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Good week, didn't have much time though despite the holiday work was a complete bear. 

Helluva  week dudes. Some great picks up there. 

5 hours ago, Mikson said:

So let's start!

I don't know who suggested this because he didn't put a nickname, but this is a nice song, so thanks.

This is the song that introduced me to New Order and in turn Joy Division, because it had been featured in Lumines.

Guys, another great week. Thanks for everyone who puts work into this, I know it's not easy and it's just a labor of love. The selection this week is appetizing, get ready to grind those axes fellas.

Really excellent selections this week!

I think I had some issues with note detection here.

Fun choices this week, thanks everyone!

Deep Purple and Stevie Wonder look like fun adventures for me this week. Both seem well suited for the Strat this week  .

Travis - Turn Lead & Bass, been really meaning to listen to this entire album since Josh Scott of JHS recommended it on his youtube channel, this song reminded me and I did listen to the album! Then I gave it a 4/5 on RYM. I think it's pretty good! I've really been meaning to get the bass back out too. This was an easy excuse.

Sum 41 - Handle This, cool song. Had some issues with note detection I think for me. I've always liked these guys.

Good selection this week:

Green Day: 

MCR, I always kind of looked down on these guys when they were big (I was in HS and thought they were for chicks) but I actually liked this track:

No Doubt, I was a wee lad when this came out. Just four years old. I remember the album being huge though and actually getting a copy from my cousin and I also remember having a thing for Gwen even at a young age. I need to give this album a re-listen. Makes me miss the 90s man: 

The Enemy Within, this song really pushes me. I could probably get into the upper 80s if I really worked it but didn't have time this week: 

I got an 87 on this, accidentally deleted my screenshot and am too lazy to re-do it. So here's my second best

And I forgot to post my scores this week..... 

I'm on vacation this upcoming week, more of a working vacation (taxes, doctor appointments, the usual stuff we ignore during our 40 hour work weeks, yay) but it still means I can focus on the songs a bit more. Excited about this week. Some cool diversity in terms of genres and styles. I took a stab at Have a Cigar and ended up at 73% I think after a few tries. I definitely agree note detection is the big challenge on this track but I feel reasonably capable of playing it based on my own judgment which is very cool. 

Haven't messed with the Noel capo track, my poor strat is starting to show fret wear so I need to decide which guitar I want to subject the capo to. Perhaps the Meteora. 

A great week, thanks guys!

I found this pool song a bit of a challenge tbh.

I tried the advanced, maxed out around 78% tough song but very fun to play.

This Strokes track is no joke fellas.

Good picks this week. Let's go!

7 hours ago, diceslinger said:

 

@Rodman I finally got some time to record my version of Heaven's on Fire.  This one turned out to be really fun!  Usually I record each part until I get a good take.  This time I took a different approach this time and recorded it in sections.  I got a drum track from Band in a Box, then I recorded the first verse on guitar, then recorded the vocals for it, and for some recorded a vocal "chorus" an octave higher.  Then I did the same for the next section and so on.  I put the solo in last, I fear it is just random flailing.  I tried to tease around the resolving note and let it ring out at the end of the solo.  Not sure how successful I was.  I watched a video about fixing up vocals that the guy broke it up in sections, so I thought I would try that approach for my recording.  The idea was that I would try to use an auto-tune plugin on it, but honestly it didn't make me sound much better, so I ditched it.  I ended up with a chorus effect and a compressor on the vocals and that was it.

I took a screenshot of the DAW for the video still, I wasn't feeling creative photographing the guitar, so I thought it interesting.  I'm using Cakewalk which is now free.  

 

This is cool. I should be doing something like this but not quite ready. Is anyone else taking theory courses? I paid for the Justin Guitar theory course. It's pretty cheap and not bad.

As an aside: