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Playalong`s

Marcus - 2-24-2009 at 05:19 AM

Hi Oudies,:wavey:
does anybody know a website where I can find percussion-loops wich are usefull to play along with the oud?
I searched youtube and googled a lot, but all the things I found was percussion solos.Shure, lots of great stuff, but to much rhythm-changes to play along with.
Anyway, I WANT TO PLAY THE SOLO:D

Unfortunately I do not know a percussionist who plays arabic,turkey or any kind of oriental style.
Only rockers all around me:xtreme::airguitar:

So, if there is someone out in the world, desert, or at least in the forum who can help me,dont hasitate to let me know.

All the best

Marcus

suz_i_dil - 2-24-2009 at 06:10 AM

On this website there are some rythm record with a riq:
http://www.maqamworld.com/rhythms/muwashahat3.html#muhajjar
By recording them on an audio device maybe you can make a decent loop.

For real numeric rythm loop, you can find in mus2okur program:
http://www.musiki.org/

Hope this help

Danielo - 2-24-2009 at 07:08 AM

Hi,

I used this CD with many different rhythms:
http://www.amazon.fr/40-rythmes-du-Moyen-Orient/dp/B00005YTMJ
But I am sure that there are other Cd's like this around.

Now, to obtain the rhythm loops, you download the tracks you interested in on your computer. Then using a wave editor you select precisely and crop one cycle of the rhythm. After, you duplicate the cycle enough times (say, up to a 10 minutes track) and save the result as a .wav file. After you can burn the files on a CD and play them on a standard CD player. The critical step is the precise cutting of the rhythm cycle.

If you don't have a wave editor, this one is free:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

I hope it helps!

Dan

Masel - 2-24-2009 at 07:10 AM

Hey Marcus try wierd metronome: http://www.pinkandaint.com/weirdmet.shtml the sound isn't like real drums but you can program any rhythm you want into it, it's free, easy to use and very light.

Marcus - 2-25-2009 at 10:50 PM

Hi all:wavey:
thanks for your help!!
Finally I tried to make some loops out of the riq-tracks from maqamworld.They are a bit unspectacullary but they work.
Now I´m surfin`around in some Percussion-forums. Maybe I`ll find someone who likes his recordings to be used sencefully.

But, in the end it MUST be a real,human,nice and smiling player. It`ll be so much more fun and satisfying to interact with someone who get the same kind of "oriental-music-gooseskin(?) that I get (sometimes ) while playing oud.

So thanks again, stay tuned and healthy!!

All the best

Marcus