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benniepaul
Class of 1998
Joined : 08 Apr 2008
Posts : 86
|  Subject: Do you play an instrument?  Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:43 am | |
| | What instrument do you play? What gear do you use? Have you experimented with electronic music on a computer? |
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Nick_Smith
Class of 1998
Joined : 09 Apr 2008
Posts : 110
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:03 am | |
| | Piano/keyboard/trumpet. I play piano/keyboard these days. I use a Yamaha teaching piano. When I want to lay down rhythm and add melody and sound effects, I use fruity loops on my computer. So far a couple of songs, but if I got the MIDI cables, I would be able to do a lot more melody-wise. Also, my keyboard can record 5 separate instruments together as one song. So I program the bass, then the drums, then the melody, then maybe some other instruments or effects, listening throughout the process. I play by ear and I can play songs on demand but sometimes it takes me longer than other songs, and I mess up some but I can pick the tunes out. |
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Allen
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Age : 28
Joined : 08 Apr 2008
Posts : 235
Location : murfreesboro, tn
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:38 am | |
| I mostly sing now. I am trying to get back into playing bass. I have a beautiful Ibanez 5 string SG.
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kmoore
Class of 1998
Age : 28
Joined : 10 Apr 2008
Posts : 71
Location : Greenbrier
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:16 pm | |
| NO I wish I knew how to play the piano. My husband promised to learn She's Got a Way by Billy Joel for our 50th wedding anniversary  |
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hurley1313
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Joined : 09 Apr 2008
Posts : 279
Location : My own little Hurley Land
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Sun May 11, 2008 5:45 pm | |
| Nick also plays the air guitar.
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benniepaul
Class of 1998
Joined : 08 Apr 2008
Posts : 86
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Mon May 12, 2008 5:16 pm | |
| | Nick_Smith wrote: | | Piano/keyboard/trumpet. I play piano/keyboard these days. I use a Yamaha teaching piano. When I want to lay down rhythm and add melody and sound effects, I use fruity loops on my computer. So far a couple of songs, but if I got the MIDI cables, I would be able to do a lot more melody-wise. Also, my keyboard can record 5 separate instruments together as one song. So I program the bass, then the drums, then the melody, then maybe some other instruments or effects, listening throughout the process. I play by ear and I can play songs on demand but sometimes it takes me longer than other songs, and I mess up some but I can pick the tunes out. |
That is wonderful! Have you ever experimented with Reason software. I have all the sounds of the Roland Fantom keyboard if you ever decide to make the move to Reason. |
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Nick_Smith
Class of 1998
Joined : 09 Apr 2008
Posts : 110
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Mon May 19, 2008 2:30 am | |
| Paul, no I haven't tried it yet. The dude at Sam Ash tries to sell me a keyboard every frickin' time I come in, since it's a commission and a half for those guys. Which I understand.
Hurley - the best laughs come when a person is unsuspecting, like surprises. And when I saw your inclusion of my photo from my old Office Depot days (that's where that was), I laughed my ass off. I love air guitar, and I played guitar for the first time in a long time with my future (unofficial) dad-in-law, Barney, and he likes country so I picked and sang and he did the melody. I can pick out the bass lines, so I use the lowest note-string to do that.
Also, that photo was taken when I wore my goatee. It's now shaved, but I have a Wyatt-Earp-from-the-movie-Tombstone moustache. You'll see why when we all get there. |
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Allen
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Age : 28
Joined : 08 Apr 2008
Posts : 235
Location : murfreesboro, tn
| | Subject: Re: Do you play an instrument? Mon May 19, 2008 7:39 am | |
| Toys! My Mac is my toy. I hadn't had one since I was young and I absolutely despise windows. My wife let me buy a Mac last year and I love it. Here is what it looks like.
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