hello guys,
count me in as a drummer.
currently recording using garageband for drum covers.

more rooms for improvement i guess..
what songs to collaborate for 2nd project and when?

I'll start with the drum part first and I'll post it here by this friday or latest end of this week.

Hey guys,
Here is the drum cover for the song in MP3 format.
It's abit fancy though and few noises., tell me what you guys think.
http://www.mediafire.com/?3gjx2fsrhce5m8f

I'm using adobe audition and didnt realise that it can't save as DAW format.
im going to re-record it using Ableton 8 when i finish download it.

I record this using an electronic XM-drum with the sound output to audition program and added some EQ effects.

There is hiss even before I start to record. will try to tweak some of the EQ to remove that.

I'm not sure of the BPM. have u find out?
will send you guys the drum track once i've record it using ableton.

Each individual drum component connects to the sound module and output sound as one single channel. (if that's what you mean by mono)

This outputs connects to the line-in stereo of my PC.
I will try out Ableton tonight and let you know the outcome of it.

yup. in the comfort of our room without annoying the neigbours


Thanks bro, you are right it sounded noisy and hissy.
I've purposely bump up the EQ effects after recording it, if not the drums would sound "flat" as in it wouldn't blend into the song.

Will re-record it once I found out how to remove the hiss while recording it in a separate track.

Guys, the BPM is 83.

I do agree most of it,

For item:
1: doable, example intro something like paramore's - For A Pessmist I'm Pretty Optimistic.
2 - 5: agreed.
6: doable, i'll see what i can do to blend in.
7. is it all?
8 - 9: agreed. drum beat remain.
10: Chorus 1: All
10: Chorus 2: Maybe some guitar riff according to the drums beat
11: ok



Yup, it was crashes + floor tom + china cymbal.

hey guys,

here is the original + 1st draft-drum track
http://www.mediafire.com/?xr043ede4mh1nu0
open the Ableton live set file.

not really perfect, few mistakes because was in a hurry to record.
still haven't record the 4 measures intro. left a blank there.
Please experiment it with your own ideas to fill in some grooves.

and here is the MP3 drum-only track with added EQ from Adobe Audition.
http://www.mediafire.com/?dcyg1omwmlnbfan

My Ableton is version 8.2.2. you can't open the file?
Hmm, maybe the file path when you save the file is different
Anyway, here is the screenshot of the track


Yup, I know that it is quite a "soft" drum beat and the verse is pretty much almost the same as the original ones.
I'll work out something to add more 16th notes and some ideas from that cover.

that video is really useful!, i'll put in more open hi-hats to make it more rock-ish.
and maybe you can come out with your guitar riffs then at least I can have some ideas to improvise.

This post has been edited by rathead: Mar 13 2012, 10:29 PM


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Hey guys,

here is the draft2 drum track with some intro.
didn't convert to mp3 because there are sound losses if i do.
file size is 40mb in wav format.

http://www.mediafire.com/?n8a56xezgc2z38a




Not sure if this sounds rock enough. need to listen to your guitar riffs to improvise and make some adjustment.
Any of you done with your part?

Yeah i know, there is some sync problem.

what you can do is insert avril's original track first. then Ableton will auto-set tempo to 83 BPM. Make sure you leave some 4 bar for the intro.
1. Then go to Create > Insert Audio Track
2. Insert the Drum track in 2-Audio clip view. (You can drag-and-drop the file from your folder into Ableton)
3. Note: the drum track is not sync to the original track tempo yet and Ableton auto-set the BPM of the drum track to 110.44
4. In the "Sample" box for the drum track, change the Start point to 0 (only the first one)<enter>. Note: it will auto change to -1.
5. Then click "wrap" twice, the track will be auto set to 83 BPM, and start counter at 1.



This will make the track play on count number 1 and sync with the original song. below is screenshot of the sync track.


IF you don't do the step above the drum track will be out of sync.
I'm not sure why so much hassle once the individual track is exported out.

And also if you are recording your track, please reduce the avril's original track volume, because u might get confused with the original drum beat and mine.
the original ones uses lots of off beats and ghost notes and its hard to focus.

Let me know if you guys want to change some part so it fits into your bass/guitar riffs.

This post has been edited by rathead: Mar 26 2012, 01:54 AM

Pls, show us your ideas soonest so that we can improvise to fit it.


no probs.
i donno how will it sound when vocals and acoustic guitar comes in the 3rd beat of the 4th bar.
but we can try that.

Sorry to say this but, I think vocalist should have an advantage to practise anywhere and anytime. (eg, driving / in shower etc)
compared to us where we need our instruments in hand to experiment with stuffs.
we are still in an early stage, so you still have time..

ohh. i didnt know that there are multiple duration of avril's original track that can cause syncing issues.
mine, i took it from youtube and converted it into mp3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT1-sitWRtY&ob=av2e

but if you guys want, you can download the mp3 I used to record with the drum track. duration 3:47.
just to make sure that everyone is using the same track without syncing issues.
http://www.mediafire.com/?l3wkg2hzbmer2at

Thanks rarap for highlighting this.