Maybe I should describe more completely what I'm trying to accomplish.
I often write charts for combos or big bands. For me, Finale is all
about getting the notation clear for the live performance. My only
interest in the realistic playback is to help me catch errors and
improve the flow of the arrangements. I am definitely NOT looking for
realistic drum parts and definitely not human-sounding fills.
I'm looking for exactly the OPPOSITE of that. If there is a style
change (say from rock to funk), I'll write a bar or two in the drum set
part so the drummer knows what style we're looking for, then he's on his
own. From there, I only write important punches.
The Drum Groove feature is what I need. But I need a collection of
simplified style examples. Some of the ones in the standard list are
useful, but there are probably 15 or 20 other common styles that an
arranger would want to show from time to time.
I suppose a top flight drummer is supposed to know how to play a "bossa
with 2-3 son clave", but I'd rather just write it out for them so there
is no confusion.
I can make these up for myself from examples in "The Drummer's Bible".
I just thought somebody might already have done this. Moreover, it
would be really great if FinaleMusic would supply ALL THE EXAMPLES from
The Drummer's Bible.
Thanks for listening.
On 1/3/2010 5:35 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote:
Christopher Smith wrote:
I haven't bothered (speaking for myself) but I made excellent use of
the MIBAC rhythm section generator before it was dumped a few
versions ago. The advantages of the late lamented MIBAC plugin were
that it would put in stylistic variations and fill and breaks,
reading the punches that you had included in your rhythm parts. The
drum groove plugin makes feeble guesses and gets it wrong most of the
time, so I haven't used it much at all.
The Rhythm Generator is still available on FinWin2010:
Scoring and Arranging->Composer's Assistant->Rhythm Generator...
Best regards,
Jari Williamsson
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