Big Fish Audio Play The Tango



BIG FISH AUDIO - PLAY THE TANGO

URL: http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?383

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The beautiful energy of the Tango, is now available in this incredible collection
of Tango phrases and multisamples. Play the Tango is the real thing and was re-
corded to bring the most authentic essence to the most traditional of tracks, or
even spice up dance tracks like you never thought possible. Beautiful phrases,
openings and endings of bandoneon, piano and guitar played together then all
broken out, in several major and minor keys from 110 to 133 bpm. A huge section
of chromatic bandoneon multi-samples in left and right hand, short, long and tre-
molo plus a section of bellows and fills. This disc was recorded by the most in-
demand musicians from Argentina and captures the breadth of their experience and
the romance of this style like no other!

Format: WAV AUDIO
Price: $99.95
625 MB
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Born in the brothels and squalid backstreet bars of Buenos Aires, the Argentine
tango first appeared more than a century ago as a musical expression of disillu-
sioned and lonely immigrants newly arrived from across the Atlantic. The pensive,
often sentimental music soon bred a passionate, seductive dance that rankled
authorities and church leaders as it spread to the more affluent segments of
Argentine society. By the 1920's, fueled in large part by its reputation as a
subversive dance, the tango quickly spread to new York, London, and Paris; it
wasn't long before tango clubs appeared in major cities all over the world.

The new European or "international" style of tango dancing, with its exaggerated
postures and rapid head jerks, actually bears no resemblance to the original
Argentine tango, which relies on sensual fluid movements, intricate leg work, and
close body contact. After several years of decline, the traditional Argentine
tango has recently undergone a tremendous rebirth, as touring productions such
as Forever Tango and Tango Argentine have introduced the art form to enthusiastic
audiences worldwide.

Tango Sounds
Creating the sound of a true Argentine tango ensemble is no mean feat for a
desktop musician. For starters, tango music always includes the reedy sound of
the bandoneon. A small accordion with an array of buttons on each end, the
bandoneon is notoriously hard to play and not easily imitated.

Fortunately, Big Fish Audio has opened a door into the world of the Argentine
tango with its new sample CD, Play the Tango ($99.95; audio CD). Play the Tango's
first half mainly consists of short phrases performed by a three-piece ensemble
of Argentine musicians. The bandoneon, piano, and acoustic guitar work well toge-
ther, forming a tight combo that offers tidbits of tango ranging from energetic
and upbeat to graceful and nostalgic.

After a nicely performed introductory demo track, the CD offers seven characte-
ristic phrases that typically last 10 to 14 seconds. Each phrase is presented in
six keys: A minor, A major, C minor, C major, F minor, and F major. (The last
phrase is only in the minor keys.) In addition to the combo performances, indivi-
dual instrument parts are broken out in each key, so you can easily mix and match
any parts within a phrase. Joining together different phrases is a bit trickier,
because each phrase is in a different tempo (from 110 to 175 bpm).

Following the main phrases, Play the Tango offers four short openings (one to
four seconds long) and three great endings (four to seven seconds long). As with
the phrases, the openings and endings are presented in various (though fewer)
keys and with the individual instruments broken out.

Bandoneon Bonus
The CD's second half provides individual bandoneon notes for creating your own
multisampled instruments.Short notes, sustained notes (five to six seconds long),
and sustained tremolos (six to eight seconds long) are provided in separate
groups for the left and right hands. The left-hand notes cover a 35-note range,
from C1 through B3.The right-hand notes cover a 38-note range,from A2 through B5.

The set of samples offers a rare chance to create an excellent bandoneon patch.
The digital recording is clean, and the mic placement is close enough to capture
the breathing of the instrument- nice. Several samples of bellows sounds are also
included on the disc along with a string of fills and ornaments. The tremolo
notes are especially valuable because that characteristic effect cannot be pro-
perly emulated with a keyboard's Mod wheel and LFO's.

Tango bands often have more than one bandoneon player, so adding your own solo
part on top of the combo phrases or thickening the texture with added chords
would be entirely appropriate. Furthermore, large tango ensembles may include
woodwind strings, and other instruments, so the phrases on the CD could serve as
the underpinning of a more complex arrangement.

Unfortunately, the CD's documentation lacks explanatory text and doesn't offer a
hint about properly using the bandoneon samples; it doesn't indicate any timing
for the phrases either. Nevertheless, the dramatic piano, supportive guitar, and
soulful bandoneon are nicely performed and well recorded in stereo, providing
desktop musicians with a welcome chance to delve into the exotic would of the
Argentine tango. (ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN MAGAZINE)

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CONTAINS:
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>> Bandoneon, Piano and Guitar Phrases
>> Bandoneon, Piano and Guitar Openings
>> Bandoneon, Piano and Guitar Endings

Bandoneon Notes:
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>> Left Hand/Right Hand
>> Fast Notes
>> Long Notes
>> Tremolo Notes
>> Bellows
>> Fills

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COMPATIBILITY
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Adobe Audition; Akai MPC1000; Akai MPC2000; Akai MPC2500; Akai MPC4000;
Akai S1000; Akai S2000/3000; Akai S5000/6000; Akai Z4/Z8; Audio CD Player;
Battery; Cubase; Digital Performer; EXS24; GigaStudio; HALion; INTAKT; Kontakt;
Korg Oasis; Korg Triton; Live; LM4; Logic; MachFive; Nuendo; ProTools;
Quicktime; Roland VariOS; SampleCell; SampleTank; Software that can extract
files from an Audio CD; Sonar; Soundtrack; Yamaha A3000; Yamaha A4000;
Yamaha A5000; Yamaha Motif


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