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"Thats what its here for! Have fun with it! Have to add more one of these days. Very…" Mark Bliss replied Nov 20, 2012 to Jimmy B Bad	4	Nov 20, 2012 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Oh of course that is unless someone has the desire to add a bass track!" Mark Bliss replied Feb 27, 2012 to 12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2	51	Feb 2, 2013 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"Ok, first an apology for the delay, I work a lot of hours and have other responsibil…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 27, 2012 to 12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2	51	Feb 2, 2013 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"Oh isnt that fun! That layered thing is something psychedelic and yet fantastic!" Mark Bliss replied Feb 18, 2012 to Some smojo loops	12	Feb 18, 2012 Reply by Mark Bliss
"I might be wrong, but I think we are ok on tuning here, B might be sleep deprived an…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 13, 2012 to 12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2	51	Feb 2, 2013 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"Dont let it get to you Jim, the learning curve can be steep, but it will start click…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 13, 2012 to 12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2	51	Feb 2, 2013 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"Between the notes is a pretty cool start! I like it!" Mark Bliss replied Feb 13, 2012 to BACK TO BASICS - A four min track of me thumping a pile of books for anyone to add to!!	62	Oct 26, 2014 Reply by ShadowChancer
"WAV is fine for short bits, but might run into problems with file size limitations o…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 12, 2012 to BACK TO BASICS - A four min track of me thumping a pile of books for anyone to add to!!	62	Oct 26, 2014 Reply by ShadowChancer
"That A D F# thing. Maybe, we'll see how it goes!" Mark Bliss replied Feb 12, 2012 to 12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2	51	Feb 2, 2013 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"Where the count in/synch thing really shines is when you want to insert a section, l…" Mark Bliss replied Feb 12, 2012 to BACK TO BASICS - A four min track of me thumping a pile of books for anyone to add to!!	62	Oct 26, 2014 Reply by ShadowChancer

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Original Collaborative Album Idea

Started by c# merle. Last reply by RiverRatCustoms Jul 23, 2016. 10 Replies 2 Likes

Dubbing over videos?

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Share lyrics and sing my song?

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Analog Recording

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Can Only Ask (semi collaboration)

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BACK TO BASICS - A four min track of me thumping a pile of books for anyone to add to!!

Started by bemuzic. Last reply by ShadowChancer Oct 26, 2014. 62 Replies 0 Likes

hello, i'm new here

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How Do I convert a cda file?

Started by Rob Uker. Last reply by Bernie Mango Feb 28, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes

New Jamateur Collabhut Project - Evolution

Started by Bad Finger (Eric). Last reply by Bad Finger (Eric) Feb 27, 2013. 62 Replies 1 Like

12 Bar Blues, take 1 and 2

Started by Mark Bliss. Last reply by Downtown Vinnie Feb 2, 2013. 51 Replies 1 Like

Owl reso backing in A

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jason Mills Feb 2, 2013. 7 Replies 4 Likes

TPS ....by request ....and greatful for it

Started by Downtown Vinnie. Last reply by Downtown Vinnie Feb 1, 2013. 17 Replies 1 Like

Jimmy B Bad

Started by Mark Bliss. Last reply by Mark Bliss Nov 20, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes

"The Older I Get, The Better I Was." Collaboration invite

Started by Laef. Last reply by Laef Apr 22, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Cpt. Nemoff - NEW CBG ALBUM "Spirit of the Box" december 2011, Moscow, Russia

Started by Cpt. Nemoff. Last reply by Silent Jim Feb 23, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes

bemuzic Blues backing Tracks for Jason...or anyone else : -)

Started by bemuzic. Last reply by bemuzic Feb 22, 2012. 28 Replies 1 Like

Some smojo loops

Started by smojo. Last reply by Mark Bliss Feb 18, 2012. 12 Replies 0 Likes

Chicago blues in G

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jarmo Katajisto Feb 18, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Rusty three stringer backing in gdg

Started by Jason Mills. Last reply by Jason Mills Feb 17, 2012. 4 Replies 2 Likes

owl resonator box guitar

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Stereo recording with a looper pedal

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