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[quote name='Bilbo' post='1244417' date='May 25 2011, 03:59 PM']Having spent 15 minutes last night trying to make a B root fit a C7 chord and not sound like a train wreck, I would too I'm with Doddy. Its wrong. [/quote] What..!! you could not make a B sus add maj 7 [-9][#5] work ? Try harder. Garry

[quote name='JellyKnees' post='1243250' date='May 24 2011, 06:44 PM']Nuendo is good...I've used variants of cubase for years and never seen the point in changing tbh.[/quote] Nuendo is just the post production version of Cubase, and in fact you have to purchase the add on pack to get the same amount of stuff you get with Cubase. IE -the score editor and some of the Vst's/Vsti's. The Audio engine is the same. Nuendo will give you the extra stuff to work with when using Video files, and as i said above - post production. There is a huge price gap between the two - so just for recording and composing purposes, Cubase is the better option... Unless of course you are working in Broadcast [and in that case you would know what i am going on about] If thats the case forget what i have just said... Garry

[quote name='Wil' post='1242744' date='May 24 2011, 11:25 AM']When you sight read, you don't think of the note by it's name typically, you tend to associate the dot on the page with the note position on the fretboard at a subconcious level. You tend to have to read the bar ahead of the one you're playing with more complex pieces so you don't really have time to think "that's an A, which is here on the fretboard". So, I'd say to sight read fluently, at a decent pace, you have to have practiced it to the point where you no longer have to think about it.[/quote] Pretty well summed up. One good thing when reading Bass charts - is that you tend to get a lot of 2/4/8 bar repetition, so it makes it easier to scan ahead for tricky phrases, key/time changes, codas etc - and more importantly when you are doing a show, you can keep you eyes on the MD/conductor. Garry

[quote name='silddx' post='1242347' date='May 23 2011, 10:04 PM']Try a minor 2nd against the tonic, then try shifting either note an octave, that should serve to illustrate the very basic principle.[/quote] Some nutter called Bernard Herrmann had a go at that, the Gypsies in the Orchestra thought he had been sniffing glue. Ancient music used drones all the time, some peasant blowing his horn while a busty wench fingered her Harp up the Octave. Garry

A Daw's a Daw...... But i can't live with out Kontakt 4. Garry

"A morning to kill in London" And the choice of weapon would be ? Garry

[quote name='davey_one_visits' post='1241453' date='May 23 2011, 12:27 PM']Has anyone ever worked on one? Did you have a positive experience? What kind of music did you play? What skills do you require? i.e sight reading How often did you work? Did it pay well?[/quote] Quite a few in the past. Ranging from two weeks to six months. Great experience [for me] Toured the world and met Musicians from all over the world. Every thing from Disco/Pop/Jazz through to working in the Pit for shows & turns. Reading & busking skills [knowing plenty of tunes] Worked nearly every night - getting the odd night off in ports that had over night stays. The P&O cruises at that time payed very well - it was MU contracted, so you were paid extra on top of your wages if you went over hours... IE extra show rehearsals, extra performances etc + plus you got holiday pay. Not every ones cup of tea, i was in my very early 20's and straight out of Music collage, so i was up for it. I also did a couple for American companies out of Miami and just going around the Caribbean - that was fantastic. Hours you work depend on the gig you do - if you are in one of the Bar trio/bands you can be working day times as well as the evening. Different companies all have different schedules for the Musos - and the dosh can go from good to terrible. [board, food and flights included of course] For me it got my chops & ears together - but for some they just drank till they dropped, everything passed them by, Then spent the rest of their lives moaning how crap cruises are. If you get a chance - at least try it once. Garry

[quote name='risingson' post='1213326' date='Apr 27 2011, 11:26 PM']Only slight issue I'm finding (unless I'm being particularly stupid which isn't unlikely) is that I can't find a usable swing setting in the loop groups and I'm wanting to jam over some Charlie Parker chords and playing Parker straight is making me feel a bit dirty. Still it's a really nice resource![/quote] If you have Logic - plenty of decent free Jazz midi files out there on de net. Just drag them straight into Logic and off you go. Assuming you have some decent sounds... here is a start. [url="http://midkar.com/jazz/jazz_01.html"]http://midkar.com/jazz/jazz_01.html[/url] Garry

Best is a matter of opinion But one of the most played & heard - and known by the plumbers, Bus drivers and burger workers has to be..... Garry

[quote name='4 candles' post='1239825' date='May 21 2011, 11:48 PM']Dont waste your time, stop in the warm of greece and enjoy some good food,sunshine and sea[/quote] Perhaps the constant diet of 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 11/8 Bouzouki music with a daily routine Of plate smashing thrown in is getting him down. [Assuming he is from the Greek side of course] Otherwise it might be Oud's and strong Turk Kahvesi getting him down. Garry

Touch typing in the dark while sitting on a rubber ball helps your Bass playing. Garry

We meet again Paul....... Both Wal-Less. I can recommend Paul folks..... Garry

[quote name='slobluesine' post='1237925' date='May 20 2011, 11:08 AM']just what i was after, thx all[/quote] 38 posts and you got there. Good luck. Garry

Hey man, just had a listen - great stuff. Garry

Or a trio with no drums....[not essential of course - but a nice bit of fun] Oscar, Ray, Neils. 'You look good to me' Garry

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='1235767' date='May 18 2011, 02:35 PM']As for actually uploading the files... if you're a Hotmail user, you already have a Windows Live account that gives access to SkyDrive & 25GB of free online storage. If, however, you detest all things Micro$oft, there's a free service called Dropbox that gives around 2GB free (it's kind of like Imageshack or Photobucket but for any file type). PM me if you want to go for the Dropbox option, as it's mutually beneficial if done via personal recommendation.[/quote] I believe you can just upload the Mp3 as an attachment from your desktop or Hard drive or whatever in your post. Garry

[quote name='Doddy' post='1234251' date='May 17 2011, 01:21 PM']It's on these kind of gigs where I find 3 things to be really important. Firstly,knowing[i] a lot[/i] of tunes,and secondly/thirdly-having a good ear and having a solid grounding in theory. Sure,you can get by with your ear alone but if you can preemp the changes and understand various common progressions(I'm not just talking about just root notes,I mean the full chords or at the least major/minor) then it will be much easier than watching the guitarists hand or that split second in the first verse where you are listening for the chord before you play it.[/quote] +1. Having the usual Bass lines under your belt as well... Like the Stevie Wonder lines, Disco Inferno etc...etc... The rest of it is just all buskable chords. Knowing all the Sinatra/show tunes and likes always comes in handy when the brides dad wants to get up and sing 'That old black magic' or 'Fly me to the moon' ...yer it does happen. If you have [b]good relevant pitch[/b], you should get through any 'Busking' gig. As for people putting in extra solos and drawing out last chorus etc - i can't see the problem with that, unless you have spent hours huddled around your CD player learning it parrot fashion. Who wants to do that? Its all about listening, not just the tunes, but what every one is doing. Some of the biggest train crashes i have heard have been on reading gigs... There are a couple of Functions bands i dep in that seem to have different players & singers every time i turn up. A combination of reading & busking - everybody seems to do the job without any problems. Otherwise they would not have been booked i suppose. Garry

[quote name='Cyprusbass92' post='1234401' date='May 17 2011, 03:07 PM']Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone of you knows which of this colleges/universities is best to study bass to but also have a good and recognizable bachelor. Here are my choices: Brunel University London College of Music London Center of Contemporary Music Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and Goldsmiths University Note that i want a course that is not oriented only to bass practice but also in composition and harmony[/quote] Is it just UK only you are after? A world wide list here possibly worth looking into. [url="http://www2.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/institutes.html#Germany"]http://www2.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/inst...es.html#Germany[/url] Have you investigated Berklee? Garry

Great site for understanding Arabic scales & Rhythms. So if you want to put something exotic into your compositions give it a go. [url="http://www.maqamworld.com/"]http://www.maqamworld.com/[/url] Garry

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1232499' date='May 15 2011, 10:01 PM']Pretty cool, IMO. I know I've been stumped a few times and always felt a right noob not knowing what was going on. I know there will be times that this will be invaluable.[/quote] Just been having another look, really in depth stuff going on there. Garry

Some might find this useful, Some might find it complete Tom Tit. On line Music dictionary. [url="http://www.dolmetsch.com/defso.htm"]http://www.dolmetsch.com/defso.htm[/url]

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1230904' date='May 14 2011, 01:06 PM']Absolutely [/quote] I know that in Finale it is a pig to get 6/4 to tie dotted sixteen notes. Perhaps a Cuban version of Finale might do it easily enough.. Garry

[quote name='phil625sxc' post='1230909' date='May 14 2011, 01:15 PM']here's the chart I'm working from - enjoy ! [attachment=79870:Not_Yet___016_Bass.pdf][/quote] Thats the [written] version that i have noticed seems to pop up - Thanks for the chart Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1230890' date='May 14 2011, 12:38 PM']I always hate chipping in because it's so hard not to sound snotty.... BUT the rhythm you have used in the 6 4 bars is not what is on the version I have, and even if it were, as a reader I hate it when people write dotted quavers across a stem line, it's really easy to lose a sense of one when you can't see the the beginning of the beat, so I regard joining quavers with dots rather tan ties the cheapest way to write and the most expensive way to read. I'll post my version in a bit. Otherwise great tho.[/quote] To be fair Jake - sometimes its down to the Score software [and if he is new to that programme] But otherwise i agree with you... Always better on the eyes if you use dotted quavers and tied semi quavers across the beat. No need to make something hard even harder. Thanks Michel for the part. Garry

Here is the long version with the refrain at the start. Written straight out - IE no key signature. Its in the written key F minor [Ab] Watch out for the key change at the chorus. [attachment=79698:STREET_L...Bass_Gtr.pdf] Garry