Pre-DAW software

[ggalen]

[quote author=rld board=nick thread=9203 post=86329 time=1220630266]Quote:...The other moments sound like the bass player is lost...RLD,Thanks for the thought. I agree that the bass can be improved, especially since the melody and lead I added later suggests a different flavor to what BIAB laid down.What are the time readout (s) when you feel like the bass player is lost? I want to see if we're hearing the same issue.Glenn

[rld]

It's your music so if it doesn't bother you, don't change it on my account. But since you asked, there are lots of short parts but the most obvious sections, IMO, are approximately...:32 - :401:14 - 1:231:55 - 2:06

[ggalen]

RLD,Well, after you mentioned it, I listened and you are right, there were some clunky portions in there that didn't work. It was the same rising phrase that repeated three times in the song, right where you caught it three times.I'm glad you called my attention to it. I think as a guitarist I must listen to the lead and the rhythm guitar more closely.So, I spent about an hour playing in the bass part myself and tweaking it to make it swing a little more. It's better. I'll put it up on the site by tomorrow sometime.Thanks, RLD.

[ggalen]

RLD,I put the new version on the page.I appreciate your calling attention to a real weak spot, in a composition that is in my essential style.But it also showed me how deceptively difficult it is to compose and play a good bass part. I found that shifting notes by 10-20 milliseconds sometimes was essential to get the right offbeat kind of rhythmic "feel" I want in the song.I am sure an excellent bass player here would have done better...but you go with what you've got! Everything can be improved; but I am happy with it.Glenn

[rld]

Yeah...that's only about 100 times better.

[ggalen]

RLD,Hehe..Thanks.