Burtsbluesboxes

Burtsbluesboxes

I turn junk into guitars
Norway Maine, United States
Joined : 2nd Sep 2012 - 13 years ago
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Burtsbluesboxes 28th Dec 2015 16:15 - 10 years ago

on Holy snowfall - Soleil Lune ft XyIlent by SoraSolitudine
No snowfall yet this year ;) I did one about falling snow as well, Farm in winter on Midisparks pg. Sure does have that holiday feeling. Use whatever DAW you're comfortable with and don't let anyone make you feel bad about it. Music lessons are free online, so much free info!! Practice, experiment, grow :D You're pretty good to begin with so if you do start some classes you'll find things making sense quite quickly. Not required for making music, but does help make sense of things. I find when I learn something new I have to try it in a composition.
It's like watching the snow drifting slowly to the ground on Christmas eve.

The Snow - Emily Dickinson

It sifts from Leaden Sieves -
It powders all the Wood.
It fills with Alabaster Wool
The Wrinkles of the Road -

It makes an even Face
Of Mountain, and of Plain -
Unbroken Forehead from the East
Unto the East again -

It reaches to the Fence -
It wraps it Rail by Rail
Till it is lost in Fleeces -
It deals Celestial Vail

To Stump, and Stack - and Stem -
A Summer’s empty Room -
Acres of Joints, where Harvests were,
Recordless, but for them -

It Ruffles Wrists of Posts
As Ankles of a Queen -
Then stills it’s Artisans - like Ghosts -
Denying they have been -
SoraSolitudine
SoraSolitudine replied 29th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Actually, I've never seen a snowfall. Here in Ecuador snow doesn't exist, specially in Guayaquil (where I live). The weather is too hot most of the year, and when is not, it rains. So, snow it's something like mythic.

I tried once to learn music online, but most of information is in English, mine is too basic to understand when someone talks on video. And, I can't understand music in my own language, worst in english, where musical notation is different (I mean, different names). In spanish musical notes are DO - RE - MI - FA - SOL - LA - SI... in english are C - D -E - F - G - A - B. When someone says "the tune is in E" (for example) I have to think and re-think trying to recall the corresponding note. So, it's a little bit harder.

Anyway, thanks for listening and comment!
Peace!
-SxL

(Ps: It's a nice poem, but I like more Gustavo Adolfo Becquer's poetry ;) )
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 25th Dec 2015 16:09 - 10 years ago

on Modnex - Winter in the summer - work in progress by Modnex
That's exactly what it feels like here in Maine! More like spring... This reminds me of Eminem. Great all the original styles here, influenced by our favorite artists :D
Modnex
Modnex replied 25th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
It feels like spring here too! I guess global warming was real. It's a bit scary to think about. That's awesome that this reminds you of Eminem. I didn't think I was that good! Thanks for all the great comments!

Have a great Christmas! :D
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 24th Dec 2015 20:11 - 10 years ago

on Mechahydrodronuskullkulkan by Byleth
Love those choirs! The Umbrella corp.(fictional, from Resident Evil story) was making Zombies and monsters for bio weapons, for war. I like the concept. I just got Mayan death whistle for Kontakt I need to put to use. Sent you the incomplete track I started with your Mora choirs. Are you going to unleash this dangerous military weapon against the goat lovers called isis?
Byleth
Byleth replied 25th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
thats true i had a lot of imagination for the choirs. I love how its pass to male from female at 0.55 min

And thanks for the Resident Evil reference I love those video games /movies

and maybe I will test this dangerous military weapon on isis. just to see what is the efficacy of Mecha...

I forgot to pm you about your track but I just wanted to say about how I love the piano
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 24th Dec 2015 17:13 - 10 years ago

on Silent Night by srob1234
I love hearing fresh renditions of these classic carols. Beautiful voice :D Very peaceful and enjoyable, well done.
srob1234
srob1234 replied 25th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Thank you so much! Have a very Merry Christmas!
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 23rd Dec 2015 19:51 - 10 years ago

on Speed Xmas NoTimeAtAllSong by joecramer
Oh yeah, merry metal christmas Joe :D I like the punk christmas theme hahaha Was this when the thinking Zombie was trying out for the Misfits but went to the Undead instead?
joecramer
joecramer replied 23rd Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
That may well be.
I can not remember exactly.
Those were hard times back then.

Many crazy people went there, where I lived, in and out.
There really were gloomy figures below.
Some of them were so dark that you could see them almost not at night.
Others were so confused that they claimed they were quite vampires and would equal going to suck blood.
Still others were running around to convince the world that they had seen the light.
And others knew exactly that it was all just made of plastic.

The remainder was assumed that the others were all mad because they took the wrong drugs.

The owner took care neither in the one nor in the other group, but was completely off track. He told anyone who would listen whether or not that everyone and everything was against him and why he was about innocent. Without interruption, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

I lived there and had some sort of front-row seat to the madness of the Western world of the 90's.
I would not even be surprised if the thinking zombie was infected in this wild place.
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 22nd Dec 2015 17:15 - 10 years ago

on Modern Disease by Spivkurl
I always picture you in a white lab coat with bubbling bottles of whatever, homemade electronic equipment all around your lab, wires strung all around, working away like a mad scientist experimenting with sound, warping and bending it in unimaginable ways all while laughing insanely :D Modern disease, great concept! Truth!! I love how original your music always is. Great to hear XD
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied 21st Jan 2016 - 10 years ago
Hey buddy, it's good to hear from you on this one! You're not far off in your impressions of my work spaces, except I turned in my lab coat when I got fired from the optical lab... (should have kept one!) Got some freakin cool gear on it's way currently, after a serious shopping seizure. Already got our music man Ray34 bass, which sounds killer through the old music man tube/SS hybrid amp we've got! Waiting to make any serious music until after the mercury retrograde, but things should get ugly after that. Appreciate you always listening and leaving your kind words!
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 11th Dec 2015 17:07 - 10 years ago

on Marnie Grant - Flying Away by MarnieG
I like your cat pic (^._.^)/ Beautiful. *flys away listening...
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 11th Dec 2015 17:03 - 10 years ago

on Just Let It Go - Instrumental - Vocal Ready by BradoSanz
I like this guy's teaching method, makes theory understandable. Note reading is bonus, just understand how and why stuff works is what matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gHEIF0rT2w&list=PLB585CE43B02669C3 You already know quite a bit so learning this stuff is quite simple and inspires new stuff constantly! (how I got into playing lead guitar) Hey I need to try that now :D Definitely tailored for vocals, love acoustic guitar. I have a 3/4 scale decent student one but hoping to get a full sized one soon so I can record alot more acoustic stuff. The full sized I do have has a cracked neck and wont stay in tune :( Tell your brother quit slacking and get his vocal parts done! Very Nice :D
BradoSanz
BradoSanz replied 16th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Yo, thanks Phatty :D I appreciate the help, I'm always willing to listen :P

Brado
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 20:42 - 10 years ago

on i see the missiles fly feat Phatkatz by joecramer
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/172354 also shared it on fb chat with you. All the info is in the zip folder regarding key/bpm. Dl'd those plug ins :D I love that retro sound! Let's make a few :D
joecramer
joecramer replied 13th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Hey Burt,
i am already working on one cool idea but i got a little time problem :) ..... between wakeup and comming back home from work there are almost 14 hours :( and then i have to do some "homework" with my daugther ..... but i can work a little on it later in the evening.
So it will be a moment to finished it.

stay tuned
joe
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 19:41 - 10 years ago

on Walking In The Rain by MGproduct
I could hear some rain sound fx added in here, really add another dimension to this great track :D I like how it goes from the electronic to the acoustic. Love acoustic! Is that you playing? People love tracks with rain ambience. Very uplifting and happy,like dancing in the rain out of joy :D
MGproduct
MGproduct replied 9th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Ya , you are right ...
Ill add some rain
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 19:13 - 10 years ago

on i see the missiles fly feat Phatkatz by joecramer
Love the hammond organ playing! I was wondering what you used to get that sound. I was born in '77 but sometimes I think that's wrong hahaha I'm really a hippie. Just recorded something this morning, I'll send it and upload it here as is if anyone else wants to join in. Even used my black and white squire and with single pick ups and squire 4 string bass to keep it retro :D Yes, squires, since I see no point in spending outrageous amounts of money on a single guitar! I know we can't change the world alone but at least we can express our thoughts/feelings to the world and try and offer peace through music. Music brings people together. If we could all just embrace each others differences absolutely amazing things could be accomplished!
joecramer
joecramer replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
To get that sound you need a bundle of two vst's
http://www.vstplanet.com/News/2012/NUBI_Plus - Hammond "like" organ
http://www.vstplanet.com/Effects/Modulation5.htm#Spiner - Leslie Cabinet

I call myself mister low tech and thats including instruments :)
But you are right, music works in a good way, mostly
So lets work together

Ok hippie77 :D i will wait for some extra special original retro guitar work :)

stay tuned
joe
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 06:53 - 10 years ago

on i see the missiles fly feat Phatkatz by joecramer
Reminds me of being a kid when the first gulf war started, my brother ran into my parents room and hid next to the bed scared to death that scud missles were falling on us, but we're in USA! I'd like to do more of these with you Joe :D Powerful concept, love the lyrics. I was listening to this at work tonight. I can't even imagine the fear those poor people in the war zone are suffering through, what a mess...
joecramer
joecramer replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Lets colab a little more!
I love your guitar recordings a lot and i am sure that we can do something good together. And at the same time i can improve my hammond organ play style :) a little bit .....

Send me some recorded stuff and i will see what i can do :)

stay tuned
joe
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 06:45 - 10 years ago

on Angel and a Demon by MOONLYTE
fk yeah! Epic! Love the choir, piano and strings. The title reminded of Angels and Demons book. What keeps coming to mind is the statue of The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa :p
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 06:34 - 10 years ago

on Amor mio by JasonCroft
Practice makes perfect, but for 2 hours...!! Jealous!! :p
JasonCroft
JasonCroft replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Thanks for your comment Phatkatz, actually Im nothing trough this great guitar players here specially you
Kindest Regards
J_*
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 06:30 - 10 years ago

on 128 seconds to the hell by JasonCroft
Wouldn't that be called improvisational playing? I love doing that!! That's how I do lead guitar and bass, don't think about it, just play letting the feelings flow. Thinking will cause you to mess up everytime! Love acoustic guitar. Well done.
JasonCroft
JasonCroft replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
yes thats improvisational playing
actually I get some of my ideas by doing this
sometimes you can get a real melody, rhythm, solo and etc from improvisational playing
Thanks for your comment and for your time pal
Kindest Regards
J_*
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 8th Dec 2015 06:07 - 10 years ago

on The Last Road by toastedavalanche
Definitely would work as a closing track. Sounds real good on my stereo too. I like the piano interlude at 1:31, I think the vocals (singing part) should come back one more time at 1:41 then back into piano then into that ending piano at 2:02, just my thought. Cool song :D When's your album going to be coming out? I've been meaning to put together a concept album with video, always sidetracked with something...
toastedavalanche
toastedavalanche replied 23rd Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Thank you for your input Phatkatz4, it is always appreciated. A lot of people seem to feel the track should have a second round of vocals. I'm not adverse to this idea, except I have no idea what else to say. The lyrics are so simple that they summarize the songs concept as they stand. Maybe some inspiration will come and I'll expand it, I'll have to think on it.
As for the album. No deadline just yet. As you can see, I'm terrible at making commitments! :P
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 7th Dec 2015 21:29 - 10 years ago

on Chasm by StaticNomad
I'll get that 1 bpm epic doooom track together so you can shred over it :D
StaticNomad
StaticNomad replied 7th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
OK. What I'd do is speed that up 100 times and then shred over it and add that playing to the original 1BPM doomgroove.

Then I'd take the 100BPM fretwank widdling and stick it through the extreme timestretch software to create haunting ambiences. A little like what I've done in this track.
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 7th Dec 2015 21:21 - 10 years ago

on Chasm by StaticNomad
Melodic metal my favorite metal \m/ especially melodic doom 3:) I like that idea of time stretching guitar parts for vocals haha!! I love how dark it gets, the vocal(guitar) is kind of creepy. I'll play this again tonight on my stereo after work, may have more thoughts. Speaking of 800x slower, have you heard the spongebob theme song slowed down 800x? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oyo4Bcy1Sc Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Why, Cthulu of course!!
StaticNomad
StaticNomad replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Yo, Mr 4.

Is melodic metal your favourite type? I'd expect you to prefer something creepier and darker.

I do wonder if the large amount of melody might put off some metallers. No doubt death, black and grindcore types but let's not worry about them.

"I like that idea of time stretching guitar parts for vocals"

No, that wasn't my idea - that was just the lovely surprise with how things turned out. I simply took a few guitar parts from within the track, timestretched them 800% and reimported them and spent ages arranging and trimming them.

" I love how dark it gets"

Yeah, that's the dark middle eg 4:18 with some crashing cymbal work. Then out of the relative darkness and back into the light for a triumphant ending.

"have you heard the spongebob theme song slowed down 800x"

No cos I'm not interested in that but I've heard loads of well known tracks slowed down 800% on Youtube. I think that's probably how I came across the Paul stretching software.

My favourite stretchy track is the Indiana Jones theme - Raiders March.

"may have more thoughts"

As always - come back if you have any. I'd rather hear about this track than Spongebob.

Take care.
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 7th Dec 2015 20:44 - 10 years ago

on i see the missiles fly feat Phatkatz by joecramer
This is awesome Joe! I was wondering how that was working out. Retro as hell for sure! It's like a vietnam protest song, only this time we'd be protesting isis. Killing each other solves nothing... Love it! I have more unfinished retro type jams, I'll have to share, maybe we can make some more like this! One of my favorite eras in music. So much soul and emotion went into the music of that time, with the turmoil going on the world then and now... :D
joecramer
joecramer replied 8th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Hey Burt, nice to know that you like it. 'Cause i changed a little your stems :) but it looks like that it fits mostly.
Cool that you understand exactly what i had in mind while making this one. I believed that the stems needed something like this. I am born in 1965 and all the "great" boys listend to this kind of music. I realy like the music from the 60's a lot, 'cause it is almost the first "cool" music i could listen to. But when the NDW (new german wave) starts i couldnd stop listen to and the 80' will be my favorit times :) for ever i think .......

stay tuned
joe
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 6th Dec 2015 03:35 - 10 years ago

on blues until sunrise by bluesdaddy80
There's a raw intimiate beauty to a singer/songwriter just playing and singing from within, no amount of production perfection can match. Very cool 8D
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 6th Dec 2015 03:29 - 10 years ago

on In Too Deep by ImproveWithError
In my opinion this is the best stuff. Raw, live human performances, imperfections only add to the beauty of it. My brother has been doing alot like this,(bluesdaddy80) just jamming on his acoustic and singing away. Very cool :D
ImproveWithError
ImproveWithError replied 7th Dec 2015 - 10 years ago
Hey,

Thanks for checking out the track, I appreciate your comments. I am glad you liked the track, thanks again.

Kyle
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 4th Dec 2015 07:08 - 10 years ago

on Roots and Branches by Spivkurl
I'm jealous, Look at all the attention this got! LOL! Honestly, people say negative crap out of jealousy... I like the intertwining melodies, like the intertwining roots. Can you see that hobbit hiding in there? Love the animal sounds, very fitting for the tree/nature theme here. Just read on the audiosparks site that you recorded them AND performed this live :D awesome! Love the added, hmm not sure the word, dimension, music adds to the art/images. We all have different perceptions/interpretations.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied 1st Jan 2016 - 10 years ago
Hey buddy! I wasn't to happy to have this track and myself to be used as examples of why Looperman sucks now, but it did turn out for the best, since this song got far more attention than it probably would have otherwise. It's not performed live in the strictest sense, as I am only one person and could not possible play all of these instruments at once. The organ parts were played live, and basically all of the instrument tracks had various accents done live when bouncing them to the computer. Yep, the crows were recorded out the window of my studio in December 2014, and there are some hobbits... er squirrels barking in the distance. Happy that you enjoyed listening to this, and I hope you have picked up a copy of the album!
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 27th Nov 2015 22:51 - 10 years ago

on Yours Within -ft NanuNanu by ValveDriver
Love the pella! Music fits with it perfectly! What a ride. Do you rust in the shower? being so metal and all... ;) I love metal with that 'world' sound to it, like folk metal. Hope you got more like this coming. I got a celtic loop pack been hoping to work into some metal tunes. Check out Dalariada. Ever seen accordian, oud, fiddles used in metal? HAhaha! If I remember right you use vst guitar, that sounds so real could've fooled me and I play guitar! Good to have your music back to enjoy :D Hope life's treating you better now.
ValveDriver
ValveDriver replied 22nd Jan 2016 - 10 years ago
PK, what's up, man? Sorry for the super late reply. Life's been a whirlwind!

Folk metal us freakin' awesome...if it's done well. Admittedly, I haven't delved too deeply into the genre, but that which I've heard is pretty damned cool. I will definitely check out Dalariada. I'm always up for finding new music! Thanks for the suggestion!

I do use VST guitar. I had bought a Warlock with the intent to learn, and use, but the Ex had other plans. However, I'm coming up on a possible replacement for it, now that the smoke is starting to clear.

Thanks for the kindness, my friend. As always, it's appreciated.

Take care.
Aaron.
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 21st Nov 2015 05:05 - 10 years ago

on Awakening Senses by OmarMuk
I love seeing more composers getting involved in the composing for art. It's excellent inspiration and a blast!! This gets my vote, as it fits very nicely with the picture. That was my second choice, I went with Trees and Distant Mountains for my entry. Even if you don't qualify this month, next month I'm sure will be holiday music so there's more chances. I don't care about a prize, it's rewarding in itself. Hope to see more from you on there :D The music brings me to the rivers edge as it flows along in the setting light of the sun. To me the melodies represent the different things going on like the flowing current and the drifting clouds. Absoluetly love the different interpretations we all have of different pieces of art. What an enjoyable ride! I'll be watching for the finished product.
OmarMuk
OmarMuk replied 21st Nov 2015 - 10 years ago
Yes I agree with you I'm not motivated by the prize I'm motivated by the idea and exploring seeing and feeling music. Definitely is rewarding.

Thanks for your thoughts and appreciate your description.

And that's the beauty of music, art, and creativity in general. The self-expression, joy, and relief it creates for the artist and the countless interpretations and feel made by everyone else.

Thanks again!
Burtsbluesboxes
Burtsbluesboxes 20th Nov 2015 14:58 - 10 years ago

on BlahPt1 by addstar
NIN vibe for sure :p Ever heard Controlled Bleeding? They're similar electro/industrial experimental from the late 80's early 90's.
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