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Hi Guess the one who got me first was Jimmy Page, followed closely by Paul Kossof and Stephen Stills. Hendrix was probably the most influential in the early days of my playing. It was so loose and flowing. After that I got more into songwriting and the focus of guitar playing changed quite alot. The styles I tend to play now are varied but I can see some element of the early influences on my own established guitar style. Not much, but some. In fact, I tend to mainly play acoustic guitar now so there's not much chance for Crosstown Traffic to creep in! So, what's your story? Cheers John
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Hi I was thinking of moving the news section contents onto the main page, instead of on a page of it's own. Got an opinion? Cheers John
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Hi david Excellent! I look forward to hearing your first tracks with it! Cheers John
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Hey GFB I've not tried VST instruments, and experienced problems with DXi when I first got Sonar. What problem are you seeing? Cheers John
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Hi Tom I just thought I'd ask you if you found the articles useful? Is there anything missing? Something I could have added that would help? Cheers John
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Hi Thought I'd kick off by suggesting Behringer gear reviews. So what have got/used? What do you think of their gear? Cheers John
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Hi Didier Thanks! John
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Hey Tom Do you perform a spectral analysis on the finished track before applying final mix compression? Basically, apart from carefully applying any compression to individual tracks the mix can cause spikes at particular frequencies. You need to identify these peaks (Use Wavelab or similar). Before you get to this stage you should plan your mix and apply EQ so that instruments fit into a known frequency range. This way you can manage the mix better and reduce the amount of unforeseen peaks. Overall this means that the instruments in the mix will have better clarity and separation, without necessarily boosting their overall volume. there's an article in the features section on EQ, and compression and an EQ reference giving some suggestions on different instruments and frequency ranges. Hope this helps, or at least starts you off... Cheers John
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Hi Tom I would have to say I'm really happy with my NT2. Well worth a look and not too expensive. I've been using it for about a year. The vocals on Miserable Girl were recorded with it www.mp3.com/BibiM if that's any use. Cheers John
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Whish you were here, and Crime of the Century.
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I haven't played a gig in a while. Missing it lots... John
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I knew a guy who had a Black Panther kit, and he wouldn't shut up about it. When we went to local gigs we would take bets on how long it would take for 'Richie' to introduce himself to the drummer. Usually within a few sentences he would mention that he had a 'Ludwig Black Panther'. Sad really. Cheers John
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Hi TheOne Producers can be such a difficult lot Surely they must have a fair idea of the tempo? I know they like to have control but..... Cheers John
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Hi I used to use Cubase years ago on my old Atari, I then converted to using Cakewalk and haven't looked back. I wondered if any of you were more recent converts, moving on to Sonar, and what you thought of Sonar in comparison to Cubase. Why did you change over and what were the big changes that took a while to get your head around. Cheers John
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How on earth did you manage to break 3 strings? That must have been a lightning bass fill! Any gigs coming up? Cheers John
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Hi I'm just starting looking for a new live FX unit to replace my Zoom 3030. Any recommendations? Cheers John
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Yep, I have to agree, nicely done Tom! John
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Tom Thamks for the post on ampcast! Cheers John
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Hi Tom No worries. Hopefully you'll find some of what you want here. Basically let me know if you think songstuff can help, and I'll see what we can do. Meanwhile enjoy songstuff! Good luck with your site and music. What's the url?
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Hi David I'd be interested to hear. I have an NT2 and I'm very impressed. Cheers John
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Hi Tom No special process, because there is no site membership scheme yet, only for the boards. We will be adding a free site membership in the future, mainly coz it make admin of artist services easier, but currently if you want added to the ad rotation, or the artist links, just mail us the appropriate info or graphics and we'll add you. Simple as that. One of the new features we will be adding when we have an artist membership is the artists page where you willl be able to add news and links etc. In addition we will make some articles and reference material available for members only. Meanwhile everything is available for all. Songstuff is run by musicians for musicians, all contributions (in terms of articles, glossary items etc) are very welcome. We currently make no money from this site, we do it because it's good to help. That's all. For this reason, and because running a site this size isn't cheap, we don't have any audio hosting. If we can work out a way to do it, we will. Hope this helps. Cheers John
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Hi Tom Just to say welcome aboard! So to speak Cheers John
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Hi Fascinate As far as I know...I've a mate who works with Emu. I'll ask him and get back to you if you want... Cheers John
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Hi Dave You mean that Steinberg software was...pirated!!? Surely not. What can the world be coming to! Cheers John
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Hi In terms of production, what's your favourite album? It's a tough question, but hey... For me there are of course many candidates. I think I'll suggest Radio Head, Ok Computer though. Just for shear density of ideas. When you listen hard (well not that hard) you can hear a lot of the edits. Som I am sure are intentional, others are more dubious. Although clicks and smooth fade ins improve quality of the mix, they can interfere with the creative flow. Cheers John
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