Experiences As A Plugin Author

Todd asked me to start a new thread about this, so I'll post that here.






First, I'll post something about Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater.

Yes, Jordan Rudess has been an enthusiastic Omnisphere user from the very beginning. He likes to use it with the Haken Continuum, so we've worked with him make Omnisphere and Trilian work well with that. The result is that Omnisphere works quite well with any multichannel midi controller, like midi guitars. He has also been a helpful in getting the word out about my iPad/iPhone app, Crystal Synth XT.

Jordan understands the big idea that we're all in this together in the music industry and that by helping each other we make things better for everybody. Consequently he's very generous with his time and he did some demos for us at NAMM.



Personally, since I'm a keyboard player, I find him very intimidating! His technique is terrifying. Among the things that are impressive about Jordan is the way he surrounds himself with good people. His tech is top-notch. The software engineer he works with on his apps has great chops. And he makes music with some guy named Petrucci who I've heard is quite good .

Lesson Suggestion

I really like the lessons here at GMC. I have one humble request for instructors though: when you play the sections of a lesson, please play to a backing track. That helps greatly when trying to learn the exact rhythm of a difficult part (the tablature is often only approximate). See Cosmin's lessons as an example of how to do it. He plays to a backing track when demonstrating a section at full speed and also when demonstrating at slow speed.

Take 2: Deftones Style

Original lesson: Deftones Style by Cosmin Lupu





Links to previous attempts at this lesson:
http://guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=48317

Lick Construction Class Workshop: Blending Things Together

Original lesson: Lick Construction Class Workshop: Blending Things Together by David Wallimann

Take 2: Grunge IV - Mudhoney

Original lesson: Grunge IV - Mudhoney by Gabriel Leopardi





Links to previous attempts at this lesson:
http://guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=48203