sezWhoYou
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Playing guitar for many years. Never really seriously and that is reflected in my less than optimum skills. Love the instrument and play just to make myself happy, I guess.
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Deleted Collab
I saw that Pagans Cradle delete our collab "Into Eternity" along with several of her other audio posts. I deleted our collab on Josie's "Do You Believe in Love" in both the Audio Forum and the Lyrics Forum. These can always be posted again, but I haven't heard from Pagans Cradle in awhile and if she is going to remove our collabs that she posted, I think it's only right that I respect her contributions and remove the collab I posted. Hopefully we get to work on something else again together.
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littleSomethin
This was a pretty shaky tune and I wanted to delete it from the Audio forum since I do not find it very good. Thanks to Denis for the feedback.
Denis
Nice clean recording. Like the Rhythm guitar, the lead sound is ok, but I would have chosen a different sound
Some work on the pan, rhythm guitar left and right.
Levels are good.
Nice work, you have the makings of a nice song here
Denis
Nice clean recording. Like the Rhythm guitar, the lead sound is ok, but I would have chosen a different sound
Some work on the pan, rhythm guitar left and right.
Levels are good.
Nice work, you have the makings of a nice song here
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Comments to Germaniac
I've deleted the post in the Audio Forum, but wanted to capture comments here. thanks to BasketCase, Kobeshi and Denis for the feedback. It really helps. Based on your comments I will work to improve the tune and repost the next version.
BasketCase
This grabbed my attention right away with the harmonics...(reminded me of Metallica, Sanitarium) then the riff reminded me of Metallica again ( Nothing Else Matters) Just slightly, anyways.....first of all the lead is way too quiet/acoustic too loud...not sure about the timing(sounds a bit off) I havent played in so long..plus I always play out of time..Lmao. Nice relaxing track however I'm sure thats the mood you were going for...a period of reflection..looking at ones self..anyways I think you could develop this into full out production..just watch your levels so you don't over power a track with another.
Kobeshi
Completley agree on the metallica sound around the beginning! Not going to repeat what's already been said about the levels, but I'm in agreement.
With regards to timing, I'm in the same boat as you. I find click-tracks and metronomes just throw me off. A solution that I find really helps though is if you have any kind of drum sequencing program (I use FL Studio) then set up a simple drums track that would be appropriate to the song and just loop it. Its effectivley doing the same thing as a click track or metronome, but feels much more natural. Works wonders for me.
I would definatley keep developing this though. Its a great piece of music with a lot of potential!
Denis
Timing Issues: Seems there are a lot of musicians that cant get on with metronome's.
I adopt the same method as Kobeshi, using a preset rhythm on a drum sequencer
Make sure you get the bpm right too. I often set it up, only to find that it's the wrong tempo.
You may also want to pan the rhythm guitar left and right. [assuming you are micing the guitar up]I use two mics to give a natural stereo effect. If you have an electro acoustic which sounds better through the pic up, you can simply copy and paist, but it's not as effective as micing them up. Lead guitar central.
Another way to keep you in time is more traditional, Tap your foot to the rhythm. It takes some practice,
but once you get into it, you will find a better feel than say working with a drum sequencer.
I like the feel you have here, I would defiantly work on the production side. Other than that perhaps some percussion, vox would be nice, but would still like it as an instrumental.
Nice job
BasketCase
This grabbed my attention right away with the harmonics...(reminded me of Metallica, Sanitarium) then the riff reminded me of Metallica again ( Nothing Else Matters) Just slightly, anyways.....first of all the lead is way too quiet/acoustic too loud...not sure about the timing(sounds a bit off) I havent played in so long..plus I always play out of time..Lmao. Nice relaxing track however I'm sure thats the mood you were going for...a period of reflection..looking at ones self..anyways I think you could develop this into full out production..just watch your levels so you don't over power a track with another.
Kobeshi
Completley agree on the metallica sound around the beginning! Not going to repeat what's already been said about the levels, but I'm in agreement.
With regards to timing, I'm in the same boat as you. I find click-tracks and metronomes just throw me off. A solution that I find really helps though is if you have any kind of drum sequencing program (I use FL Studio) then set up a simple drums track that would be appropriate to the song and just loop it. Its effectivley doing the same thing as a click track or metronome, but feels much more natural. Works wonders for me.
I would definatley keep developing this though. Its a great piece of music with a lot of potential!
Denis
Timing Issues: Seems there are a lot of musicians that cant get on with metronome's.
I adopt the same method as Kobeshi, using a preset rhythm on a drum sequencer
Make sure you get the bpm right too. I often set it up, only to find that it's the wrong tempo.
You may also want to pan the rhythm guitar left and right. [assuming you are micing the guitar up]I use two mics to give a natural stereo effect. If you have an electro acoustic which sounds better through the pic up, you can simply copy and paist, but it's not as effective as micing them up. Lead guitar central.
Another way to keep you in time is more traditional, Tap your foot to the rhythm. It takes some practice,
but once you get into it, you will find a better feel than say working with a drum sequencer.
I like the feel you have here, I would defiantly work on the production side. Other than that perhaps some percussion, vox would be nice, but would still like it as an instrumental.
Nice job
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FL on bandAmp
Some more experimenting with FL Studio. Something short and fun for all my fellow ampers.
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Learning FL Studio
Slowing, I'm getting the hang of FL Studio -- at least at a level I can expect at this point. Wanted to post this little ditty where I experimented with Piano Roll, Chops, and some effects. I've learned the program enough where I can use it with my live guitar tracks. I'm forcing myself to stick to timing (measure by measure; bar by bar) and it is definitely improving my production quality. Hope you like this little sample of sezWho's foray into (kinda) techno.
Cheers,
Rick
Cheers,
Rick
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JustaJig
My last tune for the weekend. Something I put together a week or so ago pretty quickly and another one still in the making. I need to work on my lead licks as I'm primarily a rythym player and just learning how to play lead parts. Appreciate any comments.
Rick
Rick
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Germaniac - repost
No real change, but as Jim recommended, there is probably no reason to delete it -- I guess I'm learning the amper culture still. There are some timing issues as pointed out by others (see my personal blog). I'll stick with posting next versions in the future. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my stuff -- it means a lot.
-Rick
-Rick
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LittleSomethin - repost
Posted a cleaner mix. Previous comments are listed in my personal blog. This is a starter recording for a tune that is developing for me. Hopefully it will turn in to a real composition. Wish I could figure out FL Studio better so I could add drums and other instruments to my recordings. Having trouble with timing issues -- due to my lack of music theory knowledge, but I'm giving it a go. Any comments are appreciated.
