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Posted by: snackajacks Jan 2 2012, 01:52 PM

I was wondering what you guys use to remember licks you made up, do you try to remember them ,
put it in guitarpro or just write it down ?

Happy Newyear

Marc

Posted by: Dinaga Jan 2 2012, 02:24 PM

Good question smile.gif

Before I used to write tabs of my ideas in Guitar Pro and that was probably the best approach. Nowadays I'm a bit more lazy and I just record myself playing it in Guitar Rig and rely on that. If there's no computer nearby, I write the tab down on paper. When there's no guitar nor computer and I have a melody in my head, I take my cell phone and humm it to my recorder biggrin.gif

Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Jan 2 2012, 03:18 PM

Interesting and very practical question: during my workout Sonar is open all the time, so every idea that sounds interesting can be captured instantly !

Posted by: quadrium Jan 2 2012, 03:30 PM

I am recording it smile.gif

Posted by: WeePee Jan 2 2012, 03:30 PM

I used to write riffs down in tabs but I couldn't allways remember the tempo wink.gif
Now I record ideas in iPhone or just create reaper file.

Posted by: thefireball Jan 2 2012, 03:53 PM

I just record it inside Reaper.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 2 2012, 04:08 PM

I record it! If it's possible I record the ideo in Nuendo, if not in my phone...

Posted by: Zeventh Jan 2 2012, 04:12 PM

I usually record it wink.gif .. or practice it so much that I still remember it the day I need to pick it up again

Posted by: snackajacks Jan 2 2012, 06:46 PM

thnks guys, tomorrow my ux2 will arrive so that will come in handy.

Posted by: Alex Feather Jan 2 2012, 07:36 PM

I have an iPhone app and little plug so it's easy to record a little melody when I'm on the road or just don't have an access to my studio

Posted by: PeteLucifersAngels Jan 2 2012, 08:18 PM

I mostly writes my tabs down in the standard program on all windows pc's called Notebook (i think its what it is called in english) and otherwise i record it (;

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jan 2 2012, 09:53 PM

QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Jan 2 2012, 03:18 PM) *
Interesting and very practical question: during my workout Sonar is open all the time, so every idea that sounds interesting can be captured instantly !

I'm doing the same.

I used to record my ideas with metronome. But that meant, setting up the tempo, click and stuff

Nowadays I record with no metronome and I try to stay in time. It's more spontaneous, and afterwards, I re-record the ideas I like with the metronome.

Posted by: snackajacks Jan 2 2012, 10:35 PM

QUOTE (PeteLucifersAngels @ Jan 2 2012, 08:18 PM) *
I mostly writes my tabs down in the standard program on all windows pc's called Notebook (i think its what it is called in english) and otherwise i record it (;


you mean notepad ? ( it's kladblok in dutch )

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jan 2 2012, 11:47 PM

Voice recorder when somewhere out, or Cubase @ home smile.gif

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jan 2 2012, 11:57 PM

Usually record it in audio on my iPod via Evernote software so that I have the recording available on all platforms. If I have more time, I use the DAW .

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 3 2012, 08:16 AM

It's curious to discover that recording is replacing music notation... at least for composing. (and for us)

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jan 4 2012, 10:40 PM

I always record my ideas so that i may not forget them smile.gif usually in the Logic DAW or in my phone, by using my voice if I am on the street biggrin.gif

Posted by: Gitarrero Jan 5 2012, 04:41 PM

I record them as quickly as possible. But since I just discovered some old ideas I had forgotten about and had to figure the licks out again by ear I will write things down from now on as well wink.gif

Christian

Posted by: Saddlefall Jan 6 2012, 09:10 PM

I usually tab it out in guitar pro, but when im not at home, i end up humming a riff or whatever to my cell phone tongue.gif

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jan 6 2012, 09:44 PM

I'll record it on my iPhone. Prior to that, I purchased a digital voice-recorder and have a special project in Cubase I use to import all the ideas onto tracks so I can revisit them later. Problem I have is I have so many of them, everything from lyrics, licks, chord progressions, intro ideas, etc. that hunting them down later is often a problem. I'll sometimes get side tracked when searching for an idea with something I had put down a year prior and never get to what I was looking for biggrin.gif

As for lyrics - I always keep a notepad nearby. I've filled a few with song lyrics over the years -one day I'll actually finish a song!


Posted by: Todd Simpson Jan 7 2012, 06:08 AM

I find the best thing to do is record it quickly using my DAW. Then I can go back later. Or record it with a web cam/video cam so I can see the finger position.

Todd

QUOTE (snackajacks @ Jan 2 2012, 07:52 AM) *
I was wondering what you guys use to remember licks you made up, do you try to remember them ,
put it in guitarpro or just write it down ?

Happy Newyear

Marc


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