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• pinkgary ✭✭✭

  January 2011 Posts: 282

  Thanks Dennis, these are really good. I feel i'll finally nail Hungaria, now i have something to play along with...
  
  There's only so much band in a box my ears can take :shock:
• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  January 2011 Posts: 2,161

  2 extra samples
  
  www.denischang.com/swing42.mp3
  www.denischang.com/limehouse.mp3

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• gypsyfan ✭✭

  January 2011 Posts: 22

  Great job Dennis.
  I am looking for Undecided (to practice the original Django's solo which is one of my favourite)
  and Rhytme Futur, I wld be grateful if you could enclose the backing tracks.
  Cheers
  Adam
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• HotTinRoof Florida✭✭✭

  February 2011 Posts: 308

  Guys - what resource are you using to get the play along grilles to these?
  
  Is it just my beginner eyes/ears or does http://www.grilles-manouches.net seem to complicate songs more so than the original? - adding chords. Though I like the full chords they show.
  
  http://nuagesdeswing.free.fr/ is missing quite a few songs.
  
  Am I missing a web resource?
  
  Impressions, opinions?
• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  February 2011 Posts: 2,161

  I'm in the process of making my charts.. I think I already replied to someone else who asked about my choice of chords... it's definitely tricky due to a number of factors (django's chords, the real chords, popular reharmonizations , etc...) but I definitely try to keep it very neutral...
  
  I briefly checked out some of those links... the chord or changes are more or less right... some minor variations that don't affect the tune too much, but it's clear that based on their choice of nomenclature that they don't have formal training in functional harmony (that's my entire formal musical background and my undergrad degree).
  
  For musicians who are confident about harmony, it should be no problem, but for beginners those charts can create a little bit of confusion.
  
  My charts will also include harmonic explanations when necessary (ie Djangology)

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• HotTinRoof Florida✭✭✭

  February 2011 Posts: 308

  Hi Dennis - thank you. I believe I had the question you kindly took the time to address. I'm working my way through the "A Few Tunes To Get You Started" song set for Django In June.
• stubla Prodigy Godefroy Maruejouls

  February 2011 Posts: 386

  Very nice dennis--thanks
  btw-I'm looking for a playalong for Embraceable you at Djangos tempo--the only one available is a slowish(but excellent)version by Gustavo--anyone know how i can speed up an existing playalong and burn to cdr?
  Stu

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• HotTinRoof Florida✭✭✭

  February 2011 Posts: 308

  stubla - look around for free open source audio software like Audacity.
  
  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
  
  Audacity reads Mp3 and can export out to quite a few file types. Burning to a CD should not be an issue. There is a filter where one can adjust playback tempo without effecting the pitch. I use audacity to cut up Mp3 files and slow down to learnable and playable speeds.
  
  Mind you it's not a wonderful sounding result - one can definitely here the post effect artifacts of this slowing down but it does the job!
  
  Give it a go, it's free.
  
  -Andy
• pinkgary ✭✭✭

  February 2011 Posts: 282

  The latest version of the Amazing Slower Downer has the best algorithm for slowing down (or speeding up) music i've encountered anywhere (including real expensive stuff like Nuendo or Logic). And you can export the results to make a CD from.