[Harp-L] Jazz Improvising on the chromatic

[Joseph Leone]

> On Jan 23, 2018, at 3:26 PM, philharpn at xxxxx wrote:
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> Since Aebersold recordings first came, several slow-down/change key download programs have entered the market. Amazing Slow downer; Transcribe, Adacity to name a few. 
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> I think Adacity is free; the others cost about $50 (about the price of a good harmonica).
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> Transcribe I use several times a week and Amazing Slow Downer before that. All you have to do is load the CD/mp3 into your computer.  
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> Don't like the tempo-- slow it down or speed it up with Transcribe and if you really like it, save the file and burn a disk or on thumb drive.
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> Need a special key? Change it! 
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> Too much drums--you can adjust that too. just as you can lower the vocals.
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> Is the original slightly off-key-- adjust to put the recording in tune. I've noticed this to be the case with several teaching DVDs I have -- the teacher's guitar is slightly flat. When you try to play along with the recording in standard pitch, the sound does not match. So you detune the recording to match standard pitch.
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> Also, note that the youtube videos can be slowed down. The controls are on the right side below the picture.
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> Like all things, this stuff takes some trial and error -- because you can't explain it all in an email.

What you?re saying is true. But it does require computer skills. I never invested much time in computers. They?re wonderful, but just not of my era. Here?s a ditty I did some dozen years ago.
It goes from a slow ballad to a jazz waltz. Don?t know as I could have done it with the tools you mention. 
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https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvxjqWdaAiYAzmIPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=summertime+smokey+joe+leone&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOVP.01GyerK76LGyjBDZb5JV9AEsDI%26pid%3D15.1%26w%3D136%26h%3D77%26c%3D7&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdDBwh9_dAzA&tit=%26quot%3BSmokey%26quot%3B+Joe+Leone%2C+Summertime&w=144&h=78&pos=1&vid=65f33cc74dfb6a1ba96670e488bc7c32&sigr=11biajg15&sigt=1188d0j8c&sigi=12jcb3lh2&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01