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[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1369409832' post='2088982'] Interesting BPM [/quote] Yep... 102.000053 But a few bars after the pub rock drummer comes in....... It usually ends up at...153.0002 Garry

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1369409545' post='2088977'] Cheers Lowdown Cheers matey [/quote] Fixed... You must have mistaken me for somebody else['s] guy..... Garry

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1369406358' post='2088896'] So, does anyone know how it's played? The whole track is fine, it's just that one little bit right at the very start. [/quote] This might help...although it is a bit of a handfull, best done on keys - two hands needed, unless you sequence it. Synth intro [attachment=135444:Ain`t nobody -Second-Intro Synth Bass.pdf] Main Bass Synth line. [attachment=135443:Ain`t nobody - Main Synth Bass.pdf] If you are having trouble opening the file[s] - replace .ipb with .pdf at the end Garry

Hi Mate, This site might come in handy for you. [url="http://akingsmercury.com/list-free-sample-libraries/"]http://akingsmercury.com/list-free-sample-libraries/[/url] Garry

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1369354597' post='2088395'] Yes. Yes. Yes. I read a review which compared it to Hall & Oates but I heard it as Steely Dan. I have to say I LOVE this album I will be listening to this album for most of the summer but I reckon I'll be revisiting early Daft Punk, Donald Fagen and a whole host of goodies with John Robinson on :-) [/quote] My take as well. Some serious Musicians on the album. Featured artists[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_Access_Memories#cite_note-LinerNotes-23"][23][/url][/sup] [list] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk"]Daft Punk[/url] – [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer"]vocals[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_synthesizer"]modular synthesizer[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument"]keyboards[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar"]guitar[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer"]production[/url], concept, art direction [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_Bear_(musician)"]Panda Bear[/url] – vocals on track 12 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Casablancas"]Julian Casablancas[/url] – vocals, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar"]lead guitar[/url], co-production on track 5 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Edwards"]Todd Edwards[/url] – vocals, co-production on track 11 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Falcon"]DJ Falcon[/url] – modular synthesizer (with Daft Punk) and co-production on track 13 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_(musician)"]Chilly Gonzales[/url] – keyboards, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano"]piano[/url] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder"]Giorgio Moroder[/url] – voice on track 3 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_Rodgers"]Nile Rodgers[/url] – guitar on tracks 1, 6, 8 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)"]Paul Williams[/url] – vocals on track 7, lyrics on track 9 [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharrell_Williams"]Pharrell Williams[/url] – vocals on tracks 6, 8 [/list] Additional musicians[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_Access_Memories#cite_note-LinerNotes-23"][23][/url][/sup] [list] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Leisz"]Greg Leisz[/url] – [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar"]pedal steel guitar[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lap_steel_guitar"]lap steel guitar[/url] [*]Chris Caswell – keyboards, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra"]orchestration[/url], arrangements [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Jackson,_Jr."]Paul Jackson, Jr.[/url] – guitar [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_East"]Nathan East[/url] – [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar"]bass[/url] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Genus"]James Genus[/url] – bass [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robinson_(drummer)"]John "J.R." Robinson[/url] – [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit"]drums[/url] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Hakim"]Omar Hakim[/url] – drums [*]Quinn – percussion [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bloch"]Thomas Bloch[/url] – [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondes_Martenot"]ondes Martenot[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristal_baschet"]cristal baschet[/url] [/list] Garry

A bit of a rush this month, but just made it, it seems.... 60's/70's sleazy New York cop theme. [url="http://soundcloud.com/garrycribb/blues-in-the-village"]http://soundcloud.co...-in-the-village[/url] Garry

[quote name='AndyBob09' timestamp='1369250934' post='2086973'] Realistically, £800 - £1,000 per month. [/quote] Pro shows - you can earn between £600/£1,000 pw [company dependent], or course ex's on top of that to take off. Not the gig for everyone, but on the plus side you can dep out and do other stuff. Even a Full on Panto for a few weeks over the winter/xmas period can earn you between £400/£600.00 pw, again depending on the company you work for. All hard work but worth it, and you get to meet plenty of Musicians and MD's. Garry

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1369215863' post='2086306'] Can't really figure out what Daft Punk are doing on most of the tracks on the album... guess they just sit and watch! [/quote] And learning. Great track, and Nile Rodgers still grooving away. Garry

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1369081891' post='2084702'] Everyone judges by different criteria I reckon , the subtlety of whether there is too heavy compression or over aggressive gating will not even get recognised by some. [/quote] +1 If it comes over as Musical and pleasant to the ears, people will more than likely go for it. I for one always take great interest in Si's comments and summing up on these mix get togethers. A lot of you folk put plenty of time and effort into this, so i hope people vote for the right reasons. Garry

Voted.... Well done people all round, three i really liked - One just pinched it. Garry

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1368957725' post='2083310'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKn8MbLYzU[/media] [/quote] Very nice, lovely tone. Garry

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1368885968' post='2082675'] Thanks for that Garry , do you mean looser in the timing playing off the beat kind of thing , or varying the actual timing itself ? I might have half a chance of getting the sticks out again , [/quote] Sorry mate - I missed this. More the actual drum fills are sounding straight 8's, rather than swing 8's or triplet feel. Like i said trying to make a MIDI part swing is very hard. Garry

[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1368808716' post='2081872'] I haven't had a chance to look at 500 Miles High yet but here is my take on week 1: [url="http://snd.sc/15qOm6Q"]http://snd.sc/15qOm6Q[/url] [/quote] Just picked one random link from this thread, it was yours.. Some nice phrases and phrasing going on there. Good stuff dude.. Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1368956543' post='2083298'] Here you go, guys. My frustration is that, whatever the merits on my composition, the resulting sound of midi muck is suck city. It is my bass and (perfectly sh*te) guitar over a Band in the Box background. So it all sounds a bit cacky. The fade end is because BIAB just stops and, weak as it sounds, it was the lesser of two evils. I rest by my view that doing everything yourself in your home studio makes for really bad Jazz In short, judge the composition, not the performance! My thoughts were 'Blue Note' sessions are usually simple written heads over 32 bar sequences and 10 choruses of solos. The waltz idea was because the second image was a flower and a straight grooving blues didn't reflect the visual concept as well as a waltz. [url="https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/yellow-blossom-waltz"]https://soundcloud.c...w-blossom-waltz[/url] [/quote] Hey Rob....Very nice tune on the head...And weh hey..!! some form changes.... Great stuff mate. Garry

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[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1368798413' post='2081679'] Ah, got wrong end of stick! [/quote] Ah Micky...that just made me laugh.... That's how i read the OP at first.... Garry

Welcome to Basschat Francois... Cool playing man, flowing, well articulated with a nice clear tone...lovely..! Garry

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1368747961' post='2081162'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtJbUOiJfT8[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2Vy-2OmlI[/media] [/quote] Very nice..... Garry

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1368651374' post='2079907'] [i][b]'Flight of the Pollinator[/b][/i]' [url="https://soundcloud.com/munkio/flight-of-the-pollinator"]https://soundcloud.c...-the-pollinator[/url] [/quote] Nice groove and sounds Mike. Good one. [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1368129986' post='2073693'] [url="https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/taraxicum-graffitigo"]Taraxicum Graffitigo [/url] [/quote] The drum fills could do with more swing though [bit straight] just my opinion of course Although it is really hard to swing Midi parts for that Jazz thing. But good stuff. [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1368735726' post='2080993'] [url="https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/death-of-a-jazz-club"]https://soundcloud.c...-of-a-jazz-club[/url] [/quote] Like the idea, i feel it could do with a little more variation because of the track length. Garry

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1368689558' post='2080120'] Can I just add that it's quite possible that these will be illegal copies that someone has scanned to pdf of the MTI scores which are available via licensed rent in hard copy form from MTI, who might not take too kindly to public sharing of their property. Be careful! [/quote] This is a very good point. I have 14/15 dep Bass pads left over from past pro shows i have done. I was going to offer them up because of the real life changes and accurate parts you are faced with in the heat of battle. But after speaking to one of the arrangers yesterday, he prefered i did not post up one of his shows. So be careful where you get the scores/pads from. Or at least discuss via PM first. Garry

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1368619851' post='2079234'] im going to have a go at something tonight, if it don't work, im done for the month [/quote] Horrible when you get stuck in 'Brain don't work' groove, i feel for you. Not sure if this will help you. But when i got like that, i spent about a week setting up projects templates in my DAW. IE - Cinematic/Orchestral, Electronic/Dance etc, Pop/Rock, Jazz etc, and one with just Piano only... You might have about 40/50 MIDI tracks with long notes/short notes, articulations etc and it takes about three or four minutes to load up - But everything is at hand, you are not spending ages wandering about looking for sounds, 'does this fit, does that fit', and all that time wasting stuff. You just get on with writing notes. Another way, just record little four bar motifs/themes [On Bass, Guitar, Keys or whatever] Move onto some more. Come back at another time, have a listen and stich some things together that you done earlier. until you got some kind arrangement. When you have a tune/song of about a couple of minutes, you have some kind of framework to work to. It's amazing how you then think 'i will change this bit, add to that bit' and ideas start flowing, about notes and sounds. It's easy to think i will delete this/that and start again because i don't like it - Keep it all !, have a listen at a later day, you usually change your opinion after listening again in the future. Garry

Of course people have opinions, but..... A world of music without syncopated notes ? [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img521/1817/earthsquareworldglobe.jpg[/IMG] Garry

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1368188901' post='2074237'] Doesn't have to be Rocky related but wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I am thinking upbeat, clap along kind of music. [/quote] The Birdie Song ? Why not just underscore a track/tune from the actual show, that way you are keeping the mood/theme of the show going. Or write your own sequence/composition - it only has to be a short round and round section. Garry

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1367948200' post='2071473'] Since end of Dec 2009 I believe. [/quote] Winner.... Good one. Garry

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1367772198' post='2069270'] In the meantime, don't underestimate Logic! You can make complete tracks using just that - lots of people do - and learning to programme virtual instruments is a handy skill. [/quote] People write complete Film &TV scores in it..... [It's terrific for scoring to Picture/Video] But i know what you mean mate. Just doing the 30 day demo of Digital Performer 8 for windows. Good grief, the PDF is like War & Peace - Pretty impressive DAW. Garry