Members Prodigul Posted August 24, 2006 Members Share Posted August 24, 2006 Anyone have good resources for improvised synth leads? Or maybe some bands to listen to? Ive been listening to Dream Theater, Particle and New Deal alot, but im not sure who else puts synth in relative spotlight. I was thinking of maybe getting the Jordan Rudess Keyboard Wizardry DVD; anyone have any idea if its good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prodigul Posted August 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 Bump, anyone have an answer to this? Now I just improv on scales and tweak with the sound every once in a while, but it gets boring very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Amos Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 if riffing on the scale you're in is getting boring, why not try modal changes? The alternative I think is to practice improvising thematically - i.e. grab a little motif in the key.mode you want... then play around with arrangements that all sort of orbit that motif or melodic figure... so instead of semirandom notes that are merely not dissonant, you are playing with an actual melodic/thematic idea... even if it is only a little snippet, this can lend a bit of weight (and memorability) to your solo. just a thought, from someone who isn't a very hot soloist himself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CO622 Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 Check out some of George Duke's solos. Also some of Jimmy Smith's Hammond B3 runs. They have helped me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kooki_sf Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 jazz is good. also check out the doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dejavoodoo Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 Any album with Joey DeFrancesco or Jimmy Smith. Rick Wakeman's "White Rock", or anything with him, esp. with Yes. Ditto Keith Emerson. Lots of Bach and Chopin. Have fun - RWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 Herbie Hancock with the Headhunters. Chick Corea with Return to Forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beatle_Matt Posted August 25, 2006 Members Share Posted August 25, 2006 I find a great band with tons of synth stuff is The Killers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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