The October Challenge is to post a song where the lyrics 'tell a story'. Eg. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree ; or Little Jimmie Brown . But not 'Michael Row The Boat Ashore'! So we all know what 'story' is being told, either post all the verses of the song (you can COPY and PASTE them fro...

A new approach to the monthly Challenges When we started the "New Challenges" Ian Wolstenholme wanted to feature the 'Winner(s)' on his Radio Show, “Community Keyboards” - Oldham Community Radio 99.7FM. So we needed a 'Winner'. As Admin didn't want to get involved in choosing 'Winners', w...

First, watch the beginning of this video to see what Travelin' Easy from the PSR Tutorial Forum is commenting about .. namely notes on the PSR-SX900 and 700 that do not 'sound' when played. (I do not recommend that you dismantle your keyboard in the way he describes in order to fix it!) YAMAHA PSR-S...

Cricket (as explained to a foreign visitor) You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's bee...

Here is a recent work of a French Bulldog that I did at the request of my local vet. It now hangs in her waiting room.

Ron

You have been a busy, busy bee! Love the 'repeating piano' near the end! Hugh

My one (little?) problem ... My fault! I had pressed the STOP for the Multipad just after the first beat of the next bar. So that's why I had a bar of silence before it came in again. You have to STOP the Multipad a fraction before the end of the bar . So just recording the BASS part for one verse ...

The advantage of setting up a MULTIPAD using Method 2 above (with the CHORD MATCH ON ) is that it will give you the bass pattern in whatever key you play your piece in. The disadvantage is that all the notes you want to hear have to be put in as 'intervals' with C as the root. Takes a bit of working...

Ron, You are right in what you say. The notes to be played for the BASS in that particular script were based on having the MULTIPAD in CHORD MATCH mode. This means the Miultipad will play it's 'pattern of notes' based on the chord you are actually playing at the time . To work in this mode, you have...

Ron, Thanks for that. Yes. you're right. I recorded the bass notes with the MIDI recorder and then used the SCORE function on my Tyros 4 to get those notes put on the stave .. and took a 'screen shot' of them. http://www.ar-group.org/Files/Tyros4Score.jpg Not reading music, I hadn't appreciated how ...

One thought I had was that I have often used a MULTIPAD to add a 'counter melody' to a song I have been playing. So why not create a Multipad for the Bass Player? Here below is how I have done this. When I create my MULTIPAD I need a VOICE set up in R1 . From the BASS section I have chosen LowBass (...

What would a real BASS player play when accompanying you playing your song? When you play a song using a STYLE you have a 'band' that plays along with you, with a drummer, a bass player, and various other instruments like guitars etc. all blending together to make a suitable backing. But let's be c...

Den, This is so useful to know! As I play 'by ear' (ie. by chords and play the melody 'by ear'), I frequently print out the lyrics with chords from the Guitar Guy. http://www.theguitarguy.com/ I'll try just loading the words and chords into the Tyros 4 and play from the Tyros 4 screen. Get rid of al...

JT, You have got the wrong idea about putting pictures into audio.com. You do not have to have them 1200 x 1200 and you do not have to 're-size' any of the pictures you use before you use them. When I use my own pictures, I use them as taken straight off my mobile, which are 3264 x 1836 (and with my...

Hi JT,

Thought the video clips of the little boy and his Mum just about summed up the Title of your song .. "Perfect Love".

Hugh

Did your Maths Teacher teach you this easy way of subtracting in your head?

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Here's another example of listening to various STYLES at the same TEMPO (in this case 68 bpm) and choosing two very different STYLES to use with different parts of the song. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You. Of course we all associate this number with Elvis Presley . In my version I have used...

Came across this today. LeAnn Rimes - I Fall To Pieces.

Over 7 million views.

Den,

Lovely music; lovely video.

Hugh

A couple of examples now, putting this into practice. The Young Ones . This starts with the STYLE 60's Pop Guitar from POP & ROCK at 128 bpm (one I was trying out in the DEMO above). Next, it's Bubblegum Pop , another STYLE I tried in the DEMO above. I thought Bubblegum Pop with it's emphasis on...

Another look at Changing STYLES as you play through a song. When you play a song, how do you go about changing the STYLE as you play through it? Or do you just stick to the same backing from beginning to end? Most people, once they have made their minds up which Style they are going to use just sti...

Interesting how the things you alter in the Mixing Console can make a difference to what you are listening to.

Here's an example of REVERB.
Is It True What They Say About Dixie, played by Don Wherly.
Sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it!



Hugh

I'm sure people are saying, "Why bother to do all this?". It all depends on how one wants to play something. Do you find a STYLE that will 'fit' your song? Or do you have something in your head that you want to include in your song? I have been wanting to play My Way (you have already hear...

In all the Yamaha handbooks it tells you to use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the BASS and PHRASE channels (i.e. C, D, E, G, A, and B); and use only the chord tones when recording the CHORD and PAD channels (i.e. C, E, G, and B). I have been recording my STYLE PARTS this way (with the &quo...

On your main Page, which shows all your uploads, this is a summary of the options you have available to you. http://www.ar-group.org/Files/AudioCom1.jpg The first icon tells you how many VIEWS your upload has had (indicated by the green arrow). In this example there have been 21 views. The three lit...

Audio.com is continually under development so things change as they update their programs. If you want to Edit or Delete your audio.com upload it's not so easy to find where to do it. You start from your main Page showing all your uploads. The first icon tells you how many VIEWS your upload has had ...

It's a while since I put up a real, live Jazz Band for you to listen to.
Music to the ears!

Tuba Skinny - Shaye playing Louis! Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives from 1927

Here's another test to find out how 'musical' you are.

I reckon I have a pretty good 'musical ear' .. but some of the tests further on had me really stumped!

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Topic continued ... Let's just check first to see if I am playing 'allowed' notes. From the Tyros4 Reference Manual : Rules when recording non-rhythm channels • Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the BASS and PHRASE channels (i.e., C, D, E, G, A, and B). • Use only the chord tones when rec...

Using the note 'B' when recording a STYLE PART Although the first part of my topic is explaining how to record into a STYLE PART (I had to explain that, didn't I?) the real essence of this topic is further down. The clue is in the Title above. Note: The problems I had when recording STYLE PARTS by ...

Getting SA2 Voices to 'slide' up to the note played I listened to John Storey playing Only You and really liked the arrangement he had for this. 1761361925619138 So I thought I would have a go at this myself. The best place to look for a Registration to get you going is in the Music Finder .. and s...