it used 2 be the jam up in here. Not i see the hay pastures pasing by every now and then.

WHERE IS EVERY1?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WAKE UP MUSICANS WAKE UP!

...still here... just uploaded a couple of quirky things from last year that I found.

psykosoul said:

thank god. Im on here veryday lookin 4 sumthin and every1 is sleep. Well not every1 but ya know...

I will check this out tigga.!

I am here, listening 1999 album , this is the first time i hear DMSR in studio and some other few songs, its cool

7salles said:

Awesome. Nice 2 get caught up with my org kin folks

I'm hardly asleep. I've been designing a web site for a band here in atlanta, ( www.deltamoon.com/june ) unpacking, fixing up this Amityville Horror that I've moved into.

I WISH I had time for music. I look forward to it.

hey otan, how do you do your sites?

7salles said:

Start out with pencil and paper and do rough sketches of where things will go, how things will behave. Think about the end user constantly. What are they looking for at this site? Organize your information that way.

Then go to photoshop and start putting together a rough comp of a single page from the site, to refine the initial design concept. At this point, I'll sometimes take screenshots from other websites and cut and paste parts of their sites into the photoshop file, just as guidelines of things that I like, and then, duuh, be sure to NOT use that original screenshot in the site - it's for inspiration - develop your own site from those pieces of inspiration. (in THIS site's case, some of the visual element were "adapted" from www.soulive.com )

Then start putting the pages together in Dreamweaver, using pieces from the photoshop comp.

THEN start doing all the wacky coding - like the javascript that randomly generates the header image, the javascript that writes out the next three upcoming gigs, (it looks at the list of gigs, and starts with Today, moves forward until three gigs have been written, and then stops). Then do the magic for the calendar, (more javascript, same as the upcoming gigs, except it starts with today and goes until all gigs have been written out) the photo gallery crap, (not too happy with that yet) and stuff.

A site comes together a WHOLE lot faster if you do all the prep work - pencil and paper are the best tools you can use for web design. That, and looking at other people's sites, coming up with ideas, talking to the client to find out what they like, don't like, want, etc. Also be aware of the client's surfing abilities. If they're using an old crap Mac or PC, don't rely on DHTML or Stylesheets too much. In this site, I'm using css stylesheets sparingly... just for font decoration, not to create boxes and layers and crap.

But to be honest, I'm sick of designing sites for people other than myself. The leader of this band is surfing the web on a dialup computer running WINDOWS 98. That's an OS from SIX YEARS AGO. That's the Triassic Period of browsers and platforms. Who knows what I could have accomplished if I weren't designing for Granpa Grig.

i asked this because i study computer science at teh university and I am interested in going further to web design because in my town there's lot of demand and few people who does it. i made a few sites before but all of them sucked and i liked yours. thanks for sharing your methods.

I love designing web sites. I hate explaining to morons that, if they want the latest technology on their site, they've got to upgrade their stupid computers.

So, really, i'm just not a good "people person".

otan said:

I hear ya!
Next time I'm in Atlanta, the first round is on me.

Oh, and by the way PP4, didn't you have a wav file to upload to the NFO site?

I take it your not too busy today?
(I just givin' you a hard time.)

I've been finishing the upstairs of my house so I can set-up the drum set/congas. This has been every night and weekends for the last 2 weeks.

I've been working on it for 3 years and it's finally done. Just doing some final touch-up to the trim and paint but should be set-up by this weekend.

I've been recording ideas on my zoom for the last year and now will finally be able to record everything for real at my own house. This has never happened before, so I'm really excited with the blank canvas that I can go to at any time of the day or night.

were here as well.....

preparing something new.


yikes!!!!!

otan said:

Hey HEy HEY!!!!

Don't knock it! I am STILL using Win98! It's STILL a great platform! (although if he's using IE5- then he needs 2 SERIOUSLY re-evaluate!).

I can't seem 2 get with XP for some reason... think I'll wait 4 Longhorn...

'dre

DreZone said:

Me too.

VinaBlue said:

YOU PEOPLE NEED HELP!!!

Windows 98 Has an EXPIRATION DATE IN THEIR TITLE!!! '98! It says on the box, "DO NOT USE AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE"

sigh.

well. go look at the site and tell me if it's hammered.

otan said:

Does it make a difference if it's 98SE?

The sites look fine...

otan said:

A funkin' solid site from a funkin' solid band.
Now if they would only get that Soulive on NHK video to work again so I could hear the stripped down version of Cannonball

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

VinaBlue said:

Nah. I spose not.

Yeh VinaBlue I'm still using Win98 2nd ed.(cringe),from the 'triassic period'( ).
Nice work Otan with the site. No it wasn't 'hammered', came through load & clear.Sweet Band!
Had a good time last night playing live at a pub gig.Was a loose get together of around 10 of us ; individual performances, plus 'The Band' playing at the end . It's been a couple of months since we've got together & gone 'out there'.I was shitting Myself during my set, playing my fender acoustic, with a bridge pickup .Setting up the p.a. then a few minutes getting the sound right. Played some originals, and a Ry Cooder cover, (Title: Everythings gonna work out just fine), which in the end it did.My left hand started cramping after 'bout 3 minutes, then luckily i warmed up and got through, was scary i have to admit. I'd forgotten that U have 2 practice! Then sitting 'round , wandering around ,going through the tracks "PainFactory" were gonna do, unplugged Elec. Git. in the fouyer, once i new i was gonna remember what 2 play i calmed a bit, but woh had a few moments of terror ! We did 'some covers' (Hotel California,Little wing,While my guitar gently..)+ ..., my thing, 'Factoreyes', 12 bar jam in 'E' ; was great 2 play some lead and the guy's & girls sung & played tight.Music's such a love but i went from total "Oh my god" at the start, 2 "wow, that was so relaxing", at the end.Playing live in front of 50 people in a pub, ouch!, from Hell 2 Ecstacy. So easy 2 lose touch, but it was fun

I've been working on stuff with my new band. We'll probably try to do at least a couple of my originals amidst the sea of covers - any suggestions of which ones? Best Tonight will probably be one fo' sure. First couple of gigs went well. Nothing but kind words from everyone. It's so nice that they drink while we play - we sound so much better that way. Also trying to work out a new acoustic act - we'll see how that goes. I posted the band demo on my Soundclick site. Check it out!

Win98 never was a great platform, or even a good one. The only reason everybody used it (including me ) is because of M$'s incredible marketing.
But that's just my 2cts
[This message was edited Sun Jun 13 6:03:18 2004 by erikd]

erikd said:

The main reason I used it is because it works with all my hardware seemlessly and it don't crash very often. I find it a rather maleable format. I don't like too much ease of use, I have to wonder "What are Microsoft trying 2 hide?"... however my comp is specifically optimised for A/V work.

'dre

erikd said:

Hey Erik:

D'OH!!!

I still use windows 98! LOL!

It works better with my gear than Win ME or XP... of course, the only setback is the "Blue Screen of Death" that happens every once in a blue moon...

But running Sonar 2.0 on Windows 98 has all the throughput I need... and running on a 2.2 Ghz machine with 1 Gig of RAM, it delivers enough processing power that I can run damn near unlimited effects processors on well over 48 tracks. (I've never used more than 48 tracks so far, but I suspect I could probably go a lot more before I started getting drop-outs).

--Julian--

JulianChristian said:

The choice of the late Ray Charles... justhought I'd mention it!

'dre