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Hi kakku ,

I listened to your most recent version.

In away , at least to my ears ,your tune has a retro sound in places that remind me of the band called Mountain .

I happen to Love Mountain ( still listen to them )  In your song the guitar parts have the type of crunch and way of playing chords that reminds me of the phrasing Leslie West would play when he played power chords.

Your song seems to be coming along nicely . my suggestion would be , play around w the arrangement ...flesh it out some

all the best,

Kenny

Hi John,

Very interesting song on a lot of fronts . I enjoyed the modal piano part up against the S Dan bass style part .

Gave your tune a nice rhythmic  bounce ..

As the song develops you go into some very complex chordal and song arrangements featuring  instrument change ups horns and nice sub motifs that play off each other  .

Good stuff there . Seems you stand apart in that area ...must have taken a lot of time to get that right

I got your songs vocal message VIA listening and then reading your lyrics . Since I am a non vocalist ...can't say much about whats happening there ...

Overall you seem to have a quirky bone here and there in your musical bone structure ...

BTW that is a complement in my book  ....

A little  over 10 years ago ..I used to joke around w a few forum members on the old songs  forum

It seems a number of my tunes had their own thing going on and they  didn't fit into a box

Because of that ,   I used to call myself Captain Quirk  ..

all the best,

Kenny

Hi bjornpdx ,

I enjoyed what you did here w your song overlay over the dialog.

Your interpretation of Sci Fi tones are very good .

I must confess , I'm not sure if I have seen the movie or not . Now that I have heard your clip Plan 9 , I think I want too.

I love messing around with those type of sounds myself .

Truthfully , I can't say I have done anything as developed as what you have done here .

I have been messing around with these samples lately ...all the free ones that come in the free packs  are very good for the type of sounds you were going for  ...

IMHO , at least in my case the free bundles were worth the time and effort . YMMV

Lots of warp drive motion and alien sounds can be found here ....

https://glitchmachines.com/

all the best ,

Kenny

On 5/7/2019 at 8:03 AM, Lynn said:

Kenny, that was awesome!  Perfect tone and phrasing is what I've come to expect from you and this satisfies on all levels.  Stay healthy!

Hi Lynn,

Your Kind words of encouragement are awesome  . They gave me a gentle nudge to continue along w my journey along the  path of the will to carry on .

I'm real stoked you dig my guitar tone and phrasing .

I guess the whole secret to good phrasing is for me to listen closely to everything I'm playing as the song unfolds ,  then I must  resist the temptation to install  an unnecessary musical  kitchen sink  ......just because I can ... lol

The real kicker is I am playing a bone stock  Bullet Mustang ...the one w 2 humbuckers that only cost $149 .00 brand new  ...

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/Bullet-Mustang-HH-Limited-Edition-Electric-Guitar.gc

I have one in White that I picked up a few months ago  ....I bought it as a get well guitar gift to myself . 

I lub that little geetar ...lol...

all the best,

Kenny

On 5/6/2019 at 6:26 PM, bjornpdx said:

Wow, that was simply beautiful, Kenny. 

Hello bjornpdx,

I'm glad to have contributed a moment of musical beauty to your listening pleasure  .

To reach another person and to connect on a  genuine heart felt level of sympathetic vibration  is  the only  true reason I post tunes .

It sure ain't the money I'm doing this for

Thank you for the listen

Kenny

1 hour ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

ACID Pro 8 64bit is very nice.  I've been really happy with it.  It was worth the $100 to upgrade to me.  Even though I don't use it very much.  I still love ACID a lot.

 

Yes I feel the same way .

1 hour ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

 

That said, the idea of paying $100 a year to upgrade ACID is a bit much.  It's not advancing that kind of value.

 

You got that right . I agree w you 100 %

1 hour ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

But by creating a new even more expensive tier they have devalued the plain 9.0 upgrade even more.  If they had only released 9.0 with all the features of ACID Next, for $100 they would get my money.  Not right now, but within the next year.  Now that there are two levels though, the math is completely different.  There isn't any advantage paying so much to get 9.0 and not get "everything" and the price for Next is just beyond crazy.

 

Yes you are making a lot of sense here with this train of thought .

I had gotten the e mail for Next the same day this thread hit the forum , yet if it wasn't for you replying in this thread I would have had no idea Acid Pro 9 was even out.

+1 I would gladly ante up the 99 clams for the whole enchilada . Acid Pro 9  Next ...

I will not under any circumstances try to pawn the dusty lint or the spider webs in my wallet nor the ones that reside in my  pants pockets  just to raise the coin to buy Acid Pro 9 Next at the price Magix is asking  .

As the deal stands now from Magix  ..no way it just ain't gonna happen .

I got a little Magic for you Magix  , keep this type of $hit up and watch me disappear .

1 hour ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

I think they are trying really hard to make their subscriptions the version everyone buys and well I don't see it as something I'm interested in.

 

Me neither , I'm not the least bit interested in a Magix DAW subscription of any kind  ...

If it wasn't for Cakewalk by BandLab  and Mengs generosity,  I would still be sitting over here bent over looking into a mirror with a pair of vise grips in one hand while i go through the motions of  picking out the Joshua Tree prickly thorns out of  my aching  bung hole that got deeply embedded up and in there  from my experiences with the Gibson  SPlat lifetimes  subscription fiasco  .

1 hour ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

I sure hope their zynaptiq® STEM MAKER audio source separation technology works better in real life than that video, since it sure didn't sound all that great to me.    And the audio examples seemed really weak too, certainly not $400 great.

Yes I hear you on that point loud and clear  .

Admittedly I confess to  knowing very little about the  zynaptiq® STEM MAKER audio source separation technology.

What I do know is the  Genre of musical examples they chose to use and feature in their video were clearly not even close to my Genre of Music nor were they even close to the nearest Star in the furthest out reaches of  my Musical Orbit  ...not even close .

Unless Magix  thinks a 100.000.000. Light Years away is close enough  to being and nailing a bullseye in my Musical Galaxy .

Here on my beloved home Planet ...The Planet Tele X..... we have high standards lol...

any way thanks for the views you expressed ...it was nice rapping w you

Kenny

PS , please don't mind me or my mini rant, it is all in good fun . I guess I like to kvetch a lot .

15 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

ACID Pro 9.0 Info page:

https://www.magix.com/us/music/acid/acid-pro/

ACID Next Info Page:

https://www.magix.com/us/music/acid/acid-pro-next/

Comparison page:

https://www.magix.com/us/music/acid/acid-pro-next/version-comparison/#c1045545

They don't compare with version 8.0 though.  But from the 9.0 page it looks like MIDI Playable Chopper, VST3 engine with 32bit compatibility, and some more weak soft synths and loops.

Very helpful post Sir .Thank you for taking the time .

Hey Starise , yes I do not fall into their target market either . At the prices they want to  get for this I simply will not go there .

3 hours ago, cclarry said:

THIS really should have been the Acid Pro 9 Upgrade...for $99

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding CCLarry in for the Win ...Amen my brother .

1 hour ago, Tiger The Frog said:

I'm still waiting for them to give me a compelling reason to upgrade from Acid 7.

If anybody wants stems extracted they can just buy a plugin that does that, like Regroover, which is often deeply discounted.
 

 

Acid 7 is good for sure . I have it , yet honestly , as good as 7 is I still prefer Acid 8 over 7 by a long shot .

I may have different reasons than some ...in my case the short answer involve  this .

I go back a long time w Samplitude . Many of the stock plugs that come with Samplitude I happen to use and like very much .

I hated the idea that I could only use them since they were locked down in Samp. when I got a hold of Acid 8 I was happy to see that 8 came with all of those plugs I like .Then when I factor in a couple of Humble Deals I picked up I was very pleased to have all my SONY apps tightly integrated w Acid 8 ..All the plugs from Sound Forge , Spectral Edits and the Magix Vintage Suite showed up in Acid ..

In addition to that ,The SONY apps I mentioned are already integrated and can be used for editing within Acid 8 ....

For me that's a big one .

I would consider $99 bucks for Magix Acid Pro  Next ...

Not a penny more UNLESS you buy me a hamburger with a side order of Acid Pro Next .

I will gladly pay you on Tuesday ...lol

Kenny

Kenny

Hi all ,

This song   Remembering The Heartbreak is basically me playing my guitar over The Twanger Central  Challenge   Week 193 BT .

I sincerely hope you enjoy my guitar playing  .

thank you in advance

Kenny

5 hours ago, cclarry said:

That's the upgrade price...it's $399 for everyone else

Ouch .....he he eh   whew ...that hurts

4 hours ago, abacab said:

Soon it will be $15 at Humble Bundle ...

Yeah I wish ....

4 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

There is also ACID Pro 9, which is a $99 upgrade from ACID Pro 8. 

 

Yeah , where are they hiding that Info ? I certainly couldn't find it

4 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

 

I can't understand any of logic behind MAGIX anymore.  I don't see how adding a stem unmixer and an essential version of Melodyne is worth $200 more than ACID Pro 9.  $400 for the full priced ACID Next is crazy pricing and $300 to upgrade is laughable.

 

I agree with you on that ...I don't care for Magix pulling something like that .

all the best ,

Kenny

I have and use Acid Pro 8 so I wonder , if that's the upgrade price from having Acid Pro 8 or if that's  the $299 Acid Pro Next price for any body regardless .

Kenny

3 hours ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

 

... understandable really, he had a vicious right hook.

... at least you can be grateful  he didn't kick you in the balls with his peg leg .

Kenny

I haven't touched a drop of booze or done any illegal drugs since August of 1983 .

Living One Day At a Time  ...is challenging even on a good day 

Kissing  a girl that has the taste of booze and stale smoke on her breath ....nope ...

No Ken Do ..been there and done that enough times to have learned my lessons.

My fingers are crossed on that one because I may  still suffer from the whole delusion of "this time it's gonna be different "

I will take a life of not so much fun over the roller coaster ride of a life of Drama .....

There can only be One Drama Queen in my life at any given time . So if   ain't gonna be her it's gonna have to be be me

Kenny

9 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said:

 

Talk to me when you can play a different guitar every day of the week for over a month and a half with out ever repeating your self .

....then you and I  will be closer to being on the same page .

Kenny

2 hours ago, craigb said:

I've tried this, but found that the people generally didn't like the fact that I broke into their homes and was playing their guitars...

Since Guitar playing has been real good too me and brought me Great Fame and Fortune .

Lets make it more interesting for ya and worth all the time and effort you will need to put out .

Instead of going for my guitars ,

Why not go for my 60 foot yacht , my Ferrari or my Lake side waterfront  vacation property with the Sea Plane docked over by  the boat ramp ?

In my underground climate controlled  Car Vault Bunker , I keep a full collection of Vintage American Muscle Cars that would make Jay Leno green w envy.

Even have every year Corvette  ever made from the first year they came out right up unto this year in two colors.

They are all low original mileage and many of the Corvettes are convertibles .

Do you need or want the keys to my house ? They are hidden over by the front gate under the blue rock with the white stripe next to the rose bush ...

BTW, when the thrill of that Fairy Tale Fantasy wears off , the sad truth of it all is  ....

This is what it's all gonna be about in the end anyway Home Slice ....lol ....

Kenny

10 hours ago, kitekrazy said:

At one time I had about 7 cheap electrics and traded them in for a LP Studio.  So I have a Tele and an older model PRS Santana SE.    So the scenario is a bit different.  But it is definitely wrong to have all of this DAW stuff and maybe use 10% of it every day. I'd like a variant of a real PRS with a wide fat neck but if I could afford one I probably still wouldn't buy it because I don't play every day.   This is what happens when you get into the electronic genres. You push buttons. I have plenty of real instruments and don't play them.  Not only that is wrong but now a major sin.

Talk to me when you can play a different guitar every day of the week for over a month and a half with out ever repeating your self .

....then you and I  will be closer to being on the same page .

Kenny

On 5/2/2019 at 12:10 PM, kitekrazy said:

 I've have a LP Studio.  I don't play very much.  Is it wrong to have an LP and not play it every day?

I've have over a dozen DAW's with 100's of  Virtual instruments I don't play very much . Is it wrong to have all these DAW's and Virtual Instruments and not play them every day ?

Kenny

20 hours ago, RBH said:

I never tried out the Ibanez guitar synth - Back in that day I had a Roland GK-2 mounted to a WestBury and run through a GM-70. I got some very useful work done on that rig. I gave it to my brother a few years back and somehow he lost track of the GM-70. Still has the West Bury with pick-up though. I do a lot of precision metal work - I bet I could make something similar to the Gittler.

I'm biased ....The Ibanez is and was so much more than just a Midi guitar  the neck and bridge system alone was a marvel / masterpiece .

Neck = Ebony finger board Graphite reinforced .Gittler style tuning from the bridge ....need I go on ?

https://www.joness.com/gr300/img2010.htm

I wish I could get some of the hardware Ibanez used ....I would slap that on some of my other guitars ...IMHO , Ibanez was way ahead of the loop .

I sold my Roland to get this thing ...lol Then I would go out and listen to John Abocrombie play his Ibanez ...he used to make fun of me  ...lol

As far as the Gittler goes I'm sure it costs a fortune in materials alone just to make one .....Titanium ?

Either way I scalloped one of my Fender Esquire maple necks back in the day ..a full  scallop like the guitar John McLaughlin, played back in the day 

I know I can dig that type of feel ....a big reason I gravitate towards my interest in The Gittler 

Say , if you build it , and if I ever come passing through your town I will check it out

nice talking w you ,

Kenny

I knew you would like that keyboard chick Dave ...

I had a feeling you wouldn't want to touch the "Pick Muse" with a ten foot pole . She hung around with a couple of dogs  and I was interested in her ,

Those facts alone may have tainted her reputation 

I like your story about the girl in the club ...too bad she left before you could hook up ...

Kenny

                                                                                                 Get Well soon Dave

                                                                          Signed w Love  " The Pick Muse "                

                                                                                       In other Island News

Kenny

Hey Bill ,

I have a Historic Gibson R8 VOS ...I LOVE IT

Don't listen to all the negativity on u tube .  Life's to short

Why listen to them anyway ? Most of those guys wished they could play half as good as you play  on your worst day.

I'm glad to hear you are happy with your new Les Paul .

Peace out,

Kenny

14 hours ago, RBH said:

On 5/1/2019 at 7:26 AM, Kenny Wilson said:

OK FWIW , I do like all types of wacky guitars and strange guitar variants . 

The weirdest guitar I still own and play is this model . ( stock Photo ..mine is just a clean ) 

Back in the day in the early 1970's I had a ten string  Chapman Stick  # 4 ...sadly I sold it because I need the coin ...

A guitar I still dig the idea of getting some day . is "the Gittler ....I knew a guy that had one

 

chances are that one may never happen ....oh well at least I had a dream lol.

 

Kenny

 

PS , if I was still doing dwugs which I'm not I would probably want  one of those  Relish Guitars  ...it's secondary function and design  options scream  I am the ultimate in stash guitars 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, RBH said:

Wow - I'd love to try these out..... too bizarre to pass up. I really like the bridge set-up on the metal one.  Little more scalloped than usual I guess 

 

Now I'm feeling all nostalgic ....I'm thinking about dusting off my Ibanez Midi Guitar and slapping on some new strings .

As a guitar it is a fantastic guitar . I'm beyond happy w it . I have used it on countless recordings and played  plenty of live gigs using it only as a regular guitar .

As a midi guitar it was very good for a 24 pin interface . I remember I actually rewired the interface cable ....whew .....

I got her brand new  in 1987 , Both Ibanez and Mannys Music gave me a super deal on it .....

As far as the Gittler guitar goes , I used to see one at the Museum of Modern Art ( N. Y. C. ) my first non museum Gittler  sighting was memorable .

I was working at The Bowery in a furniture store . I went out to pick up lunch at Katz's Deli ...on my way to pick up lunch I stopped to pick up some subway tokens  .

I was shocked as hell  when I saw a NYC subway token booth clerk jamming away playing his Gittler Guitar in his bullet proof glass both 🤣

Guy was super nice too me and he enjoyed talking up his Gittler ( at the time it only cost 2 Grand ...now they are 8 grand ....I think the price must have came down because the last time I checked I thought they cost more )

Of course I didn't even try to ask him to play his guitar or any thing ...I did go back a few time to chat it up with him ...

Here's a realistic review of The Gittler guitar ...VIA a u tube video  by someone that enjoys playing Classic Rock type of tones ...

14 hours ago, RBH said:

 

 

Kenny

Nice guitar Craig .....I always wanted to get a transtrem Steinberger ..never seemed to make it happen ..still on my list

Kenny

OK FWIW , I do like all types of wacky guitars and strange guitar variants . 

The weirdest guitar I still own and play is this model . ( stock Photo ..mine is just a clean ) 

Back in the day in the early 1970's I had a ten string  Chapman Stick  # 4 ...sadly I sold it because I need the coin ...

A guitar I still dig the idea of getting some day . is "the Gittler ....I knew a guy that had one

chances are that one may never happen ....oh well at least I had a dream lol.

Kenny

PS , if I was still doing dwugs which I'm not I would probably want  one of those  Relish Guitars  ...it's secondary function and design  options scream  I am the ultimate in stash guitars 

                                                                                                           Welcome to Guitar Pick Island 

Kenny

36 minutes ago, Mesh said:

Gnu's travels slow in my neck of the woods...

😎

I don't know what to think , seems like a  cool guitar in it's own  way  ...

FWIW, I'm more into the skill of the Indian and not so much into the what features of his arrow  are 😙

All guitars sound exactly  the same when they are in their case ... that is until you  pick it up , plug it in and start to play it

Kenny