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Three hundred and eighty-seventh rehearsal

 "Stop! The rhythm of the gong is wrong again! The string group is not stable!"

Nangong Hao lowered his baton weakly - this actually only has decorative meaning, because the naturalized folk musicians have no idea what a command illustration is. ↑

"Hey, I think I'll take a break first, it's on this hot day." Okamoto's expression at the moment was a bit gloomy, which was in sharp contrast to the dazzling summer sunshine outside the window.

And his partner, deputy leader Dongfang Ke, was leaning against the old Nie Er piano, holding the black hair rope on the forehead with his right hand and tapping on the piano box with his left hand, saying, "Obviously, musicians of this era are not used to what multi-part rhythms are. I think it is difficult to achieve the joyful style music with folk orchestras."

At this time, Nangong Hao, sweating profusely walked down the podium made of wooden boxes, picked up a glass of iced gawas, drank it all, wiped his mouth and said, "Actually, the woman named Liu and Wang Qisuo from the security team are still very good at playing. Unfortunately, traditional folk musicians have the style that our elders like, don't talk about understanding and control, even imitation is very difficult! I have already put a lot of effort into correcting the naturalized folk musicians one by one! I'm so tired! The folk music ensemble is not so easy to create the atmosphere of the old time and space party. By the way, there is also the problem of amplification mixing of the large venue mentioned last time - if you don't want the effect of the cultural festival to turn into a red and white team, you still have to think of some solutions."

When Okamoto thought of this effect, his face became even more ugly. He saw the girls from the plaid skirt club gathering to wait for the rehearsal, one by one, one of the plaid short skirts fluttering. They were newly made gray tweed vests and red ribbon knots on their chests, and all kinds of head flowers were worn on their heads. They were chattering and full of youthful vitality.

When they think that they don’t really have to sing and dance with the accompaniment - even if Liu Shuixin frowned at their dancing skills, at least the level of high school art lovers is good. How could these otakus be fascinated by the elders? Okamoto’s hearts were all entangled.

"Why would you just change the performance repertoire to "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon"? The style is close to the aesthetics of the people of the south, and the rhythm is relatively slow, which is conducive to the expertise of top string musicians."

Nangong said: "It's OK, but isn't your original intention of doing folk music ensembles to liven up the atmosphere and warm the scene? At least you have to have something like "Xiyangyang"! The music style of "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" does not meet the requirements of the Senate!"

Dongfang Ke straightened up and pointed to the piano and said, "Actually, those red songs, red songs, can be played with four-hand pianos. It is much better to do the opening program than this messy orchestra. The amplifier will directly put the microphone stand next to the microphone stand. Then, Nangong, you can use your own computer to make a click with rhythmic parts, and make it a popular piano performance like the old time and space. Then, please invite Ms. Liu from the plaid skirt first. I asked her if she still remembers to click on a simple teaching track. If it really doesn't work, I can do it solo, just add a track to the accompaniment part."

Nangong Hao agreed: "This is good, it's not difficult to make an arrangement with various sound effects. In fact, if you are used to the di keyboard, just hang the string and drum samples on the keyboard to play different octaves. With click, it will be a very complete performance. What song should you choose?"

Looking out the window to the east, the silhouette of the Bairen City Executive Committee Building stood tall under the sun to the west. When he turned his head, the corner of his mouth rose slightly: "It's good to "Beijing Good News to the Border Village", ok. Of course, it was changed to "Linggao Good News to Lizhai". It shows the heartfelt love of the people of Li District for the new executive committee with Wen Zong and Ma Gong as the core, ha..." After saying that, he couldn't help but smile.

Nangong Hao seemed to have no reaction. He nodded and said, "The track is very cheerful and enthusiastic. The accompaniment sound effects and the ringtone sounds and color library are all ready-made. It is not difficult. In fact, these simple instruments can be used in naturalized folks on site, with more momentum. So I decided to start."

Okamoto on the other side was already laughing and crying, so he had to agree: "Okay, that's all, I'll come here for rehearsal today. I'll go find Liu Shuixin." As he said, he turned around and whispered: "This East, the people who bullied the executive committee are not familiar with the background of the song, and the poisonous fangs are too ruthless!" He suddenly frowned again, "I know this version, it's said that it's folk music playing, but it's actually the modern folk orchestra playing. The timpani, cello and bass inside are Western instruments, and the corresponding instruments and musicians can't be found..."

Nangong Hao said: "This is not a big problem. You can use an 88-key Midi keyboard to hang the tone sampling and play it in real time. The 88-key can be divided into three keyboard areas, one area to play the tone drum tone, one area to play the cello, and one area to play the bass. In addition, if you can't find that kind of bass horn instrument, this tone also needs to be played with the Midi keyboard. The sampling source software can be edited by yourself and allocated the tones of the three instruments to different octaves of a keyboard. But in this way, 2-3 people may need to play the keyboard together, each person responsible for one or two tones. Of course, if there are more Midi keyboards in the Planning Institute warehouse, it will be more convenient. Now we only have one in our own hands, and I see that there is one in the recording studio - I'm afraid I can't borrow it."

"I see these animals..." Okamoto swallowed the word "mouth" quickly, but he still had to ask for advice from the Planning Institute later. "I won't think so thoroughly."

This is not a speculation. There are almost no arts in the core level of the Senate. With their thinking, it is great to be able to bring some musical instruments and recording equipment.

"It is not necessarily necessary to use the Idio keyboard," said Nangong Hao. "Electric piano, electronic piano and electronic synthesizer can also be used as the Idio keyboard."

Dongfang nodded: "There is not necessarily someone who has an electric piano, but someone still has an electronic piano. We post to the forum to find out. If there are enough keyboard players and equipment, it can completely simulate the effect of any band. Of course, the details of the sampling tone with the keyboard are a little different from the sound played by a real instrument. As for the ringtones and gangster sounds in the music - this should be an instrument that is easy to find. If you really can't find it, it's okay to make it. This thing is also very simple to play. The musicians in the opera troupe who are responsible for percussion instruments can be very skillful."

"I'll post now!" Okamoto was impatient.

"No hurry, let Nangong first record a score based on the original orchestral recording and make timbre sampling. You can go and write a report to implement the equipment first. Let's discuss the arrangement first." Dongfang's expression had returned to normal from a smile.

"I'm afraid this is too nervous. Tonight I have to re-arrange the girls in the plaid skirt club, and they are waiting to enter the recording studio." Nangong Hao showed an incompetent expression. After more than ten days of rehearsal, he not only had to serve as a composer, arranger, and conductor, but also as a music teacher. He has never been so tired and can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted.

"What?!" Before Dongfang could speak, Okamoto showed an angry expression, "You actually..."

"Popular music is also a kind of literature and art." Nangong Hao is obviously not as "unmatched" as the chief and deputy director of the art troupe.

"Forget it, Okamoto, the girls in the plaid skirt have worked very hard. At least they have to give them a chance to perform." Dongfang Ke is not as resistant to idol groups as they used to. Seeing them from completely unfamiliar mechanical imitation to being able to complete a few songs at the moment, they also have a certain expressiveness. This feeling is completely different from watching the finished product directly under the stage.

As he said that, he sat down in front of the piano, his hands flew everywhere, and knocked out a passionate melody, while Nangong Hao went to conduct the folk orchestra to pack up the instruments.

When the art troupe here was worried about the performance issues, several bigwigs from the plaid skirt club were also worried.

Their concerns are no different from those of Okamoto and others. That is, the amplification and mixing equipment on site has not been implemented yet.

Regarding the importance of amplified sound mixing equipment, Wu Ciren has been "educated" by Liu Shuixin. The first performance was not in the small theater with a hundred people they expected, but in the huge gymnasium.

In such a venue, if there is no amplification equipment, unless an Italian opera actor has received special training for many years, can open the mouth, lower the larynx, amplify the pharynx, open the nasal cavity, and moderately amplify the vibration of the vocal cords through the pharynx, the oral and nasal cavity, drive the resonance between the head cavity and the chest cavity, and turn the body into a "large human resonance box" to let the audience hear what to sing.

Not to mention half-baked singers like the idol group they just picked up, even those who are professionals like Liu Shuixin can't sing songs without a loudspeaker standing here.

Since the emergence of microphones and speakers, singers no longer need to rely on their bodies to create huge volumes. Volume is determined by the power of the speaker. Therefore, popular singing methods that are more natural, closer to human voice habits and more likely to resonate with the audience's minds have become popular all over the world.

Then, coupled with the advancement of recording technology, there is a living ground for idol stars.

No matter how good idol stars "don't ask for good singing skills", they must at least be able to hear them! At least they must feel "very good" to have fans.

Therefore, after several vocal training, the plaid skirt club gave up the idea of ​​singing live - although the amplification equipment has been roughly solved - even the idea of ​​half-opening the microphone is gone, and completely strengthened the determination to "lip-sync".

For idols with no foundation in vocal music and insufficient training, it is difficult to adapt to live performances even with loudspeakers. (To be continued, please search for Piaotiansi, novels are better, updated and faster!
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