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A bit more than that. I'm going to take it to a luthier for a setup (hasn't had one in almost 10 years). I'll tell him that I suspect the truss rod may not be working properly (could be my own idiocy :p). I appreciate the help guys!

Irony? I don't know Taylor's very well, but that looks like it.

The drummer actually showed up? :p

I think you're just listening to the wrong music. There's always been a lot of bad music, but there's always been a lot of beautiful music, even in pop music. And even then, music is subjective (although a poor performance will always be a poor performance).

Thanks Farview! That's what I thought, but I had no experience/knowledge to back myself up.

Will loosening the truss rod on my acoustic too much damage anything? I've got a decent amount of back bow happening (strings are buzzing like crazy). I've already loosened it a half turn and left it overnight. I recently stepped the string gauge down, maybe there isn't enough tension? I have...

He has some really good, creative licks and riffs in there. It's the lack of contrast that made me lose interest. I find it really hard to listen to stuff that doesn't go anywhere. But that's just taste. The guy is a great guitar player and I wish I had chops like that.

Thanks pipeline!

Man, I completely forgot about the new styles in Reaper! Kick ass video, some interesting plugins you got there. Aside from the ones that come with Reaper, are there any freebies you'd like to share?

Unless you prefer the distortion of the AC30 to the Mesa, or the clean of the Mesa to the AC30.

Of course you can. You'll only have 2 tracks to work with at a time, but if you're recording yourself, then that shouldn't be a problem at all. I'm using a Yamaha MG10/2 with my Audiophile 2496 and it's all I need. Read the article Ethan kindly posted, it tells you how to get everything connected.

What I've noticed from a lot of engineering schools is that they teach you the "how" and not the "why". When you graduate, you know all the shortcuts in ProTools and you have an effective miking strategy. This is stuff you can learn on your own with experience and from books. However, knowing...

That solo calls for a ton of reverb and delay, in my opinion. I'd also bring the rhythm guitars down a little bit to make the solo stick out better. Other than that, you've got a good sound to work with, definitely sounds "pro". Maybe you're just being hypercritical of your work? :p

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Treat the lead guitar like you would the lead vocal. I know that doesn't help with the specifics, but if get out of the "guitar" mindset, you can often think of things that might work better. Reverb and delay can help here (use, don't abuse).

Most of that effect is going from silence to having all the instruments come in at precisely the same time. A 40-50 Hz sine tone can help in the low end, or it might not.

If you're getting 0 dB on the master fader, then bringing the faders up another 5 dB will get you into clipping land.

there, corrected. ;)

Any businessman will do this. Guess what GC employees are?

Yea, crank those mids, especially on cheap solid state amps. The speaker should give you the bass you need, and add treble to taste, all done using the amp's EQ.