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In a tight band the bassist and drummer are really one creature with four arms and legs. Try putting the drummer in a drum room and the bassist in the control r

In a tight band the bassist and drummer are really one creature with four arms and legs. Try putting the drummer in a drum room and the bassist in the control room so the glass is between them, and hear it all go to crap.

zwieback 4y ago
Is it eye contact or seeing the drummer, though? Or maybe even feeling the bass drum, not sure. I'm going to guess that seeing the drum sticks would be helpful too. Probably a separate skill set, I'm sure a good studio musician knows how to do great with headphones on their head. I'm a bass player myself but rarely do any recording so I'm crap at it but I'm sure I could learn.
- colechristensen 4y ago
  There are a lot of channels of communication, but a lot of it is driven by the drummer. Had fun irritating the band director in high school sometimes by pushing silly tempos getting everyone to follow a few drummers, you get the sense of how much you can push and then everybody just follows you.
- TrackerFF 4y ago
  Lots of professional bands use in-ear click tracks when playing live. Basically just a metronome track to keep everything tight. Mostly just the drummers, but other musicians too.
Rochus 4y ago
> the bassist and drummer are really one creature with four arms and legs Or literaly one creature with two arms and two legs, playing bass, drums, piano and guitar at the same time, see http://rochus-keller.ch/?p=1153 http://rochus-keller.ch/?p=1153
- titanomachy 4y ago
  Is there a video of that? The tracks sound really good, the claim that it's solo and realtime is almost unbelievable.
  - bryans 4y ago
    There is a professional finger drummer going by NularMusic who wrote a Max For Live plugin[1] which lets him pre-sequence note progressions, and he becomes a one-man-band using just a Launchpad Pro. It's quite impressive and he performs improvised sets[2] using it. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-23VKnjcQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-23VKnjcQw [2] https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/RedditSessions/t2wyq0 https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/RedditSessions/t2wyq0
    - Rochus 4y ago
      Well, triggering sequences is not the same thing as playing live; if you want to see a really impressive finger drummer, here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_46SRMVOr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_46SRMVOr8
      - yesenadam 4y ago
        Mm! Lots of amazing playing on that, thanks. Never heard VW sound so good either.
      - bryans 4y ago
        You clearly didn't bother watching the video before commenting, because he's not just triggering sequences, and you're acting childishly dismissive of a traditional drummer with a mountain of talent who is, in fact, performing live. I can't even imagine what would compel you to publicly declare that another musician isn't a real musician, especially given that both his and your performance methods are extremely similar. Your disrespectful elitism isn't welcome anywhere, and certainly isn't reflective of the greater music community.
        Rochus 4y ago

zwieback 4y ago

Is it eye contact or seeing the drummer, though? Or maybe even feeling the bass drum, not sure. I'm going to guess that seeing the drum sticks would be helpful too. Probably a separate skill set, I'm sure a good studio musician knows how to do great with headphones on their head. I'm a bass player myself but rarely do any recording so I'm crap at it but I'm sure I could learn.

colechristensen 4y ago
There are a lot of channels of communication, but a lot of it is driven by the drummer. Had fun irritating the band director in high school sometimes by pushing silly tempos getting everyone to follow a few drummers, you get the sense of how much you can push and then everybody just follows you.
TrackerFF 4y ago
Lots of professional bands use in-ear click tracks when playing live. Basically just a metronome track to keep everything tight. Mostly just the drummers, but other musicians too.

Rochus 4y ago

> the bassist and drummer are really one creature with four arms and legs Or literaly one creature with two arms and two legs, playing bass, drums, piano and guitar at the same time, see http://rochus-keller.ch/?p=1153 http://rochus-keller.ch/?p=1153

titanomachy 4y ago
Is there a video of that? The tracks sound really good, the claim that it's solo and realtime is almost unbelievable.
- bryans 4y ago
  There is a professional finger drummer going by NularMusic who wrote a Max For Live plugin[1] which lets him pre-sequence note progressions, and he becomes a one-man-band using just a Launchpad Pro. It's quite impressive and he performs improvised sets[2] using it. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-23VKnjcQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-23VKnjcQw [2] https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/RedditSessions/t2wyq0 https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/RedditSessions/t2wyq0
  - Rochus 4y ago
    Well, triggering sequences is not the same thing as playing live; if you want to see a really impressive finger drummer, here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_46SRMVOr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_46SRMVOr8
    - yesenadam 4y ago
      Mm! Lots of amazing playing on that, thanks. Never heard VW sound so good either.
    - bryans 4y ago
      You clearly didn't bother watching the video before commenting, because he's not just triggering sequences, and you're acting childishly dismissive of a traditional drummer with a mountain of talent who is, in fact, performing live. I can't even imagine what would compel you to publicly declare that another musician isn't a real musician, especially given that both his and your performance methods are extremely similar. Your disrespectful elitism isn't welcome anywhere, and certainly isn't reflective of the greater music community.
      - Rochus 4y ago