Rock 'n' Roll
 

Hi Sherry. I'm glad you have some good sax fonts. Mine is terrible. I slipped in a simple sax solo around the melody that may have been played by a kid back then ( so you wouldn't have to wait through 11 silent measures) It should be an octave higher, but my tenor sax in Microsoft Wavetable sounds like a soprano so I had to drop it down. You may have already written something better there, so you don't have to use mine. I just did it to fill in the empty space. I'm anxious to hear what you have done so far. Thanks again! Fred

Sorry Sherry, I neglected to u
 

Howdy Fred, Hoo-eee - this
 

Howdy Fred, I'm emailin
 

OH Man!!!!!!!, That's incr
 

OH Man!!!!!!!, That's incredible!!. Believe it or not, it is just about exactly like I imagined it how would come out with you doing it. I was a little embarrassed when I sent the song up, but what you have done with it makes me actually like it. One little note however, I did not lose my little mama. I was not the person singing the song, I was the sax player who stole the little mama ( the car, however was a 1955 Olds Starfire convertible ) but Cadillac fit better. Anyway, the Olds wasn't too many steps down from the Caddy. You must remember that in the 1950's and 60's sax men did not lose little mamas ( there was a little competition from drummers, but we were the true champions)ha, ha!! The chord progression is perfect, and fits like a glove.
Growling saxophones will probably be impossible to find. That style was created by Reds Prysock (Tenor)and Earl Bostic (Alto ) but it held for many years. My wife was in total awe of what you did with so little to work with. She is the "little mama" and we are still together. We were married very young. She became my "steady" and I was 19 and she was 17 when we were married. We had our 47th anniversary in April. So there is actually a little truth to the song. I don't know if my soundcard will accept soundfonts. It is a Realtek AC97 Audio card and the device is Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth. I may need some instruction on how to get it to work. Thanks for what you have done. It's a remarkable job. I'll play around with the sax solo because the words dictate it, but I hate to drown out such a good piano part. Take care, and get some sleep! Fred

Howdy Fred, Ok, so you'
 

Hi Sherry, I have a problem I
 

Hi Sherry, I have a problem I do not understand how to solve. The first time I played the midi file, I played it on the forum- it opened with Windows Media Player and the vocal was there. I downloaded the file and played it through Windows Media and the vocal was just piano playing one note ( to the beat but no vocal) I thought something went wrong in the download and when I came back to the forum I played it again also through Windows Media Player but the vocal was gone ( Just the one note piano Played), so now I can't play the vocal in any medium. I may try it with Real Player and see what happens. Also, I can't open the .not file in Composer although the file exists. I downloaded Composer Pro to see if previous config problems could be solved there, but the 30 day trial ran out. I tried copying the file into MidiNotate\ Songs, but it still won't open in Composer. Also the file shows a track for tenor saxophone when checking the track setup, but there is no blank track for it in the notation. It is listed in the setup as track 6. I'm sure I can add a track, and work with it that way. I may drop it down to Eb since I don't do well in E, but then I would put it back in E for you.
By the way, the second sax font in the samples sounds the best of the 5 samples. The first may be OK also but the track would need to be raised an octave because the sound is more like baritone. Any ideas on why I lost the vocal? I had it the first time, then it flew the coop. Thanks again, Fred

Howdy Fred, I'm not sur
 

Howdy Fred, I should also m
 

Howdy Fred,

I should also mention that a lot of the credit for the arrangement at this point goes to Band in a Box. I just figured out the chord progression and proceeded to weed out various styles til I found one that was close to what I was hearing in my head. There are some things that I would do a bit differently if we wanted to take this little project to a "polished" status, but it stands pretty well as it is.

I also have a Hammond B3 soundfont that sounds hot on the organ track - much better than the typical soundcard organ.

Let me know if you still can't get the file to open right. Maybe I need to email something to you directly.

ttfn,
Sherry

Hi Sherry, You straightened m
 

Hi Sherry,
You straightened me out again , M'lady! I had forgotten I opened the MP3 file from the e-mail attachment and it was named Mixdown1. Windows Media Player only did what I told it to do. The vocal is back. Also, I didn't know empty tracks were hidden. I added a track, which I will delete, and un-hide your's. Someday I am going to figure out how to make those soundfonts work, too. Thanks again. Fred

Howdy Fred, I'm glad yo
 

Hi again, Sherry! Of course yo
 

Hi again, Sherry! Of course you have my permission to post the song on your Sound Click site. I just registered with Sound Click also. Maybe one of these days I'll do something with a site there when I have something to put together. Oh, and thanks for the reminder about SynthFont. I have so much going on I forgot to download it before. Fred

p.s. Fred, Just to give you
 

That's cute! Tell Josh to
 

That's cute! Tell Josh to keep practicing and we'll put him on the CD. I saw him on the Web Site. I listened to Communion Aire GP. I'll have to listen to the other versions. All your stuff is really good! Fred

Hi Sherry, I inserted a sax
 

Hi Sherry,

I inserted a sax solo and a few fills in the chorus after the solo near the end. I tried to keep it simple to fit the genre ( it's typical Jerry Lee Lewis ). It was a pile of fun, but I'm pretty near whacky after all the editing. It "ain't easy" trying to play a sax solo on the keyboard. I wrote some things in a separate file and played with them until the meter fit pretty closely, although there are probably a few note attacks that may be a bit off. Feel free to make any changes or toss it if need be, and let me know if you want me to make any changes. It's not one of my "signature" solos, so you can do whatever you think works. I was back and forth on exactly where to fit the fills because I did not want to over-ride the piano fills that are perfect. I also added a "Tenor Sax" track. It took me a while to figure out how to unhide your sax track. I left your sax track in in case you had a reason for it, so it is hidden again but it is still there. Thanks for all the work you put into this. It's a real kick working with you. BTW, have your heard Melissa Forbes' songs on Sound Click? She's in the "jazz" section. What a voice! and what great style!!... over and out. Fred

Oops! I did it again, Sherry.
 

Howdy Fred, That's grea
 

Thanks Sherry, I must have tr
 

Thanks Sherry,
I must have tried 20 solos before I remembered the old "KISS" formula. I could have saved a lot of time in the beginning and kept it simple like the song calls for, but I couldn't resist throwing a few bends in here and there. I know what you mean with the triumphant ending. We did some of those in my day. It just has to be done like it was written for the song. Do whatever you like with the chorus or the ending. We just have to keep those kids dancin'. Yeah, definitely listen to Melissa Forbes. I fell in love with her half way through the first song I listened to. She has so much soul. I would go see her if she ever got close to here. I'm gonna go get some of that sun, too. See ya! Fred

Hi Sherry, I did a little so
 

Howdy Fred, What fun! And
 

Sherry "doesn't know w
 

Sherry "doesn't know which side of a sax to strum" Crann

The side that twangs the loudest!

Glad they were dancing.
Fred

What's the difference betw
 

What's the difference between a saxophone and a chainsaw?

Vibrato.

Now, that's funny, David!
 

Now, that's funny, David!

Hi Sherry, I'm uploading
 

Hello Fred, The sax player
 

Hello Fred,

The sax player for your rock band won't be able to show up for rehearsals for a while.

Sherry went into the hospital last week and ended up with an hysterectomy. She's back home but I suspect it will be days before we'll see her back in the forum.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Mark, Yes, I just got an
 

Hi Mark,

Yes, I just got an e-mail from Sherry. And I just assumed she was on vacation having the time of her life. I'm sure glad everthing turned out OK. God bless you, Sherry and hurry back....we miss you!

Fred

Howdy Fred, Well, I'm b
 

Hi Sherry, Sure glad to see y
 

Hi Sherry,
Sure glad to see you back, girl! I answered your post a couple hours ago, but for some reason it never got posted. I'm trying again.
Feel free to do anything and everything you like with the song. I've tried a bunch of sax solos but I haven't been happy with any of them. For some reason they all sound like a sax played on a keyboard. I keep forgetting you can only play one note at a time on the sax. Plus, I can't hum into the keyboard like I could with the mouthpiece to get that "growl". I did download Sythfont's alto sax font (he said it was good) but it sounds no better than what I have. The tenor, alto and soprano all sound the same. It would be great if you send me some sax files.
I do have Audacity, but I have no idea what to do with it. The only mixing I'm good at are recipes (I'm a killer in the kitchen).
I'm sure the song will sound a lot better with your vocal. I used to sing with my band, but the last time I uttered a sound was 1980. I left the rock tunes to the real vocalists and I did some standards. I did a real good job with "Volare" in Italian, though. I have access to a translation program and I am thinking of doing a few, believe it or not. I don't have a microphone. The only one I can afford is Radio Shack. I don't imagine a $15 mike would sound too good, though. I'd really like to do some Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond tunes just to goof off.
Maybe when we get it done, we can both put it on Soundclick. We'll put both names on it with your name as arranger and sequencer and vocalist. I have 3 songs on Soundclick now. (I have your site as a station on my site). I have been trying to add some rhythm and strings to the ballads, but like Mark says, there is so much rubato. I can't get it to synchronize unless I edit the teeth out of them. It gets better if I lay down the bass and drum parts first, but I don't do well with my own and it takes a ton of editing for parts that are already laid out. I did Ok adding brass to my jazz tune, but I am trying to add a trumpet solo and that is just as bad as my adding sax solos. Maybe I should look for some Ella Fitzgerald scat tunes and steal some of the riffs to make into instrumental solos.
Anyway, have fun with the song. It's as much yours as it is mine. Take care and don't try to do too much.

Fred,
http://www.soundclick.com/fredwinterling

Hi again Sherry,...P.S. to abo
 

Hi again Sherry,...P.S. to above.
Pick any of the sax solos or combinations you think are best for the song.
Fred

Hello Sherry, When you say
 

Hello Sherry,

When you say that you can use Audacity to record performances from Composer, what technique are you using to route Composer's MIDI output to audio input in Audacity? Is the route a physical audio cable from your soundcard's Audio Out to your soundcard's Audio In?

Cheers
-- Mark

Howdy Mark, It's all &#
 

Howdy Mark,

It's all "internal". Ie, in Audacity, you can choose from a drop-down list of sources for recording, and to record Composer's MIDI output, I can either use "What you hear" or "Midi synth" and get a recording of the performance without having to mess with cables.

You can also record "live" audio through Composer (using the "record sound audition"), but in that particular case, you don't want to use "What you hear", because then the first track will also be recorded again (because you can hear it when you're recording the second track).

I tried it out using a drum track that I had. I played the drum track in Composer and recorded the performance in Audacity, using "midi synth" for the input. I then added a "fretless bass" track, and did the "audition" thing (double click the voice button to make it red), and then recorded my "freestyle" playing directly into Audacity, without playing anything in Composer. I have the settings in Audacity so that whatever has already been recorded plays as I record another track, so I could hear the drum track recording that I had already made. If there is any delay, you'll need to "time adjust" the tracks so they match up (this may be an issue for some synths).

You can also choose wave, microphone, analog mix (line, CD, aux), or CD digital as a source for recording. I haven't tried those out yet, though. Then when you're done, you can adjust panning, volume, as well as some effects (a goodish list, including EQ) and mix it down to a nice stereo file. I'm looking forward to working with it a bit more. It has a few strengths that my Creative Wave Studio doesn't have, and vice versa, so it is a nice tool to have.

ttfn,
Sherry

Howdy Fred, I'll email
 

Howdy Mark, Re. the first o
 

Hi Sherry, In Audacity, the
 

Hi Sherry,

In Audacity, the dropdown menu is disabled. I already did a File New. A single audio track is ready for recording from some source. But I don't know what I need to do to activate the dropdown menu.

If you should be resting instead of helping me learn Audacity, please rest. There's no hurry for me to do this. But you did get my curiousity going. Audacity might be a handy tool for Composer users.

Cheers
-- Mark

Howdy Mark, I'm includi
 

Hello Sherry, The Audacity
 

Hello Sherry,

The Audacity Preferences looks just like yours. Yet the dropdown that includes the MIDI Synth option is still disabled. I haven't found any documentation that suggests why the dropdown control is disabled. My best guess is that this has something to do with Preferences / Audio I/O. Could you show me a screenshot of that panel?

Thanks!
-- Mark

Howdy Mark, I hadn't no
 

Hello Sherry, I think there
 

Hello Sherry,

I think there is some sort of incompatibility between the MIDI soundcard / driver on one of my machines and Audacity. I tried Audacity on a second machine and was able to successfully record while I was playing back from Composer. This is very handy!

I've started a new forum topic for Audacity under the Third Party Tools section of this forum. let's continue the discussions about Audacity there.

Sherry, thanks for introducing all of us to Audacity!

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Sherry, Thanks for the inf
 

Hi Sherry,
Thanks for the info about the "full manual" available on the audacity site. I spoke too soon before about nobody writing a manual for dummies. Their manual is very understandable and complete. Thanks Audacity guys!
I do think there should be some sort of set up to configure a midi device if the program doesn't recognize it and make it available in the drop down menu. I finally figured out after three days that the only way I could record with my keyboard is to open Composer, and select PC2 on my keyboard (which should not be done for that purpose). Then minimize Composer and open Audacity to record. The volume is very faint and there is a little distortion, but it works. My keyboard connects to the computer with a USB connector. There is no "line-in" to connect it to my soundcard, but luckily I found the work-around. This could be a very useful tool with Composer
Fred

Hello Fred and Sherry, Wher
 

Hello Fred and Sherry,

Where is the Audacity manual at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ?

Thanks
-- Mark

Hi Mark, I'll go to the s
 

Hi Mark,
I'll go to the site and find it for you now.Get back to you>
Fred

Hi Mark, Go to the main page,
 

Hi Mark,
Go to the main page, click on "Help" then "Documentation" then dowload "Users manual" (not the quick referrence)
After downloading and unzipping, look for index.hml
The first time I used it, for some reason I had to got back on the web to read the manual. Then I could open it without going to the ineternet after that. You may not have to do that.
Fred

Hi Fred, Thanks for pointin
 

Hi Fred,

Thanks for pointing me to the Audacity Users Manual.

The Audacity Users Manual doesn't provide any more information about how Audacity determines what "Input Sources" are available. But this manual does include some introductory topics that the online help doesn't.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Mark, So far, I can only d
 

Hi Mark,
So far, I can only do it through Composer. Anyway, I might possibly be onto something. Since Audacity doesn't yet allow playing of midi files, I found if you open Composer and Audacity together, you can play a midi file in Composer, maximize audacity and select record and hear the midi file playing in Composer and record the keyboard in Audacity. I laid down a base and drum part in Composer and played it back and recorded in Audacity. However, the sound is distorted. But it shows it can be done. I was just having fun playing with it, though. I would probably use it mainly to record vocals with mp3 or wav files.
Fred

Hello Fred, I had the same
 

Hello Fred,

I had the same problem that the recording of Composer by Audacity was distored with crackles. Perhaps there are settings in Audacity that can fix this.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Mark, Yeah, I was looking
 

Hi Mark,
Yeah, I was looking in the direction of the volume settings but it didn't seem to help. When I select my soundcard in preferrences instead of the Windows mapping, the volume in Audacity for record is set all the way down and it can't be moved up. I was scanning their forum Q&A sections and the suggestions made to others with that problem didn't work for me. The answer is in there somewhere. By the way, did you know there is a "developer" section as well? I think you can download the code or even get a developer's beta version to check out. Everything is under "get involved".
Fred

Howdy Fred, A couple of not
 

Hi Sherry, Take your time! Th
 

Hi Sherry,
Take your time! The sax thing can wait. Heck, it's waited 51 years so far. I mentioned I was going to try a couple vocals I used to do and I found 2 great arrangements for them. Only one problem, though... I thought I could just climb back up on the horse I fell off of...WRONG!
The low range hasn't lost too much, but the upper middle range cracks like I'm making popcorn, and the higher range is totally gone. Not to mention that I completely run out of air after about 3 measures. I went to Singing is easy.com (associated with thesingingspot.com) and downloaded 2 free singing lessons. They are part of a 10 lesson program, but they provide the things I need to start with. I think the program is $24.95 but when I downloaded the free lessons, they offered a $5 discount. I haven't sung a sylable in 25 years and it sure shows. Heck, I wouldn't have a prayer on American Idol, so I think the 2 free lessons might be all I need to satisfy myself and the new puppy. BTW, the puppy hates my piano playing. My other dogs loved it, but as soon as Raven hears me start to play, he runs in my office and uses his head to knock my hands off the keyboard.
Fred

Hi Sherry, That's fun t
 

Hi Sherry,

That's fun that you've been able to recreate a honky-tonk piano, or at least the worn-out pad effect if not out-of-tune effect. Maybe we'd better not let Gary know that you let his Steinway piano fall into such disrepair.

Cheers
-- Mark

Howdy Fred, Well, I'm a
 

Hi Sherry, Thanks for all the
 

Hi Sherry, "HOLD ALL TICK
 

Hi Sherry,
"HOLD ALL TICKETS....There's been an objection!"
You are absolutely right! The sax tune definitely needs sax in the beginning. (Not only in the beginning, but throughout the whole song.) I'll need a day or so to complete it. I liked the piano part so much, that I was afraid to interfere with it. But, I think I have it figured out. Using the old KISS formula, I thought I would try copying the base part and putting it in the G clef and added a sax track. I'm simply moving the pitch up 2 octaves, changing some quarter notes to eighth notes and editing the attack and duration and I think it's sounding pretty good without interfering with the piano at all. So far, I like it. I am going to try it all the way through, except I'm also thinking of switching to copying the piano fills in the chorus and playing along with the piano there. I also think the ending can use a drum rim shot before the last note and extend the last note another 4 beats and make it louder. Sorry it took me so long to get brilliant (Ha ha)
Fred

Howdy Fred, Funny you shoul
 

Hi Sherry, With the out of tu
 

Hi Sherry,
With the out of tune thing, weird things have been happening all over. Maybe because of a lot of cut and paste. When I played the latest midi the last couple of measures were out of tune. If you clicked on the note with the mouse the proper tone sounded but when using the playback it was out of tune, so I raised those measures up one tone to correct it. If I used the transpose option, it took the sax in the rest of the song out of tune, That is why I only transposed those last measures. Now, measures 67 thru 78 decided to change the key signature to the key of C. It decided on its own to change the signature from 4 sharps to 4 naturals. (I don't know if that happened on my end or your's)However, during playback there was no key change and all the notes sounded correct. Also, I had to add a track for the new sax parts. But when I saved the song (as a midi) after arranging the first half of the sax part (so I could finish it later) when I reopened the file, the new sax track ended where I stopped before saving and I had to add another sax track in order to continue on. So now there are 2 sax tracks for the first half of the song and one for the last half. Then, the program continues to insist on showing the sax part in the bass clef. When I change it, it's fine. But everytime I save the file and re-open it, it decides to show the sax part in the bass clef again. There is no problem with the sound, but I would hate to have to try and read it. There is no reason for the program to have that part in the bass clef. The notes are not out of range. If these problems were the exact same when we both play the file, it would be no problem to simply copy and paste the entire notation where necessary and make the proper changes. But, I don't know what to do if each of us gets a different reaction. If you are hearing out of tune sax parts in different areas than me, then something is strange somewhere. I think we'll figure it out. If the sax is out of tune when you play it back, it should be off by 1 whole tone. After I get all the sax stuff in, I'll try to make corrections here. But, one of us could have a glitch somewhere that makes it different in the other's program. Let's see what happens after it is done. Thanks for all your help on this.
Fred

Hi Sherry, Ta DA!! I think it
 

Howdy Fred, YYYYEEEEEEEEESS
 

Hi Sherry, Yeah! Glad you lik
 

Hi Sherry,
Yeah! Glad you like it. Speaking of recording vocals in Audacity. I did 4 so far and I am having the time of my life. Being 67 years old and not singing for 30 years, I didn't think I had a prayer. Actually, I was shocked. They are in tune (mostly) no cracking (much)and I didn't hold back or start off with anything easy. But, I didn't get any strong encouragement from my wife. She said " It isn't BAD, but not to go near 'Star Search' ". Heck, I thought I could at least make it past the early rejections on American Idol if I bought a wig and lied about my age. ( I think I can pass for 66 ). Since you have been playing around with it, have you tried to do any harmony? I was going to try recording different tracks with each other and see if I could get a sound like the 4 Freshmen.....um...4 Seniors?
Anyway, I'm ready to have my socks knocked off. Can't wait to hear the whole thing! I'm off now to listen to your revised Psalm 23.
Fred

Hello Fred and Sherry, This
 

Hello Fred and Sherry,

This is the first time I listened to Saxaphone Rock. It's a lot of fun!

Sorry that I couldn't join in the fun and conversation about this, but I was busy getting 1.1 out. I didn't even have time to read the forum messages. The days are fast approaching where I won't be able to read every forum message.

For my benefit, and any other forum reader who is jumping into this late, could you provide me a quick summary of how this song was created? Did Fred write it from scratch? The piano and sax parts are great! Did Fred record parts from a MIDI keyboard. I wish I could play the piano like that. What were Sherry's contributions here? Did any auto-composition software like BIAB help out?

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Mark, Wow! What a blast wo
 

Hi Mark,
Wow! What a blast working with Sherry on Saxophone Rock! She's sharper than 3 tacks. To give you a little history on this, I wrote the song from scratch at age 16 (51 years ago). It is about 80% true. I have been married to "my little mamma" for 47 years and actually "stole" her from my drummer. I had a band called "The Crystals" at that time, but never played the song in the band (obvious reasons). I burried it and it stayed burried all that time. Strangely, I found it a few months ago nestled among my old Schillinger Jazz books. I hope Schillinger never finds out! Sherry can tell you more about what part BIAB played in the song. I did the solos on my keyboard (that's the reason it took so long) and I was never happy with them, somehow it just "ain't the same" as playing a sax. I liked the piano part too, and I had a big problem adding sax to the rest of the song because I didn't want to encroach on the flavor. I finally got the idea to use the bass part and edit it a little to fit the sax. It turned out to be the right thing to do. Sherry is doing the vocal also. We're equal partners in crime. It would have been great to have had you join in the fun, but I can only imagine how busy you've been.
Fred

Howdy, I heard my name? ;&#
 

Hello Fred and Sherry, This
 

Hello Fred and Sherry,

This is a remarkable collaborative effort you two have done, congratulations!

This sort of collaborative composing has been going on in the Internet for years, but I haven't taken a close look at what people have come up with. The end result of your joint effort, the music, is quite admirable. But also, the way you worked together is quite admirable.

I hope we'll see more of this kind of collaborative music making in this forum.

Please do post the music here when you're ready.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Sherry, Nah! I can't d
 

Hi Sherry,
Nah! I can't do the vocal. I wouldn't mind having a karaoke type file for it, but my voice isn't made for rock & roll. My experience in that arena was limited to " doo wap, doo wap" and "sha na na na". I would love an MP3 of the final product. I think you are elected for the vocal. It might also be a lot of fun to have everybody who wants to have some fun chime in and sing it, too. I know Tim can do it. His "Baby, I really got to go" cracks me up.
If I had known 50 years ago that this thing would be on something called the "Internet" I would have added a 4th chord.
Have fun!!!!
Fred

Hi Mark, Thanks for the comp
 

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the compliments. Sherry and I did put in a lot of time, and had a lot of fun doing it. I also learned a lot from the experience. I think working with others adds motivation. Working with Sherry made the whole thing really interesting. I agree with you, it would be great to have more of this type of collaboration on the forum. I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with someone with so much skill. I welcome any chance to do it again.
Fred

Howdy Fred, How about this
 

Hello Sherry, Wow! You Da Lad
 

Hello Sherry,
Wow! You Da Lady!!!!!!!!!! How, in the name of Herbie Hancock, did you come up with that growl in the sax? What a Master! The sax level is perfect. I would raise the volume slightly on the piano and a tiny bit on the bass. The drum and organ volume is perfect, too.
It would be great to have both a karaoke version and a finished version. It probably would be a good idea to have a midi version of the accompaniment, too. Great job! Thanks again!
Fred

Howdy Fred, I'm glad yo
 

Hi Sherry, You once sent me t
 

Hi Sherry,
You once sent me the Roland Super Tenor soundfont, but it was a .rar file and I coulnd't find a way to use it. I can download a trial version of WinRar, but the file is not the typical .zip file. The icon is the windows icon that denotes the file can't be opened without knowing which program created it. I'm not sure if I actually unzipped an original zip file or not to get the .rar file. If it is available as an SF2 file, I can use it. I'll have to check that all out. Thanks.
BTW I also found that Roland file on some web site but I don't remember which one either.
Fred

Howdy Fred, I'm sending
 

Hi Sherry, Everything sounds
 

Hi Sherry,
Everything sounds good to me! I really like the reverb, too. That's cool! Ain't we got fun?

Freddie The Rocker (don't tell Peabody)

Howdy Fred, Okey dokey. I&
 

Hi Sherry, Oh No, the reverb
 

Hi Sherry,
Oh No, the reverb is perfect! I like it.

I can do the melody line if you like. E is not my key, but it will give me some needed practice. Anybody that wants to sing it will do their own thing anyway.

Peabody? I don't know about today, but back then there sure were not any rock and roll classes. Would you believe that my entire band consisted of nothing but serious classical and jazz musicians from Peabody and Juliard? At least most of us used stage names. (Mine was Freddie Brent).You couldn't make a dime then playing jazz, all the money was in rock and roll. We did upgrade when we went on the road and did mostly Chicago, Blood Sweat And Tears, Three Dog Night, etc. We also had a 40 minute show with nothing but the Beatles. And we all wore long wigs. It was a panic! Oh well, back to the present day. I have to run down to North Carolina now, but I'll work on the melody line when I get back.

Fred

Howdy Fred, If you don'
 

Howdy Fred, Ok, you asked f
 

Hi Sherry and Everybody!! S
 

Hello Fred and Sherry, Cong
 

Hello Fred and Sherry,

Congratulations on finishing this song. It sounds great!

Are you going to publish an MP3 of this on the 'net somewhere, such as at soundclick.com? Lots of folk need to hear it.

Cheers
-- Mark

Hi Sherry, If you are sendi
 

Hi Sherry,

If you are sending me a CD of the wav files, if there is room form some of the sound fonts on the same CD that would be great. My dial-up connection is ssslllloooowwww. Thanks again!

Fred

Hi Mark, Thank you!! Saxoph
 

Hi Mark,

Thank you!! Saxophone Rock MP3 is now published on my soundclick web site. You can hear it at:

www.soundclick.com/fredwinterling

Fred

It's a hot summer night in
 

It's a hot summer night in 1955 and we're in the White Hut, less for the fries dripping grease, than the juke box, which is never silent because the supply of quarters is virtually endless. Louis inserts a thumb and forefinger into a small pocket in his black leather jacket and they emerge with one of those between them. To please our girls, he plays two by Elvis, but the third is a new one, called "Saxophone Rock."

Cool sound and nice memories, you guys.

best,
mgj

Thanks MG, I remember my blac
 

Thanks MG,
I remember my black leather jacket, too. Would you believe I still have enough hair left in the back to comb it into a D.A.? Those were the days!
Fred

Howdy, I'm glad folks a
 

Hi Sherry, Thanks! Good idea!
 

Hi Sherry,
Thanks! Good idea!

Fred

Hi Everybody, Thanks for yo
 

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for your support of Saxophone Rock on the soundclick web site! After only one day, it is #68 out of 853 songs in the Rock & Roll category, and it is being downloaded. Not only that, but my other songs are also being downloaded for the first time. If you haven't heard it, go to my web site or Sherry's and help us push it higher. Thanks again!
Fred

www.soundclick.com/fredwinterling