Acoustic Insulation

jimmyman


  I was thinking about the question of the term "overuse"
of groove. Some bands be them old or new do overuse it.
In modern times it's the "boom boom" or the same old
"chord progression". However some of the older groups
have also fallen into the "same old sound" subject from
song to song.

Whenever I ask a non musician what they like about a
song it is almost always "the beat". But I never recall a
musician using "beat" as a term. Musicians are a little
different in our views on music in some ways but we
are non the less still people.

To use a comparative term such as "beauty is in the
eye of the beholder" it becomes apparent that whether
a song has groove or not depends on a given person.
I think that a "diversity" in the structure of the groove
within a given song is nice.

Songs that have "distinction" in the different areas of
the song are more interesting. Something I found
interesting when looking at my works and those of
others who did works that sounded good was that
"they" had this distinction that I did (not) have.

Just playing "chords" is somewhat like just filling a
glass of water. There comes a point where the
glass becomes full of the same thing. I had noticed
when I added parts to a song such as "strings"
(to use as an example although it could be any part)
that playing just chords left it sounding bland.

Sometimes even a simple "one note" phrase
or lick can do more than a chord can. As of late I'm
trying now to play bass parts in a more diversified
manner. I found that I was playing the bass as a
"roll" part instead of a "meaningful" part. And the
same applys to how I was approaching other
parts/instruments as well.

I think I may have fallen into habits when arranging
and playing parts. It's like "just playing" instead of
"doing something (with) the playing"  

 

I've been laughing to hard...you beat me skull!

jimmyman

I've been laughing to hard...you beat me skull!

Now I've got "the wrong thread phobia" No wait?
Maybe I had it all along and now it "bit me". Can I blame it
on "brain cramps"? I'll really have to keep an eye on this
computer too. It is getting bad about putting  my remarks
in the wrong thread. Yeah that's it, that's what happened
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Sorry.

You should have just blamed it on the new forum SW....

bitflipper


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If you want to get practical levels of isolation (40+db loss) you'll need to replace the drop ceiling with 3/8" drywall, attached using isolation devices made for that purpose.