MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 09:30 PM

Learned it. (Actually, just being silly; parts of it are pretty good.) I need to ask about the "prode" of Mudcat, though.........prode???

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 08:36 PM

Sorcha:

Did you come by self-deprecation naturally, or did you learn it from long bouts of emotional abuse, like most of us?? ;>) Your dumbass tape will be the prode of the Mudcat CD, wait and see.

Love ya,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Tweed
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:54 PM

We'll be the judge of that Mz.Sorch;~) If it makes my skin crawl and the hairs jump outta the back of my neck, then it's good.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:34 PM

(really bad dumbass tape in the mail)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:30 PM

Thanks, MM-Man (another superhero!!)

Spartacus i have two songs of yours -- "Take a Whiff" and "Michigan Water", both great stuff!

I e-mailed ya, but I need to aplogize for nopt responding right away -- this one slipped through the holes in my mind, if you know what I mean!!

Best regards,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 04:26 PM

generic non-server specific link to older portion of thread

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Deda
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 04:22 PM

(Amos, the link to the previous part of this thread didn't work for me, two or three times. Lv, R)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 02:42 PM

Super, kat!! (Sounds kinda like one of them comic book heros we used to find in DC Comics back when they were a dime, huh?).

And your own? C'moooon. An a capella riff or sompn? A bawdy one? You can do it!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 12:50 PM

I will be sending sound files for Uncle DaveO, sometime after next week.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 12:30 PM

Spartacus --

Send a PM to MichaelR on the desiogn work -- he'll sort out the logistics. At the end of the process, I'll need final art with the titles included OR final artwork laid out in such a way I can add the text stuff for notes and titles. Right now though, MichaelR is coordinating the art part.

I'm at the office so I can't answer about received or not -- remind me what you sent? I think I did receive them but I normally send out an acknowledgement immediately so I will double check and PM you on it, OK?.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Spartacus
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 11:20 AM

Amos, I've done some design work for folks in the past... I may be able to come up with something for the cover. Can I just do some illustrations, scan them, and e-mail them? Or do you need it ready to print with song titles and things included?

P.S. did you get my songs?

-Spartacus

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 11:18 AM

Thanks, Willie-O!! I'll download them tonight.

My preferred format with experience to date is either a CD (the files appear as .cdda suffix, I think) or MP3 files. I can handle .wav, .aiff but not RealAudio formats using ITunes under OSX -- piece o'cake. The SW takes any of these and does the conversions. I can preset filters and levels for the burn as well, and I think we have sound talent (no pun intended) in line for doing a review of settings, blending, levels, compression for the final. Tapes can be handled by direct patch from audio out to record on Peak recording SW but there is often a noise level that has to be filtered out coming from the mechanical and analog side. There are a good number of singers out there who don't have the means to go digital. I can also accept MiniDisc recorder discs if they are compatible with my Sony MDLP. Minidiscs are not fully standardized across the industry as to format, as far as I know, either physically or logically -- the tech is still settling out.

Now about deflowering your CD-burner, Willie-O ... :>) Never mind; I am trying to be well-behaved here, except for Max' birthday wish.

Note: The Mudcat Global Cheerleading and Worldwide Song Acquisition Center and Compilation Service Unit (MGCWSACCU) will be off-line this weekend (most of it, anyway) but the thoughts will still be flying out there for y'all to get your songs onto any medium that works (except psychic ones -- they're way too much to handle!) and en route!!

Warmest regards,

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Willie-O
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 10:36 AM

OK, Amos, as you requested I have made the two songs "The Anna Grace" and "Spring On the Mississippi" freely downloadable from my mp3.com site

Help yourself (selves) n enjoy.

As you amass a collection of tracks from different sources, normalizing & equalizing them--mastering, in other words-- will be a matter of some concern for getting an overall sonic cohesiveness to the CD. It's just the kind of thing that we can't do in isolation, and you may find that you need to be more specific in your requirements for submitted format.

Now that I have a CD burner (still virgin, I might add) I could burn the original track--whatever one you might want, or a few to choose from, as WAV files for maximum flexibility in the mastering process....maybe give it some thought and let us know what your PREFERRED format is.

Best
Willie-O

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 09:47 AM

You guys are just bloody terrific!! Let's ro-o-lll-ll. It looks like Blue Plate Special is gonna be it. So think on that line. Beauty, vision, style -- all the good stuff!! :>) Art me some art, wouldja??? LOL!

Get up and SING, Catter's -- I need those MP3s and tapes and CDs from your own voices, fingers or (for Spaw) other parts to make this really be the voice of the Mudcat around the world!!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: michaelr
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 02:12 AM

Stephen - My version is 6.0 (not that it matters). I certainly welcome the offer of assistance!

Visual artists are encouraged to send me their work (PM me for address).

However, I don't want to be solely responsible for selection. Any suggestions on how to work that process?

Thanks Amos, your enthusiasm is infectious.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:23 PM

MichealR -- What generation of Photoshop are you working with? I have Photoshop5.5 so perhaps I could be helpful. I also have the big book on how to work the darned thing if either of us run into trouble.

Stephen

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 09:35 PM

KimC:

Got 'em. and I really like 'em!! Thanks a million!

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:40 PM

Oh, trust me, you'll be sorry.............

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:38 PM

Oh, Sorcha, ya scare me to smithereens, and I can't wait!!

LOL!!

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:37 PM

Dearest TGG:

Foirgive for not answering your question. The only thing I would think would have to be done with a precompressed file would be setting the loudness so that it is on a par with the general levels of the other songs.

Otherwise, he may produce as final as he wishes to!!!

MichaelR -- what a kindly offer!! Thanks!!

All you artistes with Mudcat sauce running in your veins, drum up a cover for this world-class loverly folkie CD and get in touch with MichaelR to coordinate review and production...will that work? If no objections, we can do it that way.

Michael, the artists I know of in this universe are Fair Alice, the Gaelic Goddess Áine, fair Jen Ellen (but I think she worls mostly in real media like oils) -- and...well I don't know! I am sure there are scads!! And Peg wants to clligraph it!!

BTW, MichaelR has just provided me with his own beautiful CD worth of fine tunes, which will certainly provide you with some happy listneing when the time comes!!

Keep that big rig rolling, 'Catters all -- we're on the flip-flop, coming back to Teddy Bear!!

Very best regards to you all,

A.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:10 PM

I have Photoshop and Illustrator, and am a bit handy with it, so I'm volunteering to put together the graphics package. That's not to say I want to design it myself; folks could email me files (or snailmail artwork), and I could process it from there.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:49 PM

OK, tape made, will be in the mail to Amos tomorrow.......remember, YOU ASKED FOR IT!!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Áine
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:40 PM

Maith thú, a Mhartin! I can't wait to hear what you've done. Brilliant!

Hey DaveO -- you do know that kat is moving tomorrow -- did you send it to her new address, I hope?

And Bubba A. -- what am I, chopped liver? You haven't answered my question about normalization and compression yet, ya buggah! ;-)

-- TGG

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:24 PM

Two tracks on minidisc to be forwarded this weekend.

Regards

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 06:09 PM

I just got my cassette off to Katlaughing, who agreed to convert it for me.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:59 PM

I'm betting Alice could do a great job on the artwork. I just don't know if she works cheap enough for us! :>}

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Peg
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:49 PM

I do calligraphy is you think that might be helpful in the artwork or graphics...

peg

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Alice
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:45 PM

I think "Mudcat Cafe - Blue Plate Special" is great.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:06 PM

Amos -- Thankyou for the explaination.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 11:16 AM

doesn't the MudCat run on mudcomps?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 11:10 AM

UB, roger that!

Kim, I'll use whatever you prefer.

Sorcha -- it's in your PMs -- I can't wait!!

Steve: its a leedle joke, yes? Concatenation means stringing things together; actually, this is a compilation, but who ever heard of a Mudcomp??? :>))

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: MMario
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:53 AM

I like "Blue Plate Special" subtitle 'Prime cuts from Mudcats'

Just to through a variant out there.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: UB Ed
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:48 AM

Amos, should you see fit to use any of the music from our MP3 site, please credit Uisce Beatha. (I know WE do).

Ed

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:42 AM

I can't send an MP3, but I guess I could send a cassette for you to choose one from......need snail addy.

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Kim C
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:27 AM

I've sent you a couple - let's see if they get there. Personally I don't mind if you use my real name. :-)

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Áine
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:24 AM

My vote is for 'Blue Plate Special' -- well, unless and until anyone comes up with something better ;-)

Amos -- Is it permissible for entrants to normalize and compress their MP3s before sending them to you? Dear Hubby's inquiring 'producer' mind wants to know.

Ta, Áine

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 04:43 AM

No, I don't think it should be constrained yet. The title is still in play after all.

A

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Homeless
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 02:28 AM

I could give some kind of stab at artwork for the cover, tho I can't guarantee great results - I'm still learning the program I'm using. Is it constrained to LEJ's description, or is the subject open as yet?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 02:04 AM

"Concatenation"?

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 01:12 AM

Attaboy, Khandu. You should talk, with a name like that, you gotta be the most optimistic handle in this burg!!

I mean, who else could lay claim to such a khandu attitude?

I'm excited too, honestly... this gang means a lot to me, and you all deserve anything I can do to move things along in my own...um...Madcat way.

Hey -- what're you doing goofing off at that monitor for -- you sent in your song yet??? C'mooon!! Le's roll on home!!

A

Roll on, Buddy!
Doncha roll so slow!
Just sing that song,
An' let the CD roll!!

Subject: RE: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: khandu
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:54 AM

So...I guess this means that "khandu!!! and other Catter's" is out. Oh well, maybe Time will yet name me "Man of the Year" for the Manatte thread or the Dutch Conspiracy Theory.

Seriously, this is exciting!! I look forward to hearing my fellow Mudcatters do their things!

Also, I think all of us should give a resounding round of applause to Amos for his enthusiasm and efforts to whip us into a frenzy. On the count of three,,,everyone now! One...two...THREE!

(DEAFENING ROAR!!!!)

khandu

Subject: MUDCAT CD III: Keep It Rollin' Home!
From: Amos
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:38 AM

I can't tell you how wonderfull the responses to the Mudcat Sampler CD rallying call have been. We got a ways to go, though!!

As a reminder, here's the rough production schedule:

Collection of Candidates  ---- up to end of May
Review and Prelim Selection --- May-June
Final Selection                           ------June
Initial Build-                              -------------July
Quality Enhancement/Normalization -------July - August
Final Build                                                    ------------ August
Organize Logistics for Distribution ----------June--- ----- August
Final QA                                                                                - --August
Release                                                                            ---- -----------Early September

So get those numbers in!!

So far the Blue Plate Special suggestion seems to be drawing acclaim fort a title candidate. That roster is still open, though!

We are looking for volunteers with artsy talents to do the cover artwork. Need a visionary.

The discussion to date can be found right on over here in Part II.

"What do you think --- I like it!! :>)"

Now one other little administrative issue, especially important for those who are concerned about the relative security of their identities.

Unless specifically advised otherwise, this CD will have only Mudcat names on it. This means, unless you request otherwise, your Mudcat handle will be the artist mentioned on your cuts, and your realworld identity will be as unknown as it is on the 'Cat itself.

So if you've been holdin' back, boyos and cowgirls -- now's the time to step up, sing out, and send off!!

Lemme hear from ya, now!!! It's gonna be a world class concatenation, ya can count on it!!!

Warmest regards,

A

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