jbkim

Yeah. I was hoping to minimize additional hardware (and clutter)... trying to use the built-in (crappy) sound card in my laptop... trying to do things mostly in software. My laptop only has USB 1.x so the Audigy (USB 2.0,) while I'm sure is a good value, would not be optimal. If I were to get an external sound card, I'd probably look into an Echo, Terratec, DigiDesign or something like that (I'll need to do MUCH more research) and make use of a PCMCIA device.

Oh, now I've tried the Amplitude. I agree with tsl602000. It is a mess (bad user interface design) to get a good sound from it. And I couldn't try the Warp VST because Steinberg doesn't have it (or any of it's products) available for download. Well, I'm ok with the ReValver for now... I still say it sounds pretty good and the UI is easy .

just do it, thats a plan, get the mind set right and play. im gonna try something i rarely do. play it slowly first and build speed i think this is my worst attribute as a player, i try to play things at full speed first time round. thanks alot man

Heck yeah! Too many players are guilty of this. They play all out of whack then think "I'm such a great player!!!" If you have one, practice them with a metronome... and record yourself along the way to gauge your improvement... the machines won't lie!

Ugh!!! I hate computers!

I spent most of yesterday fighting with my laptop... I d/l-ed Sonar... it didn't like my sound card . Oh, well! I still haven't tried the Amplitube and Warp VST that tsl602000 recommended... I'll try them today. Anyway, I still like the way ReValver sounds and I like the user interface. Realtime sync-ing is a drag though. It's kind of surprising to record a dead cold dry guitar plugged into the mic jack and hear it come alive after applying the distortion, etc. after the fact. Pretty cool new toys for me to play with .

Just do it!

Um... don't be afraid to fingerpick, especially on the string skipping. I posted a link to Marshall Harrison's webpage in another thread a while ago. He does alot of classical stuff on electric guitar... not the 24 caprices but you might get some ideas from the other stuff.

WOW that is amazing the brickwork on that wall is very impressive

Heh, I was going to say I really liked the guitar stand in the pic when I originally saw this post... but I refrained until I saw your post .

Yeah, headless steiny. They do have tuners for headed guitars at MusicYo... but they are currently out of stock (usually $99.) The word on the steinberger mailing list is "any day now" . You can check out this page for more info on them steiny tuners.

But 40:1 seems like it might be too fine, but I haven't used them, so can't really say.

I haven't used them but I have a steinberger which also has 40:1 tuners. It's not that bad to turn them to tune. Like the Sperzels, you need to have no slack (extra turns) when putting on the strings. And, yes, they do look pretty darn cool .

/me tips hat to westhemann

nybjkim,please take down that link.ireally don't think it is fitting to have a direct link to the foul mouthed perversity that me ,coen,and others perpetuate.leave it in that section where it belongs please.

You're right. Done. Sorry.

Hmm.... funkle should follow suite.

not such a fan of the smooth jazz stuff , but yeah i can definately dig even the cheesy cover songs. he was one in a million. also check out john scofield and soul live. although they dont sound much like the wes man they sure do sound good.

Um, you're 15, right? I've been checking out John Scofield, etc. since before you were born .

I have to admit, I'll miss some of his posts 

He's (she's?) resurrected as "The Nordic Gourd" .

Great guitarist... died way too young. Quite influential... you can hear it in, for example, Eric Johnson's style. I even like his cheesy commercialized stuff.

Heh, Kevin Eubanks reminds me of him .

coen is right.love ya,jehle but coen knows his fenders.

Short practice session?

Finger oil... BAD! Use the paper tube that came with the tubes to handle when changing... and maybe wear gloves just to be sure .

Condoms are optional .

They're LSR's.

I'll keep those tips in mind when I check them out. I'm looking forward to less "clutter" around my computer.

Oh, while we're kind of on the subject, can you (or anyone) recommend a software drum machine? I've played around with PC Drummer and LeafDrums and will probably check out Fruity Loops (I think it's called.) The more I can do in software, the better (less clutter in tiny room .)

nyjbkim, what kinda sound(s) are you looking for?

Well, mainly good tube sounding distortion. Too many things sound too fuzz-boxy, you know what I mean? I've only played with the ReValver for a few minutes and it didn't really sound that bad to me... it's distortion sound kind of reminds me of the Johnson J-Station (also something I've only played for a few minutes ) Oh, actually, it also had a Rockman response/feel to it too.

I think Revalver is definately not a good sounding plug-in.

Personally, I think Amplitube and Warp VST do better jobs, but it's all subject to taste.

You definately need a low latency sound card to get it to work properly

Ooh, ok. I thought the ReValver sounded pretty good so I should REALLY like those other, huh? Very cool, I'll have to check them out.

I wonder what Snork re-registered as?

Anyone try ReValver? I just learned about it on another forum. You'll need a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter to plug your guitar into your computer's sound card mic input. I just checked it out... sounds pretty good! quite impressed... I'm almost sorry I bought one of those DSP modelers thingies (almost ... mainly because I use it through my computer most of the time.) My laptop that I just tried it on is too under-powered (I got too much latency.) I think it'd sound good/true in a desktop with a nicer sound card.

dido

What does she have to do with drilling holes?

Oh! you mean Ditto

Yeah! When I see that, I keep thinking it's that singer too... well, that or there's an "L" missing somewhere .

sorry for blowing up but i still dont know about that. can someone prove me wrong not to challenge but instead of throwing facts around can we get something solid in here?

Yeah! What were we thinking "throwing facts around" like that! We should be ashamed of ourselves!

im 15 in biology no physics yet. crap your right about the acceleration 3.14 is something else. but i still dont see how acrylic is as dense as wood. that doesnt make any sense. wood weighs more. i even weighed the maple and i weighed the acrylic. and it checked out 17 lbs for the maple and 13 lbs for the acrylic. but maybe its the quality of the acrylic at the hardware store. i dont kow.

Density is a ratio of unit mass divided by unit volume. That's probably why you're confused. Specifiy gravity is a relationship to water density. Water has SG of 1. Clear acrylic is 1.19, and that link I posted early stated that maple is 0.755.

And I accept your apology if you care to offer one.

if i remember right he is 14 or 15

Yeah, that's right... I didn't learn this physics stuff 'til 12th grade.

specific gravity? gravity is universal 3.14 somethin per somethin. no such thing as specific density.

Oh!!! I'm getting a better picture of you. How old are you? I assumed you've at least learned this stuff in high school.

It's 9.8m/s^2 and that's acceleration due to gravity. Specific gravity is a measure of density.