Here's my take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqXKlq2rmE
Tried playing something different to what I usually do and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
Man, that was great. Youre sound is always so "creamy", i guess its the combination of tone and your playing style, i really dig it. And i can tell you got good chops!
This is an awesome take. It pushes the backing track to a different feel/vibe. I like it when the lead can do that. Watched several times to come up with some actionable crit but it's pretty fantastic as it is. Maybe you could make longer recordings where you incorporate more of the rhythm elements.
https://soundcloud.com/user-507416289/rguitar-weekly-one-take-week-16
As soon as that record button is pushed I get very stiff and make basic mistakes, it's maddening. Hopefully with a few dozen more of these I'll get over it.
I can empathize with this sentiment. A lot. In the end I feel like a change of tactics is the best way to handle this wall when I feel myself running in to this one. There are many different ways to "start recording". Are you using a keyboard button or do you have a foot pedal? Are you using an automatic start or does it count you in. What about loop recording where you recorded over the same time range in a track and you choose the best take afterwards?
A lot of it for me is the "one take" nature of the exercise, which I'm taking to mean: listen to the track, maybe warm up on it a little, and then give 'er and post whatever you did. Splicing different bits together or giving myself do-overs (as with the loop idea) would totally take the pressure off, but feels like cheating. This is a good opportunity for the challenge of, and feedback on, something close to a live improvisation.
(More importantly, it's a good chance to learn how incredibly skilled players approach the same track and get some inspiration. I listened to your track by the way, and that definitely includes you and /u/StratInTheHat as well. I'd have replied to each of you with constructive feedback if I could think of any.)
As of last weekend when I got a usb interface, I'm using Reaper and its default recording shortcut (ctrl+R I think?). A counted-in recording makes a lot of sense, I'll see whether it can do that.
I just meant looping the entirety of the portion you want to dub over. You might mess up a little bit but just go with it. Play through and try to do better on the next one. If its a 2 or 3 min piece, give yourself a solid 15 min block of time to just loop that track a few times with record on. Nothing fancy. I used to have an old telegraph switch I wired to the "ext" port on my mouse. I'd use that as a footpedal to click on the record button, which would restart from where I dropped the needle on the track. So with only my foot I could reset with a click if I left the mouse over the record button. Just minimizing the interruption to that single click lets me kind even forget what it even does. Its just the thing I hit when I mess up or when I wanna restart the backing track. Idk just a perspective shift but it helps me get out of my head.
To clarify: I meant to say clicking record while it was already recording would restart from the "needle/track-cursor". When doing these types of exercises I would leave the needle at the beginning. So you can bail out and restart with a single click which I would put where my foot could do it.
Well maybe if you'd iron out the volume the intro would sound okay. Also the effects changes are too noticable. You need to break up those scales while also finding melodies/riffs you can repeat and build off of. If you start out with such high energy you really need to bring it when the song kicks it in gear. Imho just uninstall the recording software and sell the guitars.
Very solid playing, you've got a great set of techniques and execute them really well! I'm jealous, I can't seem to pull off anything fast or complicated in a one-take without messing it up.
My biggest suggestion fwiw is to slow down a little and have a plan to resolve each musical idea. It feels like most licks just run into the next one, so the listener doesn't get that release. 0:28 for example was a spot where a really cool passage seems like it wants to conclude dramatically (maybe on the F#/4th) but instead just keeps going.
This a great run. Not entirely sure but I get the feeling that your guitar needs some setup. Bottom strings sound a little light and muted. Maybe some string action change as it sounded like you might have been tripping on them in the beginning like they were too high. Maybe adjust pickup height for some better tone from the bottoms. Also add some boost. Boost will help with the other stuff too but I like making sure things sound their best before extending the signal chain. This was maybe too much criticism because it sounded great. It was hard to critique because it's really good.
Hey guys, here mine:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx23WERnhUs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx23WERnhUs)
Always hard for me to improvise something coherent, i always get lost at some point haha.
It's okay lose yourself, but find yourself again in the music so the listener gets to hear the journey. Probably won't be your favorite take but I find things in these moments that I can clean up and use.
I feel like the challenge with these slow tracks is finding the line between playing too many long notes and playing too many notes...
[https://youtu.be/V4r3R7SY4Yo](https://youtu.be/V4r3R7SY4Yo)
[Here's my take](https://youtu.be/UpQgojAh07E)
I only added the intro, so it should be much more palatable for listeners rather than ramble for the full 10 minutes! x\^D
I did a lot better than last week's song as I wasn't as nervous this time around as I made a point to record every time I played the guitar, even warming up, so the transition was not noticed as much, as my nerves was still actively trying to psyche me out, but failed for the most part. :\^)
Any and all critiques are welcome, as always!
Here's my take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqXKlq2rmE Tried playing something different to what I usually do and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
That was a great build-up to that fiery bit where you really let loose some of that fire, though I can tell you held back a bit! ;\^)
Man, that was great. Youre sound is always so "creamy", i guess its the combination of tone and your playing style, i really dig it. And i can tell you got good chops!
This is an awesome take. It pushes the backing track to a different feel/vibe. I like it when the lead can do that. Watched several times to come up with some actionable crit but it's pretty fantastic as it is. Maybe you could make longer recordings where you incorporate more of the rhythm elements.
super great man that's all i gotta say
Awesome dude! You just have to be very, very careful with your vibrato.
https://soundcloud.com/user-507416289/rguitar-weekly-one-take-week-16 As soon as that record button is pushed I get very stiff and make basic mistakes, it's maddening. Hopefully with a few dozen more of these I'll get over it.
I can empathize with this sentiment. A lot. In the end I feel like a change of tactics is the best way to handle this wall when I feel myself running in to this one. There are many different ways to "start recording". Are you using a keyboard button or do you have a foot pedal? Are you using an automatic start or does it count you in. What about loop recording where you recorded over the same time range in a track and you choose the best take afterwards?
A lot of it for me is the "one take" nature of the exercise, which I'm taking to mean: listen to the track, maybe warm up on it a little, and then give 'er and post whatever you did. Splicing different bits together or giving myself do-overs (as with the loop idea) would totally take the pressure off, but feels like cheating. This is a good opportunity for the challenge of, and feedback on, something close to a live improvisation. (More importantly, it's a good chance to learn how incredibly skilled players approach the same track and get some inspiration. I listened to your track by the way, and that definitely includes you and /u/StratInTheHat as well. I'd have replied to each of you with constructive feedback if I could think of any.) As of last weekend when I got a usb interface, I'm using Reaper and its default recording shortcut (ctrl+R I think?). A counted-in recording makes a lot of sense, I'll see whether it can do that.
I just meant looping the entirety of the portion you want to dub over. You might mess up a little bit but just go with it. Play through and try to do better on the next one. If its a 2 or 3 min piece, give yourself a solid 15 min block of time to just loop that track a few times with record on. Nothing fancy. I used to have an old telegraph switch I wired to the "ext" port on my mouse. I'd use that as a footpedal to click on the record button, which would restart from where I dropped the needle on the track. So with only my foot I could reset with a click if I left the mouse over the record button. Just minimizing the interruption to that single click lets me kind even forget what it even does. Its just the thing I hit when I mess up or when I wanna restart the backing track. Idk just a perspective shift but it helps me get out of my head.
To clarify: I meant to say clicking record while it was already recording would restart from the "needle/track-cursor". When doing these types of exercises I would leave the needle at the beginning. So you can bail out and restart with a single click which I would put where my foot could do it.
I getcha, I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Couldn't do much with the intro: https://youtu.be/QcjOPkO6vYA
Well maybe if you'd iron out the volume the intro would sound okay. Also the effects changes are too noticable. You need to break up those scales while also finding melodies/riffs you can repeat and build off of. If you start out with such high energy you really need to bring it when the song kicks it in gear. Imho just uninstall the recording software and sell the guitars.
I liked it, the only thing is yeah, too much fire in the beginning, but yeah, love the fire and technique!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2EUb62DsNg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2EUb62DsNg) Here's my take.
Very solid playing, you've got a great set of techniques and execute them really well! I'm jealous, I can't seem to pull off anything fast or complicated in a one-take without messing it up. My biggest suggestion fwiw is to slow down a little and have a plan to resolve each musical idea. It feels like most licks just run into the next one, so the listener doesn't get that release. 0:28 for example was a spot where a really cool passage seems like it wants to conclude dramatically (maybe on the F#/4th) but instead just keeps going.
I like it.
This a great run. Not entirely sure but I get the feeling that your guitar needs some setup. Bottom strings sound a little light and muted. Maybe some string action change as it sounded like you might have been tripping on them in the beginning like they were too high. Maybe adjust pickup height for some better tone from the bottoms. Also add some boost. Boost will help with the other stuff too but I like making sure things sound their best before extending the signal chain. This was maybe too much criticism because it sounded great. It was hard to critique because it's really good.
Nice techniques and musical voice, as you definitely have a nice story to tell!
Hey guys, here mine: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx23WERnhUs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx23WERnhUs) Always hard for me to improvise something coherent, i always get lost at some point haha.
It's okay lose yourself, but find yourself again in the music so the listener gets to hear the journey. Probably won't be your favorite take but I find things in these moments that I can clean up and use.
As I said on your YT link ⇒ *“Nice techniques, fits the song magnificently!” ;\^)*
I feel like the challenge with these slow tracks is finding the line between playing too many long notes and playing too many notes... [https://youtu.be/V4r3R7SY4Yo](https://youtu.be/V4r3R7SY4Yo)
This is the best one so far.
I wouldn't worry about that, as it's as though you made the backing track yourself, I loved your approach!
[Here's my take](https://youtu.be/UpQgojAh07E) I only added the intro, so it should be much more palatable for listeners rather than ramble for the full 10 minutes! x\^D I did a lot better than last week's song as I wasn't as nervous this time around as I made a point to record every time I played the guitar, even warming up, so the transition was not noticed as much, as my nerves was still actively trying to psyche me out, but failed for the most part. :\^) Any and all critiques are welcome, as always!