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The appeal to musicians, certainly blowers, was the band/arrangements side of it, the arrangements were very well done. And of course his use of younger musicians was a great stepping stone for some.

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1423514699' post='2685852'] Thank you, looking good! I like that I can have a MIDI option, just in case I ever need it. The specs look spot on too, and Cubase AI may be enough for me. Have you used Cubase AI? Any cons to having that over the full version, or Reaper? Cheers! [/quote] Sorry, I was editing when you posted. A link for the Cubase A1 spec above. Of course, Reaper is the full version, Cubase A1 has limited track count, 32 Audio and 48 Midi, (ample for most) Has a bunch of very usable soft Synths and Drums (+loops) included, not sure Reaper has. There is also a good selection of FX. (saves hunting around for freebies straight away, or indeed paying out). Plus it has the notation midi editor as well as PRV. Upgrade path to the bigger versions is good as well. A ton of YouTube tutorial vids out there and a subscription to the Steinberg YouTube tutorial channel is worth while. But in reality, a DAW is a DAW. Apart from things like video support or a notation midi editor, Synth selections etc, they pretty much all do the same.

The Steinberg UR22 Audio & Midi interface.(comes with a cut down version of Cubase, if you need a DAW) Good Pre-Amps that are good sounding. Solid ASIO and with low latency, and zero latency hardware monitoring. You won't find a bad review anywhere. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_serie/modelle/ur22.html"]https://www.steinber...delle/ur22.html[/url] The cut down Cubase spec. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/steinberg_yamaha/cubase_ai_7.html"]https://www.steinber...ubase_ai_7.html[/url] £99 with free delivery. [url="https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_serie/modelle/ur22.html"]https://www.steinber...delle/ur22.html[/url]

Make sure you take your Bass.

Some pretty funny stories around regarding BR, and of course the dressing room and coach tapes fuel it all. Watched him a few times in the 70/80's and always a great band with him, amazing in fact. There are so many great vids worth checking out on YouTube. The West Side Story medley was terrific Big Band Arranging. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKrzgskvtw And for sheer power, the Trumpets are stonking, especially when Trpt 1 goes up the octave after the Alto solo. Buddy swinging really hard with another great arrangement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBSTXaBOuQ4

Not sure if this is any help. Phone number, Email and address. I think it's the same company, down at the Southend Estuary. http://www.schaller-electronic.com/hp541034/Estuary-Bass-Company.htm EDIT : The phone number is on a website, so not giving away private details.

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1423248398' post='2682850'] Easiest way to play Sir Duke is by keeping your wrist fixed at your start point, and play the lot using only one octave....The whole thing is done using a tight pattern, and your hand never moves up or down. Some how it looks even more amazing than flying up and down the neck, as even though it is only using one octave, in a band environment, it sounds no different, apart from all the bottom end DOESN'T drop out in the high register parts.. Try it...7 notes and no hand movement whatsoever.. [/quote] Should your user name not be 'johnnysomenotes'?....lol...

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1423171329' post='2681866'] However, to not play them on a fretless would be a crime against music and would sound quite hideous, [/quote] And of course, for the Fretless Bassist that is Intonation challenged, that is also a crime against music.

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1209720251' post='190343'] The hardest tunes I played are numbers five and six on my myspace page. It was my first album session, which made it 'the hardest'. I dare say I've played trickier parts since but the fact that this was recorded FOR EVER makes it feel 'hardest' in relative terms [/quote] Jake, you must have smashed a mirror just after you typed that. Talk about bad luck, the thread died for over seven years.

I have been a full time musician for over 40 rears. Although I went to music collage and have picked up various music related qualifications, I have never been asked to produce these for work (although if you teach in schools as well, it will possibly be needed). Sometimes in the Classical world, to gain an audition spot they will ask where you trained and what you achieved. When my accountant does my tax returns and files under Musician he don't ask for my qualifications neither does the tax man. Professional*

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1423075967' post='2680431'] Do you apply this same 'logic' to other professions and/or vocations, or solely musicians..? A professional plumber..? A professional footballer..? A professional vicar..? I understand the differentiation you're aiming at, but am hard pressed to come up wit an adequate word for this limited understanding of the term. I'll keep looking, but meanwhile, do others seem the same to you..? No malice intended; simply curious. [/quote] I am very curious as well.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422802415' post='2676892'] a chaotic almost 5:4 chuffchuff beat [/quote] Would that be 9/8 then? Just didn't have the stamina to go that extra 8th note....lol...

Great photo..! To dark for me to be that wimp Thomas. Something bad lurking there, a run away train with a nasty missile on board - James Bond material. Either that or I have been smelling to much glue for breakfast.

The picture leaves it very open for interpretation and styles, but Bilbo's Composition really stood out for me. Although I thought a 'Room Verb' on the master Bus would have enhanced the production, along with some expression on the instruments. But that really, really is nit picking, and do I understand that is library limitations and/or time dependent. Great stuff anyway and well written. Interesting listen all round and well done all.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1422643386' post='2675143'] I'm considering building a museum for my impressive collection of wooden spoons. [/quote] i am sure you can find a use for them? Drum sticks? Maybe a newspaper could hire you? Plenty of scoops to keep them happy.

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1422377684' post='2671886'] Doh! MusicMan! [/quote] Lol...

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1422376126' post='2671854'] Think there was an interview on YOUTube or an article with Nathan Lamar Watts where he said he used a Musician for songs like Do I Do/I Wish and Sir Duke and detuned by a semitone to make it easier to play. [/quote] Do you mean he got a dep? Or predictive text gone tits up?

Trombone would be the one - Reading on the Bass Clef. But you have to be careful of the slide flying out and breaking windows.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1422360716' post='2671534'] But illustrates why F# isn't a great key. [/quote]

As above, although the octaves need to be adjusted when written to get the target/sounding concert note (mainly Alto & Tenor). Trombone (tenor) also written in Bass clef and not transposing for the concert sounding note. F# has six sharps, not five. But what's a sharp among friends...lol...

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1421783796' post='2665027'] but at least my resources are all used for my use, not eaten up, or even nibbled at, by unwanted applications. It's a choice that I'm happy to assume. [/quote] That's why I disable Wifi, windows defender and windows firewall after Internet use (it takes a few seconds to do this). My music PC only goes on line for music software updates or audio/midi unit driver updates. (maybe any important windows system/graphics card updates). I also have the windows 'best performance' turned on (I think it disables the w7/w8 Aero theme thing - a bit of a hog). A clean machine (i7 quadcore), that just handles everything I throw at it.

Blimey, they've got expensive. I have had mine for just over ten years and it cost around £1200.00 new (or maybe ex demo, can't remember). Mind you, top Basses and the Preamp sounds (to me) nicer than the four string version. The neck on the five is a dream to play.

Jolly good fun and spiffing video my dear. Chin Chin old boy and steady on with the VAT's.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1421441463' post='2661399'] I've no idea why anyone thinks they should keep an audio PC off the internet really. [/quote] More to do with back ground processes and conflicts then going on the net. More so on older machines, although even on newer machines you can grab extra juice. With huge project templates of 100 midi tracks and more, or loads of VSTI's & VST's those extra %'s help. Anti virus running in the background. Wifi and Bluetooth interfering with some Audio devices. A few reasons really. Pretty much all the DAW vendors recommend disabling these things when not in use, and just enabling when you need to update drivers or download software updates. If someone is only using a couple of VI's and minimal Audio tracks, proberly not much to gain or go wrong. Some really good tips for tip top use. http://www.presonus.com/news/articles/Optimizing-Windows-Vista-and-Windows-7-for-Music-Production https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013376/Windows-Optimization-Guide https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/steinberg_support_daw.html

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1421354956' post='2660379'] Good point, I think a lot of suggestions so far have been films with songs in them, rather than actual real soundtracks. The blues brothers for instance. [/quote] Yep. Original Score, written or cued for the film. Soundtrack, collection of pre recorded tunes/songs from elsewhere (known pop tunes etc). Although some/ many films might have a mix of both. And of course these days, some of the material is sourced from high end library and production companies then re-timed or amended to fit the picture, resulting in a collection of a few composers. But possibly an opening theme and credits may be commissioned. Music supervisors play a big part in films these days, often sourcing and filling in the gaps music wise.