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My room. Bass traps in all corners and a large full on diffuser for behind my monitors I got for £20.00 from a local Studio [closing down sale [size=4]][/size] [size=4][/size] [size=4]Cubase 7x and Presonus Studio One V2.6xx (both x64)[/size] [size=4]Finale12[/size] [size=4]Sibelius 7[/size] [size=4]Notion 4 x64[/size] [size=4]Various VSTi's/VST's[/size] [size=4]2 x 1 terabyte hard drives (Kontakt Libraries)[/size] [size=4]PC x64/[/size][size=4]W7 x64[/size] [size=4]Roland Quad Capture Audio/MIDI box[/size] [size=4]Galaxy Tab, running touch DAW controller.[/size] [size=4]Studio Logic Keyboard/88 keys[/size] [size=4]Mackie Speakers [HR 624'S] and a Mackie sub.[/size] [size=4]Various Basses and Guitars.[/size] [size=4]Avalon U5 Pre amp.[/size] [size=4]Assorted hand Percussion[/size]

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1374668451' post='2151528'] you should have been here when it was a 13 minute video [/quote] I was - And did the download, It came in at 100 meg, as an AVI HD... Took the time to eat my Frankfurter toasty while downloading.

Wow, a lot of white flags already.. You mission, if you choose to accept it.....[size=4]six minutes of media music.[/size] [size=4]The way i see it..... treat it just as that, six minutes of media music, not twelve 30 second songs stitched together [/size] [size=4]Load the Video/slide show, put in markers on your time line/bar lines for the picture change so you know where you are,[/size] [size=4]and make one picture flow into the next..be it, a mood change, style change, key change or a variation on a theme[s] or whatever.[/size] [size=4]Out of your comfort zone...maybe...out of this world...no!!....[/size] [size=4]You ain't gonna die.... [/size] [size=4]Garry[/size]

Twelve minutes is a lot of music - chances are some DAW's will freeze or fall over, depending on your computer spec of course. In real life scoring, video is cut down into sections/cues of maybe a minute or two, etc. It would have been better to have made it around six minutes long, say thirty second for each picture. And somewhere to host and download in Quicktime formate [smaller files]. Just throwing in some ideas (All IMO of course) and thinking of ways to make it easier for folks to get involved. I have downloaded the original video that was posted up on you tube, and it came in at about 100 meg AVI So I have converted into a Quicktime .Mov (A lot smaller file) and it works fine. But whatever is easiest for Charic, because it seems he has put some work into this. Garry

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1374649492' post='2151202'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=4]The piece should be [b]no more than 5 minutes long[/b] and should be composed and recorded in the same month as the piece in question.[/size][/font][/color] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Yeah... I'm a git![/color][/font] [/quote] ? [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Garry[/size]

Quite a bit of Ethnic music is improvised, at times over a (Bass) drone, leaving plenty of freedom. Then there is Rhythm from percussion instruments (with various time sigs) and varying tunings/pitch from very low to quite high. Seems like they have everything covered to me, and without the aid of a twelve bar [size=4] [/size]

Great stuff dude, and the video is cool. The Drummer has a nice "on it" style. Garry

I suppose you could get an Amp that has less power than Terra Bass 500 head, then you could turn it up to eleven, that should impress the guys in your band. Garry

Donald Fagen - Night Fly (on vinyl)

[size=4]I think it's a classy, big occasion, American show business over the top arrangement, with plenty of passion and energy, and it came over that way.[/size] Top marks to the arranger, musicians and all the singers. Good stuff.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1374231610' post='2146656'] That has got to be one of the worst "demos" I've ever seen. More than anything it proves the point that getting a realistic sound is all about the playing and less about the actual sound itself. [/quote] Yer, not the greatest, but easy to use. I am afraid Kontakt, and the many available libraries is the best way - But not the cheapest way. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxEHrq_70c[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlKFDakw4k4[/media]

Most people don't even know the names of tunes they are asking for... Do you do that one by what's her name ?....You know her.. of course you do...go on now go...that one... Lovely... [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1374195326' post='2146420'] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgGjg9FLq74 [/quote]

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1374217026' post='2146466'] ...apart from Reason. Folks have been lobbying Propellerhead for video support for some time, but there's no way of integrating it at present. Still, no matter. I'm likely a minority in this regard and I'll find a workaround [/quote] Of course. I forgot that. Rewire Reason and Reaper together, maybe ? Just use Reaper to run the video. Reapers video support gets better and better all the time. Garry

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1374211139' post='2146430'] You will definitely be composing to video. I'll check if the daws have in built video support later the week [size=4][/quote][/size] [size=4]Pretty much all do[/size] [size=4]Some will only use Quick Time, and others only AVI or WMA [and some both of course][/size] [size=4]But what ever Video format you use, it can be converted [plenty of free converters out there][/size] [color=#464646][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]• Windows Media (.wmv)[/font][/color] [color=#464646][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]• Video For Windows (.avi)[/font][/color] [color=#464646][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]• MPEG Video (.mpg)[/font][/color] [color=#464646][font=Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]• QuickTime Video (.mov)[/font][/color] [size=4]Garry[/size]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1374188290' post='2146388'] I've written entire songs. And they will be recorded when I can. But I can't do anything like that right now, and I want to be able to make guitar sounds. [/quote] This might tickle your fancy [and there are other compaines doing pretty much the same thing - cheaper as well] [url="http://www.musiclab.com/"]http://www.musiclab.com/[/url] [url="http://www.musiclab.com/products/realstrat/audio.html"]http://www.musiclab.com/products/realstrat/audio.html[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-w-9BmXvzY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-w-9BmXvzY[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BzZT5liAfY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BzZT5liAfY[/url]

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1374179577' post='2146251'] Well , the thing is that Jaco and the other artists you mention were radical departures within their given discipline , and changed their medium forever . It is possible for all kinds of fancy Dan bass players to come along with amazing chops and technique , but so far most have struggled to make the impact that Jaco did . I wouldn't put Jaco in the same bracket as Mozart or Shakespear for various reasons ( I could explain why , if you like ) , but in his own modest way he was a genius of sorts , but not because of his technique . His gift was that he thought about and interpreted music differently to other people , and happened to do so via the medium of the bass guitar . Like just about every genius you can think of , Jaco was unconventional , a radical , and unlike anything that had come before him on the bass guitar . He wasn't alone in that by any means - there were other fantastically gifted players of that era - but at his best he was brilliant in his own right . He was versatile too , despite having such a distinctive signature style . He was a World- class jazz bassist and accomplished soloist , but his work as an accompanist in various genres is equally accomplished and shows great maturity and sensitivity to the overall musical picture rather than just his own role in it . Regardless of your own personal taste ( which you are fully entitled to , I hasten to add) Jaco was the real deal , the complete package . I am not one of Jaco's slavish followers by any means , and I couldn't even say he was the player I myself have enjoyed or or directly tried to emulate the most , but his stature on the instrument is undeniable . [/quote] Top of the class dude...

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1374168992' post='2146101'] A beautiful version of the Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos classic...... [/quote] Ha Ha... I was just hunting for some Flora...Tis a great tune that one. And another. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1kS9MpJO4w[/media]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1374176147' post='2146193'] But there isn't one in Logic. [/quote] What's wrong with programming your own then ? [In Logic] - You have PRV, Mod wheel, Pitch wheel, god knows how many cc#'s available. You can paint in your own rhythms, arpeggios, or even write in the score editor. Or you can paste your own audio loops together [there are plenty of Audio loops in Logic and Garageband] and tons of free ones on the net [that come in progressions].Chop them up, re pitch them and be creative. Reading through the thread, I have noticed the only thing holding you back, seems to be you [and I am not taking the piss, by the way] You just really need to get stuck into anything tutorial wise on YouTube. It does not have to be just Logic either, the principles are the same in any DAW. It seems to me that you need to read up or watch as much as you can regarding anything related to the art of Midi part construction, and it really ain't that hard - even getting the basic together will take you a long way. The Logic sounds are more than capable [Stack two or three sounds up together and experiment] You would be surprised what makes it onto Film and TV/all Media that has just been put together in Logic using just the Logic sounds. Not sure how much Guitar you play, but combining even a little bit of real Guitar with some programmed Guitar, will blend into a mix in a reasonably realistic way.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1374173765' post='2146162'] but there's no programmable guitar plugin, that would allow you to programme strumming patterns, muted strums/picks, pick attack, chord progressions. [/quote] There are quite a few.... Acoustic gtr, Strats, Metal, power chords, Telecasters.... Pick, strum,scrapes, up & downs etc...and most of them are very good, and with minimal programming or playing. Key strokes for changing the articulations.

[quote name='Huw Foster' timestamp='1374060933' post='2144784'] Another one from Under The Bridge with The White Keys. Somebody Else's Guy: [media]http://vimeo.com/70452292[/media] [/quote] Nice tight band mate, and great vocals. Good stuff.... Garry

All things [b]Logic.[/b] [url="http://www.serious-sounds.net/music-production/community/forum/14-logic/"]http://www.serious-s...forum/14-logic/[/url] Production. [url="http://www.serious-sounds.net/"]http://www.serious-sounds.net/[/url] Regarding the OP. The Logic remote [iPad] seems to be very cool.. [url="http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/logic-pro-106-logic-remote"]http://www.macprovid...06-logic-remote[/url] Some taster Videos on Pro X. [url="http://www.macprovideo.com/logic?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed"]http://www.macprovid...m_campaign=Feed[/url] £140.00 seems like a fair deal to me.

A decent review here. [url="http://www.loopinsight.com/2013/07/16/review-logic-pro-x/?utm_content=buffer582eb&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer"]http://www.loopinsight.com/2013/07/16/review-logic-pro-x/?utm_content=buffer582eb&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer[/url]

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1374070313' post='2144961'] How thick would a basstrap have to be in the corner? [/quote] Being a Bass forum - I should imagine there would be quite a few thick Basschaps that would stand in your corner. [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Garry[/size]

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1374059699' post='2144755'] I knew it. F-king bagpipes!! [/quote] [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1374059699' post='2144755'] I knew it. F-king bagpipes!! [/quote] [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1374059699' post='2144755'] I knew it. F-king bagpipes!! [/quote] All together now in Bb and it goes...3.4. I knew it. F-king bagpipes!! I knew it. F-king bagpipes!! I knew it. F-king bagpipes!!