Those synthesized drums aren't a backing track. They're triggered by the snare drum..
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Those synthesized drums aren't a backing track. They're triggered by the snare drum..
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Those synthesized drums aren't a backing track. They're triggered by the snare drum..
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Those synthesized drums aren't a backing track. They're triggered by the snare drum..
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.[/QUOTE]
MIDI wasn't the first triggering system, only the most effective one.
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.[/QUOTE]
MIDI wasn't the first triggering system, only the most effective one.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Those synthesized drums aren't a backing track. They're triggered by the snare drum..
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.[/QUOTE]
MIDI wasn't the first triggering system, only the most effective one.[/QUOTE]
But still, I was under the impression trigger pads were pretty new... A couple of years ago I was buying magazines for drummers out of curiosity, as I was thinking of learning how to play the drums, and one of them was most about trigger pads, talking about how much prejudice drummers still face when using those, interviews with drummers who are for it and drummers who are against it...
So I thought it was a pretty new technology.
When was it first released? I tried to find info online, but I couldn't.
The microphone is fed into a sampling machine, which plays a sample when the drums are hit.
A lot of power drummers use this technique. It doesn't require a headphone or something..[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm definitely aware of that... but in 1981??
[/QUOTE]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midi#History
MIDI was invented in 1983, so I don't think Roger could've used trigger pads in 1983... And in articles about trigger pads, I've never seen Roger being mentioned as an user. I wouldn't even see the point... The kind of music he play is "easy" enough and he's talented enough to play it all well. If he played something much faster, it would be necessary, but he doesn't, all his hits can be heard cleary.[/QUOTE]
MIDI wasn't the first triggering system, only the most effective one.[/QUOTE]
But still, I was under the impression trigger pads were pretty new... A couple of years ago I was buying magazines for drummers out of curiosity, as I was thinking of learning how to play the drums, and one of them was most about trigger pads, talking about how much prejudice drummers still face when using those, interviews with drummers who are for it and drummers who are against it...
So I thought it was a pretty new technology.
When was it first released? I tried to find info online, but I couldn't.
I am fully wiling to believe that the 'extra' snare we're talking about is a midi sample, but it begs the question as to why they then didn't use the same technique on other songs? I suppose the reason may be that I only spotted the extra bit because it was pretty out of time on a couple of beats - if it IS midi, this could be a latency problem due to the technology not being up to much back then.
By the way, not having watched the concert for a while, I can't remember if they use a backing track on Under Pressure for the finger clicks etc.. during the song????
By the way, not having watched the concert for a while, I can't remember if they use a backing track on Under Pressure for the finger clicks etc.. during the song????
Not that I know of..
As far as I know they never used backing tracks.
Apart from the drums on These are the Days and Radio Ga Ga with Queen & Paul Rodgers
And and for a long time (around 2002) Brian and Roger always played to a track ni We Will Rock You
As far as I know they never used backing tracks.
Apart from the drums on These are the Days and Radio Ga Ga with Queen & Paul Rodgers
And and for a long time (around 2002) Brian and Roger always played to a track ni We Will Rock You
Any chance of the DVD being overdubbed? They've already overdubbed live stuff before, such as Live Killers.
There is a chance that some parts are overdubbed. But I'm sure you can here these sounds also on adience recordings from the same tour.
I'm sure Bob or someone else can confirm this
I'm sure Bob or someone else can confirm this
Yep, I'll be the first to confirm that you hear it on the audience recording (11-24-81).
Further to my previous posts, I've now watched the new release of the Montral gig, and due to the colour regarding you can clearly see a 'Syndrum' unit behind Roger which I'd never been able to spot before. I'm not really familiar with older versions of electronic drum stuff, but could this be what is used on Another One Bites The Dust and Under Pressure for handclaps??
The syndrum claps and clicks on Under Pressure on the Montreal DVD were played, as Roger reveals on the audio commentary, by his drum roadie who apparently had a terrible sense of rhythm. I'm not sure about the other tracks like Another One Bites the dust but it stands to reason that they were probably handled in a similar way - The Feeling do something similar live these days too.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Marcl wrote: [/QUOTENAME]The Feeling do something similar live these days too.[/QUOTE]
The Feeling... can you tell me your opinion on them? I've heard mixed things...
The Feeling... can you tell me your opinion on them? I've heard mixed things...
The Feeling write great songs have huge vocal harmonies and a track 'Join With Us' which will be on their forthcoming album will really appeal to queen fans. The did a great cover of Fat Bottom Girls on their last tour too.
Songs to give priority listen to are:-
Love It When You Call - very 10cc/ELO/Queen
Strange
The Same Old Stuff - Abbey Road-eque Beatles rock epic - Think Carry That Weight or The End
Blue Picadilly - Queen and Paul McCartney get together and make a classic show stopper
Never Be Lonely - Supertramp/10cc/Queen
I think you'll enjoy them and they are certainly not the next The Darkness or Mika - who I always felt sounded nothing like Queen but were a forth rated Sparks.
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Songs to give priority listen to are:-
Love It When You Call - very 10cc/ELO/Queen
Strange
The Same Old Stuff - Abbey Road-eque Beatles rock epic - Think Carry That Weight or The End
Blue Picadilly - Queen and Paul McCartney get together and make a classic show stopper
Never Be Lonely - Supertramp/10cc/Queen
I think you'll enjoy them and they are certainly not the next The Darkness or Mika - who I always felt sounded nothing like Queen but were a forth rated Sparks.
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To be like Sparks you need a sense of humor.