Posts made by BigDub

@trumpetb
In my case, what happened was almost a full step down in pitch without any loss of tempo, and only on iMusic, not GarageBand or YouTube.
That was a big part of what made it so strange.

@dr-go

Well, I only have one tongue anyway.

@trumpetb
I don’t know.. it only happened on Apple Music. GarageBand had some tunes I made that I could play along with, YouTube was fine, too.
The music did not lose tempo, just pitch ( the meaning of which I am familiar )
It just strangely came back when I restarted the laptop.

Notice, this is not in “a little humor”.

A little background first.
When I play my horn(s) at home I use Yamaha Silent Brass° and also add accompanying music from Apple Music on my MacBook Pro. I have been doing this for as long as I have had the system…..maybe close to 20 yrs?
Anyway, today I did the same thing. Began to play one of my many tunes from my extensive playlist. I was using the new C trumpet, and I couldn’t match the pitch. I thought maybe I was playing from a part written for Bb ( not that I can’t transpose either way ). But, no, it was correct. I tried another song. Same problem. Another, and then went to the Bb. Still no good. I even checked with a tuner. Right on the money!
When I say I couldn’t match the pitch, I mean when I played what was written. I can match about any pitch, but this was almost a complete step flat!
Ok, I never had any type of experience like this. I thought maybe I had lost my mind, instantly like. I tried a YouTube song I have also on a playlist and this was fine. Tried a song from GarageBand, it was fine, too. I decided to quit Apple Music and open it again. Fixed it right away, but not after near panic that something was seriously wrong with my laptop.

Anybody else ever had this exact problem? WOW, that was something.

It’s fixed now. Thanks for not giving me any tips how to fix it. No need to help here. I am ok now. Thanks.

I'm not the most tech savvy person in the world, here, but am able do some things the average person may not have a clue how to do.
The texting, though, can be tricky, at times. All the short hand stuff, just letters, no words. Why so lazy?
Anyway, I see IDK once in a while, and here’s the thing- I have been asking lots of my friends what it means, and everyone's saying the same answer! “I don’t know”.

Seems to me that if almost no one knows what it means then it shouldn’t be used so readily. That’s all.

@georgeb
Haha. Yeah. There’s a lot going on there, right?
It’s the kind of piece where you not only have to ignore what the other parts are doing but have to also pay attention to what they’re doing simultaniously

https://soundcloud.com/bigdub-3/carol-of-the-bells-pentatonics-style-122122-1025-am?si=c979d64150dc4ccbb61905d7871d8eb4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Did the recording this morning….

@dr-go
Hey, Doc, thanks for the tip. Now I have a better idea what to charge for my artwork. Very helpful, indeed.

I do not have any advice, but only words of encouragement.
Great to hear it went ok, and thanks for sharing the information with us.
Dr GO is certainly the one to listen to, so listen to him!
That’s my advice. Also if Steve Smith has anything to say, ditto.
I am pulling for you, and you are in my thoughts and prayers.

@georgeb
You got it.

Another video on YouTube. Have a look, if you like.

Made it to 1000 views this afternoon! I am planning out another one to come out soon. This time I am going to be a little more organized with my thoughts…..that’ll be tricky.

@georgeb love and appreciate the enthusiasm, but I think they only count people once. Just like our posts here. Can’t like them more than once from any one source.

My video which I posted on YouTube just 2 months ago has generated 933 views so far. I would love to reach that 1K plateau soon.
If you wouldn’t mind taking a look ( that’s all you have to do ), you don’t have to like or comment, just look. I may make it with your help!
Thanks for all the support! And a big thanks to Steve Snith for encouraging me to go for it!

I enjoyed that, Steve. Thanks.

@georgeb
Just to clarify, I never saw the dog. Alive, or in person. Ever. Just one snapshot from the friend who asked me to do it.
Fortunately for me, it was a good photograph, and what she wanted me to use. But thanks just the same, George. I always appreciate your kind words.

Re: Artist on BOARD

A portrait I just completed. Bittersweet, as so many of these can be. A beloved pet who has passed, but I try my best to keep that sweet memory for them this way.

A lot of people make fun of the state I live in. People from 49 states, to be exact….but recently I found out that New Jersey just missed making one of the top 12 states in the US. Here is proof.

@tjcombo said in A little humour:

DUCK!

@tmd
How do you manage that? ( asking for a friend )