So many 'probably classic' organ sounds don't seem available as VSTi, or as free samples.
So I decided to share the unique sounds of organs I love to record myself so much. Click my name for FREE ORGAN SAMPLES: LESSER-HEARD HAMMOND PLUS YAMAHA ELECTONE AND ROLAND INSTRUMENTS.
Copy, record, comment and enjoy! Or better still, make your own.
u don't need software to figure out ur tempo, its : [beats in a loop] divided by [length of loop in seconds] times [60]. there, now go put beat detective out of business...
I can play plenty actually. And that's not good sarcasm--sarcasm isn't just saying the opposite of what you mean. If you do that, then you're just being a dumbass. You're one of those guys that says "Great." when something goes bad--fuck those guys. Try making your "sarcasm" funny.
This is why I'm a Steve Vai fan. This is for guitarists and not geeks. We're into music and the science behind it. Much prefer the soul and feeling of innovators and not old players from 30 years ago.....
this is why you are an idiot. music is stupid and so is your face and most innovaters are geeks like you which is why you like science. Only geeks like science. The soul and feeling of innovater geeks is all you got.
you sound like you are a gay homosexual, so to you i will say this: It doesn't matter where you come from, it's the way that you carry yourself on a day to day basis. So, how do you like the sound of dem apples bitch?
Now you're talking like a wigger, so that's funny! Say hi to your mom for me, she knows I'm not a fag.... Some day you'll realize how stupid white preteens sound when they try to be black....
I asked my mother and she's never heard of you before. So, seeing how your one witness doesn't know who you are, brings me to the ultimate conclusion that you are in fact gay and probably flaming. And as far as i'm concerned white preteens who try to be black will never go out of style.
@flextoneibanez u know vai used to wear leopard print tarzan shorts on stage 30 years ago when he was playing for Frank. I like Vai but his innovation didn't come out of thin air.
@flextoneibanez Some of those old players, you're underestimating, were one of the best musicians in this era, and Steve Vai is a little kid compared to them. I never liked his jerking sound and technique where music in fact loses its soul and it becomes endless loop of speedy scales and jerking all around in chromatic and pentatonic. Listen for Joe Pass for example, that's real music, harmony, soul, and he barely crosses 1/32 note, with a lovely sounding guitar, not this metal jerking rod...
@PhilosopherOnWeed Well if you mean innovation, you could listen to good old J.S. Bach who is the inventor of most of modern music, not just classical and to listen to his music you'll need lot more intelligence and bigger IQ to get the point. Steve did not invented boiling water, he is just an virtuoso, but far from Paganini and such innovators. Imagine spending 24 h a day jerking up and down on a scale, sniffing to speed up and the result is mental and musical masturbation
@Dusankk He is not just a virtuoso, he is more then that, since he is just using his virtuoism as a tool to make the spiritual music he is making. And Bach is an innovator, but his music is actually quite simple, like most classical pieces. When you apply music theory you'll notice classical music is very basic in it's nature...that ofcourse is the beauty of it, but Vai has something you'll need to understand before you can appreciate it, just like Zappa.
This is why I'm not a Steve Vai fan. This is for geeks not guitarists. We're into music not the science behind it. Much prefer the soul and feeling of Hendrix & SRV etc
Stevie Ray Vaughan couldn't read sheet music. Surely to be a theory buff, reading sheet music is the first requirement. In my opinion he was a far more soulful (& therefore better) player than Vai.
Most guitarists are terrible when it comes 2 sheet music lol .....when it comes to blues tho Stevie kicks Vai's ass (and pretty much everyone elses), but Vai also kicks everyone elses ass at his own style..........
@XSDarkMoonZX i suppose.......but its a shame there's no big names popping up nowadays.....can only think of Matt bellamy, joe bonamassa and Orianthi..there probably are others tho......
That's cool if you want to make a drum take 100% perfect. However, that eliminates those little accents on hooks and/or changes in the song. Nothing beats the Human ear, it's still best to put the man hours in and manually moving spots until it's languid.
I wish these replies would appear beneath the comment to which we were replying. It comes across so pointless otherwise. Anyone know if that is possible?
well...ahem let me just say......i wont be the newb that argues about nothing related with the video above.....secondly as for pro tools...the better option i can give is to go and buy it.....this product is soo huge it needs at least 8GB just to start. and an external hard drive...and a decent USB interface...its recommended to use an I mac for this program....at least thats my opinion with all do respect
I agree, but I think Mr Vai has proved himself with the Flexible album that he is anything but "cookie cutter" I think this is more of a tutorial. BTW I think plug ins that emulate classic hardware dont cut it. Plug ins that emulate musicians are an awful exuse for real music. Hopefully the fad will pass. Modern tech driven music makes me realize disco actually had soul. I am a rock fan, not a disco fan, but now I realize disco was played with instruments.
" Plug ins that emulate musicians are an awful exuse for real music "
-as a recording engineer, it all depends on the artist, when a drummer comes in whos good, and needs some elastic audioing or some beat detective, thats fine, cause you know he can do it. it pisses us engineers off if we make a band sound way better then they are. so we use it limitedly, unless we know the drummer is tight. and that goes for all musicians aswell.
Yes. If a musician is that far off the mark, they shouldn't be in the studio yet. Putting the cart before the horse sorta thing. Plus "sparing use" of elastic audio is the only tlerable solution since we dont want to spend our days editing bad playing. Nor do we want to spend our days recording bad take after bad take. Going into the studio should mean "Were ready" from a bands perspective. I play on both sides of the fence. musician and engineer BTW.
I also use elastic time to help a errant till. I was getting at plug in instruments... more specifically, plug in grooves. Okay, they are useful and take some work out, but I just prefer a real person to play to real music. Even if the composer taps in beats with BFD... at least it is truly their own work. Their own ideas, their own performance. Otherwise we end up with more of a factory kind of thing. A good drummer breathes life into the song. Accents and so on. You agree?
"BTW I think plug ins that emulate classic hardware dont cut it"
they arent gunna be exactly the same as the hardware
but they do give different characteristics if used the right way. i have gotten some killer drum room sounds from the BF76 plug in. and everyone bashes that plug
its how you use your shit, man :P
and you dont need a private collage degree to be good at this shit, just takes time : )
Fair enough. I use the la2a and the BF1176 and they work, but if you compare them to their analogue counterparts, you will see a big difference in depth, especially in a stereo scenerio. BTW I still cant afford the real ones yet, but I will, and I will deffinately pump everything through them instead of the plug ins.
... from below.. I wondered how could I get it to match even closer. So I patched in a relatively inexpensive TL Audio 5021 compressor. This cured the high frequency shift. I wondered then how close I could get with the 5021 alone. I had to mess with the attack time a bit and set the release to max slow, and after messing with the input level I could reduce coloration a bit until, to my ear No difference from the LA2A and the 5021 at ALL at least for this application. funny stuff
Yeah, "Dont cut it" is arrogant and incorrect. The modeling plugs are deffinately a huge step up from stock DAW plugs. I have very few pieces of good analog, but I will invest in more after comparing. Pro Tools has this I-O insert function which is so cool. I used my Focusrite ISA 430 eq and was so pleased with the results. Now I want an x rack with some SSL eq modules and a real 1176 and LA2A and I'm done:) BTW I never went to college. Art class was in High school:)
And one more comment maybe useful, maybe trash.. I did enroll in the Audio Masterclass which did clear a few things up for me, especially about compression. There was an interesting group of clips with a vocal dry, then pushed through all sorts of compressors. My favorite was the LA2A. I did my own excersise trying to match the UAD-1 to the real deal. It was pretty close except only on the very high end sibillance was shifted a bit higher with the plug in. A funny thing was..
Endless noodling is yours to explore via Vai. My biggest criticism of Via (aside from his Marilyn Monroe shirts ) is his lack of catchy melodies. Sach has good melodies and Via can play circles around any guitar player on the planet. I'd still go for the melodies.
Meh, you do have a point there, BlindEyeJones. But I like the lack of catchy melodies. It's much harder to make something that sounds awesome without a catchy melody, but he does pull it off pretty often.
its like road rage, the more impersonal, the more violent; the same person you honk at, if you bumped into um on accident in the grocery aisle you would smile and say sorry
what makes it better is the arguments having nothing to do with the video. it always goes off into something off subject like obama or something totally out there
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Pro Tools is a crutch for no-talents to make themselves sound presentable. I've been an engineer over 30 years and know what I'm talking about. Pro Tools takes the sincerity out of music.
There are many programs out there for recording audio and MIDI. It all depends on your budget. Pro Tools comes in several different levels, but their hardware is expensive. I've used Digital Performer, but that's a Mac-only program. I currently own Mackie's Tracktion program and love it. It's pretty inexpensive as well. Whatever program you use, just be sincere with your intentions as a musician. Don't do "point and click" music, as the radio is infested with it.
For PC, you can go for Cubase 4 or the new vesion 5. Cubase is also available for Mac, as well. Logic Pro is another option, but it's only compatible with Mac. You will need a better soundcard then the one you have. You can also go for a ProTools LE system. You get almost every feature a TDM system offers but with a limited number of audio channels.
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Let me guess. You are a young computer savvy nerd who likes making techno music to play over his rice burner car stereo? Am I getting warm? Look dude, I've been engineering over 25 years. I remember a time when computers and music didn't even correlate with each other. Too many people rely on computers to do the hard stuff for them. Talent is no longer a requirement. This is tragic! Maybe you aren't old enough to appreciate what I'm saying, but music today is soulless. Go back to playing WoW.
You don't have to guess. You can see my age and occupation on my profile page. As it happens I'm a classical pianist as well as a sound engineer who makes a rather tidy living composing music for television and radio. I am also a Pro Tools product specialist and freelance teacher of the five instruments I play as well as technical consultant and recordist for a number of studios. A few years back I conducted a performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. I don't have time to play computer games.
Pro Tools is used by practically every major musical and audio talent in the world today. Every major engineer, every album on the radio and every film in the cinema. To say that it corrupts the quality of music whilst recommending a toy like Tracktion is laughable.
It's nothing more than a tool, like a tape machine or a guitar. In the hands of talented people, there's nothing you can't achieve with it. There's no making button that makes the music for you - that still requires talent.
Bull. There are literally thousands of plug ins that do half the work for you. Don't lie. Pro Tools is the leader simply because it was around first. I only recommended Tracktion to that guy because he was starting out and Pro Tools would have been overkill. Read more carefully next time. I personally use Digital Performer and I'll put it up against Pro Tools any day of the week. It's a tool, yes, but people are abusing it. How Antares Auto Tune? You can't tell me that isn't a crutch!
There is no plugin that will make a good piece of music for you. That just doesn't exist. It requires the input of a human being to craft the product itself, the tools you use to do it are purely academic. Fair enough Autotune can make a mediocre singer sound passable, but it won't write a good song for them to sing. Just because mediocrities use something, doesn't make the technology some kind of talent-killer - that's just a retarded argument.
I assume we have a vast difference in age, as you seem to go for the instant gratification method of recording. Editing like vocal comping and drum replacement are all crutches, in my opinion. As a audio recorder, computers are fine. What I have a problem with is people using the editing capabilities to make a half-hearted recording sound somewhat passable. What ever happened to learning your parts exceptionally well so you don't NEED to comp your vocals? Play the parts well and no need to edit.
Firstly, stop bringing up my age, as if that had anything to do with anything. I'm 30 years old.
You sound like such a luddite. Editing is a crutch? Egads man, why not record onto wax cylinders if you're such a purist? You realise that Glenn Gould would edit his performances to craft the perfect recording? I suppose he's using a crutch to compensate for his lack of talent too? The Beatles were using the state of the art technology to create new types of musical art too at the time. Grow up.
Yes, I am an audio purist. I realize there are many tricks to getting the song completed. I am talking about artificial means of improving a performance. Drum replacement, vocal comping, auto tune, stuff like that. Get it right the first time and you don't need those crutches. The Beatles may have been using the lately gear, but their songs were sincere and not perfectly performed. Imagine going back to recut those songs to make them "perfect". All this editing crap isn't needed, if careful.
Now now.. vocal comping goes way back to the analog days. even the pre-multi track days. They just took multiple passes and cut the best versions into a unified whole. Even Hendrix did that with his guitar playing.
All the DAWs are just as good as the other. But Pro Tools HD is a whole other beast. The workload being handled by DSP is a whole other story than native processing. The end result can be the same, but in use, PTHD is a lot more like the old mixer and rack effects days in that I can use either plug ins (yuck) or hardware patched into digital inserts in real time both tracking and or mixdown. I dont have to repatch a thing. I simply open the io insert on the desired track. Walla:)
Just because you're too witless to discover any of the myriad of great artists making music out there today doesn't mean they doesn't exist. Try looking outside of what the mainstream media drip-feeds you instead of holding your fingers in your ears and telling the kids to get off your lawn.
You are making some sort of point here, but I am not sure what it is. There are a few good artists out there today, but the ratio is dismally small. Most of the groups or bands out there are pretty people with zero talent making filthy amounts of money selling crap. The music business is losing its integrity and anyone who participates in the creation or distribution of this crap is a sellout. I don't know what your beef is with me, but you have anger issues against those you don't agree with.
My beef is you assuming I'm some young punk with no knowledge or taste just because I pulled you up on your bullshit. You were the one with the condescending pretentious attitude.
Sure there is a hell of a lot of rubbish out there today but that has absolutely zero to do with technology and more to do with the music business as an industry. There are countless artists and bands making quality music, you just have to go looking for it and not rely on the industry to tell you what to listen to.
I've had these same arguments countless times with "point and click" engineers and I am sick and tired of it. Music is a dying art form, thanks to the record companies. Believe me, I do NOT listen to what the industry tells me is the latest "cool" artist out there. I've been a musician most of my life and I've found that the crap passing for music today is really depressing. The music business has become the business of music. Very, VERY unfortunate. I try to keep the real faith going.
What's this 'point and click' nonsense? An engineer is an engineer. I use the tools available to me to achieve whatever task is set before me. I'm a professional and I do what needs to be done to get the job done. The proof is in the pudding, not in the oven or whisk you used to beat the batter.
So you basically will cut corners to finish a project? Cheat? Is that being faithful to the music and art? Many "engineers" today feel they are so clever because they just took a shit performance and polished it. That's not engineering. Engineers need to work hard if they want good results. Most "point and click" engineers don't grasp that concept. Need a good guitar sound? Forget mic choice and placement, simply load the Marshall plug in! Done in 1 minute. Take away the computers, no engineer!
Dude, you're living in a small mind. Who said I cut corners? What on earth is 'cheating'? You're making ridiculous assumptions in order to make the world fit into your preconceived notion of what constitutes art and talent. I love getting the perfect mic in front of the perfect amp going into the perfect preamp to get that perfect sound. However, if I need to compose a piece of music overnight I love the fact that I can put on headphones and dial up a good sounding plugin that's automatable.
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Enjoy your plug ins then. There isn't a plug in today that is worth a damn. All they do is emulate. They are never 100% accurate. I prefer the tried and true methods of recording, especially if I put my name on it. I refuse to have to do a piece of music overnight. Nothing good can come from it. That's what I mean by point and click music. Sterile, soulless stuff. Made overnight.
I write music for adverts too, and they typically need results in a day or two. I need to be able to work quickly and to a very high standard and today's tools allow me to do just that. On the other hand, if I'm recording a great band or singer I take the time to do things the old-school way, depending on the material and the artist. Each job requires a different way of doing things and all of those things are still available to those who want to use them.
And I still don't know what you mean by 'point and click' engineers. No professional engineer working today comes out with these adolescent viewpoints. They use the tools that facilitate their craft. You couldn't pull their total-recall fully-automatable control surface-integrated DAWs from their dead hands. And we're talking all the old-school and major engineers that make all the great music you love. This is the modern world and we all moved on a while ago. Time to catch up man.
No, you aren't understanding what I'm getting at. Do you know how to get a good drum sound or guitar sound? I bet a lot of computer savvy "engineers" today don't. To them, it's about inserting a plug in of some sort. All I'm saying is music is becoming too emotionless and sterile and it's partly due to how easy it is to create it. I can literally open up Tracktion and have a complete song in less than 5 minutes. Is that being true to the art? Time to catch up? Time to be sincere with music!
I've already told you I do but it seems you just want to maintain this puerile vision of what computer engineers can or can't do nowadays. I give up. I'll just get back to my successful career and let you grumble about how everyone else is emotionless and sterile from your moral pedestal.
And why does something that takes a short amount of time equal being less "true to the art" (a very pretentious thing to say)? The Doors' first album was recorded in just six days.
True, but they did it live on a 4 track. Most albums were made quickly because they had to get the recording right at the microphone. There wasnt a lot to obsess over in the mix. Also, they still played their instruments. I think that is what Micheals gripe is over here.
Lots of bands of that era "obsessed over the mix", Yes or Pink Floyd for example, and plenty of today's bands still play their instruments. There are simply more tools available to musicians and engineers now. How they use them is purely down to the user in question, the tools themselves can't be held responsible for mediocre artists. That would be like blaming the internet for paedophilia.
yeah and speaking of engineering. go build a fucking pyramid by hand... take away cranes and bulldozers and everything that makes engineering easier. and in my opinion just pluggin into a marshall wont get a good sound. theres proof of that on youtube. there is a guy playing an authentic gibson custom zakk wylde paul and his specific equipment all of which puts him at 9000 dollars and he sounds like garbage. its all about simplicity. if you want to pay someone to spend all the extra hours go on.
The best gear in the world is useless to someone who doesn't know how to use it. My experience with engineering tells me that the bedroom "engineers" of today know nothing about what those shiny plug ins are emulating. Engineering is becoming a lost art, as everybody wants the quick and dirty path. Efficiency is important, yes, but you need a solid foundation when you're an engineer. Take away the computer and a great deal of "engineers" today would be utterly lost on how to record someone.
I've read your argument and I must say you sound like you have no idea what you're talking about. Hmm...yeah, I'm going to just start cutting tape again by hand because its the "true" way to edit. Please, get over yourself.
That's not what I said. If you had to edit the original way, you'd be lost. I can do BOTH ways. Point-and-click engineers are a dime a dozen. None of them have real chops, as the programs do most of the work for you. That's also why all music being made today pretty much sucks. Cookie-cutter songs, over and over and over.
Micheal, I was also in art school. You know how I learned the best way to make a perfect circle on a canvas? It is to trace something circular. Autotune sucks, Great drummers rock. But I did make a band happy by adjusting a loose fill on an otherwise great takewith Elastic Audio. Whatever it takes man to get it done is fine. Things like this will never replace a great drummer, but it sure helped when it was needed. Sure, I could have made the guy slave and ran up the budget.
Kitsua made a good point, and that would be there are tons of bands who put their all into their music, not influenced by the cash. That would be the underground. I can name countless bands who all fit into that category, music with substance. If all you know is the mainstream then of course to you most bands and artists are puppeteered cash cows (as is most of the radio filth) The music business is thriving, still alive with passion, you just have to look.
This was very helpful to me. I wasn't sure how to use Beat detective, and I was at an em pass when it came to beats that didn't quite add up to the music. This was a great little tutorial. Thank You.
i was using kyrstal for a little bit, i wouldnt recomend it, it throughs all of your material off beat, now i record through my boss br 600 and edit on my computer
i do something similar. i record through my boss br864, bounce, and master on it. then i edit on the computer. glad to see i'm not the only one doing stuff more complicated lol
He has an indepth knowledge of Pro Tools, and he also teaches in a understandable way. He seems like a nice person too. I still use Beat detective today, even in pt8.
>>>(continuation) While at music store, purchase a cable that has 1/4" male end to 1/8" male end so you can plug it into your mic input on computer. Now, Guitar Rig 3 can be run as a standalone program but I have Ableton Live 7 and use GR3 as a vst application within Ableton. (I wouldn't be suprised if Vai doesn't have GR3 loaded into protools!)Also,one important thing to keep in mind,,, DISABLE your microphone boost within computer! The tube in the preamp will be sufficient, trust me.
If anyone's interested in how to get your guitar to record inside computer, this is my method and it sounds ABSOLUTELY amazing! First, get a copy of Native Instruments "Guitar Rig 3". Having the midi control pedal isn't necessary (I don't have it, however I wouldn't mind if I did). I went to a local music store and purchased a microphone preamp: the "ART Tube MP" studio mic preamp. It has 2 inputs (xlr mic and intrument 1/4") and 2 outputs (same as inputs). >>>(Continued)
all you have to do is to buy a plug from anywhere , like " Radio shack " , tell them you want a plug from your guitar to computer , they will understand quickly , and hand it to you , it cost about 2-3 $ , then plug your guitar simply to your pedal then from pedal instead of amp , to your computers "MIC" I repeat again , to your computer's Mic input .
well, u will get more versitility by using software on a computer and going line in. bet u need to spend heaps to get decent software that will give you a good sound. if u mic up your amp, what you see is what you get. you can get the sound of you amp, but nothing else. however, it will sound really good. me PERSONALLY prefer software, but if you hav a good amp, just mic it into the computer. its soooo much easier.
the GX costs around £60 and lets you plug your guitar into your PC and record direct. It also comes with software to model different FX pedals, amps and stuff. look it up on youtube
You'll need a nice computer, a nice sound card (one of those ones with multiple inputs), and a crapload of software, a mixer, and technical ability. You'll probably also want some decent mics to mic your amp.
A less expensive route would be an interface like a pod or something that you can hook up via firewire or usb.
The easiest way is to go from a modeler directly into your computer. The adapter u need converts a 1/4 jack (guitar cable) to a 1/8 jack (pc mic). $3.99 at RadioShack
Plug your guitar directly to the instrument input of your sound card (audio interface). Or even better plug it into a direct box (line driver) and/or preamp before hand. If your guitar doesn¨t have a buiilt in pickup then you can record with it a condenser microphone, using phantom power.
By the way: never use the line in or mic in on your computer, it is not built to capture the high impedance that your guitar signal sends to the source. Good luck!
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So many 'probably classic' organ sounds don't seem available as VSTi, or as free samples.
So I decided to share the unique sounds of organs I love to record myself so much. Click my name for FREE ORGAN SAMPLES: LESSER-HEARD HAMMOND PLUS YAMAHA ELECTONE AND ROLAND INSTRUMENTS.
Copy, record, comment and enjoy! Or better still, make your own.
OnlyGoodCommie 1 year ago
Such a cool guy Steve
LionRoseProductions 1 year ago
u don't need software to figure out ur tempo, its : [beats in a loop] divided by [length of loop in seconds] times [60]. there, now go put beat detective out of business...
gwb911 1 year ago
Paul Gilbert or Steve Vai?? that is the question!
brian91145 1 year ago
sounds like mc lites beat
pistonear 1 year ago
OS9 Wow!! Haven't seen that in a while!
anuslee 1 year ago
Love vai,but, anyone else notice he is wearing sunglasses in a dark room??
horacrux 1 year ago
@horacrux he sed hes a poser from 80s. lol..
haladilnikas 1 year ago
@horacrux he's a musician, no prob. :)
LionRoseProductions 1 year ago
no way is that shit improvised still fuck as hell tho
sexyduck69 1 year ago
@sexyduck69 what? if anything it sounds totally improvised, its not difficult to play along to something if you know what key its in lol
TheLydianRocks 1 year ago
Its hard to just come in and play. Then he plays an eargasmic lick
CMSpida 1 year ago 2
what pro tools is he using here?
cocomartinievera 1 year ago
it`s not RARE anymore
MrSatanochio 1 year ago 2
great info here
TokaCola 1 year ago
cn subtitulos xfa!!!
jonimazza1 1 year ago
4:29 bend reminds me of Friedman a bit
kveldalf 1 year ago
I can play plenty actually. And that's not good sarcasm--sarcasm isn't just saying the opposite of what you mean. If you do that, then you're just being a dumbass. You're one of those guys that says "Great." when something goes bad--fuck those guys. Try making your "sarcasm" funny.
LifeIsPeeChee2010 1 year ago
steve vai yay!
sonic115 1 year ago
"and I'm just gonna wing it, man, cuz...... I'm Steve Vai"
evilsatival 1 year ago
This is why I'm a Steve Vai fan. This is for guitarists and not geeks. We're into music and the science behind it. Much prefer the soul and feeling of innovators and not old players from 30 years ago.....
flextoneibanez 1 year ago 18
this is why you are an idiot. music is stupid and so is your face and most innovaters are geeks like you which is why you like science. Only geeks like science. The soul and feeling of innovater geeks is all you got.
alexk307 1 year ago
So, my face and music are stupid, huh? You sound like you're 12, but I'll say this anyway: EAT SHIT, BITCH.....
flextoneibanez 1 year ago
you sound like you are a gay homosexual, so to you i will say this: It doesn't matter where you come from, it's the way that you carry yourself on a day to day basis. So, how do you like the sound of dem apples bitch?
alexk307 1 year ago
Now you're talking like a wigger, so that's funny! Say hi to your mom for me, she knows I'm not a fag.... Some day you'll realize how stupid white preteens sound when they try to be black....
flextoneibanez 1 year ago
I asked my mother and she's never heard of you before. So, seeing how your one witness doesn't know who you are, brings me to the ultimate conclusion that you are in fact gay and probably flaming. And as far as i'm concerned white preteens who try to be black will never go out of style.
alexk307 1 year ago
Hi, cunt! She's just being shy because I split her fat ass wide open with my huge cock.... You wigger loving waste of life.
flextoneibanez 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez Don't tell me what i like. Steve Vai is just as appealing to me as Chuck Berry, Hank Marvin and George Harrison.
Alkali64 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez Oh, you're so cool Brewster!
loafpork 1 year ago
He is from 30 years ago, dipshit--he started playing with Zappa in 1980.
And blues guitarists have more "soul" than anything--they began the template for Vai's music.
LifeIsPeeChee2010 1 year ago
@LifeIsPeeChee2010 Yeah no fuckin shit, asshole, I'm aware of Vai's past.
If you weren't such a moron you'd realize that my original comment was sarcasm towards 65ramjam's stupid comment below. Get a clue, cocksucker...
"Betcha can't play none, either!"
flextoneibanez 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez
30 years ago? think about that hehe ^^
pinkcheesey101 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez This is for MUSICIANS in general. Not just guitarist. And I do happen to be a guitarist.
matthewcrafter 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez u know vai used to wear leopard print tarzan shorts on stage 30 years ago when he was playing for Frank. I like Vai but his innovation didn't come out of thin air.
ToothyGus 1 year ago
@flextoneibanez Some of those old players, you're underestimating, were one of the best musicians in this era, and Steve Vai is a little kid compared to them. I never liked his jerking sound and technique where music in fact loses its soul and it becomes endless loop of speedy scales and jerking all around in chromatic and pentatonic. Listen for Joe Pass for example, that's real music, harmony, soul, and he barely crosses 1/32 note, with a lovely sounding guitar, not this metal jerking rod...
Dusankk 1 year ago
@Dusankk You have no idea what you are talking about...but well...to appreciate Vai you need a certain ammount of musical intellect.
PhilosopherOnWeed 11 months ago
@PhilosopherOnWeed Well if you mean innovation, you could listen to good old J.S. Bach who is the inventor of most of modern music, not just classical and to listen to his music you'll need lot more intelligence and bigger IQ to get the point. Steve did not invented boiling water, he is just an virtuoso, but far from Paganini and such innovators. Imagine spending 24 h a day jerking up and down on a scale, sniffing to speed up and the result is mental and musical masturbation
Dusankk 3 months ago
@Dusankk He is not just a virtuoso, he is more then that, since he is just using his virtuoism as a tool to make the spiritual music he is making. And Bach is an innovator, but his music is actually quite simple, like most classical pieces. When you apply music theory you'll notice classical music is very basic in it's nature...that ofcourse is the beauty of it, but Vai has something you'll need to understand before you can appreciate it, just like Zappa.
PhilosopherOnWeed 3 months ago
@flextoneibanez Um. Vai has been around for 30 years.
Also your saying something is wrong with guitar players like VH, Clapton, Joe Perry, Hendrix because they don't talk about the "science" of music????
TheHockeyCentral 11 months ago
@flextoneibanez Uh, vai IS an old player from 30 years ago. He got his start with zappa in 1980. Odd how you are into something you say you aren't.
vandinroth 10 months ago
@flextoneibanez Doesn't your comment just contradict itself in every sentence? Geeks : Science | Tone : 30 Years ago?!? {:o\
3Deity 9 months ago
This is why I'm not a Steve Vai fan. This is for geeks not guitarists. We're into music not the science behind it. Much prefer the soul and feeling of Hendrix & SRV etc
65ramjam 1 year ago
@65ramjam ...Actually Hendrix and SRV were theory buffs too.....knowing their major 9ths and Flat5ths' and whatnot......
IrnBruDude000 1 year ago
Stevie Ray Vaughan couldn't read sheet music. Surely to be a theory buff, reading sheet music is the first requirement. In my opinion he was a far more soulful (& therefore better) player than Vai.
65ramjam 1 year ago
Most guitarists are terrible when it comes 2 sheet music lol .....when it comes to blues tho Stevie kicks Vai's ass (and pretty much everyone elses), but Vai also kicks everyone elses ass at his own style..........
IrnBruDude000 1 year ago
But I disagree with the statement that SRV was a 'theory buff'. Vai leaves me cold but each to their own. At least we all like guitar music.
65ramjam 1 year ago
@IrnBruDude000: Simply knowing 9ths and flat 5ths doesn't make one a theory buff. Those are the basics.
XSDarkMoonZX 1 year ago
@XSDarkMoonZX i suppose.......but its a shame there's no big names popping up nowadays.....can only think of Matt bellamy, joe bonamassa and Orianthi..there probably are others tho......
IrnBruDude000 1 year ago
That's cool if you want to make a drum take 100% perfect. However, that eliminates those little accents on hooks and/or changes in the song. Nothing beats the Human ear, it's still best to put the man hours in and manually moving spots until it's languid.
scorchedsound 2 years ago
That screen must be very bright that he has to wear shades
entityx0 2 years ago 2
Beat detective sucks
clw61099 2 years ago
I wish these replies would appear beneath the comment to which we were replying. It comes across so pointless otherwise. Anyone know if that is possible?
TheProgmagog 2 years ago 2
i love the actually detective hahaha digidesign is hilarious hahaha or they were ha i believe in version 8 it doesnt have the detective anymore haha
stevewaiatutube 2 years ago
By the way I mean 8GB of memory:)
Stevo4411 2 years ago
well...ahem let me just say......i wont be the newb that argues about nothing related with the video above.....secondly as for pro tools...the better option i can give is to go and buy it.....this product is soo huge it needs at least 8GB just to start. and an external hard drive...and a decent USB interface...its recommended to use an I mac for this program....at least thats my opinion with all do respect
Stevo4411 2 years ago
whoa dudes - anger management yo.
levitronik 2 years ago
it looks like Steves inside a spaceship
f22turboaccord 2 years ago
is there anywhere where i can download the software for free ?
nirvana613 2 years ago
@nirvana613
your an idiot
adivinecollision 2 years ago
fuck you
nirvana613 2 years ago
@nirvana613 lmao
adivinecollision 2 years ago 2
@adivinecollision indeed
nirvana613 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
I agree, but I think Mr Vai has proved himself with the Flexible album that he is anything but "cookie cutter" I think this is more of a tutorial. BTW I think plug ins that emulate classic hardware dont cut it. Plug ins that emulate musicians are an awful exuse for real music. Hopefully the fad will pass. Modern tech driven music makes me realize disco actually had soul. I am a rock fan, not a disco fan, but now I realize disco was played with instruments.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
" Plug ins that emulate musicians are an awful exuse for real music "
-as a recording engineer, it all depends on the artist, when a drummer comes in whos good, and needs some elastic audioing or some beat detective, thats fine, cause you know he can do it. it pisses us engineers off if we make a band sound way better then they are. so we use it limitedly, unless we know the drummer is tight. and that goes for all musicians aswell.
adivinecollision 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
Yes. If a musician is that far off the mark, they shouldn't be in the studio yet. Putting the cart before the horse sorta thing. Plus "sparing use" of elastic audio is the only tlerable solution since we dont want to spend our days editing bad playing. Nor do we want to spend our days recording bad take after bad take. Going into the studio should mean "Were ready" from a bands perspective. I play on both sides of the fence. musician and engineer BTW.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
I also use elastic time to help a errant till. I was getting at plug in instruments... more specifically, plug in grooves. Okay, they are useful and take some work out, but I just prefer a real person to play to real music. Even if the composer taps in beats with BFD... at least it is truly their own work. Their own ideas, their own performance. Otherwise we end up with more of a factory kind of thing. A good drummer breathes life into the song. Accents and so on. You agree?
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
"BTW I think plug ins that emulate classic hardware dont cut it"
they arent gunna be exactly the same as the hardware
but they do give different characteristics if used the right way. i have gotten some killer drum room sounds from the BF76 plug in. and everyone bashes that plug
its how you use your shit, man :P
and you dont need a private collage degree to be good at this shit, just takes time : )
adivinecollision 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
Fair enough. I use the la2a and the BF1176 and they work, but if you compare them to their analogue counterparts, you will see a big difference in depth, especially in a stereo scenerio. BTW I still cant afford the real ones yet, but I will, and I will deffinately pump everything through them instead of the plug ins.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
@TheProgmagog
... from below.. I wondered how could I get it to match even closer. So I patched in a relatively inexpensive TL Audio 5021 compressor. This cured the high frequency shift. I wondered then how close I could get with the 5021 alone. I had to mess with the attack time a bit and set the release to max slow, and after messing with the input level I could reduce coloration a bit until, to my ear No difference from the LA2A and the 5021 at ALL at least for this application. funny stuff
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
Yeah, "Dont cut it" is arrogant and incorrect. The modeling plugs are deffinately a huge step up from stock DAW plugs. I have very few pieces of good analog, but I will invest in more after comparing. Pro Tools has this I-O insert function which is so cool. I used my Focusrite ISA 430 eq and was so pleased with the results. Now I want an x rack with some SSL eq modules and a real 1176 and LA2A and I'm done:) BTW I never went to college. Art class was in High school:)
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
@adivinecollision
And one more comment maybe useful, maybe trash.. I did enroll in the Audio Masterclass which did clear a few things up for me, especially about compression. There was an interesting group of clips with a vocal dry, then pushed through all sorts of compressors. My favorite was the LA2A. I did my own excersise trying to match the UAD-1 to the real deal. It was pretty close except only on the very high end sibillance was shifted a bit higher with the plug in. A funny thing was..
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
cool job man
charlesdatiro7 2 years ago
protools...steve vai sounds like a cmputr nerd.
starkey420 2 years ago
lol protools 6
AdamDallas 2 years ago
Ok we know how he did the drums but where did he get the bass??? ;-p
FirstBookOfMike 2 years ago
Endless noodling is yours to explore via Vai. My biggest criticism of Via (aside from his Marilyn Monroe shirts ) is his lack of catchy melodies. Sach has good melodies and Via can play circles around any guitar player on the planet. I'd still go for the melodies.
BlindEyeJones 2 years ago
i agree with you for the most part. but if he was responding he'd say thats just him trying to be different. and thats what he always did
langestock 2 years ago
ya.....U sayy it mann
starkey420 2 years ago
Meh, you do have a point there, BlindEyeJones. But I like the lack of catchy melodies. It's much harder to make something that sounds awesome without a catchy melody, but he does pull it off pretty often.
yrsnkd 2 years ago
@BlindEyeJones
Harumph! Love the Flexible album anyway:)
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Gabyysoares 2 years ago
how do you get the program?
combolado 2 years ago
ha-ha first vid uploaded on youtube.
brazlovzya88 2 years ago
why does everyone have to fight on youtube comments about every video on this site?!? cracks me up.
SonicAge2003 2 years ago 5
its like road rage, the more impersonal, the more violent; the same person you honk at, if you bumped into um on accident in the grocery aisle you would smile and say sorry
fancygremlin 2 years ago 3
what makes it better is the arguments having nothing to do with the video. it always goes off into something off subject like obama or something totally out there
Tangerinemustang 2 years ago
Why do you have to generalize and say everyone...want to take this outside??..I CUT YOU MAN!
Adrain30 2 years ago
word... can't we all just get aloooong!! LOL
Luar23 2 years ago
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Remaspil 2 years ago
wow I can't believe I read most of that argument i have no life.
for the record kitusa is right
iamthewalrus911 2 years ago 5
"I'm a poser from the 80s, you know!" hahahahaa
GeeFunk84 2 years ago
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Pro Tools is a crutch for no-talents to make themselves sound presentable. I've been an engineer over 30 years and know what I'm talking about. Pro Tools takes the sincerity out of music.
Michael55443 2 years ago
Ok, I'm glad I read your comment.
I've been a guitar player for many years and am trying to digitaly record now. I like my korg d-3200 but want to go the computer rout.
All my gear goes through a mixer gets eqed and maximized, also have some midi mods. need to go midi and audio
I have a m-audioo uno 1x1, Will it help?
What Program(s) do you advise?.
CAN U HELP ME?
ANY ADVICE?
henry14716 2 years ago
There are many programs out there for recording audio and MIDI. It all depends on your budget. Pro Tools comes in several different levels, but their hardware is expensive. I've used Digital Performer, but that's a Mac-only program. I currently own Mackie's Tracktion program and love it. It's pretty inexpensive as well. Whatever program you use, just be sincere with your intentions as a musician. Don't do "point and click" music, as the radio is infested with it.
Michael55443 2 years ago
I run pcAny advice on progs. that r fairly friendlly and inexpensive?
And whats up with the m-audio uno? after installed will it run its own midi program, or is just an inter face for a sequence prog?
I appolige to b so inquizitive, but ithought i knew what i was doing, aparently not,
HELP, I need sombody, HELP, et c..etc..etc...
henry14716 2 years ago
For PC, you can go for Cubase 4 or the new vesion 5. Cubase is also available for Mac, as well. Logic Pro is another option, but it's only compatible with Mac. You will need a better soundcard then the one you have. You can also go for a ProTools LE system. You get almost every feature a TDM system offers but with a limited number of audio channels.
sinanynr 2 years ago
Pro Tools is a tool. Kinda like yourself. Engineer my eye.
Kitsua 2 years ago
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Let me guess. You are a young computer savvy nerd who likes making techno music to play over his rice burner car stereo? Am I getting warm? Look dude, I've been engineering over 25 years. I remember a time when computers and music didn't even correlate with each other. Too many people rely on computers to do the hard stuff for them. Talent is no longer a requirement. This is tragic! Maybe you aren't old enough to appreciate what I'm saying, but music today is soulless. Go back to playing WoW.
Michael55443 2 years ago
You don't have to guess. You can see my age and occupation on my profile page. As it happens I'm a classical pianist as well as a sound engineer who makes a rather tidy living composing music for television and radio. I am also a Pro Tools product specialist and freelance teacher of the five instruments I play as well as technical consultant and recordist for a number of studios. A few years back I conducted a performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. I don't have time to play computer games.
Kitsua 2 years ago 2
Pro Tools is used by practically every major musical and audio talent in the world today. Every major engineer, every album on the radio and every film in the cinema. To say that it corrupts the quality of music whilst recommending a toy like Tracktion is laughable.
It's nothing more than a tool, like a tape machine or a guitar. In the hands of talented people, there's nothing you can't achieve with it. There's no making button that makes the music for you - that still requires talent.
Kitsua 2 years ago
Bull. There are literally thousands of plug ins that do half the work for you. Don't lie. Pro Tools is the leader simply because it was around first. I only recommended Tracktion to that guy because he was starting out and Pro Tools would have been overkill. Read more carefully next time. I personally use Digital Performer and I'll put it up against Pro Tools any day of the week. It's a tool, yes, but people are abusing it. How Antares Auto Tune? You can't tell me that isn't a crutch!
Michael55443 2 years ago
There is no plugin that will make a good piece of music for you. That just doesn't exist. It requires the input of a human being to craft the product itself, the tools you use to do it are purely academic. Fair enough Autotune can make a mediocre singer sound passable, but it won't write a good song for them to sing. Just because mediocrities use something, doesn't make the technology some kind of talent-killer - that's just a retarded argument.
Kitsua 2 years ago
I assume we have a vast difference in age, as you seem to go for the instant gratification method of recording. Editing like vocal comping and drum replacement are all crutches, in my opinion. As a audio recorder, computers are fine. What I have a problem with is people using the editing capabilities to make a half-hearted recording sound somewhat passable. What ever happened to learning your parts exceptionally well so you don't NEED to comp your vocals? Play the parts well and no need to edit.
Michael55443 2 years ago
Firstly, stop bringing up my age, as if that had anything to do with anything. I'm 30 years old.
You sound like such a luddite. Editing is a crutch? Egads man, why not record onto wax cylinders if you're such a purist? You realise that Glenn Gould would edit his performances to craft the perfect recording? I suppose he's using a crutch to compensate for his lack of talent too? The Beatles were using the state of the art technology to create new types of musical art too at the time. Grow up.
Kitsua 2 years ago 2
Yes, I am an audio purist. I realize there are many tricks to getting the song completed. I am talking about artificial means of improving a performance. Drum replacement, vocal comping, auto tune, stuff like that. Get it right the first time and you don't need those crutches. The Beatles may have been using the lately gear, but their songs were sincere and not perfectly performed. Imagine going back to recut those songs to make them "perfect". All this editing crap isn't needed, if careful.
Michael55443 2 years ago
@Michael55443
Now now.. vocal comping goes way back to the analog days. even the pre-multi track days. They just took multiple passes and cut the best versions into a unified whole. Even Hendrix did that with his guitar playing.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago 2
@Michael55443
All the DAWs are just as good as the other. But Pro Tools HD is a whole other beast. The workload being handled by DSP is a whole other story than native processing. The end result can be the same, but in use, PTHD is a lot more like the old mixer and rack effects days in that I can use either plug ins (yuck) or hardware patched into digital inserts in real time both tracking and or mixdown. I dont have to repatch a thing. I simply open the io insert on the desired track. Walla:)
TheProgmagog 2 years ago 2
Just because you're too witless to discover any of the myriad of great artists making music out there today doesn't mean they doesn't exist. Try looking outside of what the mainstream media drip-feeds you instead of holding your fingers in your ears and telling the kids to get off your lawn.
Kitsua 2 years ago
You are making some sort of point here, but I am not sure what it is. There are a few good artists out there today, but the ratio is dismally small. Most of the groups or bands out there are pretty people with zero talent making filthy amounts of money selling crap. The music business is losing its integrity and anyone who participates in the creation or distribution of this crap is a sellout. I don't know what your beef is with me, but you have anger issues against those you don't agree with.
Michael55443 2 years ago
My beef is you assuming I'm some young punk with no knowledge or taste just because I pulled you up on your bullshit. You were the one with the condescending pretentious attitude.
Sure there is a hell of a lot of rubbish out there today but that has absolutely zero to do with technology and more to do with the music business as an industry. There are countless artists and bands making quality music, you just have to go looking for it and not rely on the industry to tell you what to listen to.
Kitsua 2 years ago 2
I've had these same arguments countless times with "point and click" engineers and I am sick and tired of it. Music is a dying art form, thanks to the record companies. Believe me, I do NOT listen to what the industry tells me is the latest "cool" artist out there. I've been a musician most of my life and I've found that the crap passing for music today is really depressing. The music business has become the business of music. Very, VERY unfortunate. I try to keep the real faith going.
Michael55443 2 years ago
What's this 'point and click' nonsense? An engineer is an engineer. I use the tools available to me to achieve whatever task is set before me. I'm a professional and I do what needs to be done to get the job done. The proof is in the pudding, not in the oven or whisk you used to beat the batter.
Kitsua 2 years ago
So you basically will cut corners to finish a project? Cheat? Is that being faithful to the music and art? Many "engineers" today feel they are so clever because they just took a shit performance and polished it. That's not engineering. Engineers need to work hard if they want good results. Most "point and click" engineers don't grasp that concept. Need a good guitar sound? Forget mic choice and placement, simply load the Marshall plug in! Done in 1 minute. Take away the computers, no engineer!
Michael55443 2 years ago
Dude, you're living in a small mind. Who said I cut corners? What on earth is 'cheating'? You're making ridiculous assumptions in order to make the world fit into your preconceived notion of what constitutes art and talent. I love getting the perfect mic in front of the perfect amp going into the perfect preamp to get that perfect sound. However, if I need to compose a piece of music overnight I love the fact that I can put on headphones and dial up a good sounding plugin that's automatable.
Kitsua 2 years ago 3
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Enjoy your plug ins then. There isn't a plug in today that is worth a damn. All they do is emulate. They are never 100% accurate. I prefer the tried and true methods of recording, especially if I put my name on it. I refuse to have to do a piece of music overnight. Nothing good can come from it. That's what I mean by point and click music. Sterile, soulless stuff. Made overnight.
Michael55443 2 years ago
I write music for adverts too, and they typically need results in a day or two. I need to be able to work quickly and to a very high standard and today's tools allow me to do just that. On the other hand, if I'm recording a great band or singer I take the time to do things the old-school way, depending on the material and the artist. Each job requires a different way of doing things and all of those things are still available to those who want to use them.
Kitsua 2 years ago 2
And I still don't know what you mean by 'point and click' engineers. No professional engineer working today comes out with these adolescent viewpoints. They use the tools that facilitate their craft. You couldn't pull their total-recall fully-automatable control surface-integrated DAWs from their dead hands. And we're talking all the old-school and major engineers that make all the great music you love. This is the modern world and we all moved on a while ago. Time to catch up man.
Kitsua 2 years ago 2
No, you aren't understanding what I'm getting at. Do you know how to get a good drum sound or guitar sound? I bet a lot of computer savvy "engineers" today don't. To them, it's about inserting a plug in of some sort. All I'm saying is music is becoming too emotionless and sterile and it's partly due to how easy it is to create it. I can literally open up Tracktion and have a complete song in less than 5 minutes. Is that being true to the art? Time to catch up? Time to be sincere with music!
Michael55443 2 years ago
I've already told you I do but it seems you just want to maintain this puerile vision of what computer engineers can or can't do nowadays. I give up. I'll just get back to my successful career and let you grumble about how everyone else is emotionless and sterile from your moral pedestal.
And why does something that takes a short amount of time equal being less "true to the art" (a very pretentious thing to say)? The Doors' first album was recorded in just six days.
Kitsua 2 years ago 3
@Kitsua
True, but they did it live on a 4 track. Most albums were made quickly because they had to get the recording right at the microphone. There wasnt a lot to obsess over in the mix. Also, they still played their instruments. I think that is what Micheals gripe is over here.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
Lots of bands of that era "obsessed over the mix", Yes or Pink Floyd for example, and plenty of today's bands still play their instruments. There are simply more tools available to musicians and engineers now. How they use them is purely down to the user in question, the tools themselves can't be held responsible for mediocre artists. That would be like blaming the internet for paedophilia.
Kitsua 2 years ago
yeah and speaking of engineering. go build a fucking pyramid by hand... take away cranes and bulldozers and everything that makes engineering easier. and in my opinion just pluggin into a marshall wont get a good sound. theres proof of that on youtube. there is a guy playing an authentic gibson custom zakk wylde paul and his specific equipment all of which puts him at 9000 dollars and he sounds like garbage. its all about simplicity. if you want to pay someone to spend all the extra hours go on.
spidanez 2 years ago 11
The best gear in the world is useless to someone who doesn't know how to use it. My experience with engineering tells me that the bedroom "engineers" of today know nothing about what those shiny plug ins are emulating. Engineering is becoming a lost art, as everybody wants the quick and dirty path. Efficiency is important, yes, but you need a solid foundation when you're an engineer. Take away the computer and a great deal of "engineers" today would be utterly lost on how to record someone.
Michael55443 2 years ago
I've read your argument and I must say you sound like you have no idea what you're talking about. Hmm...yeah, I'm going to just start cutting tape again by hand because its the "true" way to edit. Please, get over yourself.
MusicianofStark 2 years ago 2
@MusicianofStark
That's not what I said. If you had to edit the original way, you'd be lost. I can do BOTH ways. Point-and-click engineers are a dime a dozen. None of them have real chops, as the programs do most of the work for you. That's also why all music being made today pretty much sucks. Cookie-cutter songs, over and over and over.
Michael55443 2 years ago
Cookie-cutter songs are the product of the cookie-cutter artists... not engineers.
Limelite7 2 years ago 2
@spidanez Yeah but take that guy and give him all these possibilietes... that's what Steve does. Insane stuff
superagnitio 1 year ago
@Michael55443
Micheal, I was also in art school. You know how I learned the best way to make a perfect circle on a canvas? It is to trace something circular. Autotune sucks, Great drummers rock. But I did make a band happy by adjusting a loose fill on an otherwise great takewith Elastic Audio. Whatever it takes man to get it done is fine. Things like this will never replace a great drummer, but it sure helped when it was needed. Sure, I could have made the guy slave and ran up the budget.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago 2
@Michael55443
That is right Micheal. Only a human being can make real music.
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
@Kitsua
Nail on the head! Right on!
TheProgmagog 2 years ago
Kitsua made a good point, and that would be there are tons of bands who put their all into their music, not influenced by the cash. That would be the underground. I can name countless bands who all fit into that category, music with substance. If all you know is the mainstream then of course to you most bands and artists are puppeteered cash cows (as is most of the radio filth) The music business is thriving, still alive with passion, you just have to look.
TheColorOfDesire 2 years ago 4
PEE IN MY BUTT! steve
juniormyrick 2 years ago
eeew
Branman1994 2 years ago
no, actually i thinks its hd, cuz n the back is an old pro control
santiagaomx 2 years ago
pro tools le
santiagaomx 2 years ago
how is this version of pro tools called?? i cant find pro tools on the apple store they only sell logic.. or is logic the same??
LennartIbanez 2 years ago
omg, the weather is rreally warm...
i need the aircon~
aznjt 2 years ago
cool..
paulignacius 2 years ago
Good Old Os 9 ;)
TERRANCIO 2 years ago
This was very helpful to me. I wasn't sure how to use Beat detective, and I was at an em pass when it came to beats that didn't quite add up to the music. This was a great little tutorial. Thank You.
RachelleLang1 2 years ago
you people should play crysis
blastoise0poliwrath 2 years ago
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its an ugly video
hate it!
heartbrokengirl0809 2 years ago
He seems like a normal dude, then he picks up the guitar and you realize that he isn't. =)
Yoshiling 2 years ago 12
I know what you mean, if I didn't know that Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, then I'd think he was some music shop dude or something :D
HavenMac 2 years ago
i was using kyrstal for a little bit, i wouldnt recomend it, it throughs all of your material off beat, now i record through my boss br 600 and edit on my computer
hatemeplease15 2 years ago
i do something similar. i record through my boss br864, bounce, and master on it. then i edit on the computer. glad to see i'm not the only one doing stuff more complicated lol
Nascar24ms 2 years ago
"I'm just gunna wing it man...coz that's what you do!"
randomnan 2 years ago
Steve, just shut up 'n play yer guitar!
Kidding : )
edthehead83 2 years ago 3
I love Vai.
He can wing a part of a solo and I instantly fall in love with it.
BulletWithYerName 2 years ago 2
upload video to youtube
abdoudiga88 2 years ago
"What's a song without a guitar solo?" Steve rocks haha
ldog1991 2 years ago 6
Geez man, where did this came from?????
Steve rocks haha
speedlick 2 years ago
then I just gonna wing it man, cause thats what you do!
sandiS93 2 years ago
He has an indepth knowledge of Pro Tools, and he also teaches in a understandable way. He seems like a nice person too. I still use Beat detective today, even in pt8.
fridrikur 2 years ago 3
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fridrikur 2 years ago
pfff! steve vais studio costs more than 5000 bucks -.-
GGUERRAfan 2 years ago 2
>>>(continuation) While at music store, purchase a cable that has 1/4" male end to 1/8" male end so you can plug it into your mic input on computer. Now, Guitar Rig 3 can be run as a standalone program but I have Ableton Live 7 and use GR3 as a vst application within Ableton. (I wouldn't be suprised if Vai doesn't have GR3 loaded into protools!)Also,one important thing to keep in mind,,, DISABLE your microphone boost within computer! The tube in the preamp will be sufficient, trust me.
reruddock 2 years ago
If anyone's interested in how to get your guitar to record inside computer, this is my method and it sounds ABSOLUTELY amazing! First, get a copy of Native Instruments "Guitar Rig 3". Having the midi control pedal isn't necessary (I don't have it, however I wouldn't mind if I did). I went to a local music store and purchased a microphone preamp: the "ART Tube MP" studio mic preamp. It has 2 inputs (xlr mic and intrument 1/4") and 2 outputs (same as inputs). >>>(Continued)
reruddock 2 years ago
i have "battery" but it doesnt work with cubase sx3. WHY??? please someone tell me :)
r0kas 2 years ago
But it does! Place the .dll file from battery inside the vstplugin folder. Restart cubase and it should be available on the vst instruments.
Inblut 2 years ago
wow , no1 knows ?
well look if you have a pedal then problem solved
all you have to do is to buy a plug from anywhere , like " Radio shack " , tell them you want a plug from your guitar to computer , they will understand quickly , and hand it to you , it cost about 2-3 $ , then plug your guitar simply to your pedal then from pedal instead of amp , to your computers "MIC" I repeat again , to your computer's Mic input .
xMETALLICAxx 2 years ago
PLEASE TELL ME THE BEST WAY TO RECORD GUITAR TRACKS
- do i have mic next to amp?
- somehow connect guitar lead into amp and amp into computer?
AcdcBz2 2 years ago
whatever you want. look it up on google or something
CTravaglini 2 years ago
which one is BEST, is what im assking
AcdcBz2 2 years ago
well, u will get more versitility by using software on a computer and going line in. bet u need to spend heaps to get decent software that will give you a good sound. if u mic up your amp, what you see is what you get. you can get the sound of you amp, but nothing else. however, it will sound really good. me PERSONALLY prefer software, but if you hav a good amp, just mic it into the computer. its soooo much easier.
CTravaglini 2 years ago
buy a Line6 Pod Studio GX, UX1 or UX2
the GX costs around £60 and lets you plug your guitar into your PC and record direct. It also comes with software to model different FX pedals, amps and stuff. look it up on youtube
stead10pod 2 years ago
You'll need a nice computer, a nice sound card (one of those ones with multiple inputs), and a crapload of software, a mixer, and technical ability. You'll probably also want some decent mics to mic your amp.
A less expensive route would be an interface like a pod or something that you can hook up via firewire or usb.
The easiest way is to go from a modeler directly into your computer. The adapter u need converts a 1/4 jack (guitar cable) to a 1/8 jack (pc mic). $3.99 at RadioShack
Leonard5555 2 years ago
Anyone here heard of stealth plug?
shredfix1993 2 years ago
yes, my friend got one and it didn't work on his computer cuz he has vista
Leonard5555 2 years ago
Is there more videos of Steve talking about Pro Tools?
evh5150316 2 years ago
steve vai is an alien.
7blak7panther7 2 years ago
i have a sound card and pro tools how should i record my guitar wit a mic in the amp or ??
blacklung7 2 years ago
Plug your guitar directly to the instrument input of your sound card (audio interface). Or even better plug it into a direct box (line driver) and/or preamp before hand. If your guitar doesn¨t have a buiilt in pickup then you can record with it a condenser microphone, using phantom power.
By the way: never use the line in or mic in on your computer, it is not built to capture the high impedance that your guitar signal sends to the source. Good luck!
fridrikur 2 years ago
GOD!
stevevaiisnumber1 2 years ago