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I have an odd question that I feel would be better suited to NMD in general but there's no "small questions" thread, so I'm asking here. In Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-fA-gBCkj0) there's a sound being played on an electronic device making a sound in the third, seventh, and eighth measures of every phrase...what is the sound being used?
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Ortazel posted:It's an Akai MPC playing a cuica sample (that dog bark sound you hear on every 90s drum machine latin kit) Thanks!
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Nov 27, 2012 20:19
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heap posted:Plus, I prefer browsing Craigslist that way because it's easier to scan through a bunch of pictures instead of line after line of text listings that may or may not be descriptive. This, and some apps let you search multiple cities simultaneously. Best feature ever.
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Jan 3, 2013 11:05
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Just out of curiosity, what language are you translating from, and what's the native phrase?
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Feb 20, 2013 18:06
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Musical imagination is perfect, it's not like it's some untranslatable thing like wabi-sabi. If there's no word for what you want, make it yourself! 
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Feb 22, 2013 06:03
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Johnny Truant posted:I have a two part question. First, I remember there being an ask/tell topic about a guy who worked as the head sound engineer on a cruise ship, does anyone have it bookmarked or archives and could possibly locate it for me? I'd be very grateful! I remember reading this thread a while ago, so I looked it up. Here you go. I'd be interested to hear what people have to say about your other questions!
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Apr 26, 2013 17:06
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jarjarbinksfan621 posted:I just bought a cajon, does anyone have any recommended learning resources (books, dvds, websites)? I've been looking around myself, but there doesn't seem to be anything with high acclaim. If you find some good resources, could you send me a PM with the details?
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Apr 27, 2013 20:58
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Does anyone know of any resources for practicing sight reading drum set stuff?
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Oct 26, 2013 06:42
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Interstitial Abs posted:lots of great stuff Oops, I suppose skill level is actually somewhat relevant to my question. I'd say "advanced but not professional". I suppose a website (multiple?) is/are exactly what I'm looking for since I'm leaning toward "free", and with an equal emphasis on both charts and reading. That Pickering book seems like something that I'd actually spend money on at the moment...I hope you remember it soon, because I couldn't find much with vague search terms. In the meantime, what are those other chart books you mentioned? How would you compare the Jazz Drum Cookbook to John Riley's Art of Bop Drumming? And what's the sprang a Lang? I can't seem to find anything about it. I've actually gone through most of New Breed (sans singing, haha), and it's probably my favorite book for how detailed it is and how much you can get out of it. Do the Alfred books and Realistic Rock have anything that is substantially more well done than New Breed, or do they cover a lot of the same stuff? Also, Burton grip supremacy!
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Oct 27, 2013 19:04
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Now if only it were on Mac too, sigh
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Dec 6, 2013 05:23
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For just music theory, Tonal Harmony by Kostka and Payne is an amazing book that will take you from "what's a staff?" to composing atonal music. Make sure to do all of the quizzes, self-tests, and the homework from the (separate) workbook though, otherwise you'll barely understand what's going on by chapter 4.
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Dec 8, 2013 14:36
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I have an odd question...how would you mic a harp using one microphone? Being a drummer, my first guess would be by the left or right ear, but harps are very different from a drum set.
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Apr 28, 2014 05:20
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My teacher and I just use slash notation...it's kinda "boxy" looking, but it's a lot quicker than scribbling a notehead and trying to get the flags perfect. Half and whole notes are still circles. I will admit to having quite a bit of free time on a DJ gig once and spending too much time perfecting the treble clef though, ahaha...
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Jul 23, 2014 06:03
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lilljonas posted:How long did you play/how good were you before you went out to actually seek out bands/visit jam session? I only have experience from playing in school orchestras as a kid, but now I've picked up an electric guitar and have no idea what that to expect. I am crap but can kind of struggle through a simple song if I focus on it for a few days. I'm a drummer so it's a little different, but I started after three years. If you go to open mics it's a lot easier than jam sessions because instead of getting kicked off the stage if you haven't memorized the tunes, that random singer/songwriter is psyched to have a drummer behind them. And if they decent they'll give you cues to stop playing for a measure or two and then hop back in. Maybe YOU can be that singer/songwriter? For jam sessions I'm still pretty bad at jazz and I scope out every jam a week before I play. There are some that are cool and if you don't know all the tunes, or can't solo, etc. whatever you're learning. And then there are ones where they'll stop the tune to kick you off stage. Chicago's got those and everywhere in between. Maybe try joining a nearby college's no-audition jazz big band for a start?
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Sep 11, 2014 16:03
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:What's the best way to analyze a song's structure? Let's use Psycho Killer as an example. The major parts of the song are the verse, chorus, and bridge. Yup, the French part is the bridge! It's the "completely different" section that only happens once. The lyrics you gave, I'd consider them to be the last bit of the bridge, before going back into the chorus, the section that repeats, almost verbatim if not verbatim (the fa fa fa" section). The verse is the part that repeats with the same melody and chords, but the words are usually different every time. Less major, this song also happens to have an intro, which is exactly as it sounds: "stuff before the actual song". Usually it's really simple in pop tunes to draw the listener in, like in Psycho Killer it's just the drummer tapping the bass drum.
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Dec 24, 2014 15:20
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Drummer here. I think the main appeal to the phrase is that the drummer stops playing the bass drum. Up until this point in the song he's been playing upbeats on the hihat, and the only difference is the orchestration to playing on the snare rim (not "side stick" or "rimshots"). He does fuss it up with a couple extra notes, but they're not the main focus.
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Feb 12, 2015 16:02
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What are some student-, intermediate-, and professional-level accordion brands/models?
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Jan 26, 2016 00:21
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Does anyone here keep a practice log? What do you keep track of? How is it organized? May I see it, or even just a section of it?
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Mar 25, 2016 21:40
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for fucks sake posted:For a while I kept my practice log in a notebook, but I didn't like it because it's usually in the wrong room and it's hard to get a summary of what you've been working on. Thank you!
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May 5, 2016 06:03
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I have a pair of Westone custom ear plugs and one of the filters split in half somehow? Is there any way to fix it, or should I just buy a new one?
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Jul 11, 2016 05:53
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Is there a way to stream from two sources, and what is the process for that? Specifically the screen of my phone and a camera (probably the camera of an old phone, but not necessarily).
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Sep 24, 2016 04:22
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+1 in the custom ear plugs, they're the best purchase I've ever madeLargeHadron posted:
Drink-Mix Man posted:So, then, how exactly does one get their record to pick up steam? Buy a physical copy of All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Robert Passman. Read it cover to cover. Take notes in it.
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Sep 9, 2017 01:15
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AverySpecialfriend posted:Is there not a singing/vocals thread I really wish there were, cuz that's what I need the most help with
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Oct 1, 2017 01:23
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Hawkgirl posted:Oh hell yeah we should have a vocal thread. We did a long time ago I think...maybe I will make one. You can rip the template or anything useful from my drum/percussion thread if it'll help
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Oct 1, 2017 03:01
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You don't even have to give a reason "hi I'd like to rent a hyperlydian double flute tuned to a432" "that'll be 426 exposure bucks per millisecond" "toot"
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Oct 9, 2017 13:25
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Hawkgirl posted:I was supposed to write one but then like the month of October happened. I'm still 100% down to help with this in any way I can
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Nov 8, 2017 17:42
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This is incredibly out there and I don't expect a response, but does anyone know where I can get a decent quality picture of the front and back covers of The Modern Library Favorite Polkas (and maybe the table of contents?). Low quality image for context
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Jan 21, 2018 19:40
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revolther posted:Best I could find was ripping from the ebay result google brings up. Thank you! Now I just have to figure out how to convert them to pdf
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Jan 28, 2018 16:21
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MrSargent posted:What is your scope? Are you doing all of the music for the entire ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and then the dance party? All of this. Additionally, your primary job is to keep the dance floor as full as possible. It's easier as a DJ because you're one person and can switch songs at any point, but if you've been playing energetic/fast songs for a while and the dance floor is clearing, play a slow song and slowly build up the energy across several songs again. Group your songs together into sets, e.g. Motown, recent hits, hip hop, etc. Check out a few wedding DJ websites and see their playlists. Here's one from a company in Chicago. Yeah, the whole line dance category is stale and played at every wedding, but people love dancing to them. http://toastandjamdjs.com/assets/uploads/general/TJSampleSonglist2017.pdf Whatever the bride says is law. The guests aren't paying you.
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Feb 4, 2018 18:00
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C natural minor. The first phrase is C D Eb D C D Bb. The Bb is sustained and the B natural is just a pickup into the second phrase; if they were reversed it would be harmonic minor.
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Feb 10, 2018 00:43
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I am pretty good at playing piano by ear, but sight-reading continues to be a nightmare to me. It's not so much the notes, but the rhythm. If I know the music already, it's usually a walk in the park, but mostly because my hands just naturally kind of know where to go without the music. Count quavers as you walk, each step is a crotchet. Count in different crotchet-based time signatures, not just 4/4, e.g. 3/4 and 5/4. After you stop losing count, start systematically clapping (or tapping your leg if you want to be discreet) quavers: eight measures on the downbeat of 1, then downbeat of 2, downbeat of 3, downbeat of 4, then + of 1, + of 2, + of 3, + of 4. Then count 7/8 while walking (no clapping). First measure your steps will be on "downbeats"/odd numbers, second measure they'll be on "upbeats"/even numbers. Do the clapping systematically as well.
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Mar 7, 2018 03:04
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean count crotchets as I walk, rather than quavers? I'm American and am about 14% sure I used your terminology correctly, so here's a worksheet I put together edit: "downbeat of 2" means when you say "two", vs. "+ of 2"/"and of two" is when you say "and" after that "two", e.g. verbosely counting a single measure of music would be: downbeat of one and of one downbeat of two and of two downbeat of three and of three downbeat of four and of four Jazz Marimba fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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Mar 7, 2018 21:04
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I'm sorry but this has just confused me more! As I understand, I am doing left / right steps, with each step as a crotchet. I am also presumably saying "and" to represent the quavers between these notes? Yes, count all quavers, saying aloud "one and two and three and four and". The x is clapping. PM me if you have more questions; I can (should've?) add a couple more things to the worksheet for clarity.
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Mar 8, 2018 19:38
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MrSargent posted:If someone is critiquing a hip-hop beat I made and suggested “modernizing” the drums a bit, what does that mean? I’m waiting for clarification but figured I would ask here. Is it more on the sample selection or the processing of the drums? That can mean anything without having heard it; can you post it here?
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Mar 19, 2018 18:59
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Drink-Mix Man posted:I'm auditioning for theatre musicals and they want to know my highest and lowest note. What is the proper method for determining this? Is it just supposed to be what I can hit comfortably, or do I include what I can hit with falsetto and sort of silly-sounding bass notes? Know your chest and head (falsetto) ranges. Know what's comfortable and easy to sing vs. what is not.
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Mar 19, 2018 23:33
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MrSargent posted:It isn't a finished track yet, but here is what I sent him. Some of it is coming from the NotDrums--it sounds like a lofi hip-hop stream. For the drums, in general it sounds like you sampled a record instead of programmed them on a computer; they have a "live" feeling. The hihat specifically is too loose; a lot of modern hip-hop uses a very tight, dry tone (e.g. Kendrick, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Chance, etc.). Who are some artists whose drums you like (even if you hate their music)? Why do you like them? If you like the sound of "older" drums, then ignore your friend; there are artists going for that sound right now, most notably Anderson .Paak
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Mar 19, 2018 23:48
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I'm super interested but have zero time to put that together 
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Apr 10, 2018 14:53
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It makes it easier to play the high notes without bending your wrist and getting carpal tunnel. There are a /lot/ of high notes on that bass.
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Jul 18, 2018 20:03
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I just started learning accordion (yeah, I know, I'm goony, hipster trash). Does anyone have any resources they recommend?
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What are some audio editing programs besides GarageBand? I'm specifically looking for one where you can zoom in on the waveform (more than GarageBand allows) to be able to precisely cut preceding and trailing silence from short audio samples (0.1-5.0 seconds), bonus if it allows files to be shorter than 0.5 seconds
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