I play fiddle and dont have a lot of musician friends to play with. I would like a way to build virtual accompaniment online so I can play with the chord progressions. The current music programs I have are garage band, reason, and audacity. I hear cake walk is the easiest because you can input chord, but I dont know if they have a mac version. I basically just want something that will play chords so I can play over it. I dont care if it is Midi. It doesn't have to sound pretty I just want it to have a pitch. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
My suggestion: find or start a session. Live music is best.
Besides, the time you spend programming robo-accompaniment could be dedicated to learning new tunes and techniques. Chords are overrated, anyway. Irish tunes work fine without them. Just throw in some double-stops, and Bob's yer uncle.
Yes, you can have good Irish tunes with few, or zero, chords. For example:
Star above the Garter, by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford
Kitty Lie Over, by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
Forgotten Days, by Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin
you can always record yourself playing the chord progressions, and then play over the top of that, thats what i do when i'm learning (or trying to come up with) a harmony. and when trying to learn chordal accompaniment on the mandolin, i'll record myself playing the tune and try to play along with that. good luck!
digital music question
digital music question
I play fiddle and dont have a lot of musician friends to play with. I would like a way to build virtual accompaniment online so I can play with the chord progressions. The current music programs I have are garage band, reason, and audacity. I hear cake walk is the easiest because you can input chord, but I dont know if they have a mac version. I basically just want something that will play chords so I can play over it. I dont care if it is Midi. It doesn't have to sound pretty I just want it to have a pitch. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by banana512
Re: digital music question
Do you already know the virtual session?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/swf/folkmenu.html
Hope it helps. I use it for practicing sometimes.
Cesar
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by cesarpim
Re: digital music question
My suggestion: find or start a session. Live music is best.
Besides, the time you spend programming robo-accompaniment could be dedicated to learning new tunes and techniques. Chords are overrated, anyway. Irish tunes work fine without them. Just throw in some double-stops, and Bob's yer uncle.
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by mickray
Re: digital music question
my grandma always said: a recording is as good as a session. play with your favorite cd's. if your favorite cd's are too fast, get something better.
if only i had listened.... i would be much better!
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by daiv
Re: digital music question
Something like Powertab - http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php - would probably be ok or TablEdit - http://www.tabledit.com
# Posted on June 22nd 2008 by mactavish
Re: digital music question
chords are over rated. whatta joke -off
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by Ray Mariani
Re: digital music question
Yes, you can have good Irish tunes with few, or zero, chords. For example:
Star above the Garter, by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford
Kitty Lie Over, by Mick O'Brien And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
Forgotten Days, by Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by mickray
Re: digital music question
you can always record yourself playing the chord progressions, and then play over the top of that, thats what i do when i'm learning (or trying to come up with) a harmony. and when trying to learn chordal accompaniment on the mandolin, i'll record myself playing the tune and try to play along with that. good luck!
# Posted on June 23rd 2008 by the half-texan