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On 23rd August , 23:23 BST, I'll be putting out a free online single for anyone who wants some fairly harsh techno.
And for all you fans of FGG, there's a sample of Dawn Over Dachau in the background throughout most of the song. ;)

However, this song will only be available for 23 minutes before being deleted.
A shortened version will probably make its way across the water for a CD sometime, but for the full, unedited goodness, make sure you're awake Wednesday night. ;D

Note: I was requested for it to be uncommercial and unlistenable. And I succeeded, I think. :twisted:
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these bleedin' Psychic Yoof get everywhere :|
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Ill be ready to download it and bootleg it as quickly as possible :wink:
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@ James - You'll love it really.. Izzy did. :lol: Nature should not be tampered with? Pah.. :twisted:

@ ryan - That's the spirit! :D
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Dark wrote:Note: I was requested for it to be uncommercial and unlistenable. And I succeeded, I think. :twisted:

How can this NOT be good, this is totally in the FGG spirit! ;D

Well, I thought it a nice idea, and I have received another floor-stomper as of yesterday (see SHT thread).

Whta can I say...fan-releases, you can't stop them? ;)

And no worries James, the original art is fertig due next week! ;D

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In other news The Mumbles will pulling something out of the hat shortly... 8)
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I did try sampling some Mumbles for a song, but it didn't work out.. I might try again some time.
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Dark wrote:I did try sampling some Mumbles for a song, but it didn't work out.. I might try again some time.
I already did that, no worries... :von:

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Speaking of the new stuff. We have been recording from keyboard to PC using a headphone wire with a jack on each end but there is quite a lot of crackle evident. We've tried recording it on a quieter volume and also used Cool Edit Pro's crackle reduction thing but it's still evident. It seems as more sounds are introduced the crackle becomes heavier, I thought maybe the soundcard can't handle all the sounds but I thought I'd ask you guys for some help/tips?
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Is the noise coming from this?
robertzombie wrote: a headphone wire with a jack on each end
Could be a dodgy cable?
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It's not the cable because I've used it to record with my keyboard to my PC and it's fine. But we use James' keyboard cause it's newer and better. I thought maybe the power of his keyboard is too much? :?
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robertzombie wrote:It's not the cable because I've used it to record with my keyboard to my PC and it's fine. But we use James' keyboard cause it's newer and better. I thought maybe the power of his keyboard is too much? :?
Ok, obvious questions first:

-check recording levels? Could be distortion from high peaks in the volume. If you have a way of monitoring the input (VU meter or a simple indicator in CoolEdit) alsways try to be in between -3 and -12 dB input. When you don't have dB input metering, just be on the safe side and try to avoid input level above three-quarters of you indicator.

-also, don't crank up the volume of the keyboard too loud. The three-quarters maximum can also be applied here...

-what soundcard do you use? Tried another cable yet? Or another keyboard? Dis this James-creature have previous cases where this occurred?

If none of the above help, gimme a ring and I'll come around to check ;)

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No need to call you Iz, we have fixed the problem. All we needed to do was turn down the microphone on the Windows Recording Mixer :eek:

So now everything sounds a lot better and we have decided to rerecord the whole thing :D

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If you decide that you want any help mixing or indeed remixing...:innocent:

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Well the mixing is almost finished but this time i'll be keeping all the recorded wav files so if anyone wants to do a remix feel free :)
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Oh, rest assured, if I want to, I will. ;)
I won't ask either, I only told Izzy that I'd used a sample about a day before I finished working on it. :lol:

This is what KLF is about! :von:
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Dark wrote:I only told Izzy that I'd used a sample about a day before I finished working on it. :lol:

This is what KLF is about! :von:
Oh :eek:

Lawyer time!

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I'm sure. You were pleased to have been sampled, and I have the PMs to prove it. ;D

Annoyingly, I may not be able to release it at the correct time.. if that's the case, it may be at 22:23 or indeed 21:23. Just a heads-up.
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As long as it's earlier I'll be fine, damn time differences :lol:
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Obviousman wrote:damn time differences :lol:
yeah! :roll:

so 22:23 our time then? I'm confused.
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MadameButterfly wrote:
Obviousman wrote:damn time differences :lol:
yeah! :roll:

so 22:23 our time then? I'm confused.
Aren't we +2 right now, Summer Time? :urff: Guess that makes it 01:23 which is way past bed-time for me :(

By the way, what's the obsession with 23? I will probably have missed the obvious, but was wondering :oops:
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Obviousman wrote:
MadameButterfly wrote:
Obviousman wrote:damn time differences :lol:
yeah! :roll:

so 22:23 our time then? I'm confused.
Aren't we +2 right now, Summer Time? :urff: Guess that makes it 01:23 which is way past bed-time for me :(
Z! Who can't do the math? I said 22:23 and you said +2 and in that book of mathematics it gives me 00:23 and of course the next day and not 01:23! :? :( :cry:

*I'll never get this time thingy ~ sobs and wails*

23? 2+3=5 so maybe they will be five minutes late?
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Ah, yes in that case you're right :lol: I thought it was meant to be 23:23 UK time :oops:

I'm alright at math, though time is always something else. I remember our Geography teacher always doing 'airplane questions' If a plane takes off from Brussels-Zaventem at some time and lands X hours laters in whichever crazy place you can think of, at which time does it arrive. Always drove me crazy :roll: :lol:
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Obviousman wrote:
I'm alright at math, though time is always something else. I remember our Geography teacher always doing 'airplane questions' If a plane takes off from Brussels-Zaventem at some time and lands X hours laters in whichever crazy place you can think of, at which time does it arrive. Always drove me crazy :roll: :lol:
I'm alright at math too, got me to computer science. Although I remember trying to get into the Dutch Royal Airforce at one stage, and I got through all the rounds until those 'airplane questions'. All I can say is I got a missus score? :roll: so I presume I was crashing the plane before I had even taken off. :oops: :lol:
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Obviousman wrote:By the way, what's the obsession with 23?
Google '23 illuminati' Z :innocent:
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