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    Taste is everything, technique means nothing

    ha ha - nothing? ya, right. i think technique is to taste what fingers are to hands. I mean look at rock guitar history. ALL the greats wrote killer songs, had tasteful playing and had great technique. Clapton, Hendrix,Blackmore, Page, Beck, Gilmour, Van Halen and loads of others weren't only...
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    practice......

    I've been playing for about 20 years, so speed is already part of my guitar arsenal. When I want to play a Malmsteen lick, I can. But the albums that made me want to play guitar were Smash Hits, In The West, Disreali Gears, Sabotage, Blizzard OF Oz, Van Halen and If You Want Blood. Rising Force...
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    practice......

    that's true.... but I think great technique would prevent such things from happening. why does having technique mean playing fast to you?if indeed that is the mental association you have... I say technique does not eqaul speed. It takes good technique to play slowly, while sounding good doing...
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    Solved Good songs to play on the acoustic for a girl

    dude, play her some collective soul.
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    practice......

    well, as a musician I reasess myself every once in a while. I'm determined to become the best musician I can be. There's 24 hours in a day, anything less than 12 hours of complete devotion to my craft is a half-assed attempt at improvement. And when I improve as a musician, I improve as a...
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    practice......

    don't you hate it when as a guitarist, you feel like you've hit a brick wall? you just don't seem to be getting any better? I'm currently in one of those ruts. I have various techniques for getting out of them, but not practicing can't be one of the options. I want to be the best axeman I can...
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    can't hear effects while tracking

    what am i doing wrong here?? I can add delay and reverb AFTER the track is recorded.....but, I can't figure out how to send a mix w/reverb and delay through the headphones to the singer while hes tracking. I'm using polug ins??? DO I have to use outboard gear in order to do this?? Shouldnt I...
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    Pod and Compressor

    hell yaeh, seriously. Go dig out Van Halen Fair Warning to hear the BOSS Compressor in Eddie's guitar rig.
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    Compressor while tracking

    Hello ladies and gents, I cannot figure out how to add compression WHILE tracking in Cubase VST. I can add Compression to the track AFTER it's been recorded but not while it's going in. is this possible to do or can it not be done....add compression while tracking the input signal that is....
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    Smashing radio hit and CD sales by a artist who's never performed. Possible???

    Yes it is. Remember WINGER??? first gig - 70,000 people openening for the scorpions.
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    Compressor In Cubase 5

    What do you alll think of the compressor in Cubase? Is there better ones available for free online? the one's I've downloaded and tried aren't as good. I haven't had any problems with the Cubase Compressor plug, but do any of you have an opinion?? Do you find it works better on certain...
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    DELTA66 and SPDIF

    ha ha, dude, the manual's at the studio, and I'm here!!! thanks anyway man!!! I will try it out!!!
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    DELTA66 and SPDIF

    Hello, I have a simple question, I'm about to try this experiment tonight, but was hoping to aleviate any future headaches by asking first.... Can I use the 4 inputs of the delta66 and the SPDIF att he same time? I want to connect a fostex 16 track up to the spdif while I track through the 4...
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    Cubase and Guitars

    Do any of you record guitars directly into Cubase? ..or would the ideal setup be to capture raw tracks on a stand alone 16track unit like a Yamaha, Korg or Fostex, then simply use Cubase for editing? What is the most popular method around here? Is it uncommon to record guitars with Cubase...
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    drums, 4 mic's and a delta 44.....possible?

    is it possible to get a good sound from a 5 piece drumkit, plus hi-hat and three cymbals with 2 overheads and a sm-57 and senhiesser 421 going into a mackie then into a delta 44 w/cubase? the drummer keeps complaining - he envisions about 15 mics. is it possible with 4? any albums you know...
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    why use an external mixer? cant you do it with in the pc?

    .....Why not?? i think the stronger question is why not implement an external mixer into a PC system, if you can??? besides, it's fun having an Aux Send, Inserts and manual volume controls while monitoring. too much effort if strictly PC for my limbs. JMO
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