by Joseph » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:43 pm
Here is description of folders of files so far:
each from 100-250 BPM
2-3 Son Clave 4 pulse
2-3 Son Clave 8 pulse
2-3 Rumba Clave 4 pulse
2-3 Rumba Clave 8 pulse
3-2 Son Clave 4 pulse
3-2 Son Clave 8 pulse
3-2 Rumba Clave 4 pulse
3-2 Rumba Clave 8 pulse
Sound Voices:
Clave Beat = Cowbell
Pulse Beat = Open and muted bass conga tones
The difference between 4 and 8 Pulse:
4 pulse = 2 pulse beats to a 4/4 bar (4 pulses in one complete clave resolution)
8 pulse = 4 pulse beats to a 4/4 bar (8 pulses in one complete clave resolution)
Difference between 2-3 and 3-2 clave patterns:
The first pulse of each respective pattern starts with an open tone, the remaining pulses are muted bass.
This allows one to subtly identify the beginning of the respective 3-2 or 2-3 clave phrase.
The more I think of it, there is no end to the permutation of metronome tracks one could make.
This all started when I was working in Tomas Cruz Vol 2
…probably didn’t deserve to be there…but I was.. :;):
Marchas # 7 “Dengue” and #30 “Bomba” had special click tracks annotated to accompany the rhythms.
I transcribed them and put on Ipod to help me get the feel.
So the idea could be adapted to any combination of percussive voices with accompanying metronome like pulses.
Percussion Studio has some very good instrument sound voices also, not MIDI robot-like sounds.
To Burke:
Yes, you could load onto computer and burn CD, (If I ever figger out how to share ‘em)
but you would lose the ease of operation of playing with IPOD:
such as repeating a particular metronomic BPM speed,
pausing in the middle of a track, without having to restart from beginning,
making playlists of the metronome files that apply to your particular style of practice
…say you want to speed up your play in 50 BPM increments, instead of 10 BPM as they are sequenced in folders.
The ease and functionality of IPOD is hard to beat….
Joseph