Double Bass How do you get music into ASD these days ?

[oldNewbie]

Amazing Slow Downer now can’t use Spotify , I no longer see how to buy single recordings from iTunes , and “downloading” songs from YT doesn’t put the files anywhere but the local cache,it seems . It’s very useful for fixing the pitch of recordings , and , well slowing things down. Anybody got a fix ? Record any audio on a screen grabber - like utility ?

 

[MikeDavis]

I use it on my iPhone and it accesses my iTunes library and songs I download through my Apple Music subscription without issue. I find it helpful to make an Apple Playlist of whatever I’m currently working through so it’s easier to find.

 

[brianrost]

I'm on a Mac and I use Audio Hijack. It can capture audio out of any application and record in WAV, AIFF or mp3 at various sample rates. Recording is in real time, but for playlists it can be left unattended using a timer feature to stop recording. Then I split the tracks in Audacity. The same company makes Piezo which is similar, cheaper and easier to use but records to mp3 only. Both are Mac only, no Windows or Linux support.

Tunes Kit Audio Capture is a similar application that runs on both Mac and Windows and it is cheaper. I have no experience with it.

I also use YouTube to MP3, which rips audio from YT videos faster than real time (typically less than 10 seconds for a single song). This runs on Windows, Mac or Linux.

 

[oldNewbie]

I use it on my iPhone and it accesses my iTunes library and songs I download through my Apple Music subscription without issue. I find it helpful to make an Apple Playlist of whatever I’m currently working through so it’s easier to find.

Does it let you change pitch or tempo ? Doesn’t for me and iirc that’s a licensing is sue with apple.

 

[smeet]

I download mp3 files from YouTube and keep them on my drive. I did need to get an add-on for YouTube, it’s donation-based and works really well.

 

[RattleSnack]

For my car, I prefer to have organized mp3 or flac files on a USB drive. One of the sources is Youtube, just google "download mp3 from youtube". Some of those web sites can even download whole playlist, that makes thing much easier.

 

[MikeDavis]

Does it let you change pitch or tempo ? Doesn’t for me and iirc that’s a licensing is sue with apple.

Just checked and it appears that the ones through Apple Music do let me change speed but do not let me change pitch.

I recall that one’s I imported through cd or mp3 did used to let me change pitch, but apparently it’s not a feature I use much as I hadn’t noticed it wasn’t working.

 

[Don Kasper]

What do you all use the ASD for? Transcribing tunes? (Melody/Harmony)...Basslines? All of the above?
Do you ever NOT use ASD? Isn't there a risk of never "hearing" Melody/Harmony/Basslines in real time? Why would you get used to an artificial playback speed, when you'll eventually need to "hear" in real time?
FYI - I do sometimes use the YouTube Settings/Playback speed (.75%) for the occasional fast melodic (non-bass) notes.
Also Too - Good Headphones are essential for hearing bass notes, on recordings, IME.
Just spitballin' and curious.
Thanks.

 

[J_Bass]

One of the best features the app has, besides slowing down, is allowing you to play segments of the tune over and over again. It’s the most useful feature, in my opinion. Slowing down is nice, too.

Much easier than when I was younger, with the ear stuck in the crappy cassette player always pushing the backward button.


And of course you can use it to practice slow.

Practice slow, play fast, yes?


It’s just another useful tool, like iReal Pro, or Drum Genius.

 

[crd]

What do you all use the ASD for? Transcribing tunes? (Melody/Harmony)...Basslines? All of the above?
Do you ever NOT use ASD? Isn't there a risk of never "hearing" Melody/Harmony/Basslines in real time? Why would you get used to an artificial playback speed, when you'll eventually need to "hear" in real time?
FYI - I do sometimes use the YouTube Settings/Playback speed (.75%) for the occasional fast melodic (non-bass) notes.
Also Too - Good Headphones are essential for hearing bass notes, on recordings, IME.
Just spitballin' and curious.
Thanks.

I don't use ASD. I use Transcribe! It's amazing. It allows you to record anything your computer plays which is super handy, not to mention the ability to make notes on my favorite recordings and mark sections off etc. I have 10+ years of Transcribe! files. It is an invaluable practice tool. To be able to quickly loop things is a godsend. Not to mention it's really handy to take Aebersolds and change the key etc. When I'm learning a solo, I go from 50 to 100 percent speed switching between a metronome and playing with the recording. I often take recordings of myself and transcribe them as well. Imagine what Lenny Tristano or Scott Lafaro would have done with software like this.

Any drum bass hookup that's happening sounds great at 50%. You can really think about rhythm and where people place the beat when you can slow it down. Art Taylor at half speed is where it's at.

 

[Don Kasper]

I don't use ASD. I use Transcribe! It's amazing. It allows you to record anything your computer plays which is super handy, not to mention the ability to make notes on my favorite recordings and mark sections off etc. I have 10+ years of Transcribe! files. It is an invaluable practice tool. To be able to quickly loop things is a godsend. Not to mention it's really handy to take Aebersolds and change the key etc. When I'm learning a solo, I go from 50 to 100 percent speed switching between a metronome and playing with the recording. I often take recordings of myself and transcribe them as well. Imagine what Lenny Tristano or Scott Lafaro would have done with software like this.

Any drum bass hookup that's happening sounds great at 50%. You can really think about rhythm and where people place the beat when you can slow it down. Art Taylor at half speed is where it's at.

Thanks, crd.

 

[J_Bass]

I don't use ASD. I use Transcribe! It's amazing. It allows you to record anything your computer plays which is super handy, not to mention the ability to make notes on my favorite recordings and mark sections off etc. I have 10+ years of Transcribe! files. It is an invaluable practice tool. To be able to quickly loop things is a godsend. Not to mention it's really handy to take Aebersolds and change the key etc. When I'm learning a solo, I go from 50 to 100 percent speed switching between a metronome and playing with the recording. I often take recordings of myself and transcribe them as well. Imagine what Lenny Tristano or Scott Lafaro would have done with software like this.

Any drum bass hookup that's happening sounds great at 50%. You can really think about rhythm and where people place the beat when you can slow it down. Art Taylor at half speed is where it's at.

I don’t know if it’s the same software, but the Transcribe+ app doesn’t allow Spotify playing either.

 

[crd]

I don’t know if it’s the same software, but the Transcribe+ app doesn’t allow Spotify playing either.

I don't know Transcribe+ I was referring to Transcribe! by seventh string software. It has a "record new file" option. I don't have Spotify but I will use it on YouTube etc of music I already own. As someone who's royalties keep going down every year, I make sure to buy music whenever possible.

 

[J_Bass]

I don't know Transcribe+ I was referring to Transcribe! by seventh string software. It has a "record new file" option. I don't have Spotify but I will use it on YouTube etc of music I already own. As someone who's royalties keep going down every year, I make sure to buy music whenever possible.

Is that for laptop, then? Thanks for the suggestion.


I buy jazz CDs almost every week, too. Besides paying for Spotify and buying from Band Camp.

 

[crd]

Is that for laptop, then? Thanks for the suggestion.


I buy jazz CDs almost every week, too. Besides paying for Spotify and buying from Band Camp.

Yes -- sorry I don't think it will help with mobile, my mistake.

 

[oldNewbie]

What do you all use the ASD for? Transcribing tunes? (Melody/Harmony)...Basslines? All of the above?
Do you ever NOT use ASD? Isn't there a risk of never "hearing" Melody/Harmony/Basslines in real time? Why would you get used to an artificial playback speed, when you'll eventually need to "hear" in real time?
FYI - I do sometimes use the YouTube Settings/Playback speed (.75%) for the occasional fast melodic (non-bass) notes.
Also Too - Good Headphones are essential for hearing bass notes, on recordings, IME.
Just spitballin' and curious.
Thanks.

I use ASD regularly in a different ways. The first was using a couple different recordings of the Bach Two part inventions for duos with a mandolin player . A couple different recordings on a couple different keyboards with different tunings. The fine-tune plus variable speed was really helpful in learning the parts. Next , Musescore - derived mp3s with a trio , changing pitch in whole steps to find keys people liked for other reasons . Recently trying to learn Jazz standards and tunes entirely by ear instead of using charts . First tune up on a neighbor's suggestion was Freddie Hubbard "Red Clay" whose recordings are somewhere between c and c# . It's not just intonation , but also fingering choices , and although I don't have absolute pitch , my sense of what keys sound like is developing along with interval relationships. So fine-tuning the track to an open string or 12th harmonic is good ear practice.
I've used it for a couple of years and have a library now , including piano backing tracks of solo pieces, Trout Quintet and Orchestra performances from past groups.
For me anyway, and after a few years, it's a very quick and convenient means of concentrating on the music.

Thanks to all for the tips, as it seems like grabbing YT with apps is the way others do it too . Audio Hijaak ! forgot all about it , thanks @brianrost .

 

[Drucifer]

I now buy the mp3 on Amazon, i use a tablet for practicing, computer based software won't work for me. My YouTube ripper app seems to have been shut down.

 

[smeet]

I now buy the mp3 on Amazon, i use a tablet for practicing, computer based software won't work for me. My YouTube ripper app seems to have been shut down.

I'm using the Easy YouTube Video Downloader add-on in FireFox, it works well. I don't know if it's available for other browsers.