Great news man!!! Meanwhile I just discovered the technique of palm muting on the bass. Shit opens up a whole new playable sound for me.
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Told Woodchuck I just started working on Ghost notes on the bass. Really gonna help my playing with those exercisesI got a lot of posts to catch up with
Nice, cool to see you're serious about yoursTold Woodchuck I just started working on Ghost notes on the bass. Really gonna help my playing with those exercises
Very. Getting started practicing on the Gibson now. Working on Power Chords with the guitar
@respiration Res, I want you to take a look at all this gear and tell me what you think. This is everything I want for my sound proof studio in my basement. This will be my pedal board setup. Want that Rolans TR-8S drum machine also. Want to create my own beats from scratch. Make my own drum kits. Especially when I get the Yamaha Clavinoa CVP-701 didgtal piano and the Selmer Alto and Tenor Saxophones. Want to literally be able to create beats for every single gene of music. Check all this out and tell me what you think. I got that big ass Gator Pedal board for a reason. 
I'm a creator before anything else. Skillset in order of strengths: vocalist/songwriter/producer/arranger/guitar/keyboards/bass/ and then there are other instruments like harmonica, kalimba, hand percussion.@respiration Res, I want you to take a look at all this gear and tell me what you think. This is everything I want for my sound proof studio in my basement. This will be my pedal board setup. Want that Rolans TR-8S drum machine also. Want to create my own beats from scratch. Make my own drum kits. Especially when I get the Yamaha Clavinoa CVP-701 didgtal piano and the Selmer Alto and Tenor Saxophones. Want to literally be able to create beats for every single gene of music. Check all this out and tell me what you think. I got that big ass Gator Pedal board for a reason.
So my creative process is to come up with ideas, lay them down quickly and then refine them into a full fledged song. Track, produce, master.
Creatively, I see things kind of like a painter or visual artist, in terms of sound being like colors, shades and textures.
To that end, I need to have as many colors, shades and textures to choose from as possible.
But I also want the process to be streamlined. So that means less is more, equipment-wise. It's all about ergonomics.
These are some essentials to me relative to setting up a creative studio for self:
- Mac desktop computer (could be a laptop, but even a Mac Mini is more powerful than a MacBook Pro) and/or iPad Pro 11" or 12.9"
- Software or apps (a DAW or digital audio workstation like Logic, Pro-Tools, Ableton or Cubasis 3 for iOS is essential, plus effects and instrument software and plugins- AUV3 instruments and effects for iOS/iPad. For Mac, Spectrasonic Keyscapes is amazing for vintage keys sounds)
- A 88 or 76 key controller keyboard with weighted hammer action keys and polyphonic aftertouch
- A good digital audio interface
- Studio near-field monitor speakers
- A couple of decent pairs of studio monitor headphones (for ex: Sennheiser HD280 Pro and Audio Technica ATH-M50x)
- microphone(s)
- CME X-Key Air bluetooth 25 key keyboard (for portable creativity)
- guitars, basses
- wah and volume pedals for guitar and bass
- a desk with a fairly large surface that can house a monitor screen(s), near field monitor speakers, computer keyboard, and still have space left.
Now from there, I'd use a good modeling guitar amp and apps and software/apps for guitar effects. And lastly I'd get a bass amp.
I use my X-Key Air keyboard to tap in drum beats.
I mostly create and lay stuff down in Cubasis 3 on my iPad Pro. I have a ton of AUV3 apps for just about anything instrumentally or effects-wise you can think of. Periodically, I'll create in Logic Pro on the Mac or import stems from the iPad to the Mac. Apple's ecosystem with the Files app on the iPad and with iCloudDrive, the combo is great for importing and exporting stems, sounds etc back and forth between devices. Using finger gestures and taps to do stuff on the iPad Pro is the ultimate in ergonomics and smoothness.
A guitar pedal board is great for live performance and has a great feel to use it. What I don't like about it for studio usage is because all it takes is for one effect to be not working properly to throw the others off. The guitarist from my former band and I do gigs together once in a while still. He's an excellent guitarist, a collector of guitars and a true gearhead, uses a pedal board with tons of pedals, but I have seen a couple times where shit wasn't working, and he had to take a significant amount of time troubleshooting to identify the offending pedal.
For myself, in studio, I want to dial in presets quickly and get to recording myself playing immediately with no hassle. Also virtual effects mean that even after the guitar track is recorded, I can change the effects on the guitar.
One of the things I love about modern day home recording vs in the 90s when I first started, is how comparatively little equipment is needed (and a reduced learning curve). A good DAW replaces a hardware multitrack recorder, hardware synths, tone modules and drum machines, samplers, mixers with effects sends, mastering effects units, ADATS, etc.
Love your choices of guitar. If you're into pedals, your choices are great. I have a couple of those on the list. I feel like that Yamaha electric piano is overkill and not necessarily versatile for modern day studio stuff. Check out the Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII 88-key Weighted Keyboard Controller. Take note of the features. I think you'll really dig it.
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@respiration Ya know Res, the only reason I chose the Yamaha Clavinova was it has literally all the sounds I would need to record music. This along with the Roland drum machine should help me create my own sounds and songs fully. Now I certainly don't claim to be an expert at all as I need your guidance on how to record and the whole 9. Just letting you know what my thought process was with it. I agree with what you said about the pedals too. When performing live anything can happen. For what it's worth that's why I decided to stick with only boss and Fender Pedals for the most part. I think the BIg Muff deluxe bass pedal and my Dustin Chandler Cry Baby Wah PEdal are the only ones that will be in my collection that aren't Boss or Fender Pedals. I'll need a smaller Pedal board to take with me when performing. When I get stuff I'll be hitting you up on how to set everything up the right way. I have a great ear for music and it's time I start creating my own sound for artists around the world. With your help as well as @woodchuck and @DWBass I will accomplish it too.
I'm just one person and what I offer is based on my experience and how I create. For sure, check other folks too for their input.@respiration Ya know Res, the only reason I chose the Yamaha Clavinova was it has literally all the sounds I would need to record music. This along with the Roland drum machine should help me create my own sounds and songs fully. Now I certainly don't claim to be an expert at all as I need your guidance on how to record and the whole 9. Just letting you know what my thought process was with it. I agree with what you said about the pedals too. When performing live anything can happen. For what it's worth that's why I decided to stick with only boss and Fender Pedals for the most part. I think the BIg Muff deluxe bass pedal and my Dustin Chandler Cry Baby Wah PEdal are the only ones that will be in my collection that aren't Boss or Fender Pedals. I'll need a smaller Pedal board to take with me when performing. When I get stuff I'll be hitting you up on how to set everything up the right way. I have a great ear for music and it's time I start creating my own sound for artists around the world. With your help as well as @woodchuck and @DWBass I will accomplish it too.
I've found certain YouTube channels to be extremely useful in selecting gear, softwarre and apps that best fit my specific needs and workflow.
I hear you about the Clavinova. What you said about it having all the sounds you need, I hear that too. BUT, I remember way back in the dinosaur days when I first started doing music production, I quickly discovered that the onboard preset sounds on the synth I had (Kawai K1II) and the additional sound cards for it were limited in terms of being able to play some of the sounds I had in my head.
So two things happened: I bought another synth, a rackmount version, Emu Vintage Keys. And I started learning synth programming so that I could design my own sounds. Even then, I was confined by the limitations of that instrument, sound-wise. Yet, I was able to design sounds that were closer to what I wanted. For example, the synth sound, Pat Metheny runs his guitar through on the song, "Are You Going With Me". I had to design something similar- it wasn't the same but it was close.
Nowadays, I look for two things with keyboard sounds: I want to be able to dial in (tweakable) sounds that are accurate to certain classic keyboards (like Fender Rhodes Mk 1 suitcase 73 electric piano, German Steinway D grand piano, or various sounds like MiniMoog has for lead or synth bass)
(Check this out with headphones)
...and secondly, I need good, versatile, multi-oscillator synthesizers with individual ASDR envelopes for each oscillator so I can tweak existing sound patches or create my own sounds...pads, leads, bass, etc.
Just on the iPad Pro alone, I have 50 virtual synths, which gives me access to 10s of thousands of sounds. This doesn't even factor in great electric piano apps by Roland and Gospel Musicians (Neo-Soul Keys Studio 2) and others which have desktop computer versions. So when I create a song on iPad Pro, I usually end up running 13 to 15 separate auv3 effects, instrument and synth apps into my DAW along with my guitars or bass. These apps include everything from noise gates, to low-fi dirt to compression, to Hammond B3 organ, to synth pads, to a vocal rider, to reverb (my favorite is Blackhole Reverb by Eventide) to reverse delays, shimmer reverb to an excellent EQ by Fabfilter and on and on. And the thing is with these various software effects, you can take any sound - guitar, voice, piano, drums and run them through these effects and have totally original new instruments and sounds. Same applies with AU and plugin effects and instruments working with Logic.
I have many equivalent plugins for Mac. In short, it gives you the kind of flexibility that your guitar pedals will give you (speaking of which, wait till you see all the cool kinds of delay pedals you can get for your guitars).
All the above sounds, I use a controller keyboard to trigger and play. So this is why I made the point about a controller keyboard + computer vs Clavinova. It's like comparing a Fire Stick with a Roku. Both can get you watching Netflix, but one can get you to watch any and everything, literally. I do however value good full-size weighted hammer action keys like the Clavinova- especially if I'm playing acoustic piano sounds. It's a great feel. That's a great looking instrument too.
As for the drum machine, looks good, go for it! Every producer has their own way of approaching coming up with drum parts. Each one uses whatever fits them to make beats.
Bro, I'm not trying to knock your process at all. I come with complete respect for you and what you aspire to and I see you've made some great choices already. Just trying to show you other possibilities that you might end up finding useful and sharing practical information.
Oh, I don't think your knocking anything I suggested I wanna buy at all. Everything you say makes plenty of sense. I'm processing it all and putting it together. I'd be a fool not to ask questions from a man who has so much knowledge and understanding of where I want to go. Far as the keyboards go I'm thinking I'm gonna need something portable anyways so I may get both the Clavinova and the Arturia. So that Roland Ts is a go? Cool. Man there are so many drum machines you can get bogged down with choices. Same with Keyboards and digital pianos. Don't know if I mentioned I do have a Boss RC-500 looper as well already. Oh, forgot to send you my two Saxophones I'm getting
Strap and stand for both
Gonna invest in a Black & Decker real good dehumidifier for the studio as well Res. I'm dead ass about this.
I looked at a demo of the drum machine. It looks pretty cool. I like that it comes loaded with all of the classic Roland drum machine sounds. I like its appearance and the lights. I could see you using it in studio. Looks like it'd be fun for live performance too...only one nit,Oh, I don't think your knocking anything I suggested I wanna buy at all. Everything you say makes plenty of sense. I'm processing it all and putting it together. I'd be a fool not to ask questions from a man who has so much knowledge and understanding of where I want to go. Far as the keyboards go I'm thinking I'm gonna need something portable anyways so I may get both the Clavinova and the Arturia. So that Roland Ts is a go? Cool. Man there are so many drum machines you can get bogged down with choices. Same with Keyboards and digital pianos. Don't know if I mentioned I do have a Boss RC-500 looper as well already. Oh, forgot to send you my two Saxophones I'm getting
Strap and stand for both
Gonna invest in a Black & Decker real good dehumidifier for the studio as well Res. I'm dead ass about this.
The pads look kinda tiny. I like more pad surface to tap in drum parts, especially in real time. If one has larger fingers, it could be irritating. I'd suggest to try one at the store and see how it feels. It might be just what you need.
If I were you and was gonna get a keyboard for performance and another for the studio, I'd just get two controller boards as opposed to the Clavinova. One to stay put in the studio and another to tour with. Honestly, bro, I think of that Clavinova digital piano as more of like a fancy version of an old fashioned church instrument than a professional keyboard. The features aren't pro features.
Optionally...
Me, if I had money to burn, for a studio, I'd possibly get a Vintage Vibe electric piano as opposed to a Clavinova, if I was choosing one or the other. Why? Because I'm in love with the classic Fender Rhodes sounds and Vintage Vibe EP's sound as good (arguably better) than a Rhodes. It doesn't have as many options or features as the Clavinet but it's just a beautiful looking and sounding instrument and it's not a simulation it's the real deal. What it does, it does WELL. Anyway that's what I'd do, but then that's just me and my tastes. They can be gotten with MIDI-out as an option, so that you could control other stuff with it. As you can see from the above link, they have many cool looks too.
Here's Matt Johnson (Jamiroquai's keyboard player) with a nice intro and some playing demos featuring Vintage Vibe.
Some things I forgot about the Arturia is that it has transport controls (play/pause/FF/RW/record). Those and the programmable faders and knobs make it ideal to use with DAWs.
Also, compared with the Clavinova, for say a Hammond B-3 Organ patch, you use those faders on the Arturia like you would use drawbars on an organ to affect and color the tone. So, it being a controller keyboard, it doesn't have built in sounds. It controls sounds via MIDI from other sources like a computer, iPad/iPhone or other keyboard or synth. I mentioned polyphonic aftertouch too. What that is, is with some sound patches when you press down on the keys it will activate other layers to the sound. Like you're playing a synth pad and you press the keys against the keybed and it will activate a strings layer under the synth pad sound. Another term used for aftertouch is key pressure. "Polyphonic" in this context means that each individual key will have its own responsiveness to pressure.
Outside of the the topic of polyphonic aftertouch, keyboard-wise, the term "polyphonic" means that you can play more than one note at a time- like playing chords. Synths like the MiniMoog Model D or Sequential Circuits Pro-One or RolandTB-3 are "monophonic"- meaning they can only play one note at a time. Poly = many. Mono = one.
I see you wanting to get into more instruments. Coolness. Those saxes look official.
Question: Just curious, how many hours a day do you practice guitar?
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Good info. I get a better understanding when you break down the intricate usages of the pianos like that. I'll go to Guitar Center and check out that Roland Ts to see if the pads are too small for my fingers. I do have big ass Andre the Giant hands. In case the pads are too small and it annoys me give me another suggestion for drum machines. There are just so many to choose from. I do like that piano you suggested. Saw that video of H.E.R. performing on one. She is a genius. Far as my practice time on the guitar it goes from minimum from an hour a day to 5 hours. One day I do guitar, the next bass. Pretty much 7 days a week. I'm all dialed it Res. I have to be great so I embrace putting in the necessary work.
@respiration Res, let me know what you think of this desk for my studio. I know I can find cheaper options, but I don't like cheap as you can probably tell by now. Plus, this goes with the hardwood engineering flooring I want in the basement for the studio. Check out the stands too.
Also, I'm gonna get a IPad pro as well. Can I use my MacBook Pro laptop as well that I have now? Instead of buying a MacBook desktop? Also, give me your thoughts on some good speakers to fit on those stands as well.
Also, I'm gonna get a IPad pro as well. Can I use my MacBook Pro laptop as well that I have now? Instead of buying a MacBook desktop? Also, give me your thoughts on some good speakers to fit on those stands as well.
As equipment goes, I love that adjustable rack. The way it softly, yet defiantly pushes out the fabric of the t-shirt above the kissable belly.@respiration Res, let me know what you think of this desk for my studio. I know I can find cheaper options, but I don't like cheap as you can probably tell by now. Plus, this goes with the hardwood engineering flooring I want in the basement for the studio. Check out the stands too.
Also, I'm gonna get a IPad pro as well. Can I use my MacBook Pro laptop as well that I have now? Instead of buying a MacBook desktop? Also, give me your thoughts on some good speakers to fit on those stands as well.
And how the rubber duck pattern delicately adorns the thickness of honey butter thighs no doubt hinting at some nice premium grade-A jigglin' azz in the back.
respiration approved.*
* (music equipment related reply coming later when I get back in)
I got an electric guitar when I was a kid (about 10 years old) and took a few lessons at the mall, but never got good at it and just gave up.
Ended up giving away my guitar to my nephew a while back. Kinda wish I had kept at it when I was younger.
I had visions of being a rockstar when I was a kid. LOL
Ended up giving away my guitar to my nephew a while back. Kinda wish I had kept at it when I was younger.
I had visions of being a rockstar when I was a kid. LOL
I know, I should. What do you recommend for a good entry-level guitar? I know about Fenders and Les Paul Gibsons.Man go get another one and start over X. That shit is mad fun. I'm loving it
ElectricYou want electric or Acustic?
How much you willing to spend. As you can tell I have champaine taste and don't know how to really be moderate with my equipment. But you certainly don't have to pay a lot to get a good versitile guitar. You can't beat a Fender Stratocaster for versitility. That would be my 1st choise for anyone wanting a guitar. You can try Reverb to check for some good deals on one. Now if your talkin' Gibsons and Les Paul's your talking about shelling out some serious money. Playing a Gibson is like riding around in a Rolls-Royce though so it's worth every penny. The only muthafuckas who ever shit on a Gibson are peolpe who can't afford one. Real talk. Now Les Pauls can be tricky. Some don't like the feal of them. Particularly because it's a much heavier guitar. You feel the difference. Epiphone makes some solid guitars for a moderate price. I'd definetely look at those. Ibanez has some quality guitars for not a lot of money as well. Yamaha has some decent guitars but they just don't look pleasing to me. I would stay away from them if I were you. Yamaha is better know for other things. Squier is another electric guitar that is pretty good for a god price. Go to Sweetwater and check out those brands. Then go to your local Guitar Center and try out those guitars you like that you saw. Play a Gibson and Ultra Luxe Strat too just for the fuck of it. You'll see what I'm talking about how phenominal they are. A rule of thumb for me personally is whenever I look to buy something I always start from the highest price point of that product and do down. See what does the bes tof the best have, why are those features so important and see if I really need and of those features. Happy guitar hunting. Keep me posted buddy.
Been running running the last couple few days. Played a gig last night and now I'm chillin'. The main lead guitarist is amazing. I shot a few pics of his pedal board that I might share here. Matter of fact, for informational purposes, I'll probably share the rigs of a couple guitarists that I know and have played music with.@respiration Res, let me know what you think of this desk for my studio. I know I can find cheaper options, but I don't like cheap as you can probably tell by now. Plus, this goes with the hardwood engineering flooring I want in the basement for the studio. Check out the stands too.
Also, I'm gonna get a IPad pro as well. Can I use my MacBook Pro laptop as well that I have now? Instead of buying a MacBook desktop? Also, give me your thoughts on some good speakers to fit on those stands as well.
But to answer some of your questions:
I'd advise for the iPad Pro to have at least 256 GB of memory. If you seriously want to get into production and lots of apps, then at least 500 GB. You should be able to use your existing MacBook Pro. What year is it?
Regarding top-of-the-line equipment:
Price doesn't always dictate what's best. For example: about 10 years ago, I listened to a $250 pair of Dre Beats, in store. Then I listened to a $75 pair of Sennheisers. The sound quality of the Sennheiser completely shit all over the Beats. Clarity, balanced highs, lows and mid range, great separation. The Beats in comparison sounded extra bassy, and there was poor separation and there was a lack of highs. Everything sounded all mushed in together like pig slop. Sometimes the better value is the more inexpensive alternative.
So with that said, for me practicality and ergonomics have to be considered along with build quality. The speakers stands look good. At first glance I like the desk in your picture. I'd see little need for separate stands for near field monitors with that desk, as they could go on the top facing slightly inwards towards where you'd be working. The desk looks great, appears to be solidly built and it has lots of room to hold components, etc. The questionable part to me would be the functionality of the slide-out rack.
A few things:
For this music desk, that slide out rack could be used to hold either a typing keyboard or for a music keyboard. So, if you were planning on putting the Arturia on that rack, I'd investigate whether or not the rack is compatible with the Arturia, dimensions and weight-wise.
Secondly, would come the question of with having a full sized keyboard in front of you with that rack pulled out, would it be uncomfortable to reach over the keyboard to type and adjust controls on the components you'd have (like an audio-interface, or mouse or touchpad)?
Thirdly, making sure that the entirety of the top of the Arturia would be accessible (rather than part of it being obscured by the top of the desk). This, because the top of the Arturia is where the faders, drum pads etc are located.
Alternately, you could put a small music keyboard on that rack and have your 88 key controller board off to the the side on a stand. That's the kind of setups I've always had: keyboard controller off to the side and DAW and computer in front of me, but on a flat desk. That way, I can set up whatever is on the desk with the items arranged for how I work.
Again, this is a matter of preference.
I do a lot of tracking with that small X-Key keyboard on my desktop. I go to the controller for more full bodied chords or to play in two-handed piano parts.
This is a good reliable keyboard stand for any size keyboard.
Ultimate Support AX-48 Pro Plus Apex Series Two-Tier Column Keyboard Stand | Reverb Canada
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An alternative drum machine to the one you posted earlier, don't really know as I don't use one now.
To me, a drum pad controller seems more practical than a drum machine. You could use that to tap beats in with the drum presets or samples either coming out of the DAW or a computer. Costs way less too.
There are many of them out there. This one looks cool:
MPD218
MPD218 is the sleek drum pad MIDI controller with assignable knobs for versatile beat making in any DAW
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Easier to learn a DAW than learn a DAW + the intricacies of a drum machine.
Field monitors:
Best studio monitors 2025: Studio speakers for musicians and producers on any budget
A comprehensive guide to the best studio monitor speakers for home studio recording, whether you’re a beginner or pro producer – including Yamaha, IK Multimedia, Focal and more
This next article is excellent and informative:
12 Best NearField Studio Monitors For Musicians 2025
In today's post, we'll take a look at the 12 best affordable studio monitors for musicians. We'll also help you pick the best monitors for your...
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Excellent info.Been running running the last couple few days. Played a gig last night and now I'm chillin'. The main lead guitarist is amazing. I shot a few pics of his pedal board that I might share here. Matter of fact, for informational purposes, I'll probably share the rigs of a couple guitarists that I know and have played music with.
But to answer some of your questions:
I'd advise for the iPad Pro to have at least 256 GB of memory. If you seriously want to get into production and lots of apps, then at least 500 GB. You should be able to use your existing MacBook Pro. What year is it?
Regarding top-of-the-line equipment:
Price doesn't always dictate what's best. For example: about 10 years ago, I listened to a $250 pair of Dre Beats, in store. Then I listened to a $75 pair of Sennheisers. The sound quality of the Sennheiser completely shit all over the Beats. Clarity, balanced highs, lows and mid range, great separation. The Beats in comparison sounded extra bassy, and there was poor separation and there was a lack of highs. Everything sounded all mushed in together like pig slop. Sometimes the better value is the more inexpensive alternative.
So with that said, for me practicality and ergonomics have to be considered along with build quality. The speakers stands look good. At first glance I like the desk in your picture. I'd see little need for separate stands for near field monitors with that desk, as they could go on the top facing slightly inwards towards where you'd be working. The desk looks great, appears to be solidly built and it has lots of room to hold components, etc. The questionable part to me would be the functionality of the slide-out rack.
A few things:
For this music desk, that slide out rack could be used to hold either a typing keyboard or for a music keyboard. So, if you were planning on putting the Arturia on that rack, I'd investigate whether or not the rack is compatible with the Arturia, dimensions and weight-wise.
Secondly, would come the question of with having a full sized keyboard in front of you with that rack pulled out, would it be uncomfortable to reach over the keyboard to type and adjust controls on the components you'd have (like an audio-interface, or mouse or touchpad)?
Thirdly, making sure that the entirety of the top of the Arturia would be accessible (rather than part of it being obscured by the top of the desk). This, because the top of the Arturia is where the faders, drum pads etc are located.
Alternately, you could put a small music keyboard on that rack and have your 88 key controller board off to the the side on a stand. That's the kind of setups I've always had: keyboard controller off to the side and DAW and computer in front of me, but on a flat desk. That way, I can set up whatever is on the desk with the items arranged for how I work.
Again, this is a matter of preference.
I do a lot of tracking with that small X-Key keyboard on my desktop. I go to the controller for more full bodied chords or to play in two-handed piano parts.
This is a good reliable keyboard stand for any size keyboard.
Ultimate Support AX-48 Pro Plus Apex Series Two-Tier Column Keyboard Stand | Reverb Canada
Reverb is a marketplace bringing together a wide-spanning community to buy, sell, and discuss all things music gear.
An alternative drum machine to the one you posted earlier, don't really know as I don't use one now.
To me, a drum pad controller seems more practical than a drum machine. You could use that to tap beats in with the drum presets or samples either coming out of the DAW or a computer. Costs way less too.
There are many of them out there. This one looks cool:
MPD218
MPD218 is the sleek drum pad MIDI controller with assignable knobs for versatile beat making in any DAW
Easier to learn a DAW than learn a DAW + the intricacies of a drum machine.
Field monitors:
Best studio monitors 2025: Studio speakers for musicians and producers on any budget
A comprehensive guide to the best studio monitor speakers for home studio recording, whether you’re a beginner or pro producer – including Yamaha, IK Multimedia, Focal and morewww.musicradar.com
This next article is excellent and informative:
12 Best NearField Studio Monitors For Musicians 2025
In today's post, we'll take a look at the 12 best affordable studio monitors for musicians. We'll also help you pick the best monitors for your...
No problem. Sounds like you're getting some good time in the lab with the guitar.Excellent info.
How are your music studies overall going?
Great. Just completed my 1st song. Wrote it and did a guitar beat with a simple baseline underneath. Didn't feel as though it needed any drums at all. I can see someone like Jazmine Sullivan singing it. Finally started recording with the Boss RC-500 in figuring out the baseline for it. It's in the Key of B. Already have ideas for 2 more songs. Next one is a funk tone. Gotta think about some lyrics. I might see about putting some fuzz in that one on the bass.
Nice!Great. Just completed my 1st song. Wrote it and did a guitar beat with a simple baseline underneath. Didn't feel as though it needed any drums at all. I can see someone like Jazmine Sullivan singing it. Finally started recording with the Boss RC-500 in figuring out the baseline for it. It's in the Key of B. Already have ideas for 2 more songs. Next one is a funk tone. Gotta think about some lyrics. I might see about putting some fuzz in that one on the bass.
That's great man. Glad you're seeing progress. Keep it up!Everyday I feel like I'm getting better
I've heard good things about that Boss pedal. In fact, the guitarist whom I mentioned loves it and used it in a couple of small gigs we did with just him and me (on vocals) and the other with him, another guitarist, a percussionist and myself on vocals.
Speaking of which I did say I'd show you pics of his rig from the Saturday gig.
This is the equipment list:
Guitars:
- Reverend Reeves Gabrels Signature
- G&L Fullerton Deluxe Comanche*
- Taurus Stomp-Head 1.BL 50w Portable Analog Guitar Amplifier
- Mesa Boogie Dual Caliber DC-3
Pedals:
- Malekko Chicklet reverb
- Source Audio Nemesis delay
- Alexander NEO Series footswitch
- Wampler Dual Fusion
- GFI System Synesthesia
- Sonuus Wahoo
- Malekko Chicklet chorus
- Mesa Boogie 5-Band Graphic EQ Footswitch
*Some info on G&L from Wiki:
Leo Fender sold his eponymous company Fender in 1965. He designed and produced instruments for Music Man in the 1970s through his company CLF Research. When relations with Music Man soured, G&L was created to continue operations apart from Music Man. The G&L name comes from two founders' first names, George Fullerton and Leo Fender.[5]
G&L instruments are similar to the classic Fenders, but with some Leo Fender modern innovations. They are built at the same facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California that produced the early Music Man instruments. G&L instruments are not widely distributed but are highly regarded by many musicians and collectors. The relatively small scale of production further allows for more custom options that are not possible on larger production lines.
After the death of Leo Fender in 1991, Fender's wife, Phyllis Fender, passed the management of G&L to John C. McLaren of BBE Sound.[6] George Fullerton remained a permanent consultant until his death on July 4, 2009,[7] and Leo's wife Phyllis remained as Honorary Chairperson of G&L until her death in July 2020.[8]
In a print advertisement for G&L, Leo Fender claimed the G&L line of instruments were "the best instruments I have ever made."[9]
Man that's good stuff there. I'm learning a lot from you man. I wanna clean up my ist song on the Boss RC-500 and then let you hear it. I don't have my sound proof studio finished yet ( it will be in a few months) but I wanna give you an idea of what my sound is. I don't think off the top I need anything else in the song. I sometimes think producers add too much and overthink songs and to the trained ear it sounds like a bunch of junk smushed together. I'm focusing more on my rhtyem than adding a bunch of extra sounds if that makes sense.That's great man. Glad you're seeing progress. Keep it up!
I've heard good things about that Boss pedal. In fact, the guitarist whom I mentioned loves it and used it in a couple of small gigs we did with just him and me (on vocals) and the other with him, another guitarist, a percussionist and myself on vocals.
Speaking of which I did say I'd show you pics of his rig from the Saturday gig.
This is the equipment list:
Guitars:
Amplification:
- Reverend Reeves Gabrels Signature
- G&L Fullerton Deluxe Comanche*
- Taurus Stomp-Head 1.BL 50w Portable Analog Guitar Amplifier
- Mesa Boogie Dual Caliber DC-3
Pedals:
- Malekko Chicklet reverb
- Source Audio Nemesis delay
- Alexander NEO Series footswitch
- Wampler Dual Fusion
- GFI System Synesthesia
- Sonuus Wahoo
- Malekko Chicklet chorus
- Mesa Boogie 5-Band Graphic EQ Footswitch
*Some info on G&L from Wiki:
Leo Fender sold his eponymous company Fender in 1965. He designed and produced instruments for Music Man in the 1970s through his company CLF Research. When relations with Music Man soured, G&L was created to continue operations apart from Music Man. The G&L name comes from two founders' first names, George Fullerton and Leo Fender.[5]
G&L instruments are similar to the classic Fenders, but with some Leo Fender modern innovations. They are built at the same facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California that produced the early Music Man instruments. G&L instruments are not widely distributed but are highly regarded by many musicians and collectors. The relatively small scale of production further allows for more custom options that are not possible on larger production lines.
After the death of Leo Fender in 1991, Fender's wife, Phyllis Fender, passed the management of G&L to John C. McLaren of BBE Sound.[6] George Fullerton remained a permanent consultant until his death on July 4, 2009,[7] and Leo's wife Phyllis remained as Honorary Chairperson of G&L until her death in July 2020.[8]
In a print advertisement for G&L, Leo Fender claimed the G&L line of instruments were "the best instruments I have ever made."[9]
Well, I mean everyone has their own way that works for them as guitars and effects go. We learn from trial and error, observing others, advice and just listening.
That would be great to check out your creation. I look forward to hearing it.
A lot of today's music IS overproduced. That's why I generally avoid top 40 radio. Less is more.
I like your idea of starting simply.
I completely support the concept of listening to oneself and trusting oneself's own creative voice.
I wrote my first complete song on just an acoustic guitar.
A couple years ago, I took a song that I wrote on acoustic guitar when I was 19, and added a full production and instrumentation to it and it came out amazing.
It felt really good to take what was a good musical idea decades ago and flesh it out into what I felt back then but didn't have the skills to bring to completion.
That would be great to check out your creation. I look forward to hearing it.
A lot of today's music IS overproduced. That's why I generally avoid top 40 radio. Less is more.
I like your idea of starting simply.
I completely support the concept of listening to oneself and trusting oneself's own creative voice.
I wrote my first complete song on just an acoustic guitar.
A couple years ago, I took a song that I wrote on acoustic guitar when I was 19, and added a full production and instrumentation to it and it came out amazing.
It felt really good to take what was a good musical idea decades ago and flesh it out into what I felt back then but didn't have the skills to bring to completion.
I agree with everything you said. I listen to some baselines in particular in music and think it added too much. Long as there's a steady rhythm and groove there and the singer or rapper is flowing everything will come together just fine. I have a great vision for music and beats if that makes sense. I can envision my next song starting out with a hollow knock and drums for 4 bars then the guitar and bass coming in on an Amaj7 then Dmaj7. Sounds pretty as hell man. Sounds like something H.E.R. should be singing. I'm very proud of my progress Res. I'm extremely excited about the future as well.
@respiration Gonna work on more melody chords Res. I love the sound of those 7 major chords. Can't wait to get my Super Reverb amp and my pedals. I will continue to chase my dream to become a professional musician, song writer and producer. I can see it. Nothing will stop me.
