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Happy Cycling Mashup
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 12:04 am
by GloamLight
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:47 am
by Aesthetics
A lecture underneath from Alan Watts ain't no mash-up to me.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:36 pm
by GloamLight
Yeah yeah yeah, take it or leave it.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 6:30 pm
by 747Music
Is that sounds from Jurassic Park I hear?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:44 pm
by saob
It just sounds messy. This topic makes me think of bad auditions in american idol and such, someone that think they are kicking ass but just makes a fool out of themselves in front of everyone. I mean obviously you think this is hot.
Okey through with being harsh now, couldn't help that, sorry. I should leave some constructive criticism.
I think the Watts lecture is drowning behind the song and that makes it sound messy. Actually, the song isn't fitting with the lecture at all imho. Try lowering the volume of the music, and use a song without beats or with minimal beats for this kinda stuff.
You could also play around with the frequencies of the lecture to not let it smear into the song too much, like cutting low frequencies and amplifying mid-high.

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:28 pm
by Aesthetics
GloamLight wrote:Yeah yeah yeah, take it or leave it.
Sorry dude, didn't mean to offend you. Chill, here is a mix with some real
mash-ups.

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:32 pm
by Guido
Whatever, I love it. I should check out this Alan Watts. Everything I hear and understand of what he is saying sounds quite interesting.
Nice job.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:37 pm
by dave_from_2001
yesterday I was walking around town listening to headphones and Happy Cycling was playing and it finally happened--the seagull sample played and one of the seagulls flying around nearby did the same thing in synch. there have been some close calls over the years but this one was perfect.
then I found a bag of weed on the ground. it had been under the snow for the winter and was ruined though.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 11:57 pm
by zeitgeist
Guido wrote:Whatever, I love it. I should check out this Alan Watts. Everything I hear and understand of what he is saying sounds quite interesting.
Nice job.
start with his "the book". my favorite, and appropriate title given the subject matter.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 1:47 am
by GloamLight
I am satisfied enough with knowing that there is a community of fans
that love The Sound enough to commit a musical atrocity in order
to pay tribute to The Sound.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 2:47 am
by saturdayindex
like the jurassic park clips. The chords fit well with the track. Alan Watts lecture drags on a bit, but it's an interesting listen.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 4:35 am
by dave_from_2001
saob wrote:It just sounds messy. This topic makes me think of bad auditions in american idol and such, someone that think they are kicking ass but just makes a fool out of themselves in front of everyone.
you may be taking this online bulletin board thing too seriously. I mean the way you choose to communicate.. making the decision to belittle someone at long distance with a TV show reference.
who is in competition here? what is a "real" mash-up? who cares?
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:09 am
by saob
dave_from_2001 wrote:saob wrote:It just sounds messy. This topic makes me think of bad auditions in american idol and such, someone that think they are kicking ass but just makes a fool out of themselves in front of everyone.
you may be taking this online bulletin board thing too seriously. I mean the way you choose to communicate.. making the decision to belittle someone at long distance with a TV show reference.
who is in competition here? what is a "real" mash-up? who cares?
It was just an immediate reference that sprung to mind which I chose to write down. Maybe better to shut up but whatever, I like to speak my mind.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:10 pm
by 23degreesdream
for what it's worth, i think this works pretty well.
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 2:48 pm
by saturdayindex
saob wrote:dave_from_2001 wrote:saob wrote:It just sounds messy. This topic makes me think of bad auditions in american idol and such, someone that think they are kicking ass but just makes a fool out of themselves in front of everyone.
you may be taking this online bulletin board thing too seriously. I mean the way you choose to communicate.. making the decision to belittle someone at long distance with a TV show reference.
who is in competition here? what is a "real" mash-up? who cares?
It was just an immediate reference that sprung to mind which I chose to write down. Maybe better to shut up but whatever, I like to speak my mind.
i know you weren't trying to truly belittle GL, you just chose to use a simile that was a bit ambiguous... : )
btw gloamlight, i was wondering how much time you spent on that mashup?
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:45 pm
by Mexicola
GloamLight had the nuts to stick his efforts out there to be shot at and he therefore scores over people like me who haven't the guts to post up our own efforts. Good on ya GloamLight!

Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:45 pm
by novayshun
obviously people who make mash-ups like this have no respect for the source material. why else would somebody take a great song and ruin it, or are they deluded enough to think that in some way that they are making it even better?
imo people who make these mash-ups are even lower down than the soundalike clones, at least they try and make a new track (albeit sounding like the artist they are copying).
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 3:15 am
by GloamLight
novayshun wrote:obviously people who make mash-ups like this have no respect for the source material. why else would somebody take a great song and ruin it, or are they deluded enough to think that in some way that they are making it even better?
imo people who make these mash-ups are even lower down than the soundalike clones, at least they try and make a new track (albeit sounding like the artist they are copying).
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You're an unpleasant statistical outlier in an otherwise friendly and constructive community.
What are you even doing here?
Who are you?
The modification to "Happy Cycling" was done by a close friend of mine within a span of two hours.
-gL-
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 4:13 am
by GloamLight
For what it's worth:
LINK REMOVED
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 4:25 am
by Tarsier
so you didn't make this?