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blueman · 27th February 2006

Thanks a lot to everybody.

Michael; I’m sorry about my confusion on your “varispeed in nuendo” thread.

Ok, really, I’m not so sorry cause, that way, I’ve learned one more thing from you.

I can’t stop learning from you, guys, in this forum.

Ok, about the various tempos thing:

Michael:
I, of course, don’t play the same tempo every time I perform a song.
Last time I’ve done this process it has oscillated a couple of points around, but that is not the thing that worries to me. What worries to me is the difference that I always find between two parts of a song. I.e: If I perform, say 2 points faster the chorus than the verse, I’ll always do it around a couple of points, independently on the “general speed of that day”. I mean, if I play the verse around 115, I’ll play the chorus around 117, and if I begin to play the verse in 120, the chorus will be around 122, and never at the same tempo or inferior.

You can call this (and maybe it is) a composition fault, but the thing is:

Setting just one tempo for the whole song: if I choose the one where the verses feel good, the choruses will feel too slow in comparison with the previous and next parts, and if I choose the one where the choruses feel good, the verses will feel too fast in comparison.

The question is:
If you would have this situation, what would you do?

To make an smooth tempo map where every part feels good

or….

Choose just one tempo and renounce to the “best weight/intention on every part” and try to get it the best you can with just one tempo and the musicians.

Thank you very much, Michael and everybody.

27th February 2006	#15
blueman Gear maniac Joined: May 2005 Posts: 176 Thread Starter	Thanks a lot to everybody. Michael; I’m sorry about my confusion on your “varispeed in nuendo” thread. Ok, really, I’m not so sorry cause, that way, I’ve learned one more thing from you. I can’t stop learning from you, guys, in this forum. Ok, about the various tempos thing: Michael: I, of course, don’t play the same tempo every time I perform a song. Last time I’ve done this process it has oscillated a couple of points around, but that is not the thing that worries to me. What worries to me is the difference that I always find between two parts of a song. I.e: If I perform, say 2 points faster the chorus than the verse, I’ll always do it around a couple of points, independently on the “general speed of that day”. I mean, if I play the verse around 115, I’ll play the chorus around 117, and if I begin to play the verse in 120, the chorus will be around 122, and never at the same tempo or inferior. You can call this (and maybe it is) a composition fault, but the thing is: Setting just one tempo for the whole song: if I choose the one where the verses feel good, the choruses will feel too slow in comparison with the previous and next parts, and if I choose the one where the choruses feel good, the verses will feel too fast in comparison. The question is: If you would have this situation, what would you do? To make an smooth tempo map where every part feels good or…. Choose just one tempo and renounce to the “best weight/intention on every part” and try to get it the best you can with just one tempo and the musicians. Thank you very much, Michael and everybody.