just testing out my new amp ... I know I'm not the world's best singer, but I'm posting this anyway :) I had to use my light as a mic stand, so that's why it's so dark. Cheers! :D My friends make fun of me for doin all this Lambert stuff, but it's good music so :P Oh ... and I met AL at an American Idol concert in Grand Rapids. MI ... This is how it went: Me: "Hi Adam! My Name's Tyler!" Adam: "Hi Tyler! (waved at me)" Me: "I'm staying at the days in across the street ... " Adam: "HAHAHA"! (then he whispered something to his Roadie) I'm not gay, but it was funny lol. Then I got an autograph on my hand :P CG Soaked to the bone CG Sink like a stone Bb F Walk on alone G# It's not the first time C It's not the worst crime GC Your soul will be OK Fm And you've had enough Bb Searching for love Eb G# And you C# G miss the touch C Of someone new Burned by your dreams It's never how it seems Cold crushed esteem Take shelter And hide forever Your soul will be OK And you've had enough Searching for love And you miss the touch Of someone new And you've had enough Searching for love And you miss the touch Of someone new Soaked to the bone Sink like a stone I will take you home It's not the first time It's not the worst crime Our souls will be OK
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
"Soaked" Acoustic Cover by Adam Lambert/Muse
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pro Tools Studio - How to Build a Killer Pro Tools Studio on Short Money
I get the calls all the time, "Buster I'm building a studio... what should I buy."
Well truth be told my buddies in the manufacturing industry might not like what I suggest, because I am going to steer you away from normal choices. Ill give you the same advice I give them and that is to get nose out of the Musicians Friend catalog. Once that is done we can then find a great solution that will work for your unique purposes and get you the biggest bang for the buck.
New Shiny Gear!!
Ok, the allure of unpacking a piece of new gear from its bubble wrap may be exciting but if you really want to get the biggest bang for your buck you are going to have to piss off those big-box retailers like Guitar Mart, and start scouring Ebay and Craigslist.
There are some great pieces of gear that have tons of life that won't break the bank.
The end use must be kept in mind. For instance if you are going to run a commercial multi-tracking facility then you will want something completely different than if you are simply composing your own songs.
Consider your requirements honestly and see if a used 002 may work for you . People are unloading them all the time as they upgrade. It has practically the same features as the new rigs with much less cost. Save the money and use it to buy a better microphone, which is really what you need anyway.
If you are considering laying out the bones for a big HD system first consider if you could get by with a 003 expanded. You could buy a nice firewire interface for under a grand to expand your real time tracking capability to a full 18 tracks at a time. And the real bonus, you will be thousands ahead in budget. With a beefy enough computer you can run all the same plugins as the HTDM system but, you will be able to afford more of them.
The Plugin Game
Ok, if you are going to take a project from recording to mixdown in your studio then you are going to need some quality plugins - bottom line. Plugins give you the pallet to create polished and produced sounding mixes. So spend your money wisely. This is also an area where you can pick up some used gems as well. Many of the best plugs are for sale used on Ebay for fractions of their retail price. Purchasing is simply a matter of transferring the iLok asset from the seller to you. It does involve a transfer fee but for the savings on the plugin it is well worth the effort.
The Other Stuff
For all the other gear - you know the boring stuff like mics, stands and headphones - look for used gear as well. But when it comes to critical chain items such as microphones, buy names.
I see way too many people make the amateur mistake of buying no-name gear which is touted to be the same as say a Neumann [ it looks like one after all]. This is a rookie mistake.
You picked Protools because it is what the pros use right? Why shouldn't you make your critical chain (mics, pres compressors) purchase decisions based on the same information. Spend wisely and you will have a piece of gear that serves you well for decades. Spend foolishly and you will waste money by having to upgrade to what you should have purchased the first time.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Foo Fighters- In You Honor Drum cover
the guitar at the starting is not connected to any amp i just put it in for fun.. the last part i just play for the hell of it because its fun..really..ahaha Having spent a year and a half touring behind One By One, Grohl did not want to rush into recording another Foo Fighters record. Initially Grohl intended to write acoustic material by himself, but eventually the project involved the entire band.[12] To record its fifth album, the band shifted to Los Angeles and built a recording studio, dubbed Studio 606 West. Grohl insisted that the album be divided into two discs–one full of rock songs, the other featuring acoustic tracks.[10] In Your Honor was released in June 2005. The album's singles included "Best of You", "DOA", "Resolve", "No Way Back", and "Miracle". On June 17, 2006, Foo Fighters performed their largest non-festival headlining concert to date at London's Hyde Park. The band was supported by Juliette and the Licks, Angels & Airwaves, Queens of the Stone Age, and Motörhead. Motörhead's Lemmy joined the band on stage to sing "Shake Your Blood" from Dave Grohl's Probot album. Also, as a surprise performance, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen jammed with Foo Fighters, playing part of "We Will Rock You" as a lead into "Tie Your Mother Down". In further support of In Your Honor, the band decided to organize a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. The tour included former member Pat Smear, who rejoined the band as an extra guitarist, Petra Haden on violin ...
