Piano-Pete Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Howdy, This is my first post here (I've migrated from Sonikmatter as per Dave's advice). I need to play Money for Nothing by the Dire Straits and the intro has a lot going on. My main concern is the arpeggiated part that starts around 0:17 as I have never done that before. Any help/advice is appreciated! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDJPiUPZxdc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 You can either use the arp or record a riff. I'd look at how Knopfler does it live - IIRC he skips the arpeggiated part altogether. Edit; OK, I re-read the post. Do you need guidance in how to use the arp and/or riffs? Have you been watching the Kurzweil instructional videos on Youtube..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano-Pete Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 I managed to figure it out how to edit the arpeggiator's shift patterns (manual page 7-46) and it all fell into place. Thanks for your replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Apart from if I *like* so many cover band attempts (I'm not completely sure), I like the music, and also the music refered to here, so I can't help but wonder how good is the result trying to imitate the above musical intro (because that's some serious dramatic and produced music you're talking about)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Theo, don't sweet it, if the crowd likes it it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Ah yes. It never ends. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Well, I don't dislike cover bands (neither when I'm in it, or when I'm in the audience), but it is often a precarious balance between the abilities and expectations of a set of musicians, and what the covering of a song like the famous Dire Straits actually achieves. A school band can do some actual rock-tune, which is cool. A university buff could want to do a Jazz performance of his/her favorite songs, and of course there are a lot of capable and certainly mature musicians who don't feel they can get things going as a "own material" band. But striking the balance between talent and practice, ego and audience response, and learning curve and musical results isn't always great with cover materials, and this type of music is dear to many people, so you can argue: it's easy enough, people love to hear it. Or you could wonder how good you'd have to be to do a reasonable rendering (which is: pretty darn good). And then there is one of the higher praises to be earned for non-teenage musicians: educating the (small or large) masses, which in popular music can be left out to give us hoary and somewhat shitty music, and I don't fancy that much, even if mom and all our friends think our music is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano-Pete Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Is it note for note exact? No. Is it good? That's up to you to decide. Any suggestions highly welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opdigits Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Sounds fine to me, going off of memory! Good Job! Nobody told me there'd be days like these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yep, sounds just fine. Go with it. David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensho Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hello forum, hello Piano-Pete, that is indeed very very nicely programmed! Congratulations. The logistics of you playing this are fun to watch in itself. Obviously, one can endlessly discuss just how identical the sounds are compared to the original. I think you have nailed it very well (and on just one keyboard, compared to Fletcher and Clark and their keyboard castles..) My idea / approach on this is more loose; if I had to play this with a band I'd never put in that much programming work. (Well maybe if Knopfler had called..) The rest of the band aren't that particular about the 'original' sounds either. I haven't seen a bass player bringing his Precision, his Fender, his Fretless and his MusicMan to the gig. And I'm not even talking about different amps, stompboxes etc. And it's the same with every other instrument. It's just not practical. In the many bands I play and have played in in the Netherlands, there is a lack of technical facilities, space on stage, or the chance to rehearse with a mixer. More often there's no rehearsal at all. So the keep-it-simple tactic applies everywhere. That doesn't mean 'be lazy about sound'. Having great sounds, knowing them well and using them well is essential. But not neccessarily authentic to the max. Oh well, I got carried away. Just wanted to congratulate you on the programming. Cheers, ensho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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