Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » Where did you get the music? » Hello Guest [Login|Register] Last Post | First Unread Post Print Page | Add Thread to Favorites Pages (2): [1] 2 next » Where did you get the music? Author Post « Previous Thread | Next Thread » dorfsmith Grand Encephalon Registration Date: 03-24-2002 Posts: 28,142 Location: Everybody needs a persicom Where did you get the music?        Those of you who submitted to the DAmb disk had to figure out the music one way or another. Did you all just figure it out or did you find it somewhere. I want to start experimenting for vol. 2 __________________ http://www.google.com 12-29-2002 23:24 wes berlin Official Impasto Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 3,397 Location: "but today i feel that too much of the church is merely a thermometer, which measures rather than molds popular opinion" mlk 1965 well this place is a pretty good place __________________ "Exorcising Ghosts" 12-29-2002 23:40 dorfsmith Grand Encephalon Registration Date: 03-24-2002 Posts: 28,142 Location: Everybody needs a persicom Thread Starter Woo Hoo I just checked it out. Thanks! __________________ http://www.google.com 12-29-2002 23:44 wes berlin Official Impasto Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 3,397 Location: "but today i feel that too much of the church is merely a thermometer, which measures rather than molds popular opinion" mlk 1965 no problem...my pleasure __________________ "Exorcising Ghosts" 12-29-2002 23:47 brdhsnyrsoul Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-20-2002 Posts: 2,155 Location: the funky western civilization Wes is one cool cat! Thanks again, Wes. __________________ 12-30-2002 16:43 wes berlin Official Impasto Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 3,397 Location: "but today i feel that too much of the church is merely a thermometer, which measures rather than molds popular opinion" mlk 1965 quote: Originally posted by brdhsnyrsoul Thanks again, Wes. no really, you're welcome! let's get together again(and soon) and make some more music. __________________ "Exorcising Ghosts" 12-30-2002 16:55 brdhsnyrsoul Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-20-2002 Posts: 2,155 Location: the funky western civilization I'm game. Just say the word. __________________ 12-30-2002 16:57 Joey T. Tallowy Tamale Registration Date: 03-13-2002 Posts: 7,777 Location: you can't fire me, 'cuz i quit! - Kurt Cobain.... quote: Originally posted by wes berlin well this place is a pretty good place Jasoooooon rocks! We were both going through a divorce at the same time and he e-mailed some encouraging words to me off-list from the dadl... __________________ 12-30-2002 17:34 BD Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 07-16-2002 Posts: 2,294 quote: Originally posted by Joey T. quote: Originally posted by wes berlin well this place is a pretty good place Jasoooooon rocks! We were both going through a divorce at the same time and he e-mailed some encouraging words to me off-list from the dadl... Thanks Joey, I was just going to post that BPlusChords was Jason's web site. (Jasooooon did Outdoor Elvis on MORE dämb it BTW) BD 12-30-2002 17:43 Carlctic Dark Steamy Cabbage Registration Date: 10-26-2002 Posts: 19 quote: Originally posted by wes berlin well this place is a pretty good place I used it. The rest I figured out on my own and played it my own way. Not that it matters... The track turned out pretty horrendous. 12-30-2002 23:30 Mark Moderator Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 9,525 Location: Grand Encephalon - Words have their place but live what you say God can have His way when you hit them with Love A Horrendous Disc? __________________ But never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. - C.S. Lewis 12-31-2002 20:45 arcticsunburn Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 06-10-2002 Posts: 2,084 Location: Guitar; A way to express what words can't describe, and a moment of peace in a chaotic world. A Horrendous Track, maybe. __________________ David Andrew Wiebe www.daw-music.com www.arcticsunburn.com 01-02-2003 02:48 Theo Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 03-22-2002 Posts: 1,700 Location: Bellingham, WA angels tuck you in        Just uses E, A, B and once in a while F# Then at the end it uses C, D and E Give it a try. These, of coarse, are not the original chords. Originally it was in the key of C or D--something like that! Guitarzan! 01-03-2003 11:39 carl Platyhelminth Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 6,960 I just keep messing around with the guitar until I figure it out.... although it helps to have a "key" song to get you started -- for example, The Who's "Substitute" is the ultimate D song, and there was a song our band did called "Slamming Door Repeats" that I always use for G (although, for a more readily accessible reference point, I ripped off the piano line from Bob Seger's "Against the Wind" for the bass line for that song so that'll work too).... carl can't read a lick of music (but can usually figure it out inside of 15 minutes) __________________ 01-03-2003 11:55 Mark Moderator Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 9,525 Location: Grand Encephalon - Words have their place but live what you say God can have His way when you hit them with Love Jim needs to read that. He was just talking about Against The Wind. __________________ But never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. - C.S. Lewis 01-03-2003 22:12 dorfsmith Grand Encephalon Registration Date: 03-24-2002 Posts: 28,142 Location: Everybody needs a persicom Thread Starter I think this needs to be at the top. __________________ http://www.google.com 02-12-2003 16:27 Dr Rich Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 9,986 Location: Hoverkrafti im është plot me ngjala. that is a cool link! Thanks! ) __________________ 02-14-2003 15:49 Mark Moderator Registration Date: 03-18-2002 Posts: 9,525 Location: Grand Encephalon - Words have their place but live what you say God can have His way when you hit them with Love To the top __________________ But never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. - C.S. Lewis 02-14-2003 18:57 Buffalo Esculent Eskimo Registration Date: 09-26-2002 Posts: 40 Location: Santa Barbara Dorfsmith:        To figure out a song, I first look for guitar tab (like on the B+ site) or sheet music, as a starting point. If it's not available, or to improve upon what was available, I pick it out by ear, playing the song over and over while playing guitar (or a keyboard) along with it until I figure out some of the details. One recent addition to my software has helped as well. I purchased (from CompUSA.com) Guitar Tracks 2.0 by Cakewalk Software. It is a recording program designed for use by guitar players. One fantastic feature it includes is called "Slow Blast." This tool lets you record part of a song (from a CD or .wav file) and slow it down WITHOUT changing its pitch. You can then play that slowed down section over and over while playing along using your ear to pick out the notes, chords, whatever. (You might be able to purchase "Slow Blast" by itself; search the internet for "Slow Blast.") I had tried figuring out the intro to Randy Stonehill's "Christmas Song For All Year 'Round" many times but was never successful. Using "Slow Blast", I figured it out in about 20 to 30 minutes by having it play the intro over and over at about half speed and using our electronic keyboard to (by ear) figure out what guitar notes were being played. Another idea I haven't employed yet is to record a song from a CD into a .wav file (I use Creative Labs' "Wave Studio" that came with my computer's sound card) and then use that software's ability to play a highlighted section of the song over and over. For example, if I could tell that one measure (or small section) of the song was basically one chord, I could highlight that portion of the song, have the software loop it during playback, and then play different chords on my guitar or keyboard till I found the one that seemed best. Or, I could play individual notes, noting which ones were in tune with the section, and then determine chord possibilities based on those notes. One could even get down to the single note level in this manner: If there was a lead guitar part I wanted to figure out I could highlight the section containing just the first note, then using a guitar or keyboard, play with it until I found the correct note. Make a note of what note that is, highlight the next note in the song's lead part and figure it out, add it to the note(s) previously figured out, lather, rinse, repeat, until I've got all the notes figured out, then practice until I can play the lead part decently. Whew! I have another tool at my disposal, my wife. A long-time piano player, she has a good ear for pitch, especially piano pieces. If I'm having trouble with some part of a song I'll ask her to help. She's usually able to get something that sounds about right after a little bit. Or, at least get me looking in the right direction... Now, a practical example: For "In The Calling" (DAmb it disc 1) I put the song on repeat on the CD player and I just strummed my guitar, matching by ear the chords as closely as I could. This took a number of repeats of the song to get most of the chords and chord changes. I got some help from my wife ("What sounds better, this or this?") and went back through it some more. This gave me the basic chords. I wrote out the lyrics and put the chords above them. Then, for a part for Melody ("Dolpin") to play on the keyboard, I used the keyboard to figure out the melody line; sometimes with the song playing, sometimes not. This was only two phrases of a verse's melody; all that Melody plays on the recording. I decided to see if I could incorporate the melody into my guitar chord strumming (thinking of the Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun" which I had learned while in high school.) I tried a couple of capo positions until I found that playing the song capo'd at the 5th fret and using chords in the key of G (makes the actual key played to be C) was the best way that I could include the melody line in my strumming. I then used the guitar set up like this to figure out the rest of the melody for the verses and chorus and incorporate them into the chord strumming. I added a couple of hammer-ons during my strumming and one little riff at the end of the chorus and that was that. Since I'm quite an amateur in my musical abilities it takes some work but it's very rewarding in the end. Hope this gives you some ideas of how you can put something together... 02-19-2003 03:00 brdhsnyrsoul Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-20-2002 Posts: 2,155 Location: the funky western civilization quote: Originally posted by wes berlin quote: Originally posted by brdhsnyrsoul Thanks again, Wes. no really, you're welcome! let's get together again(and soon) and make some more music. we still need to do this. I was on a field-trip to LA yesterday and went through Monrovia. I couldn't talk the bus driver into stopping for a couple of hours though. I'm not sure you would've wanted 25 highschool kids in your studio anyway. __________________ 02-20-2003 13:26 Pages (2): [1] 2 next » Tree Structure | Board Structure Jump to: Please select: -------------------- DA Related Discussion-- General Discussion-- Upcoming Releases-- CD & DVD Reviews-- Larry - Lucy I'm In LoveFAQs and Notices Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » Where did you get the music? 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