OM: Imagine

[nitrovo]

Hi guys, this is my 1st OM, be as harsh as you want, be truthful aswell

I have to play this for recital and have tried recording it a few times but had a few stuff ups so I thought i'd just post this, becuase this is most of the song, i just repeat it again so hopefully it will give you a good indication of my crappy playing skills.

http://s14.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2MEK4BRWX86IG37HN3OTW34TBG

cheers

 

[blahblah]

hmm i like the way the mood of the song is captured, nice one buddy.

 

[satch]

nt a bad attempt, bt the recording quality was kinda hard on the ears. haah

 

[blahblah]

an acoustic guitar would suit this song the best imo hehe.

 

[nitrovo]

yeah, but I was playing my electric at the time. on the night I will be playing accoustic though.

i need some constructive criticism! then I can change and fix up my playing and record the full song on accoustic.

 

[blahblah]

hmm maybe you can try to strum in a more sorta "waving" action ya know wot i mean instead of single stroke strumming? that sorta makes it sound nicer hehe

 

[zone]

You will be singing over this right? Maybe u can record the vocals too...Kinda "plain" the way it is now...

 

[Vaiyen]

lemme guess...you used Audacity?

 

[nitrovo]

Audacity, yes,

singing, no

might try different strumming, thanks

 

[Vaiyen]

I knew it....sounds like Audacity....

 

[nitrovo]

that a good or bad thing?

 

[Vaiyen]

bad. I too have suffered from it.

 

[soft]

i dont think it is the software that is giving the 'sound'. it got much to do with the guitar output and soundcard input.

ok, to do a simple test. If you have a cd player, connect the output (line-out) to the soundcard input (line-in). Record the music. Then rip the CD track and do a A-B comparision.

There will be a difference but listen carefully and think if this is the reason why the guitar is not sounding good?

 

[Vaiyen]

ok thanks James, will try that out.

 

[nitrovo]

Well i put my microphone on the floor infront of my amp, is that why?

 

[Mr_X]

buy a convertor, stereo convertor, dun get cheated like me. then plug the line out of ur effects to either the mike or the line in of the comp.

 

[Ady]

IMHO........ur chord work can be improve alittle bit more.....
maybe use a metronome......
helps ur chord changing and ur tempo even n smooth.....

U can try to do a ghost note in between the chord changing......
to hv a smooth transition wen u strum n do the chord changing beta and without an empty or sudden gap in between ....

Y not tyr dis....Wen ur change to a next chord......pick an open note in between, before u land on the next chord.....dats means.....a ghost or open note/or string inbetween the chord changing.....

Dis will help to minimise the emptiness n the songor melody keep flowing.....

Hope dis help....maybe need fw fractise and it will becomes a flow in ur strumming......dis can be applied wen plucking a string chord........

No offence....jus tryin to help u.....

Cheers.....

 

[nitrovo]

Ady, of course no offence, thanks heaps, thats a good idea and shall practise it

thanks guys, might look into a converter.

 

[Vaiyen]

Mr X, you mean the stereo convertor will sound better than the mono?

 

[Mr_X]

mono, the sound will only be heard from one speaker only. i'm not sure if its called a convertor, its just the thing to allow ur big cable head be able to plug into the comp that thing. i got cheated by someone when getting it......