[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]In the program I use, there is an "Export to MIDI" option?[/QUOTE]

Aha! Cool. Mine has that too. How could I get it on the web though so that people could listen to it? I don't know how to use the service you used.

[QUOTE=Ripper22]That's cool. I save my dissonance for my metal stuff, generally: I'm not very inclined to break too many theory rules when I'm playing melodically, generally speaking. :) But I do occaisionally. It honestly depends on what kind of music I'm playing.[/QUOTE]

I seem to have an affinity for dissonance myself. One thing I'm fond of doing in my riffs for a little spice is this chord shape:

A |---12---|
E |---9---|

I first heard it used in The Dragon's Child by Iced Earth, and since then I've been experimenting with how to use it properly.

[QUOTE=Ripper22]Aha! Cool. Mine has that too. How could I get it on the web though so that people could listen to it? I don't know how to use the service you used.[/QUOTE]
Go to [url]http://www.yousendit.com[/url] and send it to your email address, then paste the link it gives you when you sned it in here :)

[QUOTE=Ripper22]That's pretty cool, man. Sounds like a Breaking Benjamin riff or something with those harmonics and emphasis on the lower strings. With a good drum beat that riff would probably be even extra cool. :thumb:[/QUOTE]


thanx..i ususally throw in a couple trills and i like to use some quick little "gallops" in place of the palm muted 0/2's

man i love just jammin until i feel like ive got something...music is sweet :cool:

i wish you had guitar pro or something so i could send my song ive been workin on...i really like were its going but im kinda stuck in a rut as of now

sup thread

So we're back?

Guess so.

Everything is normal like is was before so far.

Hmm...

Where are all the regulars. :(

[url]http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3JZPSUVH5V6IS36WLG0Y9NWJD8[/url]


heres my song incase anyone is interested

i only have guitar since thats what i play but i use a pretty sweet track off of my drum machine that makes it sound nice.

give some feedback if ya want

its not finished by all means but this is what i have so far. oh and i know the end part of it sounds kinda dumb but thats cuz i just threw something together right there lol...not gonna keep that part btw

Yay, MX isn't slow anymore! Well, atleast not for me.

Mx is working again :D

Except for the avatars

You're only a few posts away from stars, right?

[QUOTE=Efilnikufesin]You're only a few posts away from stars, right?[/QUOTE]

Indeed.

[QUOTE=emo_must_die][url]http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3JZPSUVH5V6IS36WLG0Y9NWJD8[/url]


heres my song incase anyone is interested

i only have guitar since thats what i play but i use a pretty sweet track off of my drum machine that makes it sound nice.

give some feedback if ya want

its not finished by all means but this is what i have so far. oh and i know the end part of it sounds kinda dumb but thats cuz i just threw something together right there lol...not gonna keep that part btw[/QUOTE]

I like it. Keep up the good work. I'm impressed with the rhythm skills: as I don't play with a pick it's hard to do really cool fast gallop rhythms like what you do. :thumb:

[QUOTE=emo_must_die][url]http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3JZPSUVH5V6IS36WLG0Y9NWJD8[/url]


heres my song incase anyone is interested

i only have guitar since thats what i play but i use a pretty sweet track off of my drum machine that makes it sound nice.

give some feedback if ya want

its not finished by all means but this is what i have so far. oh and i know the end part of it sounds kinda dumb but thats cuz i just threw something together right there lol...not gonna keep that part btw[/QUOTE]
I can't d/l it for some reason? :(

thanx man that really means a lot. ive only been playin for almost 2 years without lessons which i still want to take becuz my alternate picking needs some improvment.

but thanx for the compliment

[QUOTE=emo_must_die]thanx man that really means a lot. ive only been playin for almost 2 years without lessons which i still want to take becuz my alternate picking needs some improvment.

but thanx for the compliment[/QUOTE]

Lessons? You don't need no stinkin' lessons! :)

I've been playing for three and a half years now, and it's all without lessons. I'm pretty good I'd say...I think I have a natural affinity for the guitar. I have tons of tab books, tons of theory books, tons of guitar magazines...I just drink it all in. It's a trip for me, and it's hugely inspiring to me to learn the whys and wherefores of theory and structure. I've never run scales. Just dedicated practice, practice practice.

yeah thats how i am

Im 19 almost 20 and my little brother (16) and i were taking lessons at the same time but i only did 1 cuz i got a job out of town and he took them all and he is phenominal...its rediculous how good he is and frankly i am jealous, but i do feel that i have a nac for songwriting and what fits and what doesnt so we'll see where i go from there. :)

1000th post

*horrible spam*

I took lessons to start, but there really aren't any good teacher around my town. I just learn everything from the internet and books now.

My teacher was amazing...he won a national finger picking contest or something like that 2 years in a row, plus i know him personally and hes a really great guy so i might go back to him since we're friends and that

[QUOTE=emo_must_die]My teacher was amazing...he won a national finger picking contest or something like that 2 years in a row, plus i know him personally and hes a really great guy so i might go back to him since we're friends and that[/QUOTE]

The only reason I stick with my teacher now is because I've gotten to know him personally, and he's an awesome guy. He can't teach me **** anymore, but he's still cool.

My drum teacher apprently has a band that is getting kinda big. He's real modest and doesn't really share anything from it though. His name is Mike Lund. Does that ring a bell to anyone?

[QUOTE=Ripper22]Lessons? You don't need no stinkin' lessons! :)

I've been playing for three and a half years now, and it's all without lessons. I'm pretty good I'd say...I think I have a natural affinity for the guitar. I have tons of tab books, tons of theory books, tons of guitar magazines...I just drink it all in. It's a trip for me, and it's hugely inspiring to me to learn the whys and wherefores of theory and structure. I've never run scales. Just dedicated practice, practice practice.[/QUOTE]

I've been taking lessons with the same guy for 5 1/2 years. Lessons are a good thing. Well, atleast for some people. I see myself stopping my lessons only when I really have too. There's always something new to learn. Even if your just learning random tidbits from a song, it's good to have someone else there to help you. Especially when you can't think of anything to work on, you always have someone else to give you criticism and tell you what to do.

did any of you listen to my song on the previous page at all?

[QUOTE=Iron Man]1000th post

*horrible spam*[/QUOTE]

Congrats.

:chug:

I will get there someday.

Well, what a fun time that was. How long exactly was the site down for?

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Well, what a fun time that was. How long exactly was the site down for?[/QUOTE]

I think it's been down since Sunday night...about two days? Not sure

[QUOTE=Iron Man]I think it's been down since Sunday night...about two days? Not sure[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I wasn't able to get on at all last night, and its been up and down periodically through the day.

Hehe, good old database corruption. :)

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Hehe, good old database corruption. :)[/QUOTE]

Almost as bad as a toasted motherboard on your PC...ALMOST.

How is everyone doing?

I'm doing fine. Nothing utterly screwing up my day yet. YET.

Not bad. At work, eating some Fatdonald's, MXing again...don't get no better.

I see. Well, I can imagine better, but then I am Australian. :)

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]I see. Well, I can imagine better, but then I am Australian. :)[/QUOTE]

You mean such as frollicking through the outback with your neighborly kangaroos and dingos?

/And it would be better if I had a nice frosty brew in my hand as well.

That reminds me.

*grabs beer*

Ahh, that is much better.

Boogeyman is a very terrible movie.

Night :wave:

By the way, added a solo at the end...sorta (imagine rough take #1):
[url]http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=23Q5RMKJZGXNQ0FNQ8WFB6S2D1[/url]

EDIT: Jason, fix your avatar :angry: