Hi Folks, not been on this thread for a couple of months and it seems like I missed about a thousand posts! Took me a long time to go through them and check out some of the covers. Amazing work by yāall: Gary Moore, Motorhead, Pink Floyd, Monkees, Four Non-Blondes, Chris Isaak, Status Quo (who did I miss?), all artists/bands I like and would like to have a go at playing along to! I can finally do Money from Dark Side of the Moon all the way through. Probably about the most complex things I can play as a beginner (not that it is that complex)
Anyway I have made some progressā¦I downloaded the software that came with the Zoom U44, Ableton, both DAI and DAW work, have done a few tests. And tested filming myself with video.
So now I know I can make a recording of myself, and a video. The piece of the jigsaw Iām missing now is getting the original material. A song that I decide to cover (and then strip out the bass track), and the video - as Iād like to do something like Pam Purrs has done, me playing, alongside the official video of the original band playing (unlike Pam though Iām not yet if the stage of going down the green screen/chromakey route)
So what I need to ask is, where can I get the source material from? I know Pam said we can get songs from Amazon, Iām a Prime subscriber but not sure where in their options there is music to purchase that we are then allowed to use for our own recordings? Likewise, where so we get an official video from we can use? Again, Iām happy to pay for it. Iāve searched online but get hit with a ton of sites saying āmusic for your YouTube videosā. Itās overwhelming.
Iām not actually aiming to out it on YouTube anyway, itās just for personal use and sharing in forums and on social media for friends (Facebook) but I want to stay legal, I guess even if not using YouTube, sites like Facebook still need purchased copies or a license?
If anyone could guide me or advise me as to where you get your source track you use to play bass with, and if you use original videos, where to get those from, and all legally, that would really help. As I think I may be able to record some simple bass tracks soon. Thanks