Jerry Baiden

Easy technology, so you can make beautiful music.
Jerry
Baiden
Performer/Guitar
& Bass Instructor
Cupertino, California
Performer/Teacher
PSD340/ PSD450
Customer Experience
Jerry Baiden is a guitar and bass instructor
from San Jose, California who shares a long
history with Superscope. Jerry has been
playing guitar for 34 years and teaching in
the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 25
years. Of those 25 years, he has taught the
last 15 years in Cupertino, California. Early
in his development, Jerry enlisted the help
of what was very common at the time for
aspiring players, the Superscope 202LP.
For the next generation of tempo-altering
cassette player/recorders, Superscope
presented the PMD201, a unit produced
by Marantz and distributed by Superscope.
Due to his extensive transcribing and
teaching, Jerry went through two of these
recorders. If one required maintenance,
he did what was necessary to keep the unit
going, until…
“Ahh, the memories!” recalls Jerry. “I was
into many different styles of playing, and
I explored other instrumentalists and not
just guitarists. I did use the 202LP in my
lessons as well. I went through two 202LPs,
and that is with various repairs done to both.”
Superscope made the transition to digital,
making it possible to alter tempos without
altering keys, and alter keys without altering
tempos (however not both at the same
time). Superscope introduced this technology
in the form of the PSD230 CD player, and Jerry
was on board again.
For teaching, Jerry needed a PSD230 at all
times, so again he purchased two units. “I
used the PSD230 in my lessons to move songs
up into standard tuning when the band was
tuned down a half-step or lower, “ recalls Jerry.
“Sometimes I would slow tunes down to help
students grasp a rhythm pattern on which they
were working. In a word, indispensable.”
The latest in the evolution of tempo/key
altering technology is Superscope’s Elevation
software. With the processing power of his
MacBook, Jerry is now able to alter tempo
and key at the same time with excellent sound
quality.
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Easy technology, so you can make beautiful music.
Jerry
Baiden
Performer/Guitar
& Bass Instructor
Cupertino, California
Customer Experience - continued
Jerry used Elevation to transcribe Charlie Parker’s
alto break in the classic, Night in Tunisia. Watch
Jerry explain this lesson on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFYnpLLktA&feature=related
Since Elevation allows you to export all key and
tempo changes as new audio files, Jerry is also
able to post audio practice material for his students
on his website:
http://jerrybaiden.com/Downloads.php
Jerry concludes, “Teaching has been the greatest gig
I have ever had. I have met so many wonderful people,
students, parents, and colleagues, and my life is richer
and more fulfilled for it. I am looking forward to helping
more people in fulfilling their wish to play guitar.
THANKS SUPERSCOPE!! “
About Jerry Baiden
Jerry Baiden is a guitar and bass
instructor from San Jose, California
who shares a long history with
Superscope.
Jerry has been playing guitar for
34 years and teaching in the San
Francisco Bay Area for the last 25
years. Of those 25 years, he has
taught the last 15 years in
Cupertino, Califormia
At Superscope, we’re grateful to have the loyalty
of outstanding players and teachers like Jerry.
Teaching music can be a deeply rewarding experience,
and Superscope is always happy to assist.
For more information about
Jerry and his teaching, please
Check out his webite:
http://jerrybaiden.com/
© Superscope Technologies, Inc. • 1508 Batavia Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134
T 800.374.4118 • www.superscopetechnologies.com