Vesalius

erm...no it's not... cello tuning is as you've done with your bass; ie. c g d a the viola is the same only 8va higher. the tuning you gave - g d a e is used by violins. i use the modern system of lower case for notes - and capitals for chords, - makes processing easier and hence reading faster, especially in compound harmony. eg. Bb/c is easier than C7 sus4 +9. as you say, tuning in perfect 5ths, instead of perfect 4ths gives you wider range of notes. cheers, v.

If you can post/attach a short sample, for those who don't know the piece, I'm sure you'll get all the help you need. Don't be overly concerned - Everybody has "blind spots." Kind Regards, V.

Screened cable is not generally used for speaker cable as it acts like a capacitor and can impact on the frequencies fed to the speaker. v.

Just quickly - IMHO, in the example given, the a# in bar 6 is a musical spelling mistake. The harmony implied by bars 5+6 is clearly C7, and the a# should be written as bb. Altho' essentially a monophonic instrument, the bass does create the foundation for All the harmony, and having a sense of what chord is being used can be very helpful to the player. ...erm...if that's Ok with you? V.

"How do you distinguish between 4/4 with triplets and 12/8 with dotted notes?" The two examples you gave would sound the same. You don't - all reading is just "processing" whatever you're looking at, and the clearer you can write it down, the easier (and so faster) the player "realise" it. 12/8 was just a way of writing music out, that was essentially in 4/4, with a lot of the beats split into 3. The old way is to write in 4/4 and bracket 3 quavers together and write a small 3 over the top. But if there's a lot of beats like this, they just used to write out an opening bar with little 3s and then write "sim" (=similar) over the top. Then composers got fed-up with this and started to write in 12/8. With the rise of "swing" music in 1920s,30s,40s etc., time really was money, so arrangements had to be done fast. So they would write in 4/4, and at the top of the page write: dotted quaver +quaver =crotchet + quaver, (ie. 3+1 of a beat = 2+1), and then write the direction "Swing." (wish I knew how to type "notes" on this keyboard-inputting device...Hmm...) This was quickly caught on, and I'm pretty sure Quincy Jones would have been familiar with it - and used it. I think that's most like what you would see if you saw QJs score for "let The Good Times Roll." What you wrote is fine, and you would get it from any ("reading") bass player - whichever version (4/4, 12/8) he read. ...It would sound the same. Finally, it seems to me that music written down is only an approximation of the original sound heard, for the benefit of others to play -(or hopefully to pay us- sometime!). I think it's a clumsy system because it gives rise to to uncertainties...as you high-lighted. But in a thousand years nobody has come up with anything better. But it's still evolving. One of the most recent changes when writing chord progressions is to Always use CAPITALS for Chords, and "lower case" for notes. So, a chord of A major with c# in the bass is written as A/c# not... A/C#. It's much easier to process and gets rid of some confusion. It also makes reading compound harmony much simpler and "safer" and is independent of the key. eg. BbMaj7/c Does this shed some light...or have I generated even more Heat? Cheers, V.

Hi Garry, Thanks for this post about MuseScore. I need a simple, easy to use Score Writer. I've tried loads, but find I can do it quicker with MS paper, 2B pencil and eraser. AFAIK all windows versions come with a simple Text program called NotePad. I've often wished there was an equally simple one called..erm...MusicPad. When I'm working, I'm sometimes not sure I got the Rhythm right, and it would be so good just to quickly notate it and post here, so that others could give their opinions. It would save me a lot of time. Anyone any ideas? 'Suppose we could write one and All become millionaires? Hmm....How good is that!!! V.

[quote name='aonindy' date='Jun 5 2010, 11:42 PM' post='858553'] Hi V, cant help you but I think you'd get better assistance if you posted in a more appropriate section?! ..... I think "Repairs and Technical Issues" might be the home for this question! /A. Thanks Aonindy - am working on it! V.

Hi Everyone, I'd like to know what is the average (mean ?) output power ( in milli-watts) of a standard bass pick-up; also the output voltage ( milli-volts ?). Any ideas, contributions, much appreciated. V. ERR...Sorry Posted in wrong section. Newbia ! Can't find a "Delete Post" button and re-post in correct forum.

Hi Everyone! Could anyone tell me if it's possible to upload, or attach, an mp3 file. I think this would be a very good way to share ideas and opinions. It would be good if we could listen to what other players like...and listen to... What they think is good... or bad! What do you think? V.

Sorry... Db has "only" 5 flats NOT 7 as I wrote. Any numbers more than 4, and I get a bit lost... Hmm .... V.

My band are about to undertake a cover of Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles - it's a huge undertaking as loads of the parts are sequenced on our keyboardist's Phantom workstation so timing is going to be interesting. Anyway, the bass line is fine and I'm happy with playing it. What is the notes being played for the fretless fills at 0:05 or the fourth bar if I am correct? None of the transcriptions mentioned it, I think it's something in G. Any thoughts? .................................................................................................... ....... Hi Faceman, This is what I think:- i) This piece is in 4/4 in C# or Db major - take your pick - it's either 7 sharps (#), or 7 flats. I'll go with Db 'cos the chords are easier to name. Please Note: I use the modern notation of CAPITALS for CHORDS, and lower case for notes. I think this is easier to process, (ie. read), and hence quicker. eg. Eb7+9/a, is a lot quicker to process than A7aug. 5b ii) The Intro is 8 bars, split into two, 4 bar phrases; the harmony is: 4/4 / Gb / Db/f / Ebm7 / Bbm / /Gb / Db/f / Ebm7 / Ab // The Rhythmic cell for the keyboard part is 4 quavers on beats 1 & 2, the last quaver being tied to a minim. iii) As you correctly say the Bass Entry is at Bar 4 on the first beat, Bb minor chord. The Rhythm used is : / dotted crotchet - dotted crotchet - crochet / ie. bar 4 / I. I. I / This can look intimidating to read, but it's very easy - you just count : /123...123... 12../ ( Helpful composers will often write the Time Signature as: 3 + 3 + 2 over 8.) iv) The notes are: /db... c...bb../gb ....../ f (slide down 8ve to lower / eb....../ ab .....// Then you're off... and into the verse. From what you say I think you may not be playing this at "Concert Pitch" ( ie. in Db major?). If you need help with the transposition - let me know. This a great piece. Trevor Horn is a great musician. He was also resonsible for "Kissed From a Rose" by Seal. I hope this helps? V.