Am I allowed to record a funk version of Liz Phair's "Supernova" with me vocodering the lyrics?

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Well, I know that I'm allowed, because fuck, free country, right, I mean shit, as a member of the military I defend my own right to do such, but I guess what I'm really asking is, is it a good idea?

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 02:25 (twenty years ago) link

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Sunday, 22 June 2003 02:58 (twenty years ago) link

How incitive, Mike. I am glad I have you around. Awful jackass.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:06 (twenty years ago) link

It might work. Give it a try.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

Actually, skip the vocoder if you can. I'd recommend singing it straight, but keeping the funk angle.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

anything sounds better with a vocoder. do it!

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:16 (twenty years ago) link

You see, the thing is, my voice is totally shitty. Through a lot of compression and, some flanger, and some reverb, I've gotten decent vocal tones, but still, it's not that great. I can hit notes, I can sing in pitch and all, but every time I hear my voice in a recording, I shudder in disgust. It might just be nerve, but I still think that unless I get a real singer to come to my apartment, I should stick with the MS2000 vocoding my voice.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:19 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, like I said, I think Tad has the idea down. I can't sing, man. My natural voice sounds corny.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:20 (twenty years ago) link

do it to it.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:22 (twenty years ago) link

Neil Young's TRANS: An Underrated Masterpiece, or Justly Ignored?

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:28 (twenty years ago) link

Why not find someone to sing it who has a nice, good voice that comes at least somewhat close to a decent soul singer?

I think that would be a lot more effective than the vocoder thing. Vocoder on cover songs is definitely played out.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:28 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks Matt, I'll put an ad out in the Washington Post.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:35 (twenty years ago) link

Maybe my situation is not clear, I'm a dude with a few guitars, basses, a Korg MS2000, a couple of Korg Electribes (the A and S) and a Tascam tape based 4-track. I can't pay a singer. And all of my friend's singing blows.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 22 June 2003 03:40 (twenty years ago) link

well, will the vocodered vocals be in a cher stylee or a cylon battlestar galactica one? please let it be the latter.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 22 June 2003 13:21 (twenty years ago) link

Well, Helltime - don't you have any friends?

Some folks may not really need to get paid, some people will just do it for, y'know, fun.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 13:29 (twenty years ago) link

What the hell is my problem - I guess I missed the part where you said your friend's singing sucks. Sorry. Just work up.

Friend's friends? Friend's friend's friends? Total strangers?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 13:30 (twenty years ago) link

just *woke* up.

sigh.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Sunday, 22 June 2003 13:30 (twenty years ago) link

I'll do it! Note: I cannot sing.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 22 June 2003 17:31 (twenty years ago) link

can i emcee over the remix like im ja rule or something?

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Sunday, 22 June 2003 17:42 (twenty years ago) link

dude Helltime are you saying that my singing sucks? I will FUCK YOU UP.

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 22 June 2003 17:53 (twenty years ago) link

twenty years pass...

YSI?

― jaymc, Sunday, 19 November 2023 04:57 (one week ago) link

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