THE RMN BAND - AUDITIONS ALWAYS OPEN

Attention all musicians!

Do you like to play video game music? Do you have interest in making music for video games?

I say we should pool our talents and have some fun with it. We can do covers and remixs of classic video game tunes. We can do covers of custom midi tunes for someones RPGmaker game. Hell, we could do some Rush or Metallica xD I'm just throwing it out there for anyone who is interested and talented enough to "jam" with the group.

I'm talking real instruments here, not laying dots down on music software. I know there are a couple others who play. I play bass guitar, been playing for about 12 years now. I also have a classical guitar, but I only have a few years on that and I'm kinda bad with chords :/ I just recently bought a rad new bass and rockin' amp so I play much more often now. I jam with my brother and some friends and it's a lot of fun, but they aren't into the whole video game music scene. So I turn to you, fellow gamers, for some possible good times.

You don't have to be a rock star to join. Even if you are just a beginner, you can join to learn and have fun. Ultimately though I'm looking for other skilled musicians to do actual recordings. I like to learn video game songs and beef them up. Here's an example:

http://rpgmaker.net/media/content/users/9179/locker/_garudovally.mp3 *bah, why does the mp3 tag ruin the formatting of this post

Disclaimer: This isn't a song I practice, I was reading the tab and playing it for the first time as I recorded this. After a few bars I start to play around with it and find what works. There's some crap notes in there but this is the kind of thing I'm hoping to get going! There's a few other recordings in my locker, at the very end.

There's tons of great songs in the NES library that would sound absolutely epic played with real instruments, just listen to some OC Remix.

Obviously it wouldn't be a live band, we'd have to record tracks and merge them. I don't have recording equipment, but I know someone through my brother who does. I'm sure I could find a way to get some crisp recordings. That one up above was recorded with my phone. If anyone else wants to record a track on a shitty mic, that's fine too. I just think it's fun to do this kinda thing, and it would be even better to do it with like-minded individuals.

I'm really not sure what I expect out of this, but it's something I've been thinking of for a while so I'm throwing the idea out there.

@Nightowl - What kind of music do you(try and)play? heh I remember when I started out, I was awful.

@MrChearlie - How long have you been playing? Yeah, making digital arrangements isn't as cool as the real thing. I prefer to improvise as I play. Know any video game songs? Or Bohemian Rhapsody aha

Yeah, getting recordings isn't easy. Mixer boards are expensive and not something a casual player will want to buy. Buying some shitty 10$ is often good enough. If anyone does record I suggest playing along with the music, as opposed to not listening to anything. Or use a metronome or something, to make sure your timing is uniform throughout.

@NewBlack - Yeah, it's no different to the listener but I would prefer someone using their hands in realtime to make the music. As opposed to pre-rendered stuff that can be tweaked here and there. Live is what I want. If you have means to produce this, then that's ok. Obviously I can't tell whether you made it live or not, but I mean..I'll trust that you did. So does that mean you're interested? Or are you just stating that you play?

@MrChearlie - Cool, so you have some official training? That's more than I have haha I have no technical knowledge. All by ear and from tabs. Well record something, anything!, so I can get an idea. Doesn't have to be anything "cool" or anything; improvising would show your skill and a cover song would show your timing.

When I get some time I'll do some more basic recordings that anyone can record their own track to go along with.

Oh, what I said up above is pretty much "the plan"

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This is just a leisurely thing, no deadlines or anything. No commitment required. All you need is an interest. Then sometime when your farting around on your instrument, record a track and post it. Anyone can take that track and record their own separate track to go along with it then post it, and hopefully, eventually, songs get formed xD

On my phone it records audio is some funky Windows Mobile format(lame) so I just record video as mp4 and convert to mp3.

Whenever you post a piece; please indicate if it's original or a cover. If it's a cover say what it's from.

I'll probably update the OP with these guidelines at some point. I work nights and pretty much never have time to play bass or spend time on this during the week. Weekends is when most things will happen on my end.