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That's far more ambitious than I'll ever be

I barely survive my encounters with one instrument

My current goal is to learn a song that Jkater plays, it's the first song I've tried in an alternative tuning which is both interesting and difficult (changing 1 guitar for 1 song and then changing it back for the other stuff I do)

My longer term goal is to somehow get better at hearing the music. My ear is very poor. I don't hear chords or keys I just hear the song. This makes figuring out stuff especially on the fly very difficult and frustrating. I'm just too much left brain and not enough right :facepalm:

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cool... what do you record with?

 

 

i'm using a computer-based set up. i run Sonar on a PC with an Echo Layla soundcard. for mics, it's nothing too fancy; SM57, sennheiser and Blue.

 

i would love to upgrade to a more streamlined laptop-based setup. any suggestions?

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My goal for tha past five years has been to buy and learn how to play a Pipa. Problem is that I dont know how to buy a good one.

 

 

i'm going to have about 5 or 6 sax lessons to get me going... i've already chosen a teacher.. i had a good chat to him on the phone about what to look for in a sax... he was extremely helpful... maybe you could go down a simlar route

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i'm using a computer-based set up. i run Sonar on a PC with an Echo Layla soundcard. for mics, it's nothing too fancy; SM57, sennheiser and Blue.


i would love to upgrade to a more streamlined laptop-based setup. any suggestions?

 

 

i use a 17 inch macbook pro and run logic studio... i have a motu 828 mark 3 firewire interface... i also use external preamps and compressors

 

i chose logic because i'd used it before and needed something that i was familiar with as i'd be using it for work.... i've found the macbook pro to be extremely stable

 

i think most DAW's today should get the job done... the advantage pro tools has is it's the industry standard... so if you ever want to take something you've done to a pro studio they can just load it straight up

 

so i guess it depends if you want to use a windows or mac machine... if you go mac then logic certainly is a good option imo

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i use a 17 inch macbook pro and run logic studio... i have a motu 828 mark 3 firewire interface... i also use external preamps and compressors


i chose logic because i'd used it before and needed something that i was familiar with as i'd be using it for work.... i've found the macbook pro to be extremely stable


i think most DAW's today should get the job done... the advantage pro tools has is it's the industry standard... so if you ever want to take something you've done to a pro studio they can just load it straight up


so i guess it depends if you want to use a windows or mac machine... if you go mac then logic certainly is a good option imo

 

 

this is helpful. thank you! i'm looking at macs right now. it seems like the way to go for a portable studio setup. it also seems like mac and motu go together like peanutbutter and jelly. can i still run garageband with more than one track at a time?

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this is helpful. thank you! i'm looking at macs right now. it seems like the way to go for a portable studio setup. it also seems like mac and motu go together like peanutbutter and jelly. can i still run garageband with more than one track at a time?

 

 

i've never used garageband... but my understanding is that you can't record more than one track at a time... that's just too restricting for me

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me too, for sure.

 

 

as i said i think most DAW's will get the job done these days... but if you do decide to take the mac and logic path... i'm more than happy to help you out with any tips along the way... shoot me a pm any time

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Still learning to play guitar :facepalm:

 

Just started taking lessons to improve my playing and pick up a bit of theory. Want to join a band.

 

EDIT: oh yeah and I hope that one day ill be good enough to play a Metallica song in its entirety... :facepalm:

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