Woooow! Jaw dropping great!!!

I'm impressed!! This collab promises to be a new historic one! Lots of great takes.





Beautiful wah use! Your take is so tasty! Thanks for joining.




Wou!! Your take is very inspiring! Great playing, and great energy. Thanks!



Nice composition taka! And your video looks very good. Thanks for joining!

Thank you guys for joining and don't forget to place the video source files, .wav solo takes and mp3. backing and solo so that we may have the complete materials from each one of you

Here's my updated files. I have to re-shoot my video 'cos I had too sad face and my guitar head was out of the picture

That was some really good soloing!

THAT was fantastic played Great lines, enjoyed it a lot!



Excellent! The tapping part and the following to the end was very tasteful

Fantastic to see what people come up with! So great ideas and so melodic lines. No one sounds like someone else and to see/hear each creativity is a true inspiration!
Happy to be a part of this

Well Mark...glad to see You again in our collabs! Great take mate! I happy You're back




Look who's with us again! Those issues with tuning are not that big I'm sure You easily fix those




Very refreshing and pretty different from all Your previous takes Cool add to the collab




Hey Jim! The beginning is very tasty and wisely played. When there comes the ending part I think that things get to much blurry - maybe just a bridge pickup on those low runs will do the job. Also...the reverb. Unfortunately it's a kind of "toilet verb" I would go for bigger room size and short decay / time. Good job anyway!



Man! That was awesome! Love both - the tone and the dynamics You have in Your hands! Perfect!




So now You go for a new cam angle Taka ? Well done!

Hey Everybody! Here is my contribution.

Really loving the takes already posted.

hehehe fantastic take! I like how you combine melodies with faster licks that connects them, how you moved to the higher octave in the second section and the use of tapping. You solo is very inspiring. Thanks!

So much control, balance and melody! Well done man!

Well Greg....You nailed it!

Thank you Gab, Cosmin and Darius!

Hi guys and girls!

I'm curious to know some things about how you make your recordings for this collab.

Because, there have to be...one track just with guitar, one track guitar + backing track and video with all together and also source file of the video. Do you make those at the same time...or video later and then just. editing..editing and more editing?

How you make your videos: Which programs and how, just asking because I tried to do my version today and it wasn't easy at all.
First I tried to make it real time, with Camtasia Studio 8 and problems to get the effect sound from Ezmix 2.
Then I tried to make guitar + backing track with Reaper (it's also easy for me), but then I tried to make video in sync
everything on three tracks..and it was very frustrating. One problems is also my ols laptop, because I think that sometimes it was the problem. Tomorrow I'll try to make some good tone with my GT-10, because these effect softwares are maybe too much for my old laptop.

It's easy and best if it's possible to get real time rec with three tracks: Backing track+ guitar + video and it's immediately in sync.

At least I think, my version is almost ready, just some problems to get it recorded with video in sync.

There isn't this kind of problems with REC, because you don't have to send each tracks separately.

So it's nice if some of you can tell more about, how you make your version...especially if you don't have amp with mic, because I don't have that kind of possibility right now.

How to make collab video and get those individual tracks for Dummies!

Finally I got something ready and this is enough now

I tested Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 (first time I used it)

Maybe better result with it if I use it from the beginning.

Everything else is ok, just that mp4 to Youtube was pretty small, but it's not problem, maybe next time a better one

So this is my version for this Collab and also my first ever!



I'll hope you can make something bigger and better with my Files!

try this to help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Kh2LB7K_E

Hey mate Good going here! For your first one, it's sure nicely done

I see you managed to nail everything, technically wise and also, that movie that jstcrsn posted should be of great assistance!

The problem with the small image I think it's because you didn't made a setting I don't use Premiere but usually the settings are the same in many programs but... I checked for you in Premiere
When you launch Premiere, you need to choose a Project Preset to begin a New Project. Typically, you want that preset to match the footage you will be working with, for instance "DV NTSC 4:3" or "HDV 720p", etc.
All this settings depend on which resolution you record your movies.
If you want to know what you have set in this moment in Premiere go to the Project Bin, (usually left pane of screen) and click on the "Sequence 1" item to highlight it, then go to the top menu and choose Sequence - Sequence Settings and look at the Edit Mode and this will tell you what type of project you are in

I use the usual Movie Maker I learned many tips and tricks very useful, so if you will use this program for video editing I can help you and I'm sure you will don't have any problems in future
For advanced things I already started to learn Sony Vegas

Hi Monica!

Thanks for your detailed instructions. I just checked from Project Bin on it's (Sequence 01 1280 x 720), I made video with Camtasia with some settings...I don't know much about those resolution , but I have to check it before next time
I'm going to test something with Premiere from the beginning, if it's easier that way

I still have Windows Vista on my old laptop and Movie Maker looks different as some intructions I found earlier and cannot get done anything with it. Of course it's also ok, if it's possible for this kind of editing

Just hope that editing is later for me a just easy and fast process and not 3-4 hours project for this kind of short videos!

I also made a little bit bigger version with some definitions.

But nice learning process and bigger version (no more my versions for this collab here after this one ) :

You're welcome, sorry that I can't help you more I saw that your video it's at 480x360.
Probably when you export the video and you choose for MP4 format must be made an another setting. But I don't have any idea in this moment what new setting you must do

I don't know how looks Movie Maker on Vista but I guess it's not very different. I imagine how much time you tried.
The single way to help you more, if you want you can send me the video file (but original video from the camera) and separately the sound file and I will put together for you when I get home with my video editing settings

Don't worry later will not take it so long, you will see It's just a little time until you will get used with the program

I just made also made some editing for my previous message I'm so editing mode right now. If I have this kind of problems with my next project, then I'll ask some more help with it.
Right now I'm "glad" with my result and it's very good after so many hours.





Thanks, I'll check this one. I'm not sure if this is possible with old Windows Vista Movie Maker, because it's little bit different.




Thanks mate!

hehehe epic solo friend!! Your composition sounds very consistent and you look comfortable in front of the camera. The audio and video quality are also very good for the collab. Thanks and congrats!

Thanks mate! It was very fun to make, just some problems with editing, but next time it's also easier for me.

Wellcome in the Collab! It's great You decided to try! The more You try the best results You have - it relates to audio-video editting as well. You already got some great tips. Monica pointed the importance of blank project settings when Your create it and then import the video. Most of us do it in the real time (there is too much wasted time on learning what You played to make the vid of the same thing ) For the final mix You don't have to mix audio from reaper with the vid. We'll do it anyway It's enough to launch the Reaper, import backing track pres REC on both - Reaper and Camera...and start to play When You're done You just make two mixdowns - use SOLO function on guitar track and second time - mix both backing and guitar track together.

Darius is right, plus - it's very difficult to mimic yourself... I tried it a lot of times in the past and it was nearly impossible in most situations..

Mimic yourself? No, you understood wrong. I record the video on my camera in the same time with the sound. After that I overlap the video with the sound. Will not be nothing fake or played after. All it's played and made it in the same time but in other way To overlap video and sound in the same time it's more than easy when all this are recorded together

BTW how I record, it's named also in the real time

Haha! Monica, I was not implying that you are doing that I was just stating the fact that I've been doing it in the past because I was obsessed with the idea in which I couldn't get some things played the way I did the first time when I recorded something and I wanted them to stay that way But it was obvious - on the camera - that things were not recorded in real time

Agreed with Cosmin Nothing here sounded wrong I was just answering SlowFingaX question "how You do it...record audio and then record video of what You played, or You plaed everything in a real time?"

Cosmin just confirmed most of us record in real time because it's too many work to learn what You played to later "pretend" the same on the vid


I know what You meant Monica but no, we're not talking about replacing the audio with descent audio from DAW That's something good

Haha... Good that we cleared this things Mimic it's just a way to cheating yourself
Because for this real time in my "video record day" I lose many hours to make a video for my taste I record until I like what I hear. That's why very often I look very tired in my public videos
But all my takes for mentoring thread are made at first hand. Because I need to fix things and it's good to make mistakes and my instructor to see exactly how I am and which are the problems.



I know you understood what I meant But you know exactly how I make all these things but others don't That's why I wanted to clarify the things

Hi Darius!

I'll think that next time I'm going to try this way, then I'm learning something new. Most important for me is that it's just simple and save many hours. and use more time for playing and less fixing with editing and mixing.
Just have to find out some good and easy webcam software for this kind of recording situation. Because my laptop isn't very new
(Intel Core 2 Duo CPU P8400 2,26 GHz with 3 MB RAM), these softwares have to be light for my computer, because then there's so many open at the same time. Rigth now I'm use Reaper, and tone from GT-10 or some effect software (Guitar Rig 5 or Ezmix 2). Just have to make some test recordings before next collab or my first REC.


Very intresting messages from all of you Darius, Cosmin and Monica, this was just what I expected, thanks!

I'll think that have to try different ways to make these and find out which is best for me and my systems.

Here's my files for download.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/epqe1sj4lnumydj/_CLNu6ixn7

-Ville-

Hello everyone and thanks for the chance to join such a wonderful and talented community. I will love to be part of this contribution here are my files.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dxxletj3zstk3c1/7j75zxm2Am

Thank you for your files, Ville and Ricky!

Ricky9 - welcome to your first collab man - we appreciate and encourage such an active beginning here at GMC See you around the forum and if you are into it, why not introduce yourself

SlowFingaX - Remember if You need any detailed help just ask Monica has a good point here - it's all about that You'll never cheat yourself and if You want to have clean, real time, live record You need to spend more time on practice and make more attempt to record it (even more practice here) so it has a good relation with Your overall progress

Wellcome to our new collab friends!

https://soundcloud.com/spasemoonkey/united-test-run

Hrrrmmmm! Looks like I may have to set my gear up before the 28th!

Another tasty take. I think that your composition is very melodic and fits very well over the backing. Thanks for your take!




Welcome to your first GMC collab mate! Your take sounds very well. Thanks for joining.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Ricardo and I love playing guitar, been doing it since high school. My favorite artist are Joe satriani, John petrucci and ynwie malmsteen. I'm so happy that I found you guys and that I was able to join this awesome community. I know that I will be able to learn so much from all the talented instructors And students here at GMC. You guys Rock!!!!!!!

Wellcome Ricardo and don't worry you didn't know about introducing yourself
This is like a tradition and a good way to known more about each new member of family If you want you can make a new topic and make a longer introduction or you can leave it like this. If you have any question you can ask and everybody will help you. Also you can choose a mentoring program with any of the instructors you want: Cosmin, Darek, Gabriel and Todd
We will see around forum

BTW you made a great take for collab

Thanks Monica !!!! , I would definitely like to find out more about the mentoring program. If you can point me in the right direction on how to get it i will appreciate that.

With much pleasure my friend I let the response in your "Introduction" topic

Hello Ricardo

So, mentoring it is I left you a message in your introduction thread, regarding my mentoring program

Check it out please and let me know what you think

I'm really struggling with this track and coming up with something good. It has a sort of minimalistic feel that to me doesn't invite too much space for a guitar solo. But that may just be me.

I have the same struggling with this track. I can't feel myself in what I improv and this is not good This is why I always choose minor scales In major scale my improv sound like a song for babies

That's pretty much how I feel!

I know that feeling it took me almost 3 hours of trial and error and my brain on fire , to come up with something. The thing that help me was to try to sing a melody inside my head, then try to do it with the guitar. Wow!!!! let me tell you it was a brainstorming experience.

I sang the melody in my head, I listened the backing for 1000 times, I switch the instruments, I made the solo on my piano, I beat it the rhythm on my drum but not a good result It's hard to explain and maybe if I try will be a stupid thing. But usually when I hear a backing I feel something, now.... I like the backing very much but I don't feel that thing

If you feel like it you can post your ideas here and I'll try and I'll do the same and we can give some advice

I think this is a great idea, we can all help out!!!!

I'll post something in a second.

Here's a work in progress take:

That sounds really good. I believe it goes very well with the melody. You should keep this idea and just go with it. Good job!!!!!

I worked already with Darek as usual but you know when I'm not feel the same with the backing I must stop and change the things Even if millions of persons like my improv first of all I must like my improv. You understand guys what I want to mean Even if I will skip from this collab you know guys that I will give you all my support
SO,.... in this moment I prepare a lesson for Rec section I hardly wait to finish this lesson because I worked very hard at every tiny details with Darek I'm more than happy about result that will come out very soon and very grateful to my instructor. What I have learned from this lesson it's much than I studied alone one year


Ben I like your improv. Sounds very good You can use it for this collab. Why you don't like it?