If you have a stereo delay, there is a trick to make it sound like its modulated. Run it in mono and separate the two times by 1 - 3 or 4 milliseconds, the slight time variation will give the delayed sounds a modulated sound, the longer the time between the two delays, the more pronounced the effect is. I have my delay set up like it.
Track16: If you have a stereo delay, there is a trick to make it sound like its modulated. Run it in mono and separate the two times by 1 - 3 or 4 milliseconds, the slight time variation will give the delayed sounds a modulated sound, the longer the time between the two delays, the more pronounced the effect is. I have my delay set up like it.
Ahhh hahaha i did something like this growing up listening to new jimi hendrix releases. Really added something good to he ‘purple haze’
galrads: Ahhh hahaha i did something like this growing up listening to new jimi hendrix releases. Really added something good to he ‘purple haze’
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There are all sorts of tricks with common pedals you can use to make them do something they were not designed to do. Distortion was originally a undesired thing when the tubes would get bad in the old amps until someone used it in a song and made it sound good. Next thing you know, the fuzz pedal was born.
My question for the guitar players, does playing different notes cause some kind of pain? I have noticed it especially with the higher notes, it causes a pained facial expression. Then it goes back to normal play and there's a look of great relief, sometimes a nod or a smile. Maybe the guitar manufacturers could design an instrument thats a bit easier to play.
pat8lanips: My question for the guitar players, does playing different notes cause some kind of pain? I have noticed it especially with the higher notes, it causes a pained facial expression. Then it goes back to normal play and there's a look of great relief, sometimes a nod or a smile. Maybe the guitar manufacturers could design an instrument thats a bit easier to play.
Try playing E minor A major groove on a four string electric bass like in the Doors Rider on the storm. Easy to do on a keyboard bit not on a bass
pat8lanips: My question for the guitar players, does playing different notes cause some kind of pain? I have noticed it especially with the higher notes, it causes a pained facial expression. Then it goes back to normal play and there's a look of great relief, sometimes a nod or a smile. Maybe the guitar manufacturers could design an instrument thats a bit easier to play.
No pain, its expression, we don't even realize we are doing it.
I think the Doors were mostly 4 piece, Love her madly did have bass guitar but I think it was just one album. I could be wromg there though. And I don't know if Riders of the storm was on that album or not...
But yeah, I don't mind the guitar facial expressions, just find them curious.
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pat8lanips: My question for the guitar players, does playing different notes cause some kind of pain? I have noticed it especially with the higher notes, it causes a pained facial expression. Then it goes back to normal play and there's a look of great relief, sometimes a nod or a smile. Maybe the guitar manufacturers could design an instrument thats a bit easier to play.
See the start of Steve Vai's attitude song, his facial expressions are funny.
I saw a legend with funny facial expressions, it might be Greg Brown or a similar plain sounding name, what a musician. I also like Stevie Ray Vaughans expressions, one cool cat.
pat8lanips: My question for the guitar players, does playing different notes cause some kind of pain? I have noticed it especially with the higher notes, it causes a pained facial expression. Then it goes back to normal play and there's a look of great relief, sometimes a nod or a smile. Maybe the guitar manufacturers could design an instrument thats a bit easier to play.
They're mimmicing the strain that creating that note with their voice would cause.
It's related to muscle memory and flow state and not really thinking about the individual motions.
They think about the sound they want, and their hands are often just coming along for the ride.
It's a bit like typing a password you've typed over and over.
Is becomes one complex motion and you lose the individual key strokes.
You can see this sometimes when a player is asked to slow a phrase down to teach it to someone, and they have difficultly playing it note by note or transcribing it.
As is mentioned here, there is showmanship in some of it of course, but much of it is involuntary.
You often see players moving their tongue about when playing, not much showmanship in that.
There's also some crossover between sound and taste for some people.
Many of the faces pulled make sense if the person is tasting something very sweet or sour.
Those with no expression are just not that into it. Gimme a good groove and I'll make funny faces for hours.
You should see what I do with the analog pedals, then import into ProTools and reshape.
I got a old analog delay I wish was stereo, I like the warm distorted delays it makes, its a Boss DM-2 (the real one that everyone wants from the 80s). I guess stereo delay is usually limited to digital delays. I am using the Boss on a aux on my mixer to add a bit of slap back to the vocals at the moment.
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