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Love Gino, and Brother to Brother is one of my Fave albums.

Well first things first, I do like slapping, I do like folks stretching Out on these YouTube vids, otherwise you might just as well post this In that Tribute Band thread that is knocking around. But this guy playing in the vid is messy, and is crawling all over The Guitar part, he is not using his ears and listening. There is no solid (1), and no drive with the kit. I know he is just having a bit of fun, and normally I like this guy, But this one should have stayed in his Video folder.

I posted in another thread about this rather useful Sidechain Fx that people might Be interested in. It works very well (Very cheap as well, about a tenner). http://www.kickstart-plugin.com Also something very similar, more to do with volume shaping, but also does ducking/sidechaining.(again, quite modest in price, twelve and a half quid). http://www.cableguys.de/volume-shaper.html Both tools that I have found very handy, and work very well. Demo available for each FX.

[quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1400860267' post='2457697'] CCR do my favourite version of "Heard It Through The Grapevine", much better than the Smokey Robinson one. [/quote] Although I do like that version (apart from the out of tune single line picked Gtr part}, it's quite rough and ready from the band (In a good way), vocal wise it is terrific. Marvin Gaye's version is pretty cool (My Fave), and Gladys Knight gives out a nice Funky Soul version, With a terrific Bass line.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1400850708' post='2457529'] Don't Dr Feelgood do the rounds without any of the original members, doesn't that make them a tribute band? [/quote] I think you are thinking of the 007 Tribute - Dr Nogood.

A nice little VST plugin for easy Side Chaining. 10 Euros, and it works great (demo download available) Mac and PC. [url="http://www.kickstart-plugin.com/"]http://www.kickstart-plugin.com/[/url]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1400526522' post='2454695'] I may wear sunglasses as a concession to a Blues Bro gig [/quote] Black sunglasses on a BB tribute gig ain't a concession, They are more important than the right crotchets and quavers.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1400510468' post='2454467'] I'd do a few tribute dates as long as I didn't have to pretend too hard or wear any clothes[/quote] So where do you do these tribute gigs in the nude?

Wey Hey !! I still have this album on vinyl upstairs somewhere. It is Barry Johnson doing Bass on this track. He also sings on the album. A must have album. BJ, Bass on this track as well. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y5ux-qWhFg"]http://www.youtube....h?v=9Y5ux-qWhFg[/url]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1400424628' post='2453669'] Perhaps someone could make a list of 'good music' and 'bad music' just so we all know. [/quote] Yep, I would like to know. Good, bad, it's still all noise. Sir Thomas Beecham. “The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.”

[quote name='lobematt' timestamp='1400415748' post='2453586'] That looks pretty good!! Will have to give that a go! Been trying Finale Notepad this week, not too impressed... [/quote] If you go for it, check out the tutorial vids on the tube, very helpful. Also on the Notion site.

[quote name='police squad' timestamp='1400399995' post='2453396'] I don't really get average originals bands, who can't write decent songs. [/quote] The White Band did ok.

Sibelius and Transcribe have been my weapons of choice for a long time. But lately I have been using Notion4 notation software. £32. There is an iPad version also available. You can import/export files between desktop and iPad. 7gig of good sounds as well. It really is very quick to get you head around. https://shop.presonus.com/products/notion-prods/Notion-4 iPad version https://shop.presonus.com/products/notion-prods/Notion-for-iPad Both stable and rock solid to run.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1400321307' post='2452854'] I've been to a lot of Bach and Strawinsky tribute shows. Music was always good, but they tend to dress poorly, really looking nothing like the originals. I think I'm done with this now. [/quote] Savile Row ain't the same anymore. Quality of the carvers batons leave a lot to be desired as well. Don't get me started on those Wagner Horns and the depth of the conical bore these days.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1400254165' post='2452355'] F*ck nose. [/quote] You are playing hard to get today - but you don't fool me. It was Pinocchio then.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1400253277' post='2452343'] No sense of smell..? [/quote] Who's recorded that then?

So "EZDrumme2" is in fact "NotEzDrummer2" ?

It is a DAW, but it has a collection of virtual Instruments which includes drum racks and drum samplers. The collection (if any) of midi files is nothing compared to EZ and others. But there are plenty knocking around to purchase and indeed many free ones out there. Midi editing in Ableton is very flexible with plenty of tricks available.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1400054177' post='2450162'] PC only... Still not sure about EZ Drummer; would I be better spending the money upgrading to Ableton intro for the extra tracks and sequencing capability? And there's always Looperman! [/quote] The full version (3 variations I think) comes with drum samplers and software synths. How many you get depends on what version level you upgrade to. There are also add on sound and instrument packs you can purchase at any time as you go along. Personally with what can be done in Ableton, both acoustically/electronically and virtual, I would upgrade and maybe revisit Ez or another vendor at a later date. The different versions. https://www.ableton.com/en/live/feature-comparison/

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1399973931' post='2449420'] Can't you just sit in front of the mirror for that. [/quote] Have you tried getting a good mirror these days ? And when the 'Bass Face' breaks it - Seven years bad luck. I have seen some great video players on da tube, but there is a massive amount of cack as well.

A keyboard is ideal really, playing in notes (even for drum patterns) gives you much more expression, and of course the human touch - Any clam notes or loose timing, along with sloppy mod wheel use is easily fixed after.

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1399969428' post='2449354'] Bass: Easy to play, a lifetime to master. [/quote] Indeed. Churchill and Beecham would have approved.

^^^^^ These days you don't need a keyboard/midi controller with a sequencer onboard, The DAW is the sequencer. As for a Drum machine, same again, all programming can be done within the DAW. This would just involve 'painting' in the notes, or indeed just using midi files. Ableton is great for this stuff, so you are sorted on the DAW front. Maybe check out all the great YouTube tutorial videos out there and you Will be up and running pretty quickly.

MDrummer do a cut down demo, very much worth a look. As Dad said, It has a lot of variation and very natural sounding. There is a lot of cool mixing and matching of grooves. As well as the usual x32 and x64, it is also VST3 as well. All these companies that do not do demo's in this day and age should really pull their finger out. As always it comes down to your ears/available funds and work flow, and as there are so many Of these drum samplers around, everyone will have an opinion based on different needs. However, Ez does seem to get a reasonable amount of thumbs up.

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