I want to dedicate this thread to the posting of the first song you ever made (if most of you even still have it, in mp3 form nonetheless). I will start by posting mine.
I made this before I had any formal music theory instruction, but I seemed to know what a scale was, heh. The mixing is horrible as are the sounds but I love the melody!
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 63615331c5
The thread to post the first song you ever made!!
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- KVRAF
- 4074 posts since 28 Apr, 2004
this might be fun 
my mum has a tape somewhere of a tune i wrote called "amsterdam daddy" about my dad going on a business trip to amsterdam in 1982. i'll have to do an mp3 next time we go to see my folks.
i was only 4 though so its not the greatest tune in the world but it is one of the only tunes i've ever written that includes both lyrics and a vocal performance by me
steve
my mum has a tape somewhere of a tune i wrote called "amsterdam daddy" about my dad going on a business trip to amsterdam in 1982. i'll have to do an mp3 next time we go to see my folks.
i was only 4 though so its not the greatest tune in the world but it is one of the only tunes i've ever written that includes both lyrics and a vocal performance by me
steve
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- KVRAF
- 10286 posts since 17 Sep, 2004 from Austin, TX
Here's mine: Dystopian Ekstases
Wrote it when I was about 16 or 17, that's the 2/5ths of the song I've manages to complete.
- runagate
*Edit* spelled my own song wrong, added new link
Wrote it when I was about 16 or 17, that's the 2/5ths of the song I've manages to complete.
- runagate
*Edit* spelled my own song wrong, added new link
Last edited by runagate on Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:03 am, edited 4 times in total.
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- KVRAF
- 1617 posts since 19 Mar, 2002 from Victoria, BC
trust me when I say, you're all very grateful I can't find mine ;P
I do have some cds I burned around 6-7 years ago though. All repetetive dance crap with the kick drum *way* too loud in the mix.
I do have some cds I burned around 6-7 years ago though. All repetetive dance crap with the kick drum *way* too loud in the mix.
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- KVRist
- 155 posts since 7 Jul, 2006 from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Uhm..runagate wrote:Here's mine: Systopian Ekstases
I don't know if that'll direct link or what but that's a soundclick link so there should be a "listen" option, too.
Wrote it when I was about 16 or 17, that's the 2/5ths of the song I've manages to complete.
- runagate
Very..
very scary.
Is that your voice? I can't understand it. That was the purpose or am I deaf?
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- KVRAF
- 5851 posts since 9 Jul, 2002 from Helsinki
GREAT idea, and a cool first tune.
Spectrum 48k BASIC beep orchestrations are lost, as is my first recorded song from early 90's is sadly lost, it was on a 4-track tape. "Taming the wolf", a highly metaphoric death metal love song (yes, was I head of my time) about a girl whose last name was... Wolf (Susi in Finnish)
ok back to bizniz (she was charming, lost track for a moment as her face popped in my mind), to tracker bizniz:"Galaxian" 1:55
the first song I made with a PC, "enjoy" - Protracker, April 1993. Winamp plays .mod files, sorry if you don't have Winamp.
...after that I got into RAVE music
and spouted some seriously hilarious tunes, but let's keep this to one first song per head - ok?.jon
(I found one even older, edited!)
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- KVRist
- 155 posts since 7 Jul, 2006 from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ohh, you're the guy I added on MySpace! I was loving your music on there.camsr wrote:I want to dedicate this thread to the posting of the first song you ever made (if most of you even still have it, in mp3 form nonetheless). I will start by posting mine.
I made this before I had any formal music theory instruction, but I seemed to know what a scale was, heh. The mixing is horrible as are the sounds but I love the melody!
This melody is great, yes. I don't mind the mixing at all but I'm still very much a newbie.
Definitely a cool first song. Your latest stuff is infinitely better though.
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- KVRAF
- 5851 posts since 9 Jul, 2002 from Helsinki
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- KVRAF
- 6496 posts since 26 Nov, 2004 from Frederick, MD
I wish I had mine. I'd love to hear what people think 
It was 45 minutes long.
The year: 1977 (or was it 78?)
The equipment: One ARP Axxe, one guitar distortion stomp box, one guitar wah-wah pedal, two stereo cassette decks.
Recording set up, Initial Track:
ARP Axxe==>Distortion==>Wah-Wah==>Left tape input on Cassette Deck 1
Process: Turn on the ARP Axxe's Repeat button (LFO triggers the Amp), play with sliders and FX pedals more or less randomly.
Recording set up, Final Mix:
ARP Axxe==>Distortion==>Wah-Wah==>Right tape input on Cassette Deck 2, new tape
Cassette Deck 1 (playing the Initial Track above)==> Left tape input on Cassette Deck 2
Process: Repeat of above, don't listen to Initial Track while doing so.
So you had two mono tracks of more or less random crazy noise, both recorded without hearing the other track.
Preferred Listening Environment:
1 Unsuspecting Friend
1 Spliff
1 Pair of Headphones
Have friend finish spliff, wear headphones, turn on tape very loud and time how long they could last!
The record was 5 minutes before the victim, uh, friend ripped off the headphones and demanded to know just WTF this crap was!
It was 45 minutes long.
The year: 1977 (or was it 78?)
The equipment: One ARP Axxe, one guitar distortion stomp box, one guitar wah-wah pedal, two stereo cassette decks.
Recording set up, Initial Track:
ARP Axxe==>Distortion==>Wah-Wah==>Left tape input on Cassette Deck 1
Process: Turn on the ARP Axxe's Repeat button (LFO triggers the Amp), play with sliders and FX pedals more or less randomly.
Recording set up, Final Mix:
ARP Axxe==>Distortion==>Wah-Wah==>Right tape input on Cassette Deck 2, new tape
Cassette Deck 1 (playing the Initial Track above)==> Left tape input on Cassette Deck 2
Process: Repeat of above, don't listen to Initial Track while doing so.
So you had two mono tracks of more or less random crazy noise, both recorded without hearing the other track.
Preferred Listening Environment:
1 Unsuspecting Friend
1 Spliff
1 Pair of Headphones
Have friend finish spliff, wear headphones, turn on tape very loud and time how long they could last!
The record was 5 minutes before the victim, uh, friend ripped off the headphones and demanded to know just WTF this crap was!
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- KVRist
- 155 posts since 7 Jul, 2006 from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sounds like you had a lot of fun messing around with your first ever track!emdot_ambient wrote:
Preferred Listening Environment:
1 Unsuspecting Friend
1 Spliff
1 Pair of Headphones
Have friend finish spliff, wear headphones, turn on tape very loud and time how long they could last!
I'm starting to get this strange feeling of wonder about how this'd sound.. But maybe I should be glad I can't?
(Am I spamming the thread?
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- KVRAF
- 1818 posts since 5 Apr, 2002 from Seattle, WA, USA
oh god....
i think i have it somewhere. it was played during a live performance...
i think i have it somewhere. it was played during a live performance...
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
Wish I still had "Triangles" but it's a third of a century gone. No great loss but it did get the only round of applause of any final in my electronic music class. (I've no idea why, most of the others were better IMO.)
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- KVRAF
- 10286 posts since 17 Sep, 2004 from Austin, TX
Please don't be offended, Meffi, but I suspect it's because you're about the funniest human being they ever met. I suspect people just like you. I also suspect that when people see you walk down the street they shout "money shot!" but I'm not trying to bring up old shit.
camsr, your song has the strange property of restarting it's transfer whenever it drops so I'm still about 5 minutes away from DLing it, should it indeed work finally. Dunno why. But I'll be back.
camsr, your song has the strange property of restarting it's transfer whenever it drops so I'm still about 5 minutes away from DLing it, should it indeed work finally. Dunno why. But I'll be back.
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- KVRAF
- 6478 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
I have wished I had access to my first songs and tracks for the longest time.
First piano songs at six years old. AArrrg! I can clearly remember playing and composing them, just not how they went!
Been thinking of seeing a hypnotist/hypnotherapist of some sort to dig them out. Who knows.. it might just work. (there's also plenty of songs from my dreams I want to dig out using a similar method)
First tracks? Somebody give my Technics KN1000 (a great auto-arranger keyboard from about 1991). I've a box load of floppies/songs from those days that I'm dying to hear again. I was 11, trying to replicate KLF/prodigy, and had no idea there were these things called samplers. Somehow, I didn't quite succeed, but ended up learning quite the bag of tricks.
First piano songs at six years old. AArrrg! I can clearly remember playing and composing them, just not how they went!
Been thinking of seeing a hypnotist/hypnotherapist of some sort to dig them out. Who knows.. it might just work. (there's also plenty of songs from my dreams I want to dig out using a similar method)First tracks? Somebody give my Technics KN1000 (a great auto-arranger keyboard from about 1991). I've a box load of floppies/songs from those days that I'm dying to hear again. I was 11, trying to replicate KLF/prodigy, and had no idea there were these things called samplers. Somehow, I didn't quite succeed, but ended up learning quite the bag of tricks.