[__tsidewinder__]

OK, I recently recorded this at my PC all through line in, directly from my guitar into my computer. The tone is pretty much awful. At least I think so. Hopefully the playing isn't completely awful, it was one of two attempts over a simple backing I made a few minutes prior to the improf.

I don't do much improf over actual chord progressions, so my lack of experiance shows through quite a bit.

I want to know how I can improve my improf, so thats where you guys come in. Listen, and then tell me what worked well, and much more importantly what didn't. Tell me what I should've done instead.

EDIT: oh, I guess I should include the actual MP3. Oops.

[X4StringDrive]

I'm not one to offer what to do's....nice playing, nice BT. What are you recording into, audacity or sound recorder or..?

[eddiez152]

TS,

I listened to it but not able to much, playing was good but a bit muffeled in the sound. Recording don't seem to come easy.
We'll find our settings eventually.

[johnbullard]

Just keep at it . I'm still trying to play with "eyes closed "; where you actually play whats going through your emotive mind and not just a bunch of patterns. Having said that I had to learn patterns by the dozens and befor I could shut my eyes I had to play them countless times with eyes open and still do. I think you might try listening to the BT a section at a time, say four bars. Then sing an improv out loud untill you get something you really like. The work at finding those notes( and don't forget the phraseing) on the guitar. I do this alot. It helps me. Johnbullard

[__tsidewinder__]

Yeah, sorry about the sound quality.

Thanks for the feedback.

"Just keep at it . I'm still trying to play with "eyes closed "; where you actually play whats going through your emotive mind and not just a bunch of patterns"

Yeah, its hard not to get stuck in patterns. I'm still working on this exact thing.
"I think you might try listening to the BT a section at a time, say four bars. Then sing an improv out loud untill you get something you really like. The work at finding those notes( and don't forget the phraseing) on the guitar. I do this alot"

I'll give that a try. I'm a little shy with singing, so maybe when no one is in the house. Thanks for the suggestion, it should be helpful.

I'll continue to post more improf I think.

Oh, and I record through Kristal Audio. Then I Export it to audacity, and use the Mp3 encoder. It works decent, I guess. I'll post a short improf thing I did a while ago that shows how the tone is when its from an amp, then into the computer. The difference is huge.

Thanks again guys.

[knight46]

tsidewinder,
Audio was a bit muffled but I thought the playing was nice. Some very cool licks.

[krissovo]

The playing was good, pump some overdrive into the guitar it and it would sound great.

[Jomi]

Recording is a bit muffled, best I can make out is that this is two tracks, the rythm part is a bit louder than the lead part, I think you should change that around - make the lead a bit louder. Can you do that in audacity?
Playing is good with some really nice parts, nice one tsidewinder, keep going.

[__tsidewinder__]

Thanks guys. Yeah, i think I could change the lead to be a bit louder in audacity. For the next bit of improf I do, I'll do that.

When I use the VST's for overdrive, it lags and I can't time things good at all. When I get the V-amp I'll put some distortion in.

Thanks again for your input people. I really appreciate it.

[Stratrat]

Sounds good, Sidewinder.

[fly135]

I think that V-Amp is going to do wonders for your recording. I liked the playing, especially the use of bends.