Tiandrézio
2 posts
Apr 06, 2009
2:51 PM
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Should we reduce the speed of music or should i try to learn directly from the recorder speed?It's the cheat to reduce the speed?Give your opinions.
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tookatooka
185 posts
Apr 06, 2009
2:54 PM
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A lot of us do it all the time. I use a Sony recorder which plays back at half speed. I wouldn't know how you could unpick some riffs otherwise. I'd say make use of any technology available to make life easier for you.
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Aussiesucker
245 posts
Apr 06, 2009
3:42 PM
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No its not cheating. It's what most of us do. Try learning Irish fiddle tunes or bluegrass at full speed - impossible! At least with the Blues if you miss the odd note or 3 then no one notices.
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Hollistonharper
69 posts
Apr 06, 2009
6:27 PM
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Adam recommends the Amazing Slowdowner, I have it, it works well.
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Patrick Barker
223 posts
Apr 06, 2009
8:47 PM
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No cheating! The blues gods will come down and smite you! JK The ends justify the means, and no one's going to you and say "it sounds like you've been slowing down music to copy the licks"-- at worst they'll be like "nice sonny boy / little walter / etc lick!"
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"Without music, life would be a mistake" -Nietzsche
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jonsparrow
57 posts
Apr 06, 2009
11:24 PM
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people used to do that all the time with record players.
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Elwood
12 posts
Apr 07, 2009
2:05 AM
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Amazing Slowdowner is fine if you don't mind paying money for software...
I use Audacity, a pretty solid sound editer (including the ability to slow down / speed up and the change pitch), and it's completely free.
Adam's ten different kinds of cool, but I wish he didn't promote for-profit software... In fact, I think I'm making a new post about Audacity. Right now.
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Jim Rumbaugh
27 posts
Apr 07, 2009
10:00 AM
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Please start slow
Speed comes with time
Speed comes with practice
Practice makes perfect, only if you are playing it perfectly, Otherwise you are reinforcing old bad habits.
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CarolynViolin
34 posts
Apr 07, 2009
1:53 PM
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Jim Rumbaugh makes a great suggestion. On difficult passages, it always helps to start slow and then work up to speed. Yes, lots of practice. You can't do it any other way. The metronome can come in handy.
Carolyn
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