Joe 1320

also, referring to the transcription, I also hear in measure 14, the last note of the second triplet is Bb while the next note which is the first note of the 3rd triplet is the C. Just the two notes being transposed.

just learn it slow with iron clad fingering, then gradually push it up to speed.

Hmmm..... I just happen to glance through the transcription. I learned this by ear and for some reason I hear the last two notes of the triplet in measure 7 as being reversed. I play those notes as Ab, C, Eb.... a definate reversal from the decending pattern. edit; nevermind.... went back and listened to the album, the transcription is correct. The above transcription is pretty good. However, I do hear the descending line differently as shown below: http://s1.postimage.org/6kcveluwf/Foreplay_intro_descent.png +1 This is how I hear/play it as well. yep.... that's what I hear.

Hmmm..... I just happen to glance through the transcription. I learned this by ear and for some reason I hear the last two notes of the triplet in measure 7 as being reversed. I play those notes as Ab, C, Eb.... a definate reversal from the decending pattern. edit; nevermind.... went back and listened to the album, the transcription is correct.

Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'll need to go back and check exactly what I have mixed. For now, If I remember correct.... the basic B-3 sounds on the upper throughout, a distortion guitar sample on the lower but the sound was a bit dry so I mixed a synth lead sound aka Van Halen "jump" sound in with it albiet at a much lower relative volume to give the guitar some warmth. I have programmable presets so I think I went though about 10 of them for the tune as in that video. There are some basic drum patterns like the high hat cymbal riff that are automated and some drums are coupled to the lower keyboard and to the pedals. I can start and stop the percussion patterns with a foot switch, I can change presets with another foot switch, plus a few other touch bar controllers for additional percussion. The pedals are sometimes unsplit, sometimes percussion is layered over the top, split at other times with additional percussion on the top half. Lower keyboard was never split but some percussion layered when needed. I think I also had to edit the attack of the guitar as the basic sample wasn't quite right. That Lowrey Prestige is marketed as a "home organ", it does have some really good features and samples, but some samples are just average. I had to really work at mixing things to get the desired results and assign all kinds of extra layered percussion all over the place to make it come out as close as possible to the real deal. I'm still not happy with some of the mixes and percussion, but they are about at the limit of what I can do on that piece of equipment. It would be really neat if I could get just an actual drum track with all the proper parts to play with! Oh.... there are days I long for playing in a band again. Doing everything youself sometimes is just not the same as the magic created by the other musicians in a kick ass group. I'll go back and look further into my setups this next week when I get a few moments, work schedule has been a bit nuts lately. Regards and thanks, Joe Bowen

I know this is an old topic, but much to my surprise I found this thread of me playing Foreplay in the original post. It's great to see others doing this tune, I don't seem to run across it very often.