i wanted to include a rough chain of how the sound from my guitar travels to the speakers. here goes, starting with my guitar set up:
Black 1990 Les Paul Standard -> ProCo Turbo Rat Distortion -> MXR Compressor -> Boss Parametric Equalizer -> Line 6 Flextone III -> *Effects Loop In* -> Line 6 FM4 -> Line 6 DL4 -> *Effects Loop Out* -> SM57 Instrumental Microphone -> M-Audio Fast Track -> Laptop -> Garageband -> Your Speakers
the drums were programmed in reason and enters where garageband appears. the bass guitar runs the same way without the effects loop switched on.
bhurin
playlist:
brand new - the devil and god are raging inside
minus the bear - menos el oso
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Thursday, December 07, 2006
eh
so this morning i took a listen to what i finished yesterday. it sounds ok, i think there're some parts that i could elaborate more on. the drums are starting to bug me, so i'm going to rerecord the drums this weekend.
i forgot to mention in yesterday's post that for the leads in the first half of the song, i couldn't think of anything. so i tried to sit back and just listen to the music and let my mind think of something to go there. after a few minutes, i heard a few things and so i just went ahead and tried to recreate it with my guitar. the only thing that stuck was the part right before the break. not the lead, but the high guitar part.
bhurin
playlist:
the walkmen - a hundred miles off
i forgot to mention in yesterday's post that for the leads in the first half of the song, i couldn't think of anything. so i tried to sit back and just listen to the music and let my mind think of something to go there. after a few minutes, i heard a few things and so i just went ahead and tried to recreate it with my guitar. the only thing that stuck was the part right before the break. not the lead, but the high guitar part.
bhurin
playlist:
the walkmen - a hundred miles off
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
still workin
so yesterday and today i've been working on the song for the project. originally i had proposed 3 songs to span a story. as of right now, i've got one. hopefully i'll have a few more before i have to turn in the project.
the current song that i'm working on is based on the poem i had written. i'm going to back and edit the poem a little bit to help fit the song better.
as for the song, i'm making the finishing touches before i share with the class tomorrow. i didn't really realize how much i rely on drums to help my writing. i guess its easier for me to play with rhythms when i actually have a rhythm section besides a machine. i'm also going to try to program some drum fills to help lift the song.
as for the meaning making part of the project, its been challenging to grasp. i'd like to still work on the song after i turn in the project. it'd probably help too to set it aside for a week or two and come back with fresh ears.
i hope i've been able to capture a little bit of the instrumental sound that i'm looking for. i know its a process to get there, but i do hope this is one step closer. after listening to a lot of instrumental rock lately, i feel that it misses the explosion that punkrock and hardcore can afford. hopefully i've incorporated that into the music.
til tomorrow.
bhurin
playlist:
thursday - war all the time
alexisonfire - crisis
bark psychosis - hex
the current song that i'm working on is based on the poem i had written. i'm going to back and edit the poem a little bit to help fit the song better.
as for the song, i'm making the finishing touches before i share with the class tomorrow. i didn't really realize how much i rely on drums to help my writing. i guess its easier for me to play with rhythms when i actually have a rhythm section besides a machine. i'm also going to try to program some drum fills to help lift the song.
as for the meaning making part of the project, its been challenging to grasp. i'd like to still work on the song after i turn in the project. it'd probably help too to set it aside for a week or two and come back with fresh ears.
i hope i've been able to capture a little bit of the instrumental sound that i'm looking for. i know its a process to get there, but i do hope this is one step closer. after listening to a lot of instrumental rock lately, i feel that it misses the explosion that punkrock and hardcore can afford. hopefully i've incorporated that into the music.
til tomorrow.
bhurin
playlist:
thursday - war all the time
alexisonfire - crisis
bark psychosis - hex
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
new direction
the past few days i've been having a hard time trying to write music that has meaning. the project is about trying to give meaning to instrumental music. my interpretation of it is for me to be able to share a story through the music.
so yesterday while i was at work, i began thinking of what i could write about. i had never done this before. on friday night i was reminded of a good friend that is no longer here. i plan on building the songs around her story. the idea feels a lot better than what i had planned to do before, so hopefully it comes more naturally.
i also was thinking about the process of meaning making for instrumental song writing. i've started working on a poem to help be the basis of the songs. for a listener, it'll help give a better understanding of where the songs come from and are going. sort of like how coltrane included a poem in the love supreme. i was just thinking earlier how maybe building characters could help in writing instrumental music. it reminds me a little of how we approach writing theatre pieces.
during yesterday's session, i worked on more drum fills and sequences. its becoming increasingly difficult to get the sound i really want. even with some filters and reverb, the drums still sound dry. hopefully before i turn it in, i can get my friend's drum set to play on.
i revisited some bands that i haven't listened to in a while and it reminded me how the music doesn't have to be overly complicated to have feel and meaning. maybe sometimes, simple music can be more moving and powerful than complicated patterns.
more to come tonight.
bhurin
playlist:
maserati - the language of cities
thursday - a city by the light divided
don caballero - world class listening problem
so yesterday while i was at work, i began thinking of what i could write about. i had never done this before. on friday night i was reminded of a good friend that is no longer here. i plan on building the songs around her story. the idea feels a lot better than what i had planned to do before, so hopefully it comes more naturally.
i also was thinking about the process of meaning making for instrumental song writing. i've started working on a poem to help be the basis of the songs. for a listener, it'll help give a better understanding of where the songs come from and are going. sort of like how coltrane included a poem in the love supreme. i was just thinking earlier how maybe building characters could help in writing instrumental music. it reminds me a little of how we approach writing theatre pieces.
during yesterday's session, i worked on more drum fills and sequences. its becoming increasingly difficult to get the sound i really want. even with some filters and reverb, the drums still sound dry. hopefully before i turn it in, i can get my friend's drum set to play on.
i revisited some bands that i haven't listened to in a while and it reminded me how the music doesn't have to be overly complicated to have feel and meaning. maybe sometimes, simple music can be more moving and powerful than complicated patterns.
more to come tonight.
bhurin
playlist:
maserati - the language of cities
thursday - a city by the light divided
don caballero - world class listening problem
Saturday, December 02, 2006
its jammin time
so today i should be jamming with one of my drummers mike. i wanted to toss the ideas with him to see what he thinks and see where i can take it. so hopefully we'll be grabbing a room down at music labs.
anyways, more to update later.
bhurin
playlist:
radiohead - kid a
radiohead - the bends
saekou sundiata - longstoryshort
bad astronuat - houston: we have a drinking problem
bad astronaut - acrophobe
anyways, more to update later.
bhurin
playlist:
radiohead - kid a
radiohead - the bends
saekou sundiata - longstoryshort
bad astronuat - houston: we have a drinking problem
bad astronaut - acrophobe
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