On Sat, 09 Jul, 2005 at 11:07AM -0400, Dave Phillips spake thus: > james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >This is something I started a while ago, and only just got around to > >finishing. > > > >http://dis-dot-dat.net/content/music/justtwo.ogg > > > Good mix, sounds like it could be a good backing track for vocals or an > improv. > > >I starting to think guitar lessons would be a good idea. I love using > >them, but since I can't actually play, I have to do it the long way > >and they always sound a bit too regular. > > > > > Someone else mentioned that the guitar sounds too clean. I'd say its > problem is its lack of expressive technique, it's a major problem for > any sequenced guitar tracks. The guitar is normally played in such a way > that most notes receive some sort of expression from the player, usually > a finger vibrato or some other slight pitch variation (bends, > glissandi). These articulations aren't impossible to program, but they > do take time and detailed effort to make the part sound realistic. Of > course, if you're not going for realism there's no problem. :) I have a track called creamcheese (http://dis-dot-dat.net/content/music/creamcheese.ogg) in which I tried this. I like the sound, but it was fiddly. Have a listen, it's towards the end, when the guitar starts to bend (try 3m30s). > Rather than taking lessons you might just want to pick up a good book on > orchestration and instrumentation. My personal favorite is H. Blatter's > book but there are plenty to choose from. And of course it also pays to > hang out with players of other instruments to get a better idea of their > basic techniques. I might have a look at that book anyway, but I still intend to learn to play. I have a guitar, just no time. Just checking amazon - do you mean A. Blatter? > All of which may not matter at all if you don't intend a "realistic" > effect. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Don't you just love making > music with computers ? :) Oh, yes! > Thanks for music (again), James ! Thanks for the comments. Appreciated as always. James > Best regards, > > dp > > > -- "I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power)
