29 Dec
2010
29 Dec
'10
11:40 a.m.
Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
29 Dec
29 Dec
11:47 a.m.
Hello Rosea!
I didn't have too close a look at thenm, but Dan Dean sells a collection of
bass samples in gig-format. I think, they should have all you need. I seem to
remember, that they weren't too expensive, especially considering, what they
have in that library.
Kind regards
Julien
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9:05 p.m.
onsdag 29 december 2010 12.47.03 skrev Julien Claassen:
Hello Rosea!
I didn't have too close a look at thenm, but Dan Dean sells a collection
of bass samples in gig-format. I think, they should have all you need. I
seem to remember, that they weren't too expensive, especially considering,
what they have in that library.
Having this samples myself, I can only confirm what Julien says. The Dan Dean
Giga Bass Collection is great and you find it with some demo melodies here:
http://www.dandeanpro.com/sample_lib/product_detail.php?pid=11
Jostein
30 Dec
30 Dec
9:53 a.m.
On 12/29/2010 10:03 PM, Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote:
onsdag 29 december 2010 12.47.03 skrev Julien
Claassen:
Thanks.
This gives also a nice list:
http://www.dandeanpro.com/sample_lib/review_detail.php?r=9&p=11
Hello Rosea!
I didn't have too close a look at thenm, but Dan Dean sells a collection
of bass samples in gig-format. I think, they should have all you need. I
seem to remember, that they weren't too expensive, especially considering,
what they have in that library.
Having this samples myself, I can only confirm
what Julien says. The Dan Dean
Giga Bass Collection is great and you find it with some demo melodies here:
http://www.dandeanpro.com/sample_lib/product_detail.php?pid=11
Jostein 
29 Dec
29 Dec
3:03 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, rosea grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
I own one of Scarbee's libraries. (Now Native Instruments.) It's
pretty good. Not cheap but not grossly expensive.
http://www.scarbee.com/
- Mark
6:57 p.m.
On 12/29/2010 04:03 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, rosea grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is it still available as gigastudio files?
\r
Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
I own one of Scarbee's libraries. (Now Native Instruments.) It's
pretty good. Not cheap but not grossly expensive.
http://www.scarbee.com/
7:23 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:57 AM, rosea.grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/29/2010 04:03 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason. All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
BTW - I notice the Bardstown Fender Bass is available for GigaStudio.
(According to the web site) I've not heard it myself but Kip does nice
work so it's a fairly safe option. Go listen to his MP3's.
http://bardstownaudio.com/insite/frames/CD-F.html
Note that just because a library is GigaStudio compatible does not
make it LinuxSampler compatible, assuming you are using LinuxSampler.
Hope this helps,
Mark
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, rosea grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is it still available as gigastudio files?
\r
Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
I own one of Scarbee's libraries. (Now Native Instruments.) It's
pretty good. Not cheap but not grossly expensive.
http://www.scarbee.com/
8:12 p.m.
On 12/29/2010 08:23 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:57 AM, rosea.grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Makes me worrying to... But what could we do about it?
On 12/29/2010 04:03 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, rosea
grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Is it still available as gigastudio files?
\r Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
I own one of Scarbee's libraries. (Now Native Instruments.) It's
pretty good. Not cheap but not grossly expensive.
http://www.scarbee.com/ I own GigaStudio 3& 4 but also other samplers as
well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason. All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
BTW - I notice the Bardstown Fender Bass is available for GigaStudio.
(According to the web site) I've not heard it myself but Kip does nice
work so it's a fairly safe option. Go listen to his MP3's.
http://bardstownaudio.com/insite/frames/CD-F.html
I'll check it out, thanks.
Note that just because a library is GigaStudio
compatible does not
make it LinuxSampler compatible, assuming you are using LinuxSampler.
How to check if it's compatible?
Thanks.
\r
8:27 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:12 PM, rosea.grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
<SNIP>
Makes me worrying to... But what could we do about it?
Get the LS people to actively support not only Giga format but also
EXS24/Structure/Kontakt/HALion formats. Gig is dead but will remain
for a long time to come. Why would new library manufacturers bother
doing it though? This came up in some other discussion here concerning
copying samples into an unpopulated Gig file. (Gig Edit conversation
IIRC)
Buy it, try it and hope? The Bardstown Bosendorfer 16-bit worked
reasonably well with LS last time I used LS. (3 or more years ago
now...)
I'm sure it works with GigaStudio, but that does you no good. (Other
than hoping that means something about LS.) if I was purchasing today
I'd buy the EXS24 or Kontakt formats most likely.
Cheers,
Mark
Is it still available as gigastudio files?
\r
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own
GigaStudio 3& 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason. All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
BTW - I notice the Bardstown Fender Bass is available for GigaStudio.
(According to the web site) I've not heard it myself but Kip does nice
work so it's a fairly safe option. Go listen to his MP3's.
http://bardstownaudio.com/insite/frames/CD-F.html
I'll check it out, thanks.
Note that just because a library is GigaStudio compatible does not
make it LinuxSampler compatible, assuming you are using LinuxSampler.
How to check if it's compatible? 
30 Dec
30 Dec
4:55 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Get the LS people to actively support not only Giga format but also
EXS24/Structure/Kontakt/HALion formats.
kt2 files have already been deciphered by LS team to the best of my knowledge.
EXS24 has no public information on them and needs a) a Mac and b)
reverse-engineering.
Can't say anything about Structure or HALion or muSynth.
Once again, reverse-engineering is not a problem as long as there are
people a) owning actual authoring software and willing to help and b)
willing to write actual code to support file formats.
Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A
focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
Makes me worrying to... But what could we do about it?
5:13 p.m.
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine
<alexandre.prokoudine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Mark Knecht
<markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Get the LS people to actively support not only Giga format but also
EXS24/Structure/Kontakt/HALion formats.
kt2 files have already been deciphered by LS team to the best of my knowledge.
EXS24 has no public information on them and needs a) a Mac and b)
reverse-engineering.
Kontakt 4 handles EXS24 Mk I and Mk II as well as Halion. No Mac
required for reverse engineering those.
kt2 is Battery which is useful.
Structure is RTAS (right) Not very interesting to me personally.
- Mark
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A
focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
Makes me worrying to... But what could we do about it?
29 Dec
29 Dec
8:39 p.m.
Mark Knecht wrote:
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A
focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason.
Hi Mark,
I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds
? Are any of them open-source formats ?
Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent replacement for GIG ?
All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't face
these issues.
Until they die too. :)
Best,
dp
8:57 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
necessarily because I want to.
Cheers,
Mark
Mark Knecht wrote:
It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
specs?
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason.
Hi Mark,
I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds ?
Are any of them open-source formats ?
Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent replacement
for GIG ?
No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
Until they die too. :)
9:31 p.m.
Last time I checked, LS is Open Source, but just not completely GPL.
Which isn't really much of an issue unless you want to sell embedded
hardware that runs LS of course.
Also, I had this discussion about SF2 and SFZ on the linuxsampler
mailing list a while back. Long and short of it is that SF2 is an
older, monolithic file format with limited modulation capabilities
designed by EMU/Creative whereas SFZ is quite a recently (and open
format, like SF2) developed format that seperates the .wav
multisamples from the programming bits and is designed by
Roland/Cakewalk (but bears no relation to the Soundfont format).
Andrew.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips
<dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
necessarily because I want to.
Cheers,
Mark
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Mark Knecht wrote:
It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
specs?
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason.
Hi Mark,
I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds ?
Are any of them open-source formats ?
Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent
replacement for GIG ?
No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
Until they die too. :)
10:27 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 09:31:03PM +0000, Andrew C wrote:
Last time I checked, LS is Open Source, but just not
completely GPL.
Which isn't really much of an issue unless you want to sell embedded
hardware that runs LS of course.
The problem with LinuxSampler license has been discused many times, it
is a bit more complex that that. The problem is that adding an
additional restriction to the GPL makes the license self contradictory
and the software becomes "undistributable" (that's why Debian removed it
also from its non-free repository). It is explained in the official GPL
FAQ:
Q: I'd like to license my code under the GPL, but I'd also like to
make it clear that it can't be used for military and/or commercial
uses. Can I do this?
A: No, because those two goals contradict each other. The GNU GPL
is designed specifically to prevent the addition of further
restrictions [...]
They should have chosen a proprietary license, free for no commercial,
to achive what they want while avoidind the GPL in their code. Of course
many people (me included) would prefer it to be pure GPL, but a
proprietary license would be much better that the current situation.
30 Dec
30 Dec
9 a.m.
On 12/29/2010 10:31 PM, Andrew C wrote:
Last time I checked, LS is Open Source, but just not
completely GPL.
Which isn't really much of an issue unless you want to sell embedded
hardware that runs LS of course.
Also, I had this discussion about SF2 and SFZ on the linuxsampler
mailing list a while back. Long and short of it is that SF2 is an
older, monolithic file format with limited modulation capabilities
designed by EMU/Creative whereas SFZ is quite a recently (and open
format, like SF2) developed format that seperates the .wav
multisamples from the programming bits and is designed by
Roland/Cakewalk (but bears no relation to the Soundfont format).
Ok, SFZ seems to
be interesting. But I want to purchase some samples.
Which format do you recommend? I didn't see SFZ yet afaik...
How easy is it to make a SFZ file?
\r
2:49 p.m.
On Wednesday 29 December 2010 16:31:03 Andrew C wrote:
Last time I checked, LS is Open Source,
Are you saying it meets this:
http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
Do you think it also meets this:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
all the best,
drew
4:40 p.m.
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 6:48 AM, drew Roberts <zotz(a)100jamz.com> wrote:
On Wednesday 29 December 2010 16:31:03 Andrew C
wrote:
IMO it meets neither in that redistribution is limited by the changes
in the license which made it non-GPL.
The 'source' is 'open' in the sense that we can get copies, look at
the code & modify it and use it. Unfortunately we are restricted
(granted, restricted in ways that likely don't matter much to
individual musicians) in our _use_ of the code via redistribution into
commercial platforms.
- Mark
Last time I checked, LS is Open Source,
Are you saying it meets this:
http://www.opensource.org/osd.html
Do you think it also meets this:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
all the best,
drew 
31 Dec
31 Dec
1:29 a.m.
On Wed, 2010-12-29 at 21:31 +0000, Andrew C wrote:
Also, I had this discussion about SF2 and SFZ on the
linuxsampler
mailing list a while back. Long and short of it is that SF2 is an
older, monolithic file format with limited modulation capabilities
designed by EMU/Creative whereas SFZ is quite a recently (and open
format, like SF2) developed format that seperates the .wav
multisamples from the programming bits and is designed by
Roland/Cakewalk (but bears no relation to the Soundfont format).
SFZ is really going to be the future of LinuxSampler, I think, simply
because of its non-monolithic design. Commercial samplers like EXS24 and
Kontakt use much the same design, with a bunch of WAV files and a small
mapping file, so all that's needed to make a Kontakt library playable in
LinuxSampler is for someone to make a matching SFZ mapping. I can't see
any reason why such a mapping wouldn't be freely distributable, so as a
community we could build up a collection of downloadable SFZ mappings
for popular commercial libraries.
You can already find SFZ mappings for some libraries, eg:
http://www.drealm.info/sfz/
Of course, building such mappings isn't an easy job, but if it can be
done once and distributed widely, it greatly eases the burden.
Thanks
Leigh
Andrew.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips
<dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
necessarily because I want to.
Cheers,
Mark
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http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user Mark Knecht wrote:
It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
specs?
I don't know. Possibly not. GigaStudio is dead. A focus by the LAU
Sampler community to remain *.gig focused may cause problems longer
term.
I own GigaStudio 3 & 4 but also other samplers as well, as dedicated
sample players. Over time I'm slowly migrating to other sample file
formats for that reason.
Hi Mark,
I'm curious, what formats currently dominate the Windows sampler worlds ?
Are any of them open-source formats ?
Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent
replacement for GIG ?
No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't
face these issues.
Until they die too. :)
10:03 a.m.
On 12/31/2010 02:29 AM, Leigh Dyer wrote:
On Wed, 2010-12-29 at 21:31 +0000, Andrew C wrote:
Especially when it
follows the GM mappings...
\r
Also, I had this discussion about SF2 and SFZ on
the linuxsampler
mailing list a while back. Long and short of it is that SF2 is an
older, monolithic file format with limited modulation capabilities
designed by EMU/Creative whereas SFZ is quite a recently (and open
format, like SF2) developed format that seperates the .wav
multisamples from the programming bits and is designed by
Roland/Cakewalk (but bears no relation to the Soundfont format).
SFZ is really
going to be the future of LinuxSampler, I think, simply
because of its non-monolithic design. Commercial samplers like EXS24 and
Kontakt use much the same design, with a bunch of WAV files and a small
mapping file, so all that's needed to make a Kontakt library playable in
LinuxSampler is for someone to make a matching SFZ mapping. I can't see
any reason why such a mapping wouldn't be freely distributable, so as a
community we could build up a collection of downloadable SFZ mappings
for popular commercial libraries.
You can already find SFZ mappings for some libraries, eg:
http://www.drealm.info/sfz/
Of course, building such mappings isn't an easy job, but if it can be
done once and distributed widely, it greatly eases the burden.
29 Dec
29 Dec
10:11 p.m.
Mark Knecht wrote:
Apparently. See Andrew's response. :)
Yeah, and I'd happily go with an Open Source sampler if there was an
Open Source sampler. LS isn't and I don't know of an alternative. I
use what I use because it works and it's long since paid for and not
necessarily because I want to.
I know, I'm just ribbin' ya. My MIDI sequencer of choice is a
closed-source DOS program, feel free to give me the same ribs. :)
Best,
dp
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Phillips
<dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks, Mark. I'm pretty sure that Kontakt's native file format is
proprietary, but a Google search didn't help much. Kontakt itself is
able to load/play a variety of formats, correct ?
I'm curious, what formats currently dominate
the Windows sampler worlds ?
Are any of them open-source formats ?
It's a guess on my part Dave but I think the two I suggested I'd buy:
EXS24 and Kontakt. I have no idea if either is Open Source. Different
vendors do support them so there must be some spec for it. Bardstown
supports lots of formats. How can a 1 guy company do that without open
specs?
Also, in your opinion is SFZ/SF2 a decent
replacement for GIG ?
No idea what those are? Some sort of Sound Font derivative?
All my samplers are Windows-based so I don't face
these issues.
Until they die too. :)
10:17 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
<SNIP>
I know, I'm just ribbin' ya. My MIDI sequencer of choice is a closed-source
DOS program, feel free to give me the same ribs. :)
Best,
dp
Sequencer Plug Gold perhaps? My all time favorite and now for free
after all these years:
http://turtlebeach.com/support/index.php?View=files&CategoryID=315
- Mark
10:54 p.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
I know, I'm just ribbin' ya. My MIDI sequencer
of choice is a closed-source
DOS program, feel free to give me the same ribs. :)
when I see an article in LJ with you extolling the virtues of an
Atari-based studio, I'll know things have gone too far, and we must
have an intervention. :)
--
Josh Lawrence
www.hardbop200.com
31 Dec
31 Dec
5:54 a.m.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 07:03:31AM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM, rosea grammostola
<rosea.grammostola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I saw Soulive a few weeks ago (doing research, since I am now a
left-hand-keyboard-bass-player). He was playing a Mac laptop running something called
Trillian (not the IM client). It sounded like a bass. But he rolled off all the highs and
high-mids, probably a habit formed early in his career when the bass samples available
weren't that great, and which is kind of his signature sound.
I just did an entire live show last night, in fact, as a bass player, running a Pedulla
gigastudio sample I found for free on the intertubes. I had to edit a bit (I didn't
like where the velocity cutoff points were), but it worked out well. It locks up
periodically on my EEE when I run Beatrix too, but I got to play a real B3 so I killed
beatrix, and I had no issues running LinuxSampler along with MonoSynth, CAPS plugins,
Fons's autowah, CALF tape echo, etc.
Now I am learning how to EQ a bass for a live room. I was told (halfway through the set,
unfortunately) that I needed to scoop out 250-500Hz on my amp to avoid creating an awful
muddy mess. It worked. Onward and upward.
-ken
Hi,
I'm searching for bass giga samples, electric but especially Jazz double
bass. Tips?
Thanks in advance
\r
I own one of Scarbee's libraries. (Now Native Instruments.) It's
pretty good. Not cheap but not grossly expensive.
http://www.scarbee.com/
2:21 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Ken Restivo <ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
I saw Soulive a few weeks ago (doing research, since I
am now a left-hand-keyboard-bass-player). He was playing a Mac laptop running something
called Trillian (not the IM client). It sounded like a bass. But he rolled off all the
highs and high-mids, probably a habit formed early in his career when the bass samples
available weren't that great, and which is kind of his signature sound.
soulive? the trio? holy god, the bass parts that their keyboard/organ
player pulls off are unreal. "Dig" from their eponymous album is
astounding in this respect (to me, at least).
8:17 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 09:21:30AM -0500, Paul Davis wrote:
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Ken Restivo
<ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
Yes, that Soulive. Awesome show. They opened with "Steppin", and then went from
there. They did a Beatles medley, which was fun too. Then Karl Denson came out and did a
second set with them, and then Nigel Hall came out and sang the last part of the set too.
A good time was had by all. I spent a lot of time over by stage left, studying what the
keyboard/bass player was doing. Which was, mostly, keeping the keyboard parts simple, and
going bananas on bass instead.
This is what he was using for a bass sound:
http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/trilian.php
-ken
I saw Soulive a few weeks ago (doing research,
since I am now a left-hand-keyboard-bass-player). He was playing a Mac laptop running
something called Trillian (not the IM client). It sounded like a bass. But he rolled off
all the highs and high-mids, probably a habit formed early in his career when the bass
samples available weren't that great, and which is kind of his signature sound.
soulive? the trio? holy god, the bass parts that their keyboard/organ
player pulls off are unreal. "Dig" from their eponymous album is
astounding in this respect (to me, at least).
9:41 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Ken Restivo <ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
Yes, that Soulive. Awesome show. They opened with
"Steppin", and then went from there. They did a Beatles medley, which was fun
too. Then Karl Denson came out and did a second set with them, and then Nigel Hall came
out and sang the last part of the set too.
oh good grief. karl denson w/soulive? that's just too damn funky for
just about anyone. i saw karl denson's tiny universe years ago and
have a few of his records - that band (whoever is in it) is just on
fire.
A good time was had by all. I spent a lot of time over
by stage left, studying what the keyboard/bass player was doing. Which was, mostly,
keeping the keyboard parts simple, and going bananas on bass instead.
This is what he was using for a bass sound:
http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/trilian.php
he was playing a MIDI bass pedal?
11:23 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 04:41:07PM -0500, Paul Davis wrote:
No, he was playing what looked like a weighted-key MIDI keyboard controller with his left
hand, which was connected to that Trillian sampled bass. So his setup was, B3, then a
MIDI controller for bass sitting atop the B3, then a Clav on a rack on top of that. The
MacBook was on a stand to the right.
They live in Woodstock, I thought. If you're on the East Coast, I'm sure there are
lots of opportunities to see them.
-ken
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Ken Restivo
<ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
I'd never heard of him before this seeing that show. I was very impressed. He was the
highlight of the night for me, actually. The band looked absolutely thrilled and honored
to be working with him, and they said so too, several times. I can see why.
Yes, that Soulive. Awesome show. ?They opened
with "Steppin", and then went from there. They did a Beatles medley, which was
fun too. Then Karl Denson came out and did a second set with them, and then Nigel Hall
came out and sang the last part of the set too.
oh good grief. karl denson w/soulive? that's just too damn funky for
just about anyone. i saw karl denson's tiny universe years ago and
have a few of his records - that band (whoever is in it) is just on
fire.
A good time
was had by all. I spent a lot of time over by stage left, studying what the keyboard/bass
player was doing. Which was, mostly, keeping the keyboard parts simple, and going bananas
on bass instead.
This is what he was using for a bass sound:
http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/trilian.php
he was playing a MIDI bass pedal?
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