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Jul 26
2008
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New Audio Upload - A Minor Pentatonic SoloPosted by kaldune in recordings |
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I saw Don's lesson on the A minor Pentatonic solo highlighted as the "Featured Lesson" on the Home Page and just had to take a look since the A-min Pentatonic scale was the first thing I ever picked-out by ear listening to Eric Clapton albums (yes, the vinyl ones) back when they were "first editions."
I also thought I'd try a little experiment with it - I thought I would record a solo part for it perfectly clean (ouch - it is downright painful to listen to - sorry mates) and then go back and add a bit of processing to the exact same track.
It is amazing what a little sound effects will do for the "listen-ability" of a solo. Listen to both tracks (if you can make it all the way through the clean version, that is) and keep in mind it is exactly the same lead part in both files. Truly remarkable what a bit of gain, a smidge of chorus, and a dash of EQ can do. I guess it's a lot like some new paint and wallpaper on an old house, sometimes, eh?
As always, your comments are welcome - that's what make's logging-on fun - seeing what everyone has to say and what new files they've uploaded.
'till then,
kaldune
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written by Jarrod Taylor, October 05, 2008
written by kaldune, October 16, 2008
For guitar processing, I haven't found anything that can touch the Guitar Rig product for versatility, control, ease of use, any metric you want to throw out. The ability to choose your effects simulators is one thing, but then to get to pick which type of vintage amp its played through and then which type of microphone is used to mic the amp and then the angle of placement of the mic and the distance of the mic from the amp, etc, etc, etc, all gives you total sonic control. And the price point is amazingly low - and to get the hardware controller included (even though I rarely use it since I use the software as a plug-in in Pro Tools) and to be able to use the software as a stand-alone out-side of the studio sequencer software - just incredible! And - no - I'm not getting an endorsement deal from Guitar Rig.
One of my "do-over" regrets is that at the time this bit was cut, the studio had not yet been fully "tweaked" and there was an over-abundance of latency in the system (delay between what you play and when you hear what you play). Just a few milli-seconds (11ms to 35ms) will throw your timing all off and contributes to the "choppy, wavy, choked" vibe of the lead part you hear in the two recordings.
Hope that gets at the heart of your question, Jarrod,
later,
kaldune
