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oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 17:43:42 If anyone here plays an instrument, I thought it might be cool to have a 68k Mac Jam Session. Since I play guitar and bass (and french horn and mellophone, but those don't do jazz very well), I could record a blues in Bb or something and each of us could take solos. I could do the drums with Virtual Drummer (for the 68k Mac of course). I'd put it up as an MP3 so each of you could download it, record a solo on top of a couple choruses of it, and upload the file back, complete with your solo. What do you think? Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 18:45:45 I play acoustic guitar...but I'm not that good...just hack along every once in a while. I can play the rythm [sp?] to "Brown Eyed Girl", though! Here's some silliness I recorded a while back: http://homepage.mac.com/r68040k/yeehaw.mp3 -------------------- keeper of the website , master of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™, and figure-head of the Peoples' PDS Republic --------------------
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 18:52:16 I play Great Highland Bagpipes, Highland Smallpipes, and tin whistle. I might be taking a guitar class this fall. Alas, I haven;t managed to figure out how to bridge my 'pipes to Jazz. There have been a few EXCEPTIONAL Jazz experts who have worked on it, but so far no one has done it. (No one mention Rufus Harley... it sounds like crap and he doesn;t know how to play pipes... he just does things with badly tuned ones) ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie Admin of The WonderLAN ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
thelip Full Member USA 729 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 19:15:48 I was a music major for my first year of college (now change to youth ministry/theology, but that's another story) anyway, i played lead trumpet in my college's jazz band that played festivals against school all over the country. I haven't played in like 2 years, i got really burned out playing gigs every night in downtown kc for peanuts. i could out scream anybody in the Kc area, it actually put me in the hospital due to hyper-ventilation with a mild case of dehydration one night. Jamming would be cool, but it would take me a month to get my chops back, not to mention i suck with changes... playing lead for me meant no solos, just screaming. (hence my im name ajvscreams and here it's "The Lip" from Manyard Ferguson's song The Lip. I was told i should try out to play in his band by many people, but i never did. BTW, MF is probably the most famous screaming trumpet player. He still tours with his big band and if you have any remote interest in fast and loud jazz then you HAVE to look into his stuff. I got to party with him and the band one night after a concert, cool dude. i've got pictures somewhere around here.) i'm starting a christian folk band that's 2 guitars, a violin, and a mandolin. (i'll be hopping between the guitar and mandolin) So far we suck, but it's just a matter time before we get things together. If anybody happens to know of some good resources online for such a band let me know. Thanks Sorry about the long post, music is my life and i'm wired on a 2 liter of coke (i normally don't drink pop but i was exhausted at work tonight.) _______________________ Sgt. Thelip Heavy Weapons Specialist 950 division Liberated Macs: 12 Edited by - thelip on 09 Jul 2002 19:23:51
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 19:18:52 quote: I play Great Highland Bagpipes, Highland Smallpipes, and tin whistle. I might be taking a guitar class this fall. Alas, I haven;t managed to figure out how to bridge my 'pipes to Jazz. There have been a few EXCEPTIONAL Jazz experts who have worked on it, but so far no one has done it. (No one mention Rufus Harley... it sounds like crap and he doesn;t know how to play pipes... he just does things with badly tuned ones) <pretending to be a cranky old geezer mode> why don't you try accompanying rap on the bagpipes, it's gotta be an improvement no matter HOW bad it sounds! </pretending to be a cranky old geezer mode> HAR! jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 20:18:42 I have some MF stuff, including Brass Attitude (w/"The Lip"). However, as a guitarist, I'm much more interested in harmonically complex stuff. I love the Diz & Bird stuff from the late 40s and early 50s. Diz could scream (like the last bit of Groovin' High), but he could also do some incredible things with scale and arpeggio substitution (like the run at the start of his solo on Groovin' High, and the run at the start of Ko Ko). I love the guitar, because I can concentrate more on melodic and harmonic complexity and less on my chops. Speaking of screaming, I saw the coolest thing the other day. Mike Metheny, the incredible trumpet player and Pat's brother, did a jazz clinic in town with his EVI, an electronic trumpet. I guess it's kind of like playing a saxophone, only without so many keys, and it's not always so damned sharp! I started a church band also. We play mostly standards, but working with a bass player who misses every other change and two saxophonists who can't solo using anything other than the blues scale isn't exactly pleasurable. At least we have a good drummer. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 21:23:45 i used to sing, until my voice broke... -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 21:41:07 to do musical background to rap and hip hop would be easier on pipes than doing jazz. No lie. I've done it ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie Admin of The WonderLAN ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 21:59:43 There is ONE band that has done a very nice Celtic/Jazz fusion, although I wouldn;t exactly call it Jazz afterwards. The band is no longer around, but was named Rare Air. Their last album, Space Piper, is the one I refer to, since their 2 previous albums, Primevel and Hard to Beat are quite different, and a different band membership. Space Piper is still published on Green Linnet record I think. ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie Admin of The WonderLAN ~~"We are all Mad here"~~
TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 22:04:28 I used to play Sax in middle school. Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:19 ENTER THROUGH THE GATES
ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 22:38:22 quote: I was a music major for my first year of college (now change to youth ministry/theology, but that's another story) As a Christian Youth Director (yep, I need to go to school still ) I tip my hat to you, kind sir. Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
markymark Junior Member 223 Posts	Posted - 09 Jul 2002 : 22:45:25 I would love to hear the Highland Bagpipes in a blues. The only thing nearing that that I've heard is AC/DC's Long Way to the Top. I'll do an acoustic blues solo on my yamaha acoustic if you like as long as the tempo isn't at one of birds and dizzy's extremely fast bebop deals.
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 00:45:39 I used to play sax and clarinet, but it's been a while since I've had a go so I'd probably suck now (plus I had all my front teeth smashed out in a pub fight, and I've got no feeling in my top teeth. Tends to make my playing squeaky coz I don't know how much pressure I'm putting on the reed) I also play the drums - not the full kit, just the little 'un like a jembe, bongos...etc Q. What's the dynamic range of a bass trombone? A. On or off! hahahaha 68k MLA ParaMedic
titok16 Junior Member USA 116 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 01:13:51 hey, i pimp the piano, and have done so since........holy crap! 1st grade...and now im in 11th!!! HOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPHOLYCRAP jazz is sweet sweet lovin....don't know about getting it on computer though.....ive got some programs...oh! everyone get finale notepad 2002...not sure if its 68k too, but, almost everyone has better comps than 68ks, most have g4's and stuff classical composition is my thing, too.... tito
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 06:07:03 I can play the "Super Mario 64 Theme" on piano... :D ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 06:35:02 Recording audio on the computer really isn't all that difficult. You just get a multitrack audio studio (Pro Tools for 68k AV, Pro Tools Free 5 for Classic PPC, Deck 3.5 Demo for OS X, and Quartz Audio Master Freeware for Windoze) and record each part on there. It's really cool - you can do all the incredible multitracked stuff that Les Paul used to do (like Brazil), or Lynyrd Skynyrd-ish guitar battles. When you're done, you mix it down to an MP3. Finale Notepad won't run on a 68k. The latest version that will run is Finale 97. You'll have to search Hotline for it. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert OpenStep Page at http://openstep.topcities.com/ Macs Liberated: SE, IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
SpaceBoy Full Member USA 631 Posts	Posted - 10 Jul 2002 : 12:07:34 I'm a fair guitar player (played in a couple blues/rock bands back in HS- we played the county fair! ), and I can also play accordian, some piano, and a bit of drums... but guitar is the only one I'm really any good at. If someone wants to start something, lemme know! SpaceBoy AppleBASIC FOREVER! As of 4/8/02: TiBook G4/500, "Difference Engine" PB 1400/133, "KayPro II" PB 180/33, "Osbourne 1" PMac 7100/G3-266, "DEC Rainbow" and "Altair 8800" Quadra 950, "HAL 9000" iMac Rev.A/333mHz, "Deep Blue" Newton 120, "PADD"
matt_sys_7 Starting Member 9 Posts	Posted - 29 Jul 2002 : 22:53:47 I smile as I resurrect a seemingly dead topic about 20 days later I'm a trombone section leader in my high school band, and I'm fairly good, I can definitely play some jazz to add to the track "It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile - Winning's winning." -Vin Diesel, The Fast and the Furious
macdaddy Junior Member USA 107 Posts	Posted - 30 Jul 2002 : 11:06:48 quote: I'm a trombone section leader in my high school band, and I'm fairly good, I can definitely play some jazz to add to the track To continue the revival of this topic.... I too was a section leader of the trombone section in my band, and I played in the jazz band and the pep band during my high school years. In my section, I had a family line going. Sorta went by class, like I had a 'dad', and two 'uncles'. I had a 'brother' and then a year down from me I had a 'son' . He was good on the trombone, when he was a freshman, he knocked me off the top seat in the section! That was my high school debauchery. Now that I'm in college at Valparaiso, I haven't been as involved with playing the t-bone, but last year I was in the pep band, which plays at home ballgames, and gets to travel with the basketball team during tournament time! This last spring Valpo made it to the first round of the NCAA tournament, and I got to go to St. Louis for that! Sadly we were taken out by Kentucky in that first game, but our team put up a valiant effort! Even after the mens team lost, our womens team continued to play in the NIT tourney. While at Michigan, we pep band people started getting crazy with our cheering and chanting and whatnot! Here is a news article about the band and that ballgame! Anyhow, I want to get into some other bands at college, to become more involved with it again, because I love playing the trombone. macdaddy - 68KMLA Field Meteorologist 68Ks at my base: Q840AV,Q800, Q605, D280/DuoDock II,P550, LC 475,LCIII+,(2) LCIIIs,IIci, P410,LCII,Mac II Contraband: (2) PM G3/300 MTs, P6360, 5400/120,Q700/PPC 601, (2) 6100/66s
matt_sys_7 Starting Member 9 Posts	Posted - 30 Jul 2002 : 11:56:29 quote: I too was a section leader of the trombone section in my band, and I played in the jazz band and the pep band during my high school years. You rock macdaddy!! In my band, we don't have the family thing going, although I do consider my 2nd chair player as a brother. We only have three 'bones right now, myself (senior), my bro (sophomore), and a freshman. As for jazz band, we haven't officially ever had one, but we did get a group together to practice. We have a new director this year, so I hope we can actually perform this year. I'm also band president, so I have to deal with getting fundraisers set up, I have to coordinate the Booster organiation with the band, and etc... No small affair there! Well, I'm hoping to play for New Mexico State University next year, so I'll definitely keep on with the trombone. I do hope you become more involved, I definitely would if I were in your position!! "It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile - Winning's winning." -Vin Diesel, The Fast and the Furious

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