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[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='604280' date='Sep 21 2009, 10:01 AM']Yes i know i was having a joke, hence the smilie. I hope you don't point out when people "fail" in real life otherwise you might find it's your nose that "fails".[/quote] Well i hope that has not killed this post... I was really enjoying watching the progress. More pics please. Garry

[quote name='johnzgerman' post='606633' date='Sep 23 2009, 01:21 PM']classic, ebays full of idiots like that:)[/quote] Only the ones that buy. Garry

[quote name='skywalker' post='606589' date='Sep 23 2009, 12:19 PM']Thanks Garry I don't have perfect pitch - but I can tell immediately when something is wrong. This is great. Cheers Steve[/quote] Good luck, infact it is a good tune. Garry

[quote name='skywalker' post='606396' date='Sep 23 2009, 08:46 AM']Thanks for that - I will give this a try see how it sounds.[/quote] Unless you are wearing boxing gloves, it will sound ok and even right.... Garry

Sad news. I was lucky to play Bass on a 10 week show [and drink myself Stupid] which included 'Chas & Dave'. Top geezers! They even taught me 'ow to sing Rabbit. Dave is an Excellent Bassist with a driving sound. Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='604397' date='Sep 21 2009, 12:08 PM']Of course, this could meant that Ms. Houston is going in a new direction and going all 'fusion' on us rather than Garrison going for a commercial gig.[/quote] 'I want to Vibe with Somebody' Yep that could work. Garry

Yep, Good one. You see, there is no harm in playing covers! Garry

[quote name='alexclaber' post='600157' date='Sep 16 2009, 01:18 PM']From another direction, big band stuff like the incredible Sinatra At The Sands (with the Count Basie Orchestra) is seriously hard swinging but lacking the more challenging harmony of bebop etc. Alex[/quote] I was listening to that Album today, Great. But there is some serious close harmony going down in the Sax section. Great arranging. Garry

A 440... Garry

[quote name='Linus27' post='599940' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:11 AM']I am doing a walking bass line over a Bb7 chord. At the moment I am playing B, D, E, F#, G, A, B, D .[/quote] If you play those walking notes over a Bb7chord, whatever style... There would be a few raised eye's. Soloing, maybe yes. Dropping that series of notes a half step, would work, maybe not ideal.. But would give a good blues outline. Garry

[quote name='iamapirate' post='595313' date='Sep 11 2009, 01:32 AM']No joke, an amazing keyboard player that I usually play with, to find keys, just starts chromatically up until he finds the key that rings int his ear! and I didn't realise this until he said it! I just thought it was jazz... [/quote] Not sure that is amazing.. It sounds like the Peter Sellers approach... 'A shot in the Dark' Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='594732' date='Sep 10 2009, 01:38 PM']Doh! - It a good job I don't do these for a living [/quote] Out of interest are you using Sibelius? I have been using Finale for a while, and am thinking of going over to Sibelius 6. You can rewire straight into Cubase and run the two together, very useful. Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='594707' date='Sep 10 2009, 01:17 PM']My money is on Rainy but I am open to challenge. This one is harder to read but there is a lot of repetition so that helps. My chords are also probably iffy (Mat?) but I do try.... [/quote] Cheers Bilbo.. But i do think Dm6 on a B bass is Bm7-5... Sure Matt will put us right. Good one Garry

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='591151' date='Sep 6 2009, 01:55 AM']"4 strings vs 5 strings vs 6 strings. What's better?" None of them. They're all good. Bored.[/quote] Or in the wrong hands.. They're all bad. Garry

[quote name='Tait' post='590738' date='Sep 5 2009, 03:37 PM']oops, i didnt notice that! ok, thanks, i'm downloading it now. i'm using reaper, so hopefully it'll show up where its supposed to. once its downloaded i'll have a good play around with it. thanks![/quote] Yep, a friend of mine uses it in Reaper and it works fine. Have fun. Garry

[quote name='Tait' post='590689' date='Sep 5 2009, 02:51 PM']thing is, at the moment anyway, i don't want to go down this route, not seriously. its just something to mess around with, i'm not bothered about getting a great sound, i was simply asking because when i search for free VSTi downloads theres loads of them, i figured i might as well ask and see if there are any people recommend before i download one that i might end up disappointed with. hi, sorry, i might be completely misunderstanding your post, but did you mean to post a link there? you said here's a source of some goodies but you didnt say where. thanks! that link leads to the news page, did you mean [url="http://www.yellowtools.us/cp21/cms/index.php?id=892"]this[/url]? the independace free 2.5? does this work the same way as a .dll plugin, you put it into the right folder for you DAW software? my german ist sehr schlect (although i'm suprised at how much i understand on that page ), so i'm not sure how it works, i'd rather get an explaination i fully understand, rather than odd words and phrases that i understand on the website. thanks![/quote] First of all. When you get to the page - press the union jack! thats usually for English. Its a VSTi, thats what you said you are after. Independence is a sampler that loads up high quality samples [provided] But you can use just as a rompler [and its easy to use] just like loading presets. Not sure what DAW you are using, But it will show up after installation. Yes a .dll file, but that is automatically directed to your VST folder on programme installation. Some small .dll files can be copied to your VST folder manually, But software that comes with an installer, usually sets the path for .dll on the installation. Hope this helps. Garry

Keyboards are my secong instrument. I have a full size Keyboard for Recording at home. But i used to use on gigs and shows for the odd number a Roland AX-7 Keytar . The one you wear over your shoulder, but it had no sounds so It had to go through a sound module. But was great for the Bass synth sounds, i just could not get anywhere near on an Electric Bass. I think the new ones come in around £850/£900 mark. Over your shoulder was much better and cooler. You did not look like some dick with a hair cut out of Human league ... Here is the new version. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtwh0SZv4OQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtwh0SZv4OQ[/url] Garry

[b]Independence free sampler[/b]... Its a free sampler with about 2 gig of sounds,and they are as good as they get. Hefty download, but it is free! You can add to the library as you go, [ you pay for the extra library's if you need them] But more than enough to get you going. Superb. [url="http://www.yellowtools.us/cp21/cms/index.php?id=842"]http://www.yellowtools.us/cp21/cms/index.php?id=842[/url] Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='587371' date='Sep 2 2009, 12:28 PM']Not forgetting his bass DVD, of course.[/quote] Of course. And his divorce in 1990. Oh and i nearly forgot. He lost 100 pounds in weight in 2004. Garry

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='587307' date='Sep 2 2009, 11:27 AM']I do hope that's a cut & paste quote! [/quote] Sure was a copy and paste, Otherwise it would have been a rusty razor blade time! Garry

+ To all above. For recording/writing they are all pretty much the same these days. If you like Cubase and have the time, read up on it or watch the vids. plenty on you tube. Its not so much the DAWS these days, but keeping your PC up to scratch. And a Decent Audio/sound card or interface. Dont go down the road of looking for the holy grail of sequencers, Learn what you have, and invest the time in making Music! Hans zimmer [amongst others]writes his mock ups in Cubase. And they use PC's running Nuendo [ big brother of Cubase- same Audio engine] for the live TV recordings At the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. And i think Steely Dan used Nuendo [for some of the stuff] on their last couple of Albums. So you are in good company... Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='586851' date='Sep 1 2009, 08:25 PM']In my never-ending search for the perfect bass string I wondered if anyone had tried the Dean Markley Alchemy ones, endorsed by the guy from American Idol?[/quote] If You are talking about Randy Jackson. He is more than the guy from American Idol... (As musician) •Jean-Luc Ponty, Civilized Evil, 1980. •Jean-Luc Ponty, Mystical Adventures, 1982. •Bobby McFerrin, Bobby McFerrin, 1982. •Jean-Luc Ponty, Individual Choice, 1983. •Journey, Frontiers, 1983. •Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston, 1985. •Aretha Franklin, Who's Zoomin' Who?, 1985. •Eddie Money, Can't Hold Back, 1986. •Journey, Raised on Radio, 1986. •Aretha Franklin, Aretha, 1986. •Kenny G, Duotones, 1986. •Whitney Houston, Whitney, 1987. •Michael Bolton, Hunger, 1987. •Bob Dylan, Down in the Groove, 1988. •Madonna, Like a Prayer, 1989. •Bob Dylan, Under the Red Sky, 1990. •Celine Dion, Unison, 1990. •Elton John, To Be Continued, 1990. •Michael Bolton, Time, Love & Tenderness, 1991. •Cher, Love Hurts, 1991. •Michael Bolton, Timeless: The Classics, 1992. •Mariah Carey, MTV Unplugged, 1992. •Bruce Springsteen, Human Touch, 1992. •Bruce Springsteen, Lucky Town, 1992. •Tracy Chapman, Matters of the Heart, 1992. •Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas, 1994. •Aretha Franklin, Greatest Hits 1980-1994, 1994. •Kenny G, Miracles: The Holiday Album, 1994. •Dionne Farris, Wild Seed--Wild Flower, 1995. •Bon Jovi, These Days, 1995. •Tracy Chapman, Collection, 2001. •Various Artists, American Idol: Greatest Moments, 2002. •Kelly Clarkson, Thankful, 2003. (As producer) •Trisha Covington, (with Marc Nelson, Kyle West) Slow Down, 1995. •Truth About Cats & Dogs soundtrack, 1996. •First Wives Club soundtrack, 1996. •Rahsaan Patterson, (co-producer) Love in Stereo, 1999. (As producer and musician) •Eddie Money, Right Here, 1991. •Richard Marx, Flesh & Bone, 1997. •Gladys Knight, At Last, 2000. •Jesse Powell, JP, 2001. (As producer) •Trisha Covington, (with Marc Nelson, Kyle West) Slow Down, 1995. •Truth About Cats & Dogs soundtrack, 1996. •First Wives Club soundtrack, 1996. •Rahsaan Patterson, (co-producer) Love in Stereo, 1999. (As producer and musician) •Eddie Money, Right Here, 1991. •Richard Marx, Flesh & Bone, 1997. •Gladys Knight, At Last, 2000. •Jesse Powell, JP, 2001. Great Bassist, knows how to groove. Sorry i cant help with the strings, but i am curious about them to. Garry

[quote name='OldGit' post='586893' date='Sep 1 2009, 08:48 PM']Sorry to go against the flow here but hold your head up and Gawd gave rock and roll to you were outstandingly brilliant rock pop songs in their day.[/quote] +1 You are not going against the flow now. Garry

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='585416' date='Aug 30 2009, 09:40 PM'] [/quote] A great line and fun to play. He plays the second chorus bass line different to the first chorus, not sure if that was planned, I am sure if it was done these days it would have been cut, copied and pasted, Garry

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='584776' date='Aug 29 2009, 09:20 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeeOPR8bxac"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeeOPR8bxac[/url][/quote] Great Stuff.. Another band from that period was this lot. T-Connection Garry