hi guys
would like to compose a few nice brass section hooks to place in my tracks. any idea of any source material i could study? obviously bill conti’s done some cool funky brass hooks but anyone or anything else?
thanks!
hi guys
would like to compose a few nice brass section hooks to place in my tracks. any idea of any source material i could study? obviously bill conti’s done some cool funky brass hooks but anyone or anything else?
thanks!
any D.I.Y center should have a good stock of brass hooks…
sorry couldn’t resist
For loops on a budget i’d recommend:
http://www.soundstosample.com/info/Sony/Vince_Andrews_Jazz_Solos_and_Sections/489
Loopmasters: Jazz World, Jazz Sessions, Afro Latin Producer etc.
http://www.loopmasters.com/jazz?page_liap=2
For more expensive options you have:
Big Fish Audio: First Call Horns and Mojo Horns etc.
Big Fish Audio | Royalty Free Loops, Samples and Virtual Instruments
and Chris Hein Horns
http://www.chrishein.net/CHH%20V1.5/chhv1_productsite.htm
If you have Ableton there is a fun Simpler technique you could try using to get instant riffs. I used this on a tech house track last week to great effect:
thanks squareoff, i dont want to use samples (from sample cds) so ill try out your tchnique when i get home.
what im really after is if anyone knows of any great funk albums featuring some cool brass i can be infulenced by or study?
re DIY shops… i did think about putting something like “no i dont mean picture hooks” in the title but thought… na no ones gonna say something like that… lol
[quote]jpgetty2win (15/04/2010)[hr]
thanks squareoff, i dont want to use samples (from sample cds) so ill try out your tchnique when i get home.
what im really after is if anyone knows of any great funk albums featuring some cool brass i can be infulenced by or study?
re DIY shops… i did think about putting something like “no i dont mean picture hooks” in the title but thought… na no ones gonna say something like that… lol[/quote]
lol as for influences probably not so much brass more funky hooks try anything by james brown for patterns
The simpler technique will make the source sample unrecognizable, especially if you chose a sample at a very different bpm to your own track.
Check out Afro beat for some heavy horn action. Anything by Fela Kuti.
Here are a couple of blogs to give you some ideas where to look. Obviously buy the albums if you’re interested (disclaimer).
Afro:
http://www.pazovacafe.com/Muzika-i-Muzicka-Desavanja/World-Music_5.html
Rare Funk, Soul and Jazz:
http://daddyjeffmc.blogspot.com/2008/09/funky-soul-raregrooves-library.html
excellent thanks for the help!
you can thank me later!
[url]http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples[/url]
20 gigs of samples from the One Laptop Per Child thingy. Tons of orchestral samples in there.
good find howie