Jerry
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed listening to you on the Steel Radio concert last Saturday. Having been away from steel guitar for some years I have not heard you play outside the context of the Buck Owens Band. I appreciated the way you blended new, inovative sounds with familiar country themes.
I most enjoyed the orchestral piece you did with the MIDI accompaniment. I am curious as to what MIDI pickup you are using on your steel. I have done some MIDI tracking on guitar, but am unfamiliar with any steel setups, other than the old Steel Driver system.
Thanks again for the nice music.
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Gary Jones, KLVX - Trying to keep it straight amongst the Gilded Palaces of Sin
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Thanks for your comments on the show. I hope we will hear from others about it with their comments. I know Scotty, and everyone connected with steelradio.com want to make it the best they can...It's not without snags, but each radio show is getting better.
In regard to the midi. I use an old IVL Pitchrider that I beta tested and then endorsed. It was the same unit I had sent to Buddy Emmons in 1986 from IVL in Canada. The difference in my unit is that I have a beta set of chips that were provided by IVL, that no one else had in their unit. It allows for a little better tracking. I use this unit to replace the instruments I don't have access to and then selected notes, phrasing, and placement within the tracks to sound like real parts and how per say a piano would sound and perform. Sometimes, I don't use any picks with certain patches. You will hear the beginning stages of this within my new CD. I have about 20 other tracks, including the symphony track you heard that I have not released. I know this is a different approach to steel guitar..but I'm hearing from many others that they are ready for this...I simply view this as a tool in the box to be used under certain situations. I still love shuffles and ballads with the natural sound of the instrument...
I will make available a sample of some of these tracks to anyone who would like to hear them..I'll warn you, they are different, but not blazing and unattached to
commercial music...
I support this instrument and ANYONE who plays it in whatever style or type of music they play...
Thanks again for YOUR support and allowing me to be a part of the steel community...Theres more coming...
My best,
Jerry Brightman http://www.slidestation.com
In regard to the midi. I use an old IVL Pitchrider that I beta tested and then endorsed. It was the same unit I had sent to Buddy Emmons in 1986 from IVL in Canada. The difference in my unit is that I have a beta set of chips that were provided by IVL, that no one else had in their unit. It allows for a little better tracking. I use this unit to replace the instruments I don't have access to and then selected notes, phrasing, and placement within the tracks to sound like real parts and how per say a piano would sound and perform. Sometimes, I don't use any picks with certain patches. You will hear the beginning stages of this within my new CD. I have about 20 other tracks, including the symphony track you heard that I have not released. I know this is a different approach to steel guitar..but I'm hearing from many others that they are ready for this...I simply view this as a tool in the box to be used under certain situations. I still love shuffles and ballads with the natural sound of the instrument...
I will make available a sample of some of these tracks to anyone who would like to hear them..I'll warn you, they are different, but not blazing and unattached to
commercial music...
I support this instrument and ANYONE who plays it in whatever style or type of music they play...
Thanks again for YOUR support and allowing me to be a part of the steel community...Theres more coming...
My best,
Jerry Brightman http://www.slidestation.com