George Duke Soul Treasures Library – Brief Glance and Songwriting Clinic
Channel: wesboundmusic
Date: 22/11/2022

I experienced a moment of writer's block and used this library with its 500+ phrases played and recorded by none other than late Jazz icon George Duke for Native Instruments to get out of this rut. It's not an official library demo, but focuses more on the phrase used. I take one of the many musical snippets, analyze the chord progression and extend the theme for verse and bridge to give you an idea of structure, chord progression and ... guess functional harmony.

I also touch upon drummer in Logic once more although this was covered in another video on my channel.

Relevant URLs:
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/george-duke-soul-treasures/
https://youtu.be/ZPq4Sd9e9BA (official NI demo)
George Duke catalogue on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/12803-George-Duke
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EB0uKE2lGw6BB1UFJrONl?si=czQW06CdRXWEro-8PPdMxA
... and simply enter "George Duke" in the search form on YouTube to be presented with TONS of his appearances live, e.g. with his own bands or sitting in with other major talent.

Related material:
Drummer workshop part I : https://youtu.be/fTHVjhmS_SE
Drummer workshop part II: https://youtu.be/PlCjWbWAVEw
Teaser video for this one: https://youtu.be/Yc9w1VjwdEg

chapters:
00:00: Intro phrase sample, welcome & content overview
00:53: Demo of The George Duke Soul Treasures Library
01:54: Running slices of a sample phrase
02:12: Running sample through FX chain
02:32: Switching across FX configurations while playing sample phrase
03:00: Demo of alternate keys & tuning
03:54: Brief walkthrough of GUI/Library interface
04:30: Using the Mod wheel for dynamic filter sweep
04:45: Demo of some of the 500+ phrases contained in this package
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part II:
06:28: listening back to entire phrase "Mellow" 
06:48: Chord analysis and replication on grand piano
07:00: Step by step presentation of chords used in "Mellow"
07:30: Adding a "B" part to the phrase with chord variations
07:55: Step by step presentation of chords used in B–part (not contained in the library)
08:24: Bridge
08:35: Step by step presentation of chords used in Bridge part (or C–part)
10:15: Demoing and brief recap of drummer GUI and functionality
11:10: Demoing "Sunrise" Kit in drummer, modifying and tuning of kit instruments
12:06: Listening back to drum track with chord progression on piano
12:30: Selecting and demoing "Fretless Bass", a Logic stock preset and sound
13:50: Choosing bass as "groove track" in order to have better nuance with the drum feel and fills
15:05: Listening back to drums and bass w/o chords
15:48: Listening back to drums, bass w/ chords
16:20: Wrapping it up, manufacturer credits, call to action etc.