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  1. Ed Seith

    New recordings

    Hard to gauge a mix without drums that belong there, you know? For starters, did you record to a solid click, so adding drums can be done? If so, EZDrummer is good – you can find the beats already made and just plug them in, and they sound really good. Your vocal needs compression to even the...
  2. Ed Seith

    Happy birthday ed!

    Happy birthday, Filip! Us Leo’s gotta stick together!
  3. Ed Seith

    Happy birthday ed!

    Ahh man, thanks!
  4. Ed Seith

    advice on tremolo picking

    Adin’s got it right.Start out with a metronome at a slower pace. Pick 4 notes per beat. At first, you’ll need to count all four – 1, 2, 3, 4. Accent (pick slightly harder) the first of every grouping of 4. As you gradually increase the tempo, you have to adjust your mind and your thinking. Get...
  5. Ed Seith

    lets make a whatsapp group for the sgs

    Things like that have been brought up in the past, and The Management has frowned on it, suggesting rather that folks either form 1:1 friendships or put everything here. Lots of folks do make unrelated posts, and personally, I think it’s a good thing.
  6. Ed Seith

    Exist!

    Just getting to this one now. My God, what a piece of brilliance. And no offense to Matt, but I’m glad this song was broken down by Syn and Brooks (ahem, and Johnny). This is a song that calls for a focus on the music and the musicians, and getting into Syn’s head on some of this stuff is...
  7. Ed Seith

    So, it happened…

    Wonderful! Thank you sir!
  8. Ed Seith

    wich are your favorite Outros of a7x?

    I think Papa’s entitled to some douchery, and of course, he’s not wrong. Sidewinder is probably my #1 (and the mid-section of God Damn, after the solo, works in the same way for me), and the first one I think of. I’d add Save Me, Exist (The Neil deGrasse Tyson spoken-word literally ALWAYS gives...
  9. Ed Seith

    So, it happened…

    I certainly do, Papa. You’ve done (and continue to do) a hell of a job. Maybe I’ll catch you “next time around,” cause I’d like to shake your hand, as well. 🙂
  10. Ed Seith

    So, it happened…

    Okay, so the direct pics didn’t embed right. Oh well, you can click through to the gallery and check it all out!
  11. Ed Seith

    So, it happened…

    Ah, where do I begin? This will be long. My family vacation this year was up on the Oregon Coast. We decided to drive instead of flying to see some of the sights along the way, including a lot of the beautiful coastline, the Golden Gate Bridge (I did a lot of work travel to San Francisco, but my...
  12. Ed Seith

    Do you guys actually like using the caged system?

    Here’s how I look at it. There’s writing “My dog has fleas,” and there’s writing “The Lord of the Rings.” Both start with learning letters and basic sentence structure. It’s how much (and how well) you practice those letters, words, and structures that determine just how good a writer you...
  13. Ed Seith

    Advice to improve a lot

    Calvin, some of the exercises in there are about making stuff up – I know part of Vai’s 30 hour includes one hour of just playing one note – see how many different ways he can bend, twist, or otherwise express to get to or from it.
  14. Ed Seith

    how is the process of recording a complete song?

    ^^^ What Jaylen said ^^^ Some tracks don’t need scratch guitars before drums, and in some cases you might record bass before guitars, but that’s the long and short of it!
  15. Ed Seith

    i need some tips or advises on mixing and producing songs

    A good idea is to find a professionally recorded song that is sonically close to what you’re trying to achieve for your song, i.e. “I like the mix and how the drums and guitars sound in this song” or album. Listen to it over and over as a “reference” on the system you’re mixing your song on, so...
  16. Ed Seith

    Whats your favorite pick?

    Chris, I had a Red bear L’il Jazzer with the pick grips. It was absolutely the most amazing pick ever. Over the course of a year and a half, it cracked at the grips. I ordered another one, and it wasn’t as good. From there, I sought more consistency and landed on the ultex.
  17. Ed Seith

    Paying royalties to do covers?

    In the US, in most cases if the song is over 20 years old, there are no royalties. Officially, to do newer covers than that, you have to pay royalties, even if you’re just playing them in a club, but that’s ever enforced. If you use a service like DistroKid, they can help you work through the...
  18. Ed Seith

    Question on Axe-fx amps

    I’ll see what I can throw together when I get home. Maybe mid next week or so, depending.
  19. Ed Seith

    Question on Axe-fx amps

    Thanks, Chris. I’ve used the Tucana before. Really sweet.
  20. Ed Seith

    Question on Axe-fx amps

    I’m on vacation! I don’t usually access the site from my phone. So from up here on the Oregon coast (by the way, California is FUCKING MASSIVELY HUGE), I can tell you there are Dumble models in the AxeFX. I will have to play with them when I get home, but I think we all already know they’re...
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