Friday, December 4, 2009

Jam Session 105l with Em D A (Guitar, Drums)




Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105l:
  • We're playing these chords in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three...):

    Em                     D       A
e |-0-------------------|--2-------0---------|---------------------|
B |-0-------------------|--3-------2---------|---------------------|
G |-0-------------------|--2-------2---------|---------------------|
D |-2-------------------|--0-------2---------|---------------------|
A |-2-------------------|----------0---------|---------------------|
E |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.
  • Jon plays guitar.
  • Ryan uses a MIDI controller keyboard to trigger various sequenced patterns and fills with Digidesign Strike.
  • Strike is an RTAS virtual instrument, and can only be used with Digidesign Pro Tools digital audio workstation software.
  • Pro Tools (HD, LE, or M-Powered) requires additional hardware to run.
  • This is more of a good thing because a default personal computer sound card usually sucks (poor quality, contains no 1/4" inputs, and definitely no XLR inputs).
  • In any case, Ryan is not much of a keyboard drummer, but he plays a simplistic 6/8 beat:  Hi-hats at every eighth note; kick at the first beat (and possibly the fourth beat?); snare at the fourth beat.
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