Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Clayton,

Yes, I had the same questions as Noel. Plus more..... why did you use the number system for the song than asks about F G C with the key being Ab? That is way too confusing. Nothing connects.

i already answered noels questions


im talking about simple 1 4 5 1 progressions .. you can apply any key to numbers ..whether its in c or Ab Numbers translate to both..Numbers work best for chick singers cause they are 90% of time all in flats or sharps ..

Post a link to the SGU and I'd be happy to look at it.

I have noticed sometimes that the steel does do what you say...or what I think you're trying to say....

yea man

Rather than change on the chords it continues in the same chord while other things do change to the new chord.



yes same as me ..





When I have that happen, I try a few things. First, I force a regeneration of the track. If that fails, I change the real track from say....ev65 to ev120... or ev165 if those other options are available. There are a bunch of options in pedal steel, so don't think you're locked in to just using one style.



But lets say you really, really like the track except for that one place where the player doesn't change.....wadda ya gonna do?



import to Real Band to regenerate that change ..




Another "cheat" that I use A-LOT..... look for a PS track with the same player, perhaps at the different tempo recommendation, or for that matter, any other PS track. I add the new track and render it out. See how it treats that ONE SPECIFIC chord change. If it plays it right,,,, waaa laaa..... just use envelopes to mute one down and the other up in that part. As long as EQ and levels are correct, no one will know you did that.



Thats a Awesome idea Thank You smile im gonna try that ...



Like I said, THIS is one of my favorite tricks to get solos and fills done right. On my tune: The Best Christmas, my piano has 2 or 3 tracks it pulls from and the guitar solo is 5 tracks enveloped to sound like one complete solo. Trust me when I say... This works



I for some reason Trust You LOL


One other thing.... a simple solution. Many folks, including me when I started, loved the sound of the steel in BB/RB so much that I let it play all the way through the song. In today's modern country, that is very often NOT the case. So, while it sounds good, avoid the temptation to let it run all the way, unless you are doing a song that is specific to the genre and dates where that was acceptable. In other words, envelope it out more often than not. Let it do intros, fills, and solo's ..... but keep it under control otherwise.

Totaly agree with you ...I am a Fulltime musician for all my life .. i play dobro with bluegrass bands and new + old country bands and its alot of padding on the new country stuff ..i was trained the old school way where everybody plays when they are supposed to play ...and KISS


THANK YOU I will have a listen
Listen here for an example of what I am speaking about : http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12638204



Last edited by Clayton_Mark; 03/16/14 05:13 PM.