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    Mixing desk vs audio interface

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    2 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    If we have a decent mixing desk with USB connectivity, which increasingly many of us have, do we actually need to have a separate audio interface? What's the BC wisdom / consensus on this?

     

    Depends if the mixer has multichannel in/out via USB (ie do you also get multichannel playback from a DAW?).

    And if that's a requirement you have

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    Rick Rubin calls Paul McCartney the number one bassist of all time

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    1 hour ago, nilorius said:

    I think there is no nr. one bassit existing. If You will make a top 100 of them - everybody has it's own unique technique and style. Let's say who is better - Gary willis or Marcus Miller - impossible. Their music differs so much and all of my respect to each of them.


    Whaaaat? Marcus Miller of course, mate!
    Just kidding. I think you're right, no way one can name THE universally acclaimed best bass player.

    Rick Rubin calls Paul McCartney the number one bassist of all time

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    I really like the way he plays bass and love his basslines. They are little compositions, not technically impossible, but hard to conceive if that makes sense.
    I also read somewhere that The Beatles recorded the bass almost for last. And this makes me think they considered it "another voice" part of the composition, a bit like a voice in counterpoint.

     

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    Six String Snob!

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    10 minutes ago, DTB said:

    The B string is okay down to the D imho. My studio setup loses a little definition lower than that tbh. Probably due to room size. 
    I think my next bass will be a fretless 5 string tuned E/Drop D ADGC


    What bass though?

    Six String Snob!

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    I have to admit, 6 string basses are interesting beasts :)

    Never had or played one. I only had a cheap 5 string bass early on in my journey, but I then moved back to a 4 string again.

    My main concerns when I think about 5 or 6 string basses are:

    - how's the E string compared to a 4 string?

    - is the B string too different tonally?

     

    I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts about it.

    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    29 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

    Why ignore anything else just because their roots go back to these styles? 

    I suppose, and I might be totally wrong, because Jazz and Blues are well decoded genres with their rules and structures (to be bent as well) and that makes them good for teaching.
    I would like to see more courses about other genres, but I suspect that they would be mainly about learning songs rather than studying the theory behind them. Something that is quite valid, don't get me wrong, but I struggle to imagine a 12-20 lessons course on these genres that isn't mainly about learning songs.

     

     

    29 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

    There was nothing that prepared me for the speed of punk and the super fast fills in it. 

    Don't wanna be that guy, but I'm pretty sure that jazz would prepare you quite well for that :)

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    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    6 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said:

    Anyone starting out in learning an instrument is doing it for enjoyment.

     

    Also, this is generalising quite a lot. I met a lot of people from my area that started playing trumpet, trombone, tuba, etc. just to find job in marching bands, that is still a big deal in a lot of places in Italy. They ended up liking music, but their driving factor was finding a job.


     

    6 minutes ago, mario_buoninfante said:

    ...Scott's Bass Lessons which is aimed purely at amateur musicians


    Why would it be just aimed at amateurs?

    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    16 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

     

    Anyone starting out in learning an instrument is doing it for enjoyment. If you're already a professional musician then you need 1 to 1 tuition not Scott's Bass Lessons which is aimed purely at amateur musicians. 

    The biggest drawback of online learning is there's no one to point out when you've got the details wrong or answer questions and those are the sort of thing you need at a higher level but it doesn't matter to the amateur as much.


    This doesn't really have anything to do with the topic I was addressing: "why there's mainly jazz, blues and funk on SBL".
    You could be studying on SBL (or anywhere else) even after 10y playing the bass. Actually that's the case for a lot of people afaik.
    Then, the "online vs in-person" thing is a totally different matter. I would generally prefer the in-person experience as well, but that's not always possible.
    Also, there are situations where the "student" is mature enough to be able to learn online without needing anybody to check on them (ie the 10y experience thing mentioned above).

    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    1 hour ago, SteveXFR said:

    Playing an instrument is something you do for enjoyment. If lessons are six months of playing styles you have no interest in you'll soon get bored and give up. You can learn those basic skills from any genre so why stick to just a few?

    There's punk and ska songs full of arpeggios, tricky rhythms in all forms of rock. Chord tones in metal. Iron Maiden just has everything. Sabbath is just blues tuned down and distorted.

     

    For some people playing an instrument is their job, and like with every job, some training might be necessary, one likes it or not.

    There are things that it's easier to learn when you go at the source, and jazz is the source in a lot of cases. Ska comes from there.

    It's like studying Latin, you might find it redundant, and for a lot of people it is, but for those interested in studying languages and linguistic is really useful.

     

    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    14 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

     

    I suppose it very much depends on your perspective and musical tastes. Jazz, R&B and funk mean nothing to me. All my musical tastes and influences come from rock, punk, metal, and blues. To me jazz is just a load of random notes with absolutely no musicality. It just sounds like roadworks. That doesn't mean I'm right. It's all just a matter of opinion and perspective. At the end of the day, I like what I like. Simple as that. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I see where you are coming from and I totally respect your opinion, but what I'm saying doesn't have anything to do with tastes.
    What I meant is that studying these genres is the equivalent of studying grammar at school. That said, like with other things in life, you can happily live and be a successful musician without ever touching them.
    I was just trying to say this is why these genres are there as courses and others are not.
    Tons of musicians have studied them but neither like them nor play them, it was simply part of the learning journey.
    Again though, it's not mandatory.

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    Scott Devine reviews Rickenbacker

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    Posted · Edited by mario_buoninfante

    I agree and disagree at the same time about the diversity thing.
    Yes, the genres mentioned above are not really there, if not in the form of seminars, workshops or interviews.
    It is mainly jazz, blues, R&B and funk, but I think that (without wanting to justify anyone) there is a reason behind that, and it's because from an educational point of view these genres can be considered as the foundation.
    They are the starting point for so many genres and sub-genres such as rock, soul, neo-soul, etc.
    Again, it is kind of biased I agree, but it is because it's a school after all, and like with other schools a lot of effort is put in the basics (ie Picasso's training allowed him to draw like Rafael, and only after he started breaking the rules and coming up with something totally new).

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