timmo Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Today i am learning Memphis Soul Stew by King Curtis. All the same for around 1.30 minutes, but it helps to keep the timing going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1430397606' post='2761001'] Wasn't that knocked out by the rehearsal/audition last night but since everything was from scratch, the basic quality was there and playback today put it in another light. Parts and generally band jizz will come, evolve and work itself out but the project will have legs, I think .... [/quote] What do you use to / how do you record your rehearsals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anaxcrosswords Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 For as many months as I can remember, every time I’ve plugged in at home it has been to learn a song, entirely for my own enjoyment rather than for the band. After running through something last night I casually started fiddling around and came up with one of those funky lines that actually induces a grin. It made me think of Mark King’s “Gaddafi Duck” and, while nowhere near as adventurous, it had that vaguely messy feel (for me, lots of accidental harmonics and double string hits) that actually seemed to make it better. So if I can manage to tear myself away from the snooker I might re-learn how to take a riff idea and turn it into a tune, which I haven’t done for years. On that subject, I’ll probably try to look for decent drum machine software to replace HotStepper – which is pretty good, free, but slightly limiting – with something more sophisticated. Don’t mind paying a reasonable price for it and any recommendations would be appreciated (I run XP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1430399415' post='2761021'] What do you use to / how do you record your rehearsals? [/quote] Zoom Q2HD which does video and audio. Run it for audio as Video takes up so much space on the card for my purposes. It is a real plug and play and forget device as all you need to do is set mic level and providing you aren't too far with your mix, it will compensate and record well. It is quite forgiving in this regard. Simple USB down onto PC. It is not always possible to select an optimum position for the band... so anywhere near a power point is my criteria and it is pretty useful. It can run off batts but I haven't found that useful as mine goes thru them too quickly. Nice neat simple device. https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/video-recording/zoom-q2hd-handy-video-recorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Tonights target is Badman's Song and Woman in Chains, the former has less structure so will be a pig live in terms of format, but I'm going to enjoy rehearsing and playing it/them. We seem to be in a Michael Macdonald and Tears for Fears phase... Edited April 30, 2015 by JTUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1430414566' post='2761231'] Zoom Q2HD which does video and audio. Run it for audio as Video takes up so much space on the card for my purposes. It is a real plug and play and forget device as all you need to do is set mic level and providing you aren't too far with your mix, it will compensate and record well. It is quite forgiving in this regard. Simple USB down onto PC. It is not always possible to select an optimum position for the band... so anywhere near a power point is my criteria and it is pretty useful. It can run off batts but I haven't found that useful as mine goes thru them too quickly. Nice neat simple device. [url="https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/video-recording/zoom-q2hd-handy-video-recorder"]https://www.zoom-na....-video-recorder[/url] [/quote] Thanks J that's how we do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1430398739' post='2761011'] Good news then [/quote] Well, you know when the rehearsal has a flat vibe, you begin to have concerns as to why. I know why I felt flat...because I thought it was flat... but it well have been that that is the way the guys work. Very quick and functional and get the job done, etc... but my thing to achieve for the evening was band chemistry rather than notes... which is just as well, as there a few choice ones... But..for all that.. I can hear that the band will get things quickly and can handle good parts so providing they can play beyond that and the band gels.. I think it'll do well. So.. I'm a bit moaney and on the surface with the way things go for music..but I've learnt to sit back and judge 24 hrs later...for some reason, it sounds better. In truth the tapes were a mess.. but I can hear beyond that and it was a tough ask to get those tracks off in 2 and half hours with about 4 days notice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) I've been strumming through the bass chords to this, for a bit of nostalgic fun. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4oCboj39jo[/media] Wonderfully early 90s video Edited April 30, 2015 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thought that was going to Wynonna ( Judd ) Which is another project I'm looking at.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1430419199' post='2761308'] Thought that was going to Wynonna ( Judd ) Which is another project I'm looking at.... [/quote] I've no idea who that is...and I suspect I don't want to be bunging it into a search engine either ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 A bit of disco fun today [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG2ixYJ79iE[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 This one today [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONA[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 A set of Slade and a set of other 70s/glam material for a tribute band gig on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I'd never get anyone to play it in a band, but purely from my own enjoyment I've been playing/learning Mac the Knife. Love that walking stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1444999016' post='2888024'] A set of Slade and a set of other 70s/glam material for a tribute band gig on Sunday. [/quote] Great fun I should think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Learnt ghostbusters theme song today ready for our gigs over Halloween. Different!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1445018456' post='2888268'] Great fun I should think [/quote] I'll tell you on Monday - or I would, except I will have been at work all day after trying to get some kip in the van on the return journey! [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1445019125' post='2888279'] Learnt ghostbusters theme song today ready for our gigs over Halloween. Different!! [/quote] I'm playing it (from dots) with a big band on Halloween, along with [i]Witchcraft[/i], [i]I Wanna Be Evil[/i], [i]That Old Black Magic[/i]... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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