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Lynx

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That wasnt me judging but giving a feedback.
Nope. That was DEFINITELY judgmental.

It was "feedback" like a guitar shoved up to a speaker - ear splitting squeal.
 
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Nope. That was DEFINITELY judgmental.

It was "feedback" like a guitar shoved up to a speaker - ear splitting squeal.
If you say so. Looks like ya know me better anyways ☺️
 

Lynx

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If you say so. Looks like ya know me better anyways ☺️
Oh well. Back to music.

Here's Slayer 2 - a rather crunchy example.


Here's the same three chords over and over, with different presets to demostrate a good range of Slayer 2's sounds.


And this is some guy just fiddling around.


Okay, so sometimes his sense of rhythm falters a bit...
 
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Oh well. Back to music.

Here's Slayer 2 - a rather crunchy example.


Here's the same three chords over and over, with different presets to demostrate a good range of Slayer 2's sounds.


And this is some guy just fiddling around.

Idk why but your making me laugh fr. 🤣🤣

You do the same kinda stuff too? Music
 

Lynx

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Idk why but your making me laugh fr. 🤣🤣

You do the same kinda stuff too? Music
No. In contrast to that last video where he was freestying, my soundtracks are more structured and made for a purpose. Also I'm nowhere near good enough to play in realtime, so I cheat - I drop the playback speed to very low and play notes, I go back and edit them, I use automatic quantize to snap the notes to a measure.

I posted one of my soundtracks at the end of my music nerd rant earlier in this thread. Here's another.

Jesus Is A Rock
https://app.box.com/shared/a6hdjbeatx

I should have done that style first. It's the easiest one I ever made. Would have been a great boost for my self confidence.
 
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No. In contrast to that last video where he was freestying, my soundtracks are more structured and made for a purpose. Also I'm nowhere near good enough to play in realtime, so I cheat - I drop the playback speed to very low and play notes, I go back and edit them, I use automatic quantize to snap the notes to a measure.

I posted one of my soundtracks at the end of my music nerd rant earlier in this thread. Here's another.

Jesus Is A Rock
https://app.box.com/shared/a6hdjbeatx

I should have done that style first. It's the easiest one I ever made. Would have been a great boost for my self confidence.
Sounds lit. This just a hobby or part of your ministry?
 

Lynx

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Sounds lit. This just a hobby or part of your ministry?
Uh... Yes?

It's something to do and it's doggone useful sometimes when a regularly scheduled singer is out sick or something.

I do NOT play on stage though. As neat as it is, and as good as my intentions may be, a hard rock guitar coming from my keyboard would draw more attention to the keyboard than to the message in the song.

But a soundtrack I already made and am singing with, that's different. That's just a soundtrack. People don't pay it any mind at all.
 
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Uh... Yes?

It's something to do and it's doggone useful sometimes when a regularly scheduled singer is out sick or something.

I do NOT play on stage though. As neat as it is, and as good as my intentions may be, a hard rock guitar coming from my keyboard would draw more attention to the keyboard than to the message in the song.

But a soundtrack I already made and am singing with, that's different. That's just a soundtrack. People don't pay it any mind at all.
Gotta say your talented tho. Not everyone can do what you can. Some may have the desire but not everyone has the drive to learn and explore. Take me for an example, I wanna know how to play better but I aint doin anythin abt it and yet I get frustrated when I hear my cello screeching. 🤣 I wanna compose a song but I easily give up when I cant make a nice chord progression and my words get all tangled up. I just have the desire but no drive (and God's been dealing with it for quite some time now lol)
 

Lynx

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Gotta say your talented tho. Not everyone can do what you can. Some may have the desire but not everyone has the drive to learn and explore. Take me for an example, I wanna know how to play better but I aint doin anythin abt it and yet I get frustrated when I hear my cello screeching. 🤣 I wanna compose a song but I easily give up when I cant make a nice chord progression and my words get all tangled up. I just have the desire but no drive (and God's been dealing with it for quite some time now lol)
What kind of cello?

Do you play anything else?

Have you experimented with adding effects to your cello in computer? Guitar mic pickup on your cello, connected to laptop mic port, and run FX in a music program.
 
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What kind of cello?

Do you play anything else?

Have you experimented with adding effects to your cello in computer? Guitar mic pickup on your cello, connected to laptop mic port, and run FX in a music program.
Uh, a regular cello? Lol. Not electric.

Our senior pastor used to be a musician so he handles everything technical. We got a yamaha mixer. I forgot the name but its digital.

Its my bow speed and vibrato that need to improve but dw thats y i got cello classes every Saturday haha. I know how to play the keyboard and guitar too.
 

Lynx

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Uh, a regular cello? Lol. Not electric.

Our senior pastor used to be a musician so he handles everything technical. We got a yamaha mixer. I forgot the name but its digital.

Its my bow speed and vibrato that need to improve but dw thats y i got cello classes every Saturday haha. I know how to play the keyboard and guitar too.
Doesn't have to be electric. Just get a clip-on guitar pickup. It's a little microphone disk with a spring-loaded arm that holds onto the instrument frame. Usually put it either on the edge of one of the acoustic holes in the instrument or at the fret base.

But if you can play piano/keyboard you don't really need anything else. Just about everything is available for free in virtual instruments you can load and play through a laptop. Connect keyboard to laptop, load instruments in laptop and play.

Er... ALMOST everything. Keep that cello. Violin-ish instruments have an expressiveness that is hard to emulate with computer sound banks.
 
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Doesn't have to be electric. Just get a clip-on guitar pickup. It's a little microphone disk with a spring-loaded arm that holds onto the instrument frame. Usually put it either on the edge of one of the acoustic holes in the instrument or at the fret base.

But if you can play piano/keyboard you don't really need anything else. Just about everything is available for free in virtual instruments you can load and play through a laptop. Connect keyboard to laptop, load instruments in laptop and play.

Er... ALMOST everything. Keep that cello. Violin-ish instruments have an expressiveness that is hard to emulate with computer sound banks.
Fr fr
 

Lynx

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Actually you can do just about anything with Synth1. Lead guitar, strings, percussion, or just science fiction bird calls (not even kidding.)


(Give it a few minutes. The first bit is more dance-trance, but after a while you get more variety in the sounds in this demo.)

Oh, and Synth1 is free. :D

And VSTHost (a program you can load Synth1 in and play it) is also free.
 

Lynx

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There's also something in the keyboard world called "aftertouch." It's a way to emulate even the expressiveness of violins, by controlling the sound AFTER you strike the note. I don't have such a keyboard, but I want one.

Yeah, stick with the cello. A cello in the hand is worth two aftertouch-capable keyboards in the store. :cool:
 

Lynx

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Here's a more varied Synth1 demo.

 

Lynx

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Ahem... See what I was saying about the danger of starting a music conversation when I'm in the room? :p
 
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My top five are. 1. Bruce Springsteen 2. Alice In Chains 3 Stone Temple Pilots. 4 Van Halen 5. Metallica.
 

Magenta

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Gojira, i used to be a concert junkie. i saw the moody blues 6 times. they are in my top 10 favorite bands.
Heh, ya got me beat, as I saw The Moody Blues live in concert only
five times. Stevie Ray Vaughn opened for them one of those times!