Pamparo in Toronto » Melodic Insights

Waiting for a favorite

Rhoy Pamparo — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:03:30 +0000

A favorite switch for my Brigadier here: http://www.strymon.net/products/favorite/

And while I’m waiting, I’ve re-arranged my pedals to have a spot reserved for this. Of course, I have to test all the connections after

Click here to listen: Pedalboard July 2010

Duo Board Clip

Rhoy Pamparo — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:24:01 +0000

Just playing around with some ideas after I split my pedals into 2 different boards …

Click here to listen: Duo Board Clip

here’s from the board for this clip:
TU-2 -> Diamond Comp -> 1/2 Gainer -> Zendrive -> Empress Trem -> Brigadier -> EP-Booster

the 2nd board’s chain:
TU12 -> SFX-03 -> DLS -> Diamond ML

Enjoy!

I Am Sixty

Rhoy Pamparo — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:23:22 +0000

Inspiration comes from many different forms. This was inspired by a comment regarding Line 6 on a latest post @ Guitar For Worship.

This is a D-Dorian progression @ 60bpm recorded using Logic Express with PODFarm (POD XT Live)

Click here to play: I Am Sixty

Enjoy!

Inspiration from the Doc

Rhoy Pamparo — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:08:08 +0000

Thanks to a good friend I met online, his latest post inspired me and somehow reminded that I haven’t really jammed for a while.

Eye Doctor

Thanks Larry!

Open Season

Rhoy Pamparo — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:28:19 +0000

This short song is dedicated to a couple of very important people.
First, to my wife, for letting me go way past bedtime to play guitar … thanks!!!
Second, to Wayne, who continues to amaze me with his musical skills and passion to serve Christ.

This is for you guys …

Open Season

If you can’t see the player, click here to hear the clip: Open Season

Joy of Spring Solitude

Rhoy Pamparo — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:44:36 +0000

It has been a great start to spring with this summer-like weather here in Toronto. Spirits are high especially after the Holy Week festivities. And today, I had about half-an-hour “alone” time after work … hehehe

Joy of Spring Solitude

If the player doesn’t work (especially in Facebook), click here: Joy Of Spring Solitude

This is using an Open-E Tuning (E-B-E-G#-B-E) that was recorded using QuickTime video capture with an Ipevo USB phone that i use for Skype! Of course, I did some post-processing on Logic Express

Minor AEighty

Rhoy Pamparo — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:47:08 +0000

This is an A-minor (A-Dorian) progression @ 80bpm in 4/4. It’s a little over 30-secs because of an extra bar to fit the intro/outro.

Minor AEighty

If the player is not accessible, click here: Minor AEighty

Some details for the gear heads
- Rhythm Guitar (panned left): Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, Diamond Compressor
- Rhythm Guitar (panned right): Barber 1/2 Gainer, Empress Tremolo, Diamond Compressor
- Lead Guitar: Hermidia Zendrive, Diamond Memory Lane, Diamond Compressor
- Amp: PODFarm plugin for Logic
- Guitar: Fender AmStd Telecaster

Lullaby in 3/4

Rhoy Pamparo — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:38:17 +0000

As I have mentioned before in my previous post, this is my first post (technically second only to this post) in a series of 1/2 minute clips.

This one is a slow 90bpm, 3/4 time and 15 bars of short music. It is a lullaby that I have actually written a bit of music as well. Unfortunately or fortunately (depending on where you’re sitting), I couldn’t get myself to sing it while recording. So I am just printing the words here, just try to follow along. The melody is clearly defined, I think

Goodnight, Sleep

Close your eyes
Rest your mind
Daddy’s here
By your side
The sun had set
The moon up high
Goodnight, sleep, little child

Without further ado, here’s a 30-second Lullaby. Oh btw, there are a couple of bum notes here. I was too lazy to re-record!

Lullaby in 3/4

For those in Facebook, you may have to click here to listen to the song: Lullaby in 3/4

Enjoy!

New Series Intro [1/2 Minute Clips]

Rhoy Pamparo — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:21:02 +0000

Inspired by a previous post (1/2 Minute Clip), I will be starting a series of posts that will contain music of more-or-less 30 seconds in length. The challenge is to make the music sound like a “full” song and with structure. It may seem limiting but I think the more there is a limit, the more there is a potential for coming up with creative ideas.

Now, how do I make sure that I can fit a piece of music in that time-frame? I kinda used this guideline …

The music in the previous post was actually calculated as:

Time Signature 4/4
Tempo: 120 bpm

To get 30-secs worth of music: 120 bpm / 2 = 60 — now I know I have 60 beats to fill
To find out how many bars: 60 / 4 counts = 15 bars — this is the total number of bars I have

Once I have all these info, all I need to do is find a groove, a key and a motif … that actually sounded like a lot after I wrote that!

Here are some of the songs that I’ll be working on:
3/4, 90bpm = 45/3 = 15 bars
4/4, 96bpm = 48/4 = 12 bars
5/4, 100bpm = 50/5 = 10 bars

Now, who ever said math is over-rated?!

Next part of the series, the music will be in 3/4 @ 90bpm! It’s somewhat of a lullaby

1/2 Minute Clip

Rhoy Pamparo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:40:21 +0000

Tried out some pedals that I bought recently … managed to cook up something, albeit, a little raw … Enjoy!

1/2 Minute DLS Clip

some technical info (for those in the know)
- Rhythm1: DLS with Brigadier
- Rhythm2: 1/2 Gainer
- Lead: Zen into DLS with Diamond ML
- Guitar: Fender Telecaster
- Bass: Fender Mustang
- Amp: PODFarm plugin for Logic