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posted January 05, 2007 11:49 AM

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Right now, I'm trying to use both acoustic and electric guitars. I really like 12-strings; the sound of the high octave strings is simply stunning and wonderful. I'll try some jangly stuff, and I've even got my own punk-rock song lying around. Of course, I'm not the best singer, so don't expect much in the future.

Oh, and I got a POD XT Live for Christmas! I'm really looking forward to it, but I've a huge manual of instructions to read before I start messing with it. I don't want to break it by doing something stupid.

-Guitarguy



Cool, I've never played a 12-string guitar actually, but it must be sweet.
The POD looks good, you should be able to get wah on that, no? My friend has one just like that, not sure if it's the same. But those boards are wicked get all sorts of effects, the best (which I often wish I had) being the volume and distortion control, BEFORE you even go into the awesome effects.
I use a Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop, with a Cube 60 (I'm a cube fan, I have a few ) and a cry baby classic pedal


Singing while playing guitar is alot harder IMO (probably because I personally can't multi task ) but look forward to hearing more instrumentals.
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posted January 05, 2007 11:50 AM

I am going to try and make my videos, consisting of:

Drums (FL Studio, going to be played while I do other stuff)

Probably a Sequencer (FL Studio one)

And a synthesizer keyboard, which I am going to be trying another one, which is much better and I have never heard or seen it, so that might be fun, and that has a Sequencer on it aswell, which will be really good for when I play my music, hopefully I can have that synthesizer sequencer going on, while i make other sounds with it at the same time.
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posted January 06, 2007 07:33 AM

I have to comment on how good that all sounds.  The third one was a bit low and if you had someone playing bass that would have accompanied it quite well I think.  As for the solo, pretty good.  I enjoyed all three of your pieces.  I agree with Iris, post more please.
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posted January 06, 2007 08:50 AM

Hey Guitarguy, I know that this is your music thread, but I atleast want to show you the Roland JX3P, so I took some pictures of it, and I recorded a video to see if I could make a song, but I gotta get better at keyboard

Well here are 3 pictures:







I should put it up right next to me, cos this thing is pretty big, it may not look it but it is pretty big.

I reckon it's a beautiful looking synthesizer keyboard, and it sounds so good imo.
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posted January 06, 2007 06:03 PM

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Cool, I've never played a 12-string guitar actually, but it must be sweet.

Wow, you've got to try it. It's hard on the fingers and bar chords are harder to do, but mastery of the 12er allows you to reap sweet rewards. The beauty of the sound lies not only in the strumming, but especially in the fingerpicking. Once you get the fingering down and avoid fret buzz, you'll sound pretty awesome.

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You're a real Wah-Wah_Addict, aren't you?

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Singing while playing guitar is alot harder IMO (probably because I personally can't multi task )

Singing and strumming isn't too bad for me, but more complex forms of fingerpicking is a bit hard. Travis picking kind of just rolls on, allowing you to sing, but other types keep you fairly occupied. My biggest problem, however, is that I'm not a good singer. That in itself makes this whole deal harder for me (and my listeners) to swallow.

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I have to comment on how good that all sounds.  The third one was a bit low and if you had someone playing bass that would have accompanied it quite well I think.  As for the solo, pretty good.  I enjoyed all three of your pieces.  I agree with Iris, post more please.

Thanks! Indeed, the recording situation isn't the best at the moment. Until I get my home recording studio plugged in, I have to utilize these sub-par forms of getting my stuff down. "Think Positive" might be due for a re-recording, but that depends on when I have the time to set everything up. The solo makes me smile, because it totally lacks structure and yet follows most of the notes in B. It's one of those songs where the solo will change every time I play it.

@William: Is that panel at the synth's top-right corner the engineering deck, like in a recording studio? The gadgetry that allows you to mix and/or change the levels, etc etc?

-Guitarguy
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posted January 07, 2007 12:53 AM

It is I think a Roland PG220 Programmer, and I can change alot of things with it, so yes I guess you are right Guitarguy.
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posted January 07, 2007 07:39 AM

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You're a real Wah-Wah_Addict, aren't you?


You could say that. I try to keep up with Tom Morello
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posted January 07, 2007 11:46 AM
Edited by Guitarguy at 18:21, 07 Jan 2007.

"Guitarists Can Play Electronic Music Too": Explained

First, I put on a drum loop, and I set the keyboard's voice to a setting called "Dark Moon", a sort of New Age kind of effect. Next, I reduced the tuning by half, so that all the keys go down half a step. Thus, E minors become E-flat minors and B minors become B-flat minors. I did this because of my growing obsession with the key of E-flat minor in electronic music (thank you, Depeche Mode!). So when I say that I played E minor, I actually created an E-flat minor sound.

I developed the skeleton tune of the main part, which is comprised of three chords played one after the other. The sequence is E minor, C major, and D major; I play these chords without their middle note using my small and pointer fingers on my left hand. That pattern goes on for two measures, and after that, I introduce a melody with my right hand. For a total of three measures, I play the three chords with my left hand and the melody simultaneously with my right.

The mid-section changes the notes and melody, just to have something different. Following several switches between B minor and E minor, I conclude this mid-section with A minor, E minor, D major, and G major. These, of course, are complemented by a trailing melody by my right hand.

The ending is basically a repeat of the two measures at the beginning. The fade in my recording was due to me messing up on the melody that follows those two measures. Had I not flubbed that part up, I would have gone through the whole thing a second time.

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If there was any justice in this world, Iris and the other classically trained pianists should be allowed to crucify me for this amateur-style besmirchment of playing the keys. Thank you, Peter Buck, for the idea behind this sentence.

-Guitarguy
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posted January 07, 2007 11:53 AM
Edited by william at 11:59, 07 Jan 2007.

Thanks for that Guitarguy, unfortunately I do not think I can do exactly that with my synthesizer, I am supposing that your synthesizer is new?

Adnd yeh I suck at piano cos I am rather new but I have made 3 recordings of me playing with my synthesizer.

Guitarguy while me and him had a Video convo, thought that I was alright.
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posted January 07, 2007 12:03 PM

My family got that keyboard a little over six years ago, but I never truly got into it until much later. As of this past year, I've started experimenting with it and utilizing its built-in drum machine to provide accompaniment for my guitar playing. After all, a one-man-band needs all the backup he can get.

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posted January 07, 2007 12:06 PM

I have been a one man band for the entire time I have been making music, and you are lucky that your keyboard has got a built in drum machine, mine doesnt so I have to make drums with FL Studio and then play them with my computer's speakers and then play on my synthesizer.

6 years is alright, i think this Roland is wayy more then that
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posted January 14, 2007 05:17 PM
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By the way...

If anyone is interested in hearing some of my covers, contact me via HCM and we can arrange a meeting via MSN. I have two up so far, but I cannot post them in this thread for copyright reasons:

*"Secret Agent Man" ~ Electric guitar solo from Halloween 2006 concert.
*"Classical Gas" ~ My interpretation of the brilliant Mason Williams song.

William's heard the first one and thought it was alright, so I suppose it's safe for the public. Don't expect the very best, though, since I'm not THAT good yet.

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posted January 15, 2007 08:43 AM
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I couldn't resist...
I saw that Guitarguy has made his own little music thread with some of his original songs and I couldn't help but be a little annoyed that people seem to be posting a lot on here and giving him comments on his music and yet everybody is overlooking my music tavern.  I just updated it recently letting everybody know I have some new material and newer versions of the Laced songs for them to hear and yet I've gotten pretty much no feedback.  
It kinda goes to show the biased attitude.  I mean I feel like I'm a ghost here or something.  It's like you don't see me when I post.  And the sad thing is, I've been a part of this community for a while and I know that a lot of you know who I am, but that doesn't seem to make a difference.  And it's so blatantly obvious too, because Guitarguy makes a thread with his original music on it (something I did a long time ago) and suddenly there are all these people replying and giving him comments on his work.  I asked straight out for some feedback and there my thread goes again... back to the bottom.  
There was a lot of work put into recording that music too.  The least I would have expected was that Guitarguy would have something to say.  Since it's clear that he is still into music and, for that matter, making his own original work himself.  
Anyway... Guitarguy, it's good to hear your music finally.  It seems like you sway towards playing chord-based acoustic songs.  Long Distance Love is immediate and to the point in a melodic sense.  It flows quite nicely.  Some strings in there might be nice... it depends on what you want to do with the song.  Guitarists Can Play Electric Music Too is almost reminiscent of the 80s, mostly due to the drum beat.  The keyboard you do follows a nice pattern and the "solo" seems to stay within key.  It's nice to see another person playing the keyboard.  And Think Positive is along the same lines as the first song, except of course there is that simple, yet effective, drum beat that keeps the piece moving.
I see you're doing the same kinda thing as me.  In the recordings on my own myspace site, I played a lot of the instruments on the keyboard.  Including drums, bass, etc.  So that's cool to see you're experimenting.  Although it sounds like you just put a drum loop down.  The guitarist in my band does the same kinda thing a lot of the time when he is recording on his own.
But ya... I really do encourage you to give some of my music a listen.  And keep at it with your music.  I find the more you play, the more the ideas just start flowing.
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posted January 15, 2007 10:00 AM

1.) This is a good start, but it needs singing. This one has good potential, because it allows for a lot of versatility here. You can play lots of different melodies over this.

2.) I've never been to into electronic music, but not bad.

3.) Another good start. I think this could use a little work. This song I think will take a very long time to perfect and will take a lot of work mixing the base and guitar, possibly keyboards etc to get the exact sound you're looking for. Don't get me wrong, this is pretty good. But if you want it to be great, I think it will need some additional time and effort.

The good part about this one is that it can go in many different directions. I think power chords could work in this song too.
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posted January 15, 2007 04:40 PM
Edited by Guitarguy at 16:42, 15 Jan 2007.

@Rage:
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I saw that Guitarguy has made his own little music thread with some of his original songs and I couldn't help but be a little annoyed that people seem to be posting a lot on here and giving him comments on his music and yet everybody is overlooking my music tavern.  I just updated it recently letting everybody know I have some new material and newer versions of the Laced songs for them to hear and yet I've gotten pretty much no feedback. It kinda goes to show the biased attitude.  I mean I feel like I'm a ghost here or something.  It's like you don't see me when I post.  And the sad thing is, I've been a part of this community for a while and I know that a lot of you know who I am, but that doesn't seem to make a difference.  And it's so blatantly obvious too, because Guitarguy makes a thread with his original music on it (something I did a long time ago) and suddenly there are all these people replying and giving him comments on his work.  I asked straight out for some feedback and there my thread goes again... back to the bottom.

Hey, Rage. No hard feelings, man. These things tend to happen to all of us from time to time, and not just for posting music. For example, I managed a semi-popular comic thread a while back, but I took a really long time to update it. People were impatient for many months. I finally spent last week drawing and submitting a new comic. Over the last two days, only one person commented on it at all. The times change, and some things lose their formerly-vibrant nature.

I don't think it's much about bias in this case. My post content is generally unpopular and unremarkable when compared to the talent and humor of other members in this community. Whenever I "score" some attention, it's usually a pleasant surprise for me because I'm not used to that kind of response. It's a sort of revelatory reflection of what I couldn't get during a large part of my early RL. Perhaps you know what I mean by that? And yes, I know exactly what it feels like to play the "ghost". It's like posting stuff you might consider funny or engaging, only to discover that nobody really catches on and your post is suddenly buried. That happens to me on a regular basis.

I think my thread got a flood of responses since I've been here for many months now, yet I never once attempted to post my own music. When I finally figured out how, people pounced on the opportunity to hear what I made. I know it's unfair that people haven't given your thread much attention lately. But trust me, my music isn't much cause for major praise or anything like that. I don't even have a band like you, nor a good singing voice, and much less good recording equipment. My stuff is very simple, to say the least.

Also, have you been gone for a while? I could've sworn you were away for a period of time. If you were indeed absent, then maybe people got out-of-tune with your doings and need some time to readjust. Besides, the community changed a bit since the last time your thread was really active.

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There was a lot of work put into recording that music too.  The least I would have expected was that Guitarguy would have something to say.  Since it's clear that he is still into music and, for that matter, making his own original work himself.

Indeed. You take your music seriously, and that's why the end products are as good as they are. I apologize that I missed your recent announcement and, thus, I didn't get to check out your improved song versions. Of course, I remember how good your tracks were a year ago.

To solidify my point, I just sampled your polished Laced material and thought they were really well done. "Blue Skies" is crisp and lovely, and "Breaking Away" is lyrically and melodically an admirable effort. Far better in content and quality than anything I'll make for a long while. If it is possible, I encourage you and your band to stay together and continue pursuing music because you guys are definitely capable of good work.

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Anyway... Guitarguy, it's good to hear your music finally.  It seems like you sway towards playing chord-based acoustic songs.

I started out playing acoustically, and I enjoy it very much. I also have electric guitars, but most of my recordings are of acoustic songs. I find playing rock appealing, as well, but it's junk if you only have yourself to perform with at home. I actually draw from many types of styles, but they all come out very simple. Any reflection of those styles is subtle at best.

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Long Distance Love is immediate and to the point in a melodic sense.  It flows quite nicely.  Some strings in there might be nice... it depends on what you want to do with the song.

"Long Distance Love" was inspired by Billie Joe Armstrong's acoustic numbers. Green Day's two most popular ones are in G-major, which makes for simple but pleasing arrangements and playing. I also have an older instrumental in the same key as this one, but it sports a different arrangement. I haven't recorded it yet, but perhaps I will soon.

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Guitarists Can Play Electric Music Too is almost reminiscent of the 80s, mostly due to the drum beat.  The keyboard you do follows a nice pattern and the "solo" seems to stay within key.  It's nice to see another person playing the keyboard.

Hehehe, this is my mock-electronic number. I only wrote it to show off, since William is arguably HC's most hardcore electronic music lover. I totally dig Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys, so I go for shorter pop/elegant formulae. I suck at keyboards; I can't even play "Happy Birthday" without messing up badly.

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And Think Positive is along the same lines as the first song, except of course there is that simple, yet effective, drum beat that keeps the piece moving.

I'm relying on my keyboard's beat machine to provide at least some accompaniment for my songs. Bare acoustic and especially electric gets dull after a while. The absence of bass guitar is also disappointing. Sadly, I cannot overdub with the current equipment that I use. I was thinking of using dual Walkman recorders, but that would be messy and frustrating to get perfectly right. I'm waiting to set up my home-recording system, but my house has virtually no space for it. So I'm stuck with sub-par recording techniques until I get my own room.

Just some background on recent happenings. 2006 was a rather disappointing year for me, since I didnt progress much in the way of forming a band of any kind. It wasn't until recently that I met two musicians online who are interested in doing an acoustic songwriting duo/trio in the near future. That's my best bet for now, since everything else is at a standstill. Even my own songwriting has halted somewhat. I just wrote my first song since November 2005; that's one whole year without any output!

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1.) This is a good start, but it needs singing. This one has good potential, because it allows for a lot of versatility here. You can play lots of different melodies over this.

Here's the difficult part: I suck at singing. Some people have voices built for good singing, but I'm not exactly one of them. I can kind of sing, but it's always going out of key in many places. Even when I try hard, it's not the best out there. I think Rage, Asmo, and FoG pwn me at singing.

Also, singing and getting the guitar picking correct is another deal!

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2.) I've never been to into electronic music, but not bad.

If I were more proficient, I'd do a full-blown cover of "Enjoy the Silence".

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3.) Another good start. I think this could use a little work. This song I think will take a very long time to perfect and will take a lot of work mixing the base and guitar, possibly keyboards etc to get the exact sound you're looking for. Don't get me wrong, this is pretty good. But if you want it to be great, I think it will need some additional time and effort.

Yeah, this song was an interesting idea, but I had a hard time expanding it beyond the basic parts. Adding lyrics would be hard, given the drive of the song's rhythm. I'm thinking it'll just remain a simple instrumental; perhaps a b-side if I ever make it big someday.

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The good part about this one is that it can go in many different directions. I think power chords could work in this song too.

It's just too bad I have to use a capo to make the slide part work. I use barre and power chords for my electric songs, like that mock-punk number that I'm about to do.

-Guitarguy
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posted January 15, 2007 10:32 PM
Edited by Rage08 at 22:44, 15 Jan 2007.

There we go... a nice long reply from my ol pal Guitarguy.  That's the ticket.  Haha.
Anyway, I think we've talked about this before... feeling disregarded and overlooked.  Atleast you know where I'm coming from.  But it does look like you've made quite the name for yourself on here, judging by your stars.
You mentioned how your recording equipment isn't too great.  Well lately I've been trying to build my own little "bedroom studio".  It's actually not too hard to do in this day and age.  First of all, you wanna have yourself a computer.  A good sound card would probably help a lot too.  Then, of course, you wanna get yourself a recording program.  And I suggest a mastering program as well.  It can really help.  You can either buy these programs and spend a fortune on them, or you can get them off any friends you know that might have them or download them off a torrent site.  Now you need to figure out what instruments you want.  In my case, I'll use my keyboard and my roommate's guitar.  For me, that should cover a lot of my needs.  Atleast for a while.  I also have my own mic.  It's not really an in studio one, but it should be good enough for now.  Next on the list, I am wanting to buy this piece of equipment called a Tone Port.  It's made by Line 6.  Bryan, the guitarist in my band, has one and it looks like it works great.  It basically lets you plug directly into your computer from your amp to record.  And with pretty good quality too.  Obviously this means you're going to need an amp too, which I have.  And I can't remember if you do or not.  I'm assuming you do.  Now all that's left are just miscellaneous chords and cables you might need.

So let's overview the equipment:
- Instruments (Keyboard, guitar, bass.  Drums might be a bit of an issue.  But if you insist on having real drums, you could mic the kit.  Same goes for an acoustic guitar if you don't have a pickup)
- Mic (I suppose any old mic will do.  But the better the mic, the better the quality in the recording)
- Amp
- Tone Port (This is just my personal choice, because it seems easy enough)
- Recording Program (Acid, Sonar, Audacity, Cool Edit, or any other program you want to use.  This is up to you.  Try them out and find out your favorite.  I also recommend a mastering program too like Wavelab or something)
- Any cables and/or cords required to hook everything up

Now think of how awesome this is.  I don't know about you, but we wouldn't even have to be in the same room as each other to make songs together.  If I got your e-mail or something, we could send files back and forth and put songs together.  Wicked eh?  This is also good for anybody, like me, that has all these ideas flowing and just needs to record them.  
I should mention, there are many ways to set up your own recording studio.  I suppose it all depends on how much money you have.  So if you are hurting for cash, then here's one of the cheapest and easiest ways to record (but the quality may be lacking)... All you need is a little 1/4 inch to 3.5mm adapter.  That will allow you to plug from your instrument into your computer.  You just need to configure your settings in your volume control panel found in the bottom icon tray.  Once you have it up, just go to the options tab and select properties.  Then change your mixer device from output to input and it should be relatively straightforward from that point in.  The cost of one of those adapters should really not be a problem.
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posted January 17, 2007 01:03 PM
Edited by Guitarguy at 13:04, 17 Jan 2007.

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But it does look like you've made quite the name for yourself on here, judging by your stars.

Heh, if only red and yellow stars were accurate indicators of true happiness and popularity. In all honesty, I'm surprised I made it this far. By now, the hunt for quality points doesn't thrill me as much as before. If the overall forum experience is good, then I'll be happy. Gone are the days when I'd desperately hope to score QPs in the Library (I think I only got rewarded for a fanfic idea or two).

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You mentioned how your recording equipment isn't too great.  Well lately I've been trying to build my own little "bedroom studio".  It's actually not too hard to do in this day and age.

This made me chuckle a little, due to the sad fact that I don't even have a bedroom.

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Then, of course, you wanna get yourself a recording program.  And I suggest a mastering program as well.  It can really help.  You can either buy these programs and spend a fortune on them, or you can get them off any friends you know that might have them or download them off a torrent site.

My parents got me a high-quality recording/mastering program over a year ago for my birthday or something, but I haven't been able to set it up. The thing requires a modest amount of space, but my house is messy enough that we don't even have that. There'll be a lot of wires coming out of it, so I'd probably need a corner of empty room space to store and install it. My house is undergoing a massive cleanup process (which is frequently halted because of school, work, etc) that will hopefully result in getting me a bedroom of my own. There's a room upstairs that has housed tons of childhood toys since my youth and it'll require a lot of work cleaning it up. Sadly, clearing it out is only half of the problem; we gotta sort through everything and get rid of things that are taking up too much space. Not an easy task!

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I am wanting to buy this piece of equipment called a Tone Port.  It's made by Line 6.  Bryan, the guitarist in my band, has one and it looks like it works great.  It basically lets you plug directly into your computer from your amp to record.  And with pretty good quality too.  Obviously this means you're going to need an amp too, which I have.  And I can't remember if you do or not.  I'm assuming you do.

Sounds like a good device to have. I'll look into it. And yes, I have two amps. The older one is a hulky Marshall amp that is mostly devoid of effects, save the troublesome distortion switch. I got a portable Micro Cube in October, and it's proven to be really handy. I dig the effects it's got on it: Chorus, Flanger, Delay, and Tremolo. It does the job better than the Marshall.

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Same goes for an acoustic guitar if you don't have a pickup)

My acoustic-electric 6-string (Epiphone) was very handy for a long time, but unfortunately it's in the shop undergoing repairs. A large crack developed in the back of the neck for some reason; perhaps it fell over in the closet sometime. A shame.

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Recording Program (Acid, Sonar, Audacity, Cool Edit, or any other program you want to use.  This is up to you.  Try them out and find out your favorite.  I also recommend a mastering program too like Wavelab or something)

As a start, I've been using Goldwave to record my demos. A friend recommended Krystal, which appears to be popular, yet I'm still having difficulty learning how to use it. Using the Goldwave program, I either record my playing directly into my laptop or record while my Walkman plays back its contents. As I mentioned earlier, recording what comes out of my Walkman reduces the quality by a large margin. Sadly, it's what I've been forced to do since my home is a noisy place.

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Now think of how awesome this is.  I don't know about you, but we wouldn't even have to be in the same room as each other to make songs together.  If I got your e-mail or something, we could send files back and forth and put songs together.  Wicked eh?  This is also good for anybody, like me, that has all these ideas flowing and just needs to record them.

Yeah, I tried that with William once. No comment. Anyway, that sounds like an interesting idea for the future. Perhaps I can send you some demos to try out. Maybe just for experimentation's sake.

-Guitarguy
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Rage08
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posted January 18, 2007 09:29 AM
Edited by Rage08 at 09:31, 18 Jan 2007.

Sure sounds fine... I'll try and add some stuff to it.  I'll see what I can do atleast.
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Guitarguy
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posted January 18, 2007 02:35 PM

I'm currently busy with my college classes, but I'll try to arrange some demo material in the future. You're way up there in terms of musical talent, so I'm all for a collaboration of some sort.

In the mean time, I uploaded a new short piece. Sorry, it's nothing fancy and I'm still playing the G-major chord (although tuned down a half step). All of my fancy songs require more than the simple acoustic stuff I've been doing.

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JenJen
JenJen

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hello :P
posted January 18, 2007 03:31 PM

Heyy awesome songs!~ Long Distance Love is my fav

You should put your lyrics in

We used to have Mopers Tavern in town,
where we'd all drink Mopepsis when we were feeling down.
The thread may be dead,
but there's hope for those who mope.
The drink still remains,
as you can tell by our Mopepsi stains.


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