stewblack Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 One of the reasons I've not been around here for a while is that yet another band break up knocked the stuffing out of me. I'm too old for all the crap and politics that go on and I guess I put the bass down and all the stuff I associated with the bass (ie GAS, this place, listening and practicing) took a back seat to my other interests. But you know what ? I've been like an addict who didn't know which itch needed scratching lately. So last night I grabbed my Peavy 5 down off the wall and almost totally at random spent an hour learning Everybody Dance by Chic using Best Practice to slow the darn thing down. I was bloody slow, desperately out of practice I guess, and I struggled. But afterwards boy did I feel like I was back where I belong. I shall be putting together a cd of some motown, disco and funk covers tonight and passing it around a few people. See who's interested and maybe I'll climb back in the ring. But this time I'll pick the songs!! Jamerson, Edwards ... mmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Well done Stew. Great post. If I played Everybody Dance it would be so slow as to be unrecognisible! Jamerson and Edwards come at the very top of my list of favourite players as well. You certainly sound as if you are back where you belong. Anyway, sometimes a break does a bit of good. It enables us to return with renewed enthusiasm. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 *chortle*rusty ring*chortle* Sucks to hear that stuff went sour, but hopefully you'll be back with another band in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Cheers guys. It has lifted a weight just picking the thing up again.Now I'm going to sit and watch standing in the shadows of motown and start learning some more songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 a band splitting up is like a relationship ending...you never want anything to do with that kind of stuff again... but time heals - i'm glad you're back at it now though. and btw - what's 'best practice' ? some kind of pitch-shifting thingumy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdphysio Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 [quote name='ahpook' post='203947' date='May 21 2008, 10:46 PM']btw - what's 'best practice' ?[/quote] like the 'amazing slow downer'...free downloadable software, so you can listen/slow down tracks, for learning/transcribing etc......good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 WOW! that is an excellent program. I've been using the granulizer in Fruity loops to slow down music enough to practice along to. TBH fruity loops is much better quality but a) it's not free, and b ) it's not as easy to use. This is the link to [url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=180308&package_id=208475&release_id=564506"]Best Practice[/url] if anyone wants it. (it's only 634k, click the "bpsetup_1_03.exe" to start the download, the big orange "Download" button is just advertising sh*te) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Best practice is a great programme. The karaoke settings mimic throwing your speakers into a bathtub full of wallpaper paste but the loop and pitch and speed functions are superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 thanks, i might give it a try... certainly would have helped me with the bassline to 'bug powder dust' last week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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