Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
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Blue Calx
Squackman
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
+1, I counted a straight 4/4 all the way through it.
+1, I counted a straight 4/4 all the way through it.
tone4days
Heel Whacker
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
ok - let me clarify ... yes i can find the tempo and count to 4 ... agreed ... (i can also seem to count a triplet feel to it, i think)
but to me, one of the numerous cool things that make spock's entry so happenin as a compositional element is that so few of the notes occur on the easily identifiable 'hook' beats ... am i hearing it wrong, or are most of the rhythmic elements occurring on the 'ands' ?
put another way, i'd love to know where the bass and snare are supposed to go
ok - let me clarify ... yes i can find the tempo and count to 4 ... agreed ... (i can also seem to count a triplet feel to it, i think)
but to me, one of the numerous cool things that make spock's entry so happenin as a compositional element is that so few of the notes occur on the easily identifiable 'hook' beats ... am i hearing it wrong, or are most of the rhythmic elements occurring on the 'ands' ?
put another way, i'd love to know where the bass and snare are supposed to go
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Pink Unicorn Horsey
Megä Pöny Rÿdr
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
Perhaps this riff doesn't call for bass and snare.
ok - let me clarify ... yes i can find the tempo and count to 4 ... agreed ... (i can also seem to count a triplet feel to it, i think)
but to me, one of the numerous cool things that make spock's entry so happenin as a compositional element is that so few of the notes occur on the easily identifiable 'hook' beats ... am i hearing it wrong, or are most of the rhythmic elements occurring on the 'ands' ?
put another way, i'd love to know where the bass and snare are supposed to go
Perhaps this riff doesn't call for bass and snare.
Pink Unicorn Horsey
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GoDrex
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
http://www.wfzr.net/aud/spock2 with beat.mp3
it seems to start off a bit off - but then it locks in for a bit. I had a hard time getting the tempo right and syncing it, but I think it gives you a general idea of something that could be done. The beat comes in about 9 seconds in.
http://www.wfzr.net/aud/spock2 with beat.mp3
it seems to start off a bit off - but then it locks in for a bit. I had a hard time getting the tempo right and syncing it, but I think it gives you a general idea of something that could be done. The beat comes in about 9 seconds in.
Pink Unicorn Horsey
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tone4days
Heel Whacker
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
i withdraw my comment ... that frikkin smokes !!
of course, the demonstration leads to the question that a guitar riff may in fact be optimal when it stands on its own without needing further explication ... but yeah, i totally wasnt hearing it until the drums locked it down as a concept ... and like i said, i want to hear the entire soundtrack to that film as composed by spock
i withdraw my comment ... that frikkin smokes !!
of course, the demonstration leads to the question that a guitar riff may in fact be optimal when it stands on its own without needing further explication ... but yeah, i totally wasnt hearing it until the drums locked it down as a concept ... and like i said, i want to hear the entire soundtrack to that film as composed by spock
Re: Riff-Off 2.2: Spock vs. Strongstrings
Spock: Moody, atmospheric, melodic, and with just a shade of darkness. Conjures up images of a samurai in fuedal Japan meditating before a battle, with wisps of incense smoke curling up from the ceremonial fire set before him... very very cool.
Strongstrings: Cool bouncy tone... sounds like something you'd hear in a grimy biker bar somewhere in Texas, the kind of bar that I wouldn't do too well in. A little sloppy on the execution, but I like the grove and the turnaround lick. Good vibe.
Spock: Moody, atmospheric, melodic, and with just a shade of darkness. Conjures up images of a samurai in fuedal Japan meditating before a battle, with wisps of incense smoke curling up from the ceremonial fire set before him... very very cool.
Strongstrings: Cool bouncy tone... sounds like something you'd hear in a grimy biker bar somewhere in Texas, the kind of bar that I wouldn't do too well in.
A little sloppy on the execution, but I like the grove and the turnaround lick. Good vibe.
