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by fredo
Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:55 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: more music in the vein of...?
Replies: 5
Views: 5766

some off the cuff ideas

eddie condon
bud freeman
firehouse five
bunk johnson
bobby hackett
armstrong: hot fives & sevens; all-stars
luis russell
henry red allen
johnny dodds
chris barber
jimmie noone
muggsy spanier
by fredo
Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:38 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Scott Yanow writes : Why isn't jazz more popular
Replies: 27
Views: 17445

I would be surprised if anyone other than the record label that named that album would have any response to the term "coffee house jazz". It's a gimmick to sell CDs. For example, I doubt anyone considers themselves to be into Ultra Lounge music, or would even consider that a genre, other t...
by fredo
Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:52 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Artie Shaw Re-Creates His Great '38 Band in Stereo - 1968
Replies: 16
Views: 12096

RAR is a compression type. you need something that can "unzip" it, or unRAR it, or whatever. i think...
by fredo
Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:43 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: bpm exchange
Replies: 19
Views: 15710

agreed, a noble idea. BUT, i think using a forum as a catalog of album bpms would be messy and difficult to search through (considering the weaknesses of the search feature). perhaps you should start a google doc, or something people could be linked to and edit? Like Trev though, I would probably ju...
by fredo
Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:33 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Educating about swing rhythms and schemes?
Replies: 36
Views: 23832

Re: Educating about swing rhythms and schemes?

do you expect the dancers to dance to the melody or the rhythm section? i'm not being facetious, though perhaps i am being socratic. good question. My first reaction would be to follow the rhythm section. Melodies can fit within rhythmic patterns or numbers of beats/measures. Dancing to the melody ...
by fredo
Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: 1930's slow tempo songs
Replies: 10
Views: 6932

Ellington would be my choice as well... Bubber Miley and Tricky Sam
by fredo
Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:38 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: web of jazz
Replies: 0
Views: 3817

web of jazz

http://www.webofjazz.net/moviemain.htm

some nice footage in there with some great music.
by fredo
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:44 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Your local Lindy Hop scene - Uses real Swing music or other?
Replies: 76
Views: 44751

He played recordings from contemporary swing/jazz bands playing traditional swing/jazz songs. I can ask him later and post the band names.
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:09 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: iPods - what's the point?
Replies: 24
Views: 22021

Is it a generational thing, b/c, if so, I find the disconnect between an iPOD user and myself kind of funny and worth exploring. So it's not a generational thing, it's a preference thing, which you already knew. Did you find this "exploration" funny and worthwhile? Did our descriptions of...
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:12 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: iPods - what's the point?
Replies: 24
Views: 22021

What do you mean by "seriously want to appreciate music"? I meant "want to appreciate music seriously" meaning not as an adjunct to daily chores as opposed to devoted listening time. ok then. I'd say an mp3 player could be favorable to a serious music appreciator. It all depends...
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: iPods - what's the point?
Replies: 24
Views: 22021

make sure to use a typewriter -- it's the mechanism of choice for serious appreciation of written discourse.

[backspace] is for the weak.
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: iPods - what's the point?
Replies: 24
Views: 22021

What do you mean by "seriously want to appreciate music"? An iPod is just a tool -- it's value depends on how you might use it at a given time. For example, here at home I carry a cell phone with me 90% of the time I go out, but I don't bring my water color kit nearly ever. When I was stud...
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:19 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: iPods - what's the point?
Replies: 24
Views: 22021

It's the ability to be able to listen to music, radio programs (aka podcasts), and video programs (if you have a video ipod) any time you want. I listen to mine on my way to work sometimes, or on long bus rides. I don't use it to DJ directly. However, sometimes I'll load up my ipod with music that I...
by fredo
Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:12 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: No sound on Disco XT for Mac - any ideas?
Replies: 5
Views: 6344

check the volume knobs....there are several.

also check the 10-band EQ, sometimes they default at zero for some reason.
by fredo
Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Does this DJ software exist?
Replies: 27
Views: 24208

I think that the stress you mention is more to do with a new arrangement than the style of DJing that you were trying. I think switching methods will always be stressful at first. The itunes/cog setup you mention works pretty well, even though cog looks just like itunes so I could see why you'd get ...