eMedia Bass Method V 2 by eMedia

eMedia Bass Method V 2

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The latest version of the best-selling bass CD-ROM, now with interactive feedback on your playing! Learning is easy with techniques demonstrated in full-motion split-screen videos showing multiple angles and close-ups.

The over 140 step-by-step full-screen lessons start with the basics, such as tuning the bass, and move on to playing simple bass lines and catchy rhythms with fills and syncopation. They continue on with playing melodies, tablature & standard music notation, and a chapter on theory covering intervals, scales and triads. Detailed instructions on how to build your own bass line will teach you how to create a bass line for any song you like!

New Instant Feedback listens through the computer's microphone as you play and highlights correctly played notes. Note Tracker even shows you the notes you play in standard music notation, making learning to read music easier than ever!

Follow along with the Animated Fretboard as you listen to the recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks. Also includes bass-only and no-bass options so you can perfect your technique as you play along with the band.

Learning bass is made fun with many popular songs, including hit songs made famous by the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Steve Miller and others. Many of the songs in eMedia Bass Method are found in eMedia Guitar Method, so bass and guitar students can jam along with each other as they learn. Also includes an automatic tuner, recorder, guitar chord dictionary and digital metronome to give you everything you need to start playing bass guitar!

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User-Friendly Tools

Automatic Tuner: Tune your bass quickly and easily! Play into your computer microphone and tune up interactively. Reference tuning notes are included.

Guitar Chords: Includes recorded sounds for over 250 guitar chords. Easy access helps you learn songs with new chords quickly. An indispensable reference tool!

Digital Metronome: Set your own speed and keep a steady beat.

Note and Finger Tracker: The Note Tracker and Finger Tracker tools help you see more easily what note you're playing by displaying the note as music notation and on an animated fretboard. You'll be able to correct your playing quickly and learn to read music fast!

Audio Tracks: Includes full multi-track audio, as well as bass-only and no-bass audio options, so you can perfect your technique and play along with the band. With variable-speed MIDI tracks, slow down the music to any tempo–learn at the pace best suited to you!

Digital Recorder: Save your recordings and play back to share and compare.

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Highlights:

• Over 140 step-by-step lessons, starting with the basics and moving on to detailed instruction
• Interactive Feedback on your playing
• Full-motion video with split-screens and close-ups makes learning quick and easy
• Note & Finger Tracker shows what you're playing
• Animated fretboard makes it simple to follow along
• Over 200 songs and exercises
• Hit songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, CCR and The Grateful Dead
• Automatic tuner for foolproof tuning
• Also includes a digital recorder, a guitar chord dictionary, and a digital metronome

Play Hit Songs!

Knockin' on Heaven's Door
— Bob Dylan

Rock'n Me
— Steve Miller Band

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Scarborough Fair
— made famous by Simon & Garfunkel

La Bamba
— made famous by Los Lobos

Midnight Special
— made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
— various artists

Uncle John's Band
— The Grateful Dead

House of the Rising Sun
— various artists

… and many more!