July 20.

I have played guitar for 4 years.
I guess I'm okay at this point, I sometimes get some weird musical ideas
and sometimes I record some of them in my computer.

Check 'em out
http://markanini.web1000.com/

Give me an old comb and a piece of wax paper and I can really go to town. Plus my sife says I'm the best darn whistler she's ever heard.

Struth through, I do write a fair number of pieces that become songs, whether they started that way or not. In "real life" I am a writer - among other things - so given my own eclectic musical taste it would be more surprising if I failed to turn some of those efforts into songs!

- M.

well... i play around with music, i wouldn't say i write it or make it though... i can't say that until i come up with something i'm happy with.

you guys should hear "digga digga" which a friend and i came up with in fruityloops... it's so so so so wrong.

we looped it, burnt it to a CD (all 80 mins used up) and left it playing on repeat at a local hi-fi department store. checked back a few weeks later and the disc was still there!

Yes, I write or perform music however it has not been recorded.

I write some music using Impulse Tracker 2.14.
Most of it some kind of trance music.
Well... That's all...

PS. If you want my newest release you can download from here:
http://muzzy.f8.fm.interia.pl/DarkPort.zip
(I recommend using Flashget or something 'cause this server likes to disconnect! )

Been writing/creating music since the days of the Amiga (4chn mod's), ScreamTracker, Fasttracker, Impulsetracker, and so on. I'm now using Cubase, Reason 2.5, Sound Forge, Audition and various other sound applications to create music (oh, almost forgot my trustworthy old Korg!)

I create music using mainly Buzz. I love this program . It's a new generation freeware tracker which uses realtime sound synthesis (virtual instruments). buzzmachines.com