Hi Steve. Don't let it worry you man. I like beats (dance tracks), but I really enjoyed listening to the jazz influence in your track. Keep on with the good work. Nigel. On Monday 16 May 2005 15:47, Steve D wrote: > On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 08:07:52AM +0100, james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > On Sun, 15 May, 2005 at 06:04PM -0600, Steve D spake thus: > > > Herky-Jerk (OGG audio file, 3.4MB) > > > http://www.xscd.com/pub/music/herky-jerk.ogg > > > > > > -Steve D, New Mexico US > > > > I like that. Can I request a beat, though? This is just the kind of > > thing I like to bop my head to while I'm in the house. > > --- --- --- > > Drums are a real weak spot with me. I have a good sense of rhythm and I > always wanted to be a drummer instead of a keyboard player (but my mom > and dad forced me to take piano lessons). I love Hydrogen but I always > feel that if I were to try to add a drum part it would sound > ultra-cheesy and unrealistic. > > On the other hand, I feel that if I were to START with a drum part, it's > metronomic nature would restrict or prevent more fluid, expressive > tempos for the rest of the parts of the music. In a live band (I was a > professional musician for about a dozen years), the drummer and ensemble > are all in "psychological sync" in a way, so that the tempo fluctuations > sound "tight" and realistic, yet human and variable. That seems hard to > achieve using software percussion tools (or maybe I just feel daunted > without really looking into the problem and finding solutions). > > One of these days I need to just bite the bullet and really try to learn > to create OK drum parts, OR, collaborate with someone on the Internet on > a piece or pieces, using an exchange of MIDI and audio files. > > I really like the idea of musicians who are remote from each other (I > live in a very rural region of eastern New Mexico, US) being able to > work together via the Internet to create finished music tracks. > > Anyway, thanks for your comment James. ;-) Best wishes and happy > music-making, > > -Steve D
