I would really like some way to set the default folders so that I can run this in Ubuntu without having to have a bunch of extra folders in my home directory....
... It should all be containable within one directory. Impro-Visor itself does not create folders (unless you ask it to through the file chooser), so perhaps...
Hey there, I am using ubuntu intrepid 8.10 and I can't find out how to get sound out of improvisor. I am not surprised because sound in Ubuntu is very badly...
... Hi This has to do with the new PulseAudio system (which imho is a good thing) in Ubuntu, and the fact that java is using oss. I figured out that you could...
Anywhere I can get get cool tips on 'comping'? I play guitar and I've Learned just about every scale and chord there is to know, but I'm a complete doofus when...
Get in a group where you have to comp.? Aebersold has some books on comping called "Rhythm Section Workout" www.jazzbooks.com Also listen to jazz guitarists...
Indeed, jamming with other musicians is an incredible learning experience. I know the first few times I did, I was amazed at how sloppy my playing was and how...
The Aebersold cd's really are great because you can practice with or without the piano track which I actually prefer over Band in a Box type programs because...
Knowing individual chords is one thing, knowing typical chord progressions with smooth voice leading is another. There are many great books/CD's and...
Lest any guitarists suffer a lack of comping self-esteem, I'd like to point out the long tradition of great piano players learning harmony and comping from...
Hmm. I'd check out Bret Willmott's "Complete Guide to Harmony, Theory, and Voicing" for an introduction to voice-lead, rootless drop-2 voicings, etc. I got way...
I will second the Joe Pass chord book.? It's like 20 pages and yet some of THE BEST 20 pages on chord inversions out there.? Very easy diagrams.? Mel Bay has a...
The Brett Willmot book is great but very dense and does not have TAB making it hard for a player to get a few nice progression easily under the fingers. Don't...
Yeah, Bret's writing style has it's quirks. :) Bret provides a few chord grids at the beginning that are the "shapes" from which all of the other "drop-2"...
I just finished a Jazz Improv. class at PSU and one of the things the professor stressed (excellent Portland pianist Ezra Weiss) was to keep it simple, in both...
Tuck Andreas has an outstanding video on chord comping as does Joe Beck.? Joe's get's mind boggling very quickly.? Of course Joe Pass has great videos too. ...
I've been enrolled in that Institute for almost a year now and it is AWESOME!!!? The other good one is Steve Crowell and his 84 equations. Chris ... From: W...
Here's some earlier posts between the group owner and myself. At first I thought I was actually posting to the group there :-) For readability I've snipped...
Hi guys. I use this excellent software more and more and I will a lot in the future. But, I've found an issue with reverse (/) and invert (\) command. It...
Dear Bob, Thanks for responding. Unfortunately, I do it in this way but still I don't have a result [:(] . As a matter of fact nothing happens when I select a...
Dear Bob You were wright. Invert/revrse functions work perfect only over the pull-down menu, not with keyboard shortcuts. So, problem is solved down. Thanks. ...
Hi there, I've tried the improvisor software and it's really cool. Unfortunately under linux (Ubuntu 8.10), the default settings sounds very poor may be thanks...
... You can replace the default soundbank with something better. Go to this page: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/sound/soundbanks.html then download...
You might also want to consider Gervill (https://gervill.dev.java.net/). I have had a play with this over the weekend - allows you to use Soundfont files...
I'd like to extend a personal welcome to new members of the impro-visor Yahoo! group. For some reason, the rate of members joining has doubled in the past week...
Got a new saxophone for Christmas and needed to transpose some music. I think I found a link to your site on one of the transposing websites. nice tool!...
I came here through a tip from a member of a Dutch Computermagazine, called "Computeridee" (in english it could be called "computer idea". I read in that...
Maybe it's because this program was mentioned in a Dutch Computer Magazin (Computer Idea) as a very usefull alternative. Nevertheless: I can't get started! ...
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