Hi Steve. I don't think there's anything wrong with the bass guitar vs kick drum.When you're at your next gig, make sure you arrive early so that you can play the intro through your sound system.
That'll give you a true feel for how it will sound in a true live environment, of course taking into account the lack of an audience.
Cheers Darren----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Wicketts" <steve.wicketts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:51 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: first project, Abba intro
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your lovely comments. Ivan wrote, "Good job. Two observations:(1) it appears to be a little mechanical (tempo) and (2) some of the instruments make it sound like the old midi recordings. Did you deliberatelyintend to make it sound this way?"Yes, the reason it sounds a little mechanical is, I wanted to create a retro sound so, I only played the piano, the bass notes and the main melody. The rest I step wrote using a 2 octave micro keyboard with Sonar set to sixteenths.I just altered all the note durations in event edit afterwards.Bobby wrote, "You have given me a renewed hope about learning this Sonar stuff. I've had this equipment for a year, and well, at best, I've been able to play around with it a little. But I have so much to learn, and I've come across some difficulties, which hopefully have been resolved so I can get down to business. Great job."Bobby, don't be afraid to ask questions, no matter how stupid they may sound.I really struggle taking all the information on board.I'll sometimes write a four bar loop and then go off on a journey by applying all kinds of effects just to see what happens . I simply take a mental note of the ones that sound ok.In the beginning, one of the main sources of help was Gordon Kent's tutorial on Sonar 6.2 from Dancing Dots site. I used to listen to it every night. He has such a relaxing calm manner and He explains things so well.I still get it wrong more than I get it right,I listen to this Abba track for the first time through my computer monitors, if I was to be honest about this track, I think I may have the bass drum too loud and the bass guitar too bassy. Bobby, I still have loads to learn, I haven't a clue how to up load music or burn CD's from my computer. I use a tascam CD writer which I connect to my audio outs on my sound card, I then posted the CD to Darren Heartland, and He did the rest for me.I love the possibilities this technology has to offer. It's more like walking up a mountain that climbing it, as there are guys on this forum who have already laid down the pathway.Bobby, just keep at it mate. Thanks again everyone for all your kind words. Steve W----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Burgess" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:28 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: first project, Abba introSteve, Nice job - you've made my day. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Mobile: 07989 486976 Web: http://www.raisedbar.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atherstone-United-Kingdom/Raised-Bar-Ltd/12023 4896800 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message-----From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] OnBehalf Of Steve Wicketts Sent: 28 October 2009 12:10 To: ddtots Subject: [ddots-l] first project, Abba intro Hi everyone,After purchasing Sonar 7 and a new Computer, I got so nervous about learningnew technology, I put them both in a cupboard for about 18 Months.Darren Heartland from the forum was the guy who eventually persuaded me tograb the bull by the horns.If it wasn't for Darren Heartland, Phil Muir, Brian Smart, Tim Burgess andmany others who took time to answer my sometime stupid questions, I would have never got my head around this fantastic technology. This is my first completed project using Sonar 7.Everything on this track except Dimension Pro, is simply the softsynths andeffects plugins that come with Sonar 7. I'd been ask to write an Intro for a Abba tribute band. They didn't just want a medley of Abba tracks, they wanted something a little more classy. I came up with the idea of creating a kind of Abba medley mash up.Below is a link to Darren Heartland's web site as I don't quite understandyet how you upload music. http://www.darrenhartland.com/starintros/starintros.html Steve W PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faqPLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribeFor other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq
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