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Post by joachim on Apr 11, 2015 14:08:23 GMT -6
I made a recording of lesson #19 "Lead Rhythm in C": soundcloud.com/joachim-dahl-1/brycu-lesson-19It's such an addictive tune - I've been humming it repeatedly for the last couple of days. I could spend a couple more days on this lesson, but I am on pins and needles about starting lesson #20 "Rockin' Blues for Jimi". |
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Post by cunningr on Apr 11, 2015 14:16:02 GMT -6
Yeh I see what you mean, excellent job on the playing as well. I am on lesson 1.
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Post by Phil on Apr 12, 2015 5:25:28 GMT -6
Wow! That sounded great, Joachim. Only 2 more studies left in BRYCU. You are on your way.
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 12, 2015 5:26:56 GMT -6
That sounded really good Joachim. Timing is good and is that your new Ibanez? It sounds awesome as always  I could tell that with a couple more days of practice it might have gained a bit more "groove" or confidence or some other intangible, but it sounded really nice. When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. |
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Post by Phil on Apr 12, 2015 5:56:49 GMT -6
When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. Jack, looks like that Cousera recording course paid off.  I don't want to hijack this thread, but I'm having difficulty understanding the difference between a compressor and a limiter. Limiters appear to be used a lot in mastering and I'm not grasping it's function in boosting the overall volume. I do understand compressors (finally). |
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Post by joachim on Apr 12, 2015 7:27:11 GMT -6
That sounded really good Joachim. Timing is good and is that your new Ibanez? It sounds awesome as always I could tell that with a couple more days of practice it might have gained a bit more "groove" or confidence or some other intangible, but it sounded really nice. When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. You're right, Jack. I tried strumming the chords lighter, but that's hard to do consistently - I should have thought of a compressor. I listened to uploaded version again, and you're actually right that the playing sounds a bit struggling in some places - I think I will give it another go and also play with a compressor. Thanks for pointing it out! |
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 12, 2015 7:37:42 GMT -6
When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. Jack, looks like that Cousera recording course paid off. I don't want to hijack this thread, but I'm having difficulty understanding the difference between a compressor and a limiter. Limiters appear to be used a lot in mastering and I'm not grasping it's function in boosting the overall volume. I do understand compressors (finally). Limiters are sort of like extreme downward compressors. A compressor applies a subtle reduction in volume once the threshold is passed - a ratio of maybe 2:1 or 3:1, or a little higher (2 or 3 decibels goes in, 1 comes out). A limiter uses a much higher ratio, like above 10:1. It's kind of a brick wall that just chops off the volume once it passes the threshold. Originally they were used for live shows, for stuff like when the singer tosses his mic on the stage and you get a huge noise through the PA system, they protected the equipment and the audience's ears. Nowadays I guess they've evolved into "loudness maximizers" that just make everything sound as loud as possible. I'm only guessing (watching a few videos hardly makes me an expert lol ) but I would think they would be used more in rock music and that sort of thing, and not so much in blues where you want to keep all the subtleties. PM your email address and I'll send you those two videos on compressors and limiters (if I can figure out how to attach a video to an email, which is far from certain)  |
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 12, 2015 7:55:06 GMT -6
That sounded really good Joachim. Timing is good and is that your new Ibanez? It sounds awesome as always I could tell that with a couple more days of practice it might have gained a bit more "groove" or confidence or some other intangible, but it sounded really nice. When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. You're right, Jack. I tried strumming the chords lighter, but that's hard to do consistently - I should have thought of a compressor. I listened to uploaded version again, and you're actually right that the playing sounds a bit struggling in some places - I think I will give it another go and also play with a compressor. Thanks for pointing it out! Sure, glad I could help. And I'm always happy to criticize - I learned that from Phil  |
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Post by Phil on Apr 12, 2015 8:56:06 GMT -6
PM your email address and I'll send you those two videos on compressors and limiters (if I can figure out how to attach a video to an email, which is far from certain) Thanks for the offer, but my son is signed up for the 20 Apr Cousera class and I'm going to get them from him. |
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Post by bluesbruce on Apr 13, 2015 5:48:19 GMT -6
Nicely done, Joachim. You are getting really close to the end of BRYCU! And thanks for the helpful tip about use of compression, Jack.
Bruce
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Post by joachim on Apr 13, 2015 13:02:43 GMT -6
That sounded really good Joachim. Timing is good and is that your new Ibanez? It sounds awesome as always I could tell that with a couple more days of practice it might have gained a bit more "groove" or confidence or some other intangible, but it sounded really nice. When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more. I put a new version up: soundcloud.com/joachim-dahl-1/brycu-lesson-19I think the playing is a little more relaxed, and the trick about using compression was great - I am going to use that for more of John's rhythm tracks - excellent tip! |
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Post by blackcountrymick on Apr 13, 2015 15:54:39 GMT -6
Really good J, you've nearly put this book to bed now. Did you use the comp live while you were playing or later when you mixed the track?
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Post by cunningr on Apr 13, 2015 16:04:23 GMT -6
I like that mix much better, I always use a slight bit of compression. I have a boss compressor on my pedal board, I like to have it keep the tone even, I run it before the distortion, if you run it after it can kill some of the over drive.
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 13, 2015 16:57:30 GMT -6
Sounding really nice Joachim, smoother and the single note stuff stands out more. Very good job |
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Post by bluesbruce on Apr 13, 2015 19:27:03 GMT -6
Joachim,
I like what the compression did for that track - definitely brings up the single note stuff in volume relative to the chords. I second Mick's question - did you play with compression, or add it after the fact?
Bruce
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Post by joachim on Apr 13, 2015 23:45:48 GMT -6
Thanks everyone! I turned on the compressor in Amplitube and recorded the track with the compressor.
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Post by joachim on Apr 14, 2015 3:31:07 GMT -6
Really good J, you've nearly put this book to bed now. Mick, didn't you read John's postscript? "Congratulations, you've made it - now transpose this to all keys in all patterns on all instruments..." |
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Post by jack1982 on Apr 14, 2015 4:12:27 GMT -6
Hey that's right, you were going to play some keyboards for us |
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Post by Phil on Apr 14, 2015 14:02:46 GMT -6
That sounded really good, Joachim. I guess you better get started playing this in all keys and in every position. I recommend starting with the missionary position. |
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Post by Phil on Apr 15, 2015 13:46:49 GMT -6
Joachim, this was excellent! Great work on all the studies so far - congratulations! Furthermore, your recordings become better and better.
Jam on, T. So is his playing. It's hard to believe he only started playing something like 15 months ago. |
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I could tell that with a couple more days of practice it might have gained a bit more "groove" or confidence or some other intangible, but it sounded really nice. When you've got those parts with single note lines and chords, I find a bit of compression helps to knock down the volume of the chords so you can bring up the volume of the single note stuff so they stand out more.
