craigb

7 hours ago, Zargg said:

Greetings my friends. It's been a long time since I last posted here.

Hope everyone is doing good, and are healthy.

Will try to start popping in here more from now on.

All the best.

Good to hear!  I'm afraid I've let my life bury me and I haven't been reminding you lately that we've been missing you here!  ?

Exactly why I've been paying $134/month for a storage unit filled with stuff "I'll need as soon as I move again."  Last month marked the four-year anniversary for this...

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Gotta love it!  The fact that they're really good helps naturally.  ?

The Laryngospasms, a team of singing anesthesiologists.

5 hours ago, craigb said:

Not even me! ?

3 hours ago, synkrotron said:

*snif*

 

Maybe if it's a codpiece...

Just keep the music coming and you can sell the swag to others Andy! ?

This is the last bit of swag I bought actually...  More than seven years ago!

Have a great day Bob!  I hear that those who have the most birthdays, then to live the longest! ??

(And, birthdays beat the current alternative!?)

Whoops!  Sorry Bob, missed your entry.  Ok, um, how about this then?

7 hours ago, Wibbles said:

But who wouldn't want a pair of Synkrotron branded underpants?

Not even me! ?

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Potter encourages naffing in Strummy! ?

I'll ignore the possible jump to Bruce Springsteen (who wrote Blinded By the Light) and go with another fun song from Manfred Mann instead! ?

14 hours ago, Sheens said:

happy weekend everyone

Darwin Award nominee?

It's worth it Andy!  Chin up!  ?

Drone on brutha!

At my age, I'm my own streaming service... ?

6 hours ago, Fleer said:

Oops. Keep forgetting that thing. Or should I say thong. Which is how it looks on some ...

 

 

 

... a tongue thong. 

I'm all for a pandemic of ladies forced to wear thongs! 

(As long as the guys are forced NOT to! ? )

Chords like A5 or E5 are the simplest there are.  They are simply the root note and a fifth (which could be of alcohol for all I know! ?).  They're common name is the "Power Chord!" (you should read that loudly and with reverb).

As I mentioned, your input CAN come from a modeler (think Line 6 or AxeFX, if you're super rich) or a profiler (think Kemper).  It doesn't have to be a mic'ed amp.  My point is to save the raw signal as well!

Here's two more of my little secrets:

• Layers!  If you have ZERO intention of ever playing live and just want to make songs that sound good, then feel free to liberally apply layers over layers as needed.  If you want that perfect pick-slide, then perform it separately (see next tip) and add it in the mix later.  If you want some extra feedback, well, same thing!  ETC.!!!
• Tired of recording a crappy take, deleting, rewinding and trying again?  Here's what I do:  Set a playback loop for a section of the song.  Set this wider than the the area you want to record in.  Then do loop recordings inside this playback loop, but (here's the trick), keep ALL the takes!  Go ahead and record 10 or 30 times.  It's amazing how you'll really get into the groove after a few tries and, not only can you use the best result, but sometimes combining two of them sounds awesome!

One final note:  HAVE FUN!  This isn't your job, is it? ?

Andy, Andy, Andy...

Sometimes crap guitar creates a whole new genre that people love!  (I'm looking at you Grunge! ? )  Not everyone is into over-the-top, unbelievable tweedling you know!

My recommendations are as follows:

• Always hit your input with the best signal you can!  (In other words, get a decent mic-pre.)
• Chords that have a "5" at the end are your friend (just practice hitting them cleanly).
• If timing is not your forte, then embrace the sloppiness and make them your signature!
• Find a "stunt guitarist" (as Zappa calls 'em) to collaborate on the solos (there's a few here).
• Send TWO inputs into your DAW, one that's processed (perhaps a mic'ed amp or from a modeler/profiler) and the other raw.
• Reamp the raw version to try different sounds, then blend them in (I find combining a heavy, crunchy tone with one that's cleaner helps define things).
• Take lessons!  *Pfft!*  Ain't nobody got time for that! ??
• Often, simple IS better!  This gets missed a lot because people love to show off how good they are.

On 12/29/2018 at 3:43 AM, John said:

MIT needs to advertise?

No, no...  Fleer is advertising! ?

His subtlety of mentioning that he went to MIT.  That makes him a nerd among nerds! 

Pedro (Moshkito) posted THIS LINK in another forum and I'm definitely going to have to get it! 

@Wibbles and @Synkrotron - Check it out.

(THORSTEN QUAESCHNING behind closed doors with... MARKUS REUTER) 

No good deed shall go unpunished! ?