Hi folks, I am using NWC as an aid to learning bass. I am studying blues which has a shuffle feel to it. The music I have just says play blues shuffle but is written as if it is played straight. How do I tell NWC to play shuffle style? Thanx.
Thomas, have a look at this hint (http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/usertip6.htm#jazz) and don't hesitate to contact me for examples.
NWCly yours,
Dominique
P.S. One site that may interest you : http://members.fortunecity.com/lyricslib2/lyrics_lib/Other/blues.html
An approximation of a shuffle feel for practise purposes can be achieved by using triplets. For instance, a quarter note and an eighth note "tripletted" together gives that "dum -da dum -da" feel, though it ends up sounding considerably more square than actual jazz/swing performances. For as easy as it is, however, it might be all you need. An example is here:
Alley Cat (http://www.netidea.com/~fredn/nwc/alleycat.nwc) - as in the example, you can write out your visual staff "straight" and use hidden (but sounding) staves to do the actual swing work.
Cheers,
Fred