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Let's chill and talk about learning and writing rock, metal, punk, and classical/film music.
Chord Analysis for Tim Henson's Double Thump Guitar Exercise
The Tim Henson thump guitar video is a great intro to the technique. But those chords he uses are gorgeous! What are they? Let's dive in...
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Here's what we learn:
• How to figure out a chord on the guitar
• Understanding sus / extended chords
• Watch me suck at thumping :)
I'm a pretty "classic" guitar player, so some of these new techniques brought over from bass virtuosos like Victor Wooten is super cool to get in my fingers.
Will you try thumping? Let me know in the comments below the video!
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Free Sh*t for You:
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Here's what we learn:
• How to figure out a chord on the guitar
• Understanding sus / extended chords
• Watch me suck at thumping :)
I'm a pretty "classic" guitar player, so some of these new techniques brought over from bass virtuosos like Victor Wooten is super cool to get in my fingers.
Will you try thumping? Let me know in the comments below the video!
More Free Sh*t for You:
• 7 Ways To Write A More Effective Melody ►► justwritemusic.com
• 3-Step SongStarter ►► justwritemusic.com/songstarter
• 7 Essential Truths for Making Music in the Age of AI ►► justwritemusic.com/7-truths-ai
Become a channel member for exclusive perks:
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Playlists:
►Melody Tips:
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►Harmony Tips
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►Mental Health for Musicians:
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►Music Theory & Writing Process:
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That's nice, but how does that work on GarageBand? Where is Amp Designer on GarageBand?
it is nice. Just select guitar as your track and hit B. that opens up the controls and will show you the signal chain used for any setting. You can add, remove, or edit plugin settings there. Nice right? so nice. such nice. tremendous nice 😊
B?
@@spiceyweasel yup. B on the keyboard brings up the controls. make sure you're in the "track" section to see the plugins
'Trial' version is extremely limited, unfortunately! However, the samples are excellent, I have to agree.
yeah absolutely. thankfully it’s not crazy expensive
@@JustWriteMusic Yes, the program is worth every penny. I'll definitely be buying it this month. I need it to send players good quality audios to follow along with PDF Sibelius instrument parts.
@@JustWriteMusic Does it make any difference if you buy it directly from the NP site, or the Avid store, please?
Yeah definitely useful. It is all blindingly obvious when laid out so eloquently but it's a rare gift to have such important subtleties explained. Thanks
Happy to help! glad you got something out of it :)
Are there other good free amp sims out there?
This is the best I've heard for heavy stuff, but I'm sure there's more out there. If you're on a budget, I recommend waiting till the Waves PRS SuperModels are on sale. They usually go for $35 and have some the best factory settings I've heard on amp sim plugins
Putting the exciter before the amp gives u a lot of option for tone shaping
nice
Thanks for this informative video, which proves that NotePerformer is much better. Did you load NotePerformer on its own, or combined with Sibelius? - I am guessing on its own.
Thanks! Yeah definitely way better. I used NotePerformer as the source instruments in Sibelius itself
@@JustWriteMusic Thanks. Yes I realise that you used Sibelius music software with NotePerformer. My fault, because I left out an important word in my question, which should have read as follows: Did you load NotePerformer on its own, or combined with Sibelius SOUNDS?
@@davidbrown8763 Ahhh yes I see. I don't mix the two together, I only use the NotePerformer on its own. At this point, no SS instrument competes, at least the ones I use. For world instruments and other unique indigenous instruments, SS may be better, but I just don't have the experience to say one way or the other in that regard.
What composing software do you use?
I use Sibelius
@@JustWriteMusic Thank you!
Helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
@@JustWriteMusic Yes, I might try the trial.
@@monsterjazzlicks Go for it! Wow I should really get an affiliate with them at this point haha
@@JustWriteMusic Worth a try mate!
@@JustWriteMusic Am downloading NP...
the second flat is actually redundant
yeah typos happen lol
No, he is a nerd and practiced his ass off. He knows the music theory and he has mastered the craft
I...I agree? haha
If you agree, what’s the question?
@@stevensanchez1061 you tell me. I'm literally saying Syn knows his shit in this video haha
Well done! Thank you for your videos!
My pleasure!
Interesting. A couple of observations though - this approach doesn't necessarily work if there are chords already defined, although it's nice to break free from that constraint. Also, using a 3rd below can take a major key melody and make it minor, which is not always what we want. I'd be curious to hear how you would harmonize this if you wanted it to be in a major key.
you had it right, it's a feature, not a bug. Oftentimes reharmonizing in minor is a gorgeous, but advanced move. Saying to someone, "add a 3rd below" allows for more simplistic and ear-based decisions, rather than theory-based analytical ones...if I'm making any sense at all haha Essentially this was a simple primer to help folks start thinking about harmonizing through basic mechanics, intervals, and using what sounds good.
this is actually so useful never thought of this
Glad you got something out of it!
Hi, amazing video. I do have a question does sibelius sounds come with sibelius ultimate or you need to purchase them separately? And if so,how to do that? I'm quite confused with the avid things and app that is on my computer. Thank you.
Sibelius Sounds comes with any version of Sibelius you buy :)
Just started using these last night. Holy schmoly! I can finally get down what I'm hearing in my head without having to explain it to my band members. The drummer can also pull rhythms from any sample track or follow your scratch track. Incredible.
Totally. It can be a real time saver and demo maker!
Thanks for analyzing these two. You are sure. Also is very different with finale notation.
My pleasure!
What if I have experience writing music but just not on a computer?
Use GarageBand and connect your instrument to the computer via a usb audio interface. Just make sure you can play to a click :)
Privet my friends... I know this video post is old, but my comment is for those curious of NotePerformer. Follow the link here and discover the magic of NotePerformer. I cannot recall any VST sounding like a recording like this. The music in the linked video was produced by Dorico 5.1 Pro driving NotePerformer 4.5.0. The music performance can still be tweaked using Dorico's MIDI lanes, but the listener will definitely hear how NotePerformer is not this 'in-between', medium quality VST as some claims. NotePerformer has a lot of power, if one knows how to use its magic! 🙂 th-cam.com/video/QfHQ5ZM4BaE/w-d-xo.html
Listening to your comments on the tones you have with those AmpKnob patch I'm pretty sure you must be a huge fan of the Crunch mode from the clean channel of the SLO100? Isn't it?😊
I feel seen 😳 haha
I learned something today. Many thanks. Using a similar chain but using NAM as my AMP.
happy I could help!
Applo wan name thss as AI.. to make us kno they hav arrived or they are wth the trend but frnkly this is preset triggering like playin a loop whch is there since we were born nothn new
that’Sa fair critique
these are great for practice or making quick IG reels or something where you want drum and bass underneath. I'm not a sound engineer so anything that lets me play guitar more and fiddle with knobs less is a win
facts. Well said!
video may have saved my life- muchas gracias mi amigo
Happy to help. lmk how else I can :)
If you can already sing your songs to an arrangement you know works with guitar or piano, then these session players can do wonders. Just like singing your song to real session players. You can take thigs bar by bar or even down to two beats when honing in.And that was only with the LAST Drummer ! After all, it's the top line melody that people listen to.
Good point!
Where's the best beginner's site for GARAGEBAND? and OH.... you're presentation is great (though I'm in the proverbial woods with all the Teck).
thanks so much! I’d check out basic audio tutorials from the recording revolution. it’ll let you use any daw including GarageBand
I'm making song for releted to love then which is best option for me??
Do you play an instrument already?
Same type of emotions. Loved your composition too.
thank you! :)
Saying Debussy like Debyussy instead of De-bussy is like saying Urin-us instead of Uranus
Bro that's just diffusion of language across cultures bro. None of say say anything right according to somebody :) I hear what you're saying tho and I have my own pet peeves, too; but linguists actually tend to side with the "wrong" pronunciation because of cultural context. It's actually very interesting. Go check out Dr. Geoff Lindsay or Rob Words if you're into that sort of thing :)
@@JustWriteMusic nah I was making a joke, cus its like ur avoiding the word bussy, like a lot of people in the scientific community say Urinus instead of Uranus to avoid the word Anus.
Great editing!
thanks so much! was really pushing iMovie to its limits haha
"Use your ear. If it sounds good, it is good". Man, I learned music theory for approximately 6 years, and during learning process I understood that my ear can't identify melody whether it is good or bad. And when I was trying to make a melody on my piano, my melody was like 90% made of music theory and 10% of my ear. Now I'm trying to make song, using music theory and other additional rules as fewer as possible, BUT I'M STUCK WITH THIS MUSIC THEORY!
thanks for the video also
I hear that. Just keep listening and using theory as a tool to give your ear options. lmk if you need more help
Such a cool video! Soooo underviewed, keep it up!
thanks so much!! :D
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Awesome video. Thanks!
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it :D
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🤘🤘🤘 I'm sensing a song with all of these in the near future!
I literally already applied to that recent demo and it sLaPs
This was so helpful to understand how these new features work and sound! I'm definitely going to use this in my new tracks
Thanks so much! Let me know how it goes!
No way you can write a decent boogie woogie 12 bar blues with the session players. Very limited.
Nah I think blues and other highly articulative and expressive genres are still gonna be rough with them
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Logic Pro session players make it easy to write incredibly boring music.
exactly. You should try harder
There's def a generic quality to it, for sure
It should be renamed the cliché generator.
@@TomWa hahaaaaa
I'm not a Logic user, so I've been trying to figure out what is "AI" about this. It just seems like its a Toontrack knockoff with less flexibility but a bit more mystery. Seriously don't understand why Apple considers this AI. The ability to use your Drummer thing with Superior Drummer, is just MIDI mapping. It's been standard for decades. Are Logic users just really easily impressed?
Being able to map MIDI seamlessly like that without errors or parameters mixups is nice. Toontrack's Smart Drummer is definitely awesome, and I think was superior to Virtual Drummer. Remains to be seen if the update will live up - but for me, as someone who writes and records heavy music, the fact the session player doesn't have a metal genre is frustrating. But then, why would I deny myself the joy of playing drums in the first place? Laziness haha
What about using the session players to add to your own productions? All of the videos/tutorials i seen so far are using the session players to come up with the initial ideas......i dont often have that problem. Id like to be able to use the session players to inspire/add to what i already have.....i guess in a similar way to how drummer can "follow" the bass in an exiting song...
That's a great point and is also my primary use case - as something to add, not as initial composition. Would you want me to make a video that's more in that vein?
@@JustWriteMusic wow yes that would be great….thanks for replying. I often have tracks written, but they are just lacking those final touches and flourishes that perhaps the session players could add…or at least inspire.
@@NumbnutSounds Absolutely! I think they're going to be great particularly for repetitive texture parts that will have more variation than alchemy or a sequencer
Musicians are quickly running out of excuses for why they don't have completed works.
you’re not wrong 😑 haha
very useful explanation.I enjoyed your playing at the end.
thanks so much! I like to play *ting* *ting* lol
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It's a joke. 'Band in a Box' meets 'Toontrack EZ....' only it's badly implemented. They could have fixed all the issues pro creators would like to see fixed but they chose not to (except for 'real time bounce in place', and even that is not well implemented as it's 'automatic' and will only work with the I/O plug in connected. Most pro users will ignore all the 'toys for 10 year olds' and just use it in its basic form... which hasn't really changed for years.
I agree, I think these are beginner / intermediate tools, as well as quick demoing tools to see if an idea checks out before through composing it. Pros in general ache to make music on a physical level, something like this just won't do the same thing. It's more or less a gimmick to help folks who might be interested in writing more seriously to see if it's for them I made a video going into this a bit more... th-cam.com/video/yof4VZDryc8/w-d-xo.html
What about comparing the default NotePerformer to NotePerformer Playback Engine?
Like a A/B of the playback engine with different sound libraries?
Band in a box....
Yeah Apple likes to play catch up. That's sort of their thing this year haha
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Talk about lazy and uncreative. You got it with this app. Thank you for making a video however. This app would be for those who cannot write music and just needs a puzzle to assemble.
Thinking about it like a puzzle is a great analogy, especially for beginners and toe-dippers
I just decided to comment as well. I like the fact that you tried superior drummer 2. The possibilities are just endless. Yeah and you also mentioned other options like guitar session players and vocals session players might be added. I look forward to that as well. My creative mind was just spinning as you were tweaking. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for commenting! Oh yeah I don't doubt that stuff is in the works!