The string’s frequency range sits around 1khz – 6khz, its volume is low and sits in the background. Every time the kick is played the bass line ducks under it. The frequency range of the bass is around 60hz – 300hz and the element of the bass is also done electronically I can also hear that it is being compressed while being side chained to the kick. The guitar is played by Micheal Jordan (no, not the basketball player) and it seems that the guitar has minimal reverb and is the only acoustic instrument in this track. The guitar’s frequency range is 1khz – 4khz and is played occasionally stacking on top of some chords being played by the piano in the background and at the end of every loop the guitar runs up the scale to introduce a new section of the song. All of the percussion elements are clearly samples because it is so repetitive and defined that the acoustic version of these instruments would not come close to sounding the same, even with effects added. The egg shaker’s frequency range is around 2khz – 10khz and blends in with the high hat. The open hi hat comes in every time the beat loops sitting around 1khz – 10khz.
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The Guiro shaker’s frequency range is 1khz – 3khz and plays just before the clap which is also panned to the centre. The bongo drum’s frequency range goes from 300hz – 1khz and in this song they are hard panned to the right and sit in the background. I couldn’t pick up on any effects, the kick is a sample and is probably edited with EQ. The triangle’s frequency range is around 6khz – 10k hz and is close to the same volume as the guitar and the pan and spread is slightly to right of the mix. The kick’s frequency range is around 0hz – 100hz and is also panned in the centre while working together with the tracks funky bass line. The clap’s frequency range goes from 400hz – 2khz and seems to be the loudest in the mix, with it panned to the centre and also with very minimal reverb.
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They were programmed by the producer Rodney Jerkins. The drums in this track are mostly an 8 bar loop through out the song. The Hi Hat seems to be a sample since it is constantly played at the same exact velocity, it seem to quite down as well when the other group of instruments are introduced.Īfter the introductory piano just the instrumental is played for 16 bars to later transition into the first verse. The element of the chimes also sound electronic, panning from right to left and always introducing a new section of the song. The piano can be difficult to pick up when the rest of the instruments come in.
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The piano later becomes the quietest instrument in the mix and is panned slightly to the right. The element of the piano sounds electronic and the panning and spread seems to be near the centre of the mix with minimal reverb and auto pan tremolo that slightly jumps left and right. The frequency range of the piano sits in the mid range going from 100hz to 2khz and for both the chimes and hi hat, they both sit around 1khz – 10khz. The introductory part to the instrumental section consists of a piano, chimes and a hi hat. “I was brought up in a church” – “Everything that I do is influenced through the music I was raised on” – Rodney Jerkins The instrumental includes a piano, guitar, an organ, stings, bass, chimes and multiple percussion elements which most of these instruments are electronic. He states in an interview that he pulls his inspiration from the music he was raised on. Jerkins also grew up listening to the music from his church. This can also relate back to the producer of the song, Rodney Jerkins. The overall vibe of this song is relaxed, uplifting and emotional due to the combination of instruments and the tone of the vocals. This had a clear influence on her music and can be seen in the track ‘ Share My World’ the title track for her 1997 album. I felt the Spirit.” – Blige talking about how her experiences at church that helped her. “I felt wanted and special, and when I was 12, I saheng t hymn ‘Lord, Help Me To Hold Out Until My Change Has Come.’ I praying as I sang it. Her escape was going to church and the gospel type music there helped her cope with the awful childhood experiences. Blige had a harsh childhood where she was surrounded by violence, alcohol and drugs. Most of Mary J Blige’s music fits under this genre and also has aspects of Hip-Hop. The meaning behind the name “rhythm” is because of the fact that the genre relies on a 4 bar back beat and the name “blues”is related to the typical type of melodies and lyrics, which are often sad or emotional (the feeling of ‘blue’). What defines the genre is the characteristics that give it its name. R&B is an acronym for Rhythm and Blues used to describe music the form of music that is blues-influenced and has been a genre that mostly performed by African-Americans since the 1930s.