Oh how I ever dreamed of a space ship cockpit. Gaming was too dull to roleplay it for me. But producing getâs you close enough to space-travel in cockpit, itâs a travel through time, waves and mind
Well, I got some free screens from my old jobs and old tvs nobody uses anymore. Itâs a bit overkill in almost all situations, but for jamming and producing itâs so cool to have an overview over all the important stuff.
Thanks for the link. Checked it out. Will keep it in mind and resurrect the thread when I got studio B (where I record vox and guitar) set up properly.
(in other words: when thereâs no drying laundry in it anymoreâŚ)
Aw, common donât sweat it. Iâm sure this rush could bite me in the A someday. But in the first years of the hobby I can be a good sponge if I really like something (especially when I had months of hours on end with nothing to do). Also, thatâs self assessed, weâll see if it translates to the âexamâ.
I wish I had more constructive words. I think just trying to systematically learn things in ones own rythm is also something we gotta learn.
Itâs great that youâre writing songs and keeping at it, the âit clickedâ moments will come more and more.
I was struggling with my PC a bit and couldnât get my DAW-Software running. I will get back to you soon so we can continue to work on our collab and your composition.
Hey Lisa, better late than never, but my reply to your question: I got eagle eyes.
But also I use it more to compose, learn or just check if memorized correctly. Trying to play from lyrics or from the mind.
I think someone informed @Richard_close2u of an incoming dilettante bomb video with 10 songs of a slacker like me who wants to go green
If so he was right. I set up my recording stuff, but hardly can play 3 songs âflawlesslyâ. Itâs not the goal to be perfect, but if this is an indication till song 10 there will be hundreds of jarring mistakes.
I will now adapt this challenge, as I still want to try and record a full set to analyze how it will turn out. Then after a few weeks/month try it again and see if I improved on what flaws I found in the first recording.
What do you guys think? Should I post the first successful 10 Song try? Maybe just cut out the best for Avoyp?
Hey Marcel, Iâd suggest record and post the first song out of the ten. Take all the feedback and apply it to the second song and so forward. Then after youâve taken onboard any feedback on the final song then take the approach of recording a setlist in one go.
Wow, that looks like an amazing place for fun, entertainment, creativity. Very impressed.
And you collect âcatch a ball in an egg cup?â above mirror? Just for when you have a bit of down time?
Haha, thx. Some said itâs a bit much for a âbeginnerâ But I just love to have a palette.
It was about 2 years I was rabbit-holing the Kendama (itâs the Japanese more complex version of ball and cup). And the collection grew a bit out of hand (also they donât last forever in pristine playing condition). Now that I take my travel guitar everywhere my hands are mostly busy with the guitar when idle.
But since Justin explained the idea of balance training before learning new stuff to make the brain kinda more receptive to learning, I dusted them off and use a few tricks for brain warm-up before practicing/learning. (I sadly canât find the video).
I see, how interesting. Never seen them before. Could be a stocking filler for my 8 year this year. I did wonder how you managed to balance the ball on top but I understand now having watched a video. Thanks for sharing.
Still consolidating the Beginner Course, but continued the practical Music Theory to Grade 4 and now consolidating that for the moment.
Happy I got pretty well into barre chords so far, so MT Grade 4 wasnât as impractical to consolidate as it seemed some weeks ago.
Didnât get to do as much recording as I wanted. Iâm still working on correcting the video setup (better lighting and less visual clutter).
Also still experimenting with how to blend 2 mics and the piezo (and voice) better in the mix.
Havenât had time or energy over the day to do a better take since some days, so this has to do for now.
My takeaways after editing:
Rushed the intro and got a bit creative with the outro
Dynamics in the chorus could be more emphasised
Donât look to the side when singing into the microphone
Change the placement of the stands to be less obstructive
Donât stop tapping the foot if using it as a metronome.
Try Percussive Knocks on wood instead of the pickguard
Still waiting on a softbox for a bit better lighting, got only a lamp with a cushion lining over it for the moment.
Hope I can do some more rehearsal videos in the next days, now that my set up is more comfy.
I also finally (had to) restring my electric guitar (1st string broke when trying to clean it (0.009 gauge, so maybe a bit wimpy).
This went almost smoothly until I overturned the new 1st string and it broke. I havenât had any more electric guitar strings around and everything was closed on the weekend, so I broke out one of the acoustic string packs I luckily had lying around, and the 0.011 gauge was close enough and it worked well.
Today I restocked all kinds of strings and restrung my classical and my travel guitar too for the first time, yay.
Only took a 3rd string to break on the travel guitar⌠(hopefully) I finally have learned my practical lesson in restringing.
Being a bit addicted to learning new things (especially from Justin :P) I havenât had many new guitar lessons to absorb, as Iâm still consolidating Grade 3.
So I continued in the theory course and found more and more clarity there. These are only a few of the dozens of papers I scribbled on to get the Major Theory into my head.
Next up :
Mad World Fingerstyle for âAcoustic 10 Song Set Rehearsalâ
Ranchera âMariachiâ Song âPara Siempreâ performed on classical guitars and overlayed with leads for AVOYP.
Today I found some daytime to record a take of Mad World:
I still havenât learned the melody but I like how the two fingerstyle patterns sound (R3231232 for verses and R3212321 for choruses)
Some start problems like hesitant chord changes, looking at guitar (away from mic) and wrong lyrics (drown my sorrow instead of drown in sorrow).
Else Iâm happy so far with the recording.
I did some mixing, still experimenting with how to mix the guitar tone. Had to lower the microphones of the guitar as they had some noise, hope itâs sounding ok with more of the piezo guitar sound. Next time I got to gainstage the guitar recording microphones better if playing something softer, so the noise floor gets lower.
Next up is a simple version of âThe thrill is goneâ
Salut Marcel,
Glad you found some axe-time to share
I agree, the fingerstyle patterns are pleasing on the ear.
Hehe, I often change lyrics, esp. if I am not that fond of the originals and in your case, your âmistakeâ improves them for me
Iâm not sure thatâs quite right. I think you do know the melody, but are subconsciously singing the harmonies instead of the main melody
I am surprised how often I start the song on a wrong note (usually the 1,3 or 5) and only notice a couple of bars in that things arenât ârightâ.
Try singing the first vocal note of each bar on E, B, A, A and see if you prefer that (well half a note higher as you have the capo on 1). I believe thatâs closer to the original, but itâs also good to make songs your own
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