DRESS REHEARSAL for the tonebase Community Concert
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! Follow us as we show you the way into the tonebase concert hall, the place where you will perform on December 4th! Everything is still new and shiny, the curtain smells fresh and the chairs do not squeak!
We proudly present the Dress Rehearsal for the tonebase community concert! 
The stage is all yours and with this private livestream we get acquainted with our virtual concert hall!
Answer via a reply to this thread in order to reserve a spot with the piece and its approx. duration. The choice of repertoire is totally up to you! You want to play an etude from some of the last community challenges? A piece you've recently worked on for an interactive class? Or something completely different? Let us know!
Barney
Fernando Sor - Study #5 in B minor
Joaquim Malats - Serenata Espanola- Eric
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude #5 (5min) - Martin
Francisco Tárrega - Lagrima & Recuerdos de la Alhambra (5min) - Derek
Hans Haug - Alba
Mauro Giuliani - Andante in C (or Dowland) - Emma
J.S.Bach - Gavotte 1&2 - Rick
J.S.Bach BWV1007 - Allemande - Jorge
Phillip Houghton - Ophelia... a haunted sonata (11m) - Calin Lupa
J.S. Bach BWV 999 - Prelude in C minor - Brooke
Roland Dyens - Tango en Skai - Ivan Paolo
Mario Giuliani: Maestoso(op.1 n.1),
A.York Penny Pincher -
Nora
Alonso Mudarra - Fantasias
Atahualpa Yupanki - La estancia vieja Vilio
Anonymus - Romance- Bill Young
Dilermando Rei: Se Ela Perguntar
Dilermando Rei: Eterna Saudade (tentative) - Jack Stewart
Weiss - Fantasia
(more spots will be added if required)
What do I need?
We are going to use ZOOM (←click to download) for the tonebase Community Concert. In order to have the best audio quality, you can activate the option to Preserve Original Sound, here you find the documentation on how to activate that. It's best to use headphones with when the Original Audio Option is enabled.
LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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Here's a video on how to enable the Original Audio Setting in Zoom! This is optional, so don't worry if you are a bit overwhelmed by some technical details! Nevertheless, feel free to check it out!
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I would close the Programm for the Dress Rehearsal now! As I know that some of you don't have time on Dec 4th, new Spots will open up and we will have more community concerts anyway!
Everybody can participate in the Dress Rehearsal, even if you don't play at the Dress Rehearsal or the Concert, you can simply hang with us and enjoy wonderful music by your fellow tonebase members
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As usual, I will start with a regular livestream, then will share a link in the Chat that you can copy! You paste that link in your browser and it will prompt you to open Zoom! Let me know if you have any questions! See you in a bit, I'm excited and will do some warming up now!
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I'm not 100% sure if I can make it, but I think I can. Could a reserve a spot to play Villa Lobos Prelude 5 (about 5 minutes)?
Does "dress rehearsal" mean I have to wear something fancy?
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Eric Phillips I will reserve a spot for you! You always dress nicely in your videos
Maybe I'll war some proper pants for this one, haha! 
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I'm trying to figure out Zoom. Believe it or not, I never use it. I don't understand what I need to do ahead of time.
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Eric Phillips If you want to activate the option for original sound, you should download ZOOM, but you can also simply take part as if it was an Interactive Class! I will start with a quick introduction and then I will share a link in the chat of the livestream!
If you decide to download Zoom for your Laptop, these are the necessary steps:
- Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
- Click your profile picture, then click Settings .
- In the navigation menu, click Audio .
- Under Music and Professional Audio, select the Show in-meeting option to enable "Original Sound" check box.
The Original Sound setting will be displayed in in the top left corner of your meetings . - (Optional) Select the High fidelity music mode check box.
- (Optional) Select the Echo cancellation check box.
- (Optional) Select the Stereo audio check box.
I will explain that in detail again in the livestream as well, but it shouldn't cause you any problems!
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Martin Okay, I think I did all that. I'm only 52, but all that kind of stuff makes me feel 92!
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Eric Phillips I will do a community post with a video where I run through the setup once! If you use the original audio setting!, it might be a good idea to use headphones!
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Martin If we are downloading Zoom on our laptop and following the steps to set up for good sound as you indicate, how will we sign in to the meeting? Will you send us the "meeting ID"? Is there anything else when signing in that has to be checked off?
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Barney I just created a video about Zoom!
Even if Zoom is already open, the link will prompt you to the meeting! We will do it exactly as we've done it multiple times for the Interactive Classes!
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Martin Thanks, Martin, that was very helpful.
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Martin Thanks for that video! Can I use the two CM4s plugged into the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 which is plugged into the laptop for the Zoom livestream?
If so, how? Reaper will not be part of the process, right? So how would the left and right microphones be balanced?
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Barney Yes, that's possible! All the balancing would be done simply by the Gain Setting of your Interface, Reaper is not part of this signal chain!
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Martin So I would set the left and right gain knobs on the interface equally, but would not get stereo, right? Would the sound be clear, or would there a fuzzy unbalanced doubling ghosting effect?
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Barney if you want we can try to do a Zoom meeting between both of us next week and figure out together what's going on. I also have to tweak that up for my Apollo Twin X... let me know...
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Blaise Laflamme That's a good idea. I have some appointments next week but will get back to you. What is your time zone (I'm in New Jersey--EST)?
Does the Apollo Twin X have a good built in plug-in for Reverb that sounds good for Classical guitar? I'm using a basic Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 that does not have that capability...
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Barney Sounds good Barney, you can then contact me privately through the new messaging and we can setup a time next week. It looks like we're in the same timezone, I'm near Montreal in Quebec - Canada. There are a few plate or room reverbs for UAD, what I'll want to try is a Unison preamp to apply in realtime and see how it sounds!
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Blaise Laflamme Great! Talk to you then. Enjoy your weekend!
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Martin please reserve a spot for me for gavotte 1 and 2. Thank you!
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Emma Done!
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Martin Please reserve a spot for me , Bach Prelude in C minor, BWV 999, 2 min. Thank you.
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Calin Lupa done!
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Martin I was looking forward to the Dress Rehearsal but lately, it turns out that I might have another appointment overlapping the Dress Rehearsal. So I have to change my RVSP from Going to Maybe. As soon I have my schedule confirmed, I will update my response to the Rehearsal. Cheers! :)
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Khiem Nguyen Alrighty! Thanks for the update!
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