English-inglés______spanish (a continuacion) A plain demostration of TH1 v.1.1.3 (PC) running as VST Audio plugin in Band in a Box 2009.5 (pgmusic) TH1 is the new amazing guitar tube analog amp/efx emulation suite from Overloud. I use a Godin XTSA guitar direct through a presonus bluetube DP preamp and a M-Audio Delta 66 as PC audio card. TH1 does run flawless in any audio DAW or music/audio program vst compliant. Note the TH1 window size here is a limitation of the host program in some cases. You can extend TH1 work space at full extent even in two monitors. TH1, Triode and breverbs www.overloud.com , for Band in a Box, realband, realtracks, realdrums and more excelente pgmusic software go to http Español - Spanish ______________________ Una demostración sencilla de TH1 v.1.1.3 (PC) corriendo cmo plugin de audio VST en Band in a Box 2009.5 de pgmusic. TH1 es la nueva y sorprendente suite, plugin y programa "stand alone" de emulación de amplificadores, altavoces y efectos de www.overloud.com. Aqui usé unaguitarra Godin XTSA conectada directamente a un preamplificador bluetube DP de Presonus y de ahi a la tarjeta Delta 66 de M-Audio. Observemos que el tamaño de la ventana de TH1 en esta caso o en otros puede ser una limitación del programa anfitirón, no del plugin. El espacio visual de trabajo del TH1 se puede extender o redimensionar incluso a varios monitores. TH1, Triode y breverbs www.overloud.com , para informacion de Band in a Box, realband, realtracks, realdrums y ...
Blink 182 is made up of band members Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus, and Tom Delonge. Travis was brought into the world in San Diego November 14, 1975. He received his first drum set when he was young and began playing, becoming a skilled drummer. Travis played in many different bands before settling down with Blink 182, such as the ska band the Aquabats, where he went by the name "Travis Baron Von Tito." He sports tattoos and piercings, all of which have personal meaning to him, and he also is the owner/operator of his own shop, Famous Stars and Straps.
Mark was born in California March 15, 1972. He went through his parents' divorce when he was 14 years old and ended up living with his dad in Washington. He earned his first amp and bass when he was 15 for helping his dad repaint the house. Who would have guessed that he first wanted to be an English teacher? He is the one in the band with the least amount of piercings and tattoos.
Tom came into the world in San Diego December 13, 1975. He got used to hard work at an early age. In his hometown, he spent his time working on a construction site and at Gary's Chicken and Ribs. He even got to be in a movie with a one-liner as a fast food clerk.
The story of Blink 182 first started in 1992, with Scott Raynor (drums), Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), and Tom Delonge (guitar, vocals). The name of the band then was just "Blink." They went for Blink 182 when the threat of another band with the same name came up. Even though there are rumors and ideas floating around about what exactly "182" stands for, it was actually random.
Their brutal, heartfelt lyrics have earned them a huge following. In 1995 they came out with their first full album, "Cheshire Cat," and then "Dude Ranch" followed in 1997. This album was the one that helped them gain widespread commercial success. This is also when Scott went back to college and left the band. He was replaced by Travis Barker, who used to be one of the Aquabats.
At the end of 1998, the band quit touring to make their next album, "Enema of the State." This was even more popular than "Dude Ranch" and helped get the band's sound out there to new groups of listeners.
Nine years on, the band is still as popular as ever and look set to become one of the classic pop punk bands of our time.
There are a number of guitar accessories that you might want to buy for your guitar. Guitar accessories are relatively cheap and if you are buying a guitar, you might be able to pick up a good deal if you want to buy a number of accessories as well.
Here is a list of guitar accessories to consider (in order of the most popular):
Guitar bag or case
Guitar tuner/pitch pipe
Guitar strings
Effects pedals/Foot Switches
Amplifiers
Guitar stands
Plectrums (also known as picks)
Guitar Leads/Cables
Guitar straps
Guitar Capo
Guitar Slide
Headphones
Metronome
Cleaning and maintenance (polish, nut file set, wrench set, fret file set)
Footstool
Stringwinder (also known as a pegwinder)
Straplok set
Power adaptor for effects pedals
Guitar Bags and Cases
If you plan on gigging a lot or travelling on planes/trains etc. I recommend buying a guitar case, otherwise a padded gig bag will do just fine. The Kinsman guitar cases and guitar bags are a very good quality and are also one of the most popular. The Kinsman guitar bags come in three grades.
1) Standard - hardly any padding and one small pouch for music books and accessories
2) Deluxe - quite well padded, with two pouches
3) Premium - extremely well padded, with large and small pouches and a shoulder strap.
The Kinsman guitar cases are made for Stratocasters, Telecasters, Les Paul shape, electric, acoustic or bass guitars.
Guitar tuner/pitch pipe
There are hundreds of guitar tuners to choose from on the market. The best brands in order of popularity* are:
Korg
Stagg
Yamaha
Intelli
Seiko
Qwik Tune
Boss
Ibanez
The two guitar tuners that stand out from the rest are the Stagg Automatic Guitar/Bass Tuner and the Korg GA-30. These two guitar tuners are sold more than any other guitar tuner on the market.
Guitar strings
It's always wise to have a spare set of guitar strings to hand. You never know when one will brake and leave you in a difficult situation.
You will need to buy steel strings for electric, bass or acoustic guitars and nylon strings for classical, Spanish or Flamenco guitars
Here is a list of the top brands of guitar strings, in order of popularity*:
Ernie Ball
D'addario
Martin
Fender
Elixir
GHS
Augustine
Earthwood
Dan electro
Gibson
Markley
Newtone
Savarez
Rotosound
Darco
Dean
Elites
Thomastick
Tonesearch
Maxima
Warwick
Rickenbacker
PRS
Legacy
John Pearse
DR
Effects pedals
For some groovy sounds you will need to buy an effects pedal. The two most popular are the Jim Dunlop GCB-95 Original Cry Baby Wah Wah Effects Pedal and the Ibanez Tone-Lok Series SM7 Smash Box Effects Pedal.
Here is a list of the top brands in order of popularity*:
Ibanez
Jim Dunlop
Korg
DigiTech
Vox
MXR
Yamaha
Dan electro
Amplifiers
Amplifiers are used with electric guitars, bass guitars and electro-acoustic guitars.
You will need to buy a lead to connect up to your guitar.
There are many types of guitar amplifiers ranging from the smallest which is normally 10 watts up to 500 watts! or more:
Practice amps (these are normally quite small)
Standard amps (used for playing in bands or gigging)
Bass amps (used only with bass guitars)
Keyboard amps (used with electronic keyboards and stage pianos)
Mixer amps
Speakers and Monitors
Combo amps (also known as combination amplifiers)
Amp heads
Which brand of Amplifier do I choose?
There are a number of brands of guitar amplifiers, here is a list in order of the most popular*:
Marshall
Fender
Vox
Peavey
Laney
Line 6
Mesa Boogie
Kustom
Crate
Carlsbro
Ashdown
BB Blaster
Yamaha
Warwick
Dean
Crafter
Cruiser
Danelectro
All guitar amplifiers sound different. Some (like Marshall and Line 6) are good for Rock and Roll, others have a softer and less bright sound like the popular Vox amps and Mesa Boogie.
For beginners, I would recommend either the Peavey Backstage or the BB10 blaster amp.
The Peavey Backstage is by far the most popular and best value for money beginner's guitar amp on the market.
Guitar stands or Guitar Hangers
There are lots of different types of guitar stands, it really depends on which stand is more suited to you.
There is the standard guitar stand, the universal guitar stand, the auto grab guitar stand, the double and triple guitar stand and the wall mounted guitar stand. The standard guitar stand is the most popular and comes in three different types: i) electric/bass, ii) classical and iii) universal.
The most popular* brands are:
Stagg
Hercules
QuikLok
Giraffe
Warwick
Fender
String Swing
Ibanez
Plectrums (also known as picks)
Plectrums are very cheap and can be bought individually, or in packs.
Most commonly you can buy plectrums on the web in packs of 6.
Guitar plectrums come in different gauges. Usually the thinner ones are
used with Classical, Spanish or Flamenco guitars, the medium gauges with Electric and Acoustic guitars and the thickest ones with Basses.
There are lots of brands of plectrums. The most popular* are:
Stagg
Jim Dunlop
Fender
Gibson
Guitar Leads/Cables
Guitar Leads normally come in different lengths: The most common is the 15 feet/4.5 metre leads. This length is ample if you are playing in a band.
Popular* brands of guitar leads/cables are:
Ibanez
Peavey
Stagg
Guitar straps
If you want to buy a gift for a guitarist, there is nothing better than a nice leather guitar strap.
Levys and Gibson are the most famous brands of guitar straps, Levys have the most comprehensive selection.
Other guitar straps to look out for are Dickies and Wrangler.
Guitar Capo
A capo is a clamp that you can use on different frets of the guitar to change the pitch of the open strings. Each fret on the guitar is a half step. If you place the capo on the 1st fret, all of the open strings will sound a semi-tone higher than normal, this makes changing the key of a song easy.
Dunlop and Shubb are the most popular* guitar capos.
Guitar Slide
The guitar slide is a tube of some hard material about one to two inches long. Commonly, it's made from glass and metals. Each type of guitar slide has distinct characteristics, tonality, and overall sound. The guitar slide is pressed lightly against the strings so as not to touch the strings of the fret, producing a sustained tone which can be varied in pitch by moving the slide across the neck. A quick side-to-side motion is often used in this way to generate vibrato.
The most popular brand to go for is Dunlop.
Headphones
If you want to play at home but don't want to disturb your neighbours, then a good set of headphones is recommended.
Any headphones will do, so take your pick from any of the following leading brands:
Acer
Acoustic Research
Advance
Advent
Aiwa
AKG
Alpine
Altec Lansing
Amphony
Apple
Artwizz
Audio-Technica
Behringer
Belkin
Beyerdynamic
Bluetake
BoomGear
Bose
Bravo
British Telecom
Clarion
Compucessory
Cornbow
Creative Labs
Denon
Design Go
Direct Sound
Dolphin Music
Etymotic Research
Fostex
Franklin
Gainward
Gemini Sound Products
Genius
GN Netcom
Grado
Griffin Technology
Grundig
Hama
Harman Kardon
Hewlett Packard
Jensen
JVC
Jwin
Kenwood
Kinyo
Kondor Limited
Koss
Labtec
Logic 3
Logitech
Macally
Maxell
Ministry Of Sound
MM Gear
Nady Systems
Nesa Vision
Nike
Numark
Olympus
Panasonic
Philips
Pioneer
Plane Quiet
Plantronics
Power Acoustik
Pyle
Pyramid
Roland
Rosen
Samson
Sanyo
Sennheiser
Shure
Skull Candy
Sony
Stagg
Stanton
Starvision
Technics
Toshiba
Trust
Ultimate Ears
Ultrasone
Unwired
Vestax
Vic Firth
Vivanco
Wharfedale
XO Vision
XtremeMac
Yamaha
Zalman Tech
Metronome
If you want to play your guitar in time then you are going to need to buy a metronome.
You can choose from modern electronic metronomes or traditional mechanical metronomes.
Traditional metronomes look very nice and are made from either plastic or wood, they are also known as pendulum metronomes because the ticking sound is produced by a small pendulum that swings back and forth, much like the old Grandfather clocks. The Traditional wooden or plastic metronomes tend to be a lot more expensive than the electronic metronomes.
The leading metronome brands in order of popularity* are:
Wittner
Korg
Yamaha
Seiko
Qwik Time
Cleaning and maintenance (polish, nut file set, wrench set, fret file set)
To look after your guitar you will need to at least buy some guitar polish. Gibson produce a good guitar polish and also Doctor Ducks Axe Wax is very popular.
If you are serious about guitar playing then you might want to have a nut file, fret file or wrench set. You can keep your guitar in top playing condition.
Footstool
The guitar footstool is used mainly by Classical, Spanish or Flamenco guitarists.
Their style of playing and the way they hold the guitar makes the use of a footstool quite important.
Stringwinder (also known as a pegwinder)
If you have lots of guitars, own a guitar shop, or tune guitars on a regular basis, the guitar stringwinder comes in handy as a real time saver. Instead of turning the guitar pegs by hand, you can use the stringwinder to speed up the process.
Straplok set
For replacing the bolt that holds on your guitar strap.
Power adaptor for effects pedals
If you use effects pedals then you will need a power adaptor to connect to the mains.
*Please note that the above article makes references to guitar accessories listed in popularity order. The popularity order of these guitar accessories is taken from http://www.Soundsmusical.com - the leading UK musical instrument website.
I hope this article has been useful and you are now more informed about guitar accessories.
If you are ready to buy some guitar accessories you can find a comprehensive selection here: Guitar accessories, tuners, bags, cases, guitar strings, stands and more...
What is Shamanism?
Shamanism is the oldest way in which humanity has sought connection with Creation. The origins of shamanism go back at least 40,000 - 50,000 years to Stone age times. All of us have evolved from shamanic cultures, it is our roots wherever we live.
A shaman knows that all things are alive and 'walks with one foot in the everyday world and one foot in the spirit world'. Contemporary shamanism is the application of these ancient timeless ways to life here and now.
Shamanism is not a belief system. It is a path to knowledge which is gained through experience of life, through rituals, ceremonies, prayers and meditation, trials and tests. Knowledge is something that works, that stands up to the test of time, that is known from the inside.
Cosmology of the shaman
Shamans divide non-ordinary reality into three other regions, the upper, lower and the middle worlds. Each has its own characteristics and whilst each individual traveller experiences initially their own version, once one becomes a proficient journeyer, it is amazing just how connected we all are at these levels.
The Lower world is the place of instinctual knowing where our animal-like powers reside and where we can find practical earthly help and guidance.
The Upper world is the word of spirit teachers, cosmic beings, great wise elders, ancestors who appear usually in human form. Their help and guidance is often perceived to be more general and philosophical.
The Middle world is both the everyday physical world that we live in, the world of ordinary reality, the tonal, and also a parallel non-ordinary version of our world.
It is a CD specifically made for shamanic journeying, and to do this, the drums have to be as monotonous as possible and maintain a consistent beat between 205 to 210 beats per minute. At this specific beat, the brain is stimulated to synthesise natural beta-endorphins which facilitate a person to move into what is known as the 'second attention', an altered state of awareness, or shamanic state of consciousness. This state of awareness facilitates the shamanic journey.
A Shamanic Journey to the Lower world.
To begin, find a place that you feel comfortable and will not be disturbed for about 30 minutes. When you are ready, lie down comfortably, and darken the room, or at least cover your eyes. It is easier to journey in non-ordinary reality in the dark. Remove tight clothing, take off your shoes and allow your breathing to move to a gentle rhythm. Relax for a few minutes, focusing on being centred, and grounded.
When you are ready visualise or imagine, a place which reminds you of the Earth, a place which you know of. This place should be a real place, perhaps somewhere you have visited, or seen in a film or photograph, and it can be anywhere, a hill, mountain, grasslands, forest, by the ocean. At this place allow yourself to perceive an entrance or opening into the Lower world. This entrance can be a hollow tree, an animal burrow, a cave entrance, a man-made opening e.g.; a trapdoor, it can any entrance into the ground or water. You will find that the right entrance will feel comfortable to you, take a minute or so to study it in detail.
Now when you are ready, enter into the opening. The beginning of the tunnel may appear dark, it may angle down in a slight incline, or it may incline steeply. The tunnel may appear to be ribbed, and often it bends, sometimes it may become spiral-like, but it will always lead downwards.
Continue down the tunnel until you come out of doors into a landscape. If you come into a cavern, you will need to move outside and into the landscape, there will be an exit for example a door or an opening which will enable you to do this, it should be easy to get sight of it.
Now in the landscape, just look around. It may be daytime, night-time, forest, woodland, or near water. Extend your senses, listen, can you hear anything, the sound of birdsong, the sound that the wind makes as it blows through the tree tops, perhaps the sound of running , flowing water. Feel the ground underneath your feet, feel the ground pushing up against the soles of your feet. Sense the wind, the breeze, sense the movement of air around you. What does it feel like? Have an awareness of being there.
If you want to explore the landscape, remember where the entrance is, keep track of where you go. Just as in any ordinary-reality journey, it helps if you keep a note of landmarks so you can retrace your steps to return.
o Track 1. Solo Drumming (with call back) 20 minutes with Leo
o Track 2. Solo Drumming (with call back) 20 minutes with Howard
o Track 3. Double Drumming 9with Call back) 40 minutes with Leo & Howard
Cover notes
The CD comes with detailed notes describing the cosmology of the shaman, and instructions for a journey.
Technical information
The drumming was recorded live directly onto digital tape at Sync City recording studio in London. The drumming was played in the 'live-sound' studio and no sound modification process was used.
Both drums were single headed frame drums. For the double drumming track, both drums were held facing each other in a position to optimise the natural reverberation.
The recording engineer was Wan Hewitt, himself a professional drummer. He has been dubbed the 'drummers darling' due to the great live sound he gets.
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
