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Post by Stefvorcide on Nov 29, 2009 11:48:24 GMT -5
GRRRR
You know what's the MOST annoying thing ever for me?? When I record/video myself. It's always worse than when I just play alone, which is something I *really* don't need.
Since I don't want to pay $20k to get good studio gear, I can live with shitty tone, weird highs, and sizzle (on the recording, my tone sounds good in the room IMHO)
But to hear my sloppy playing, mistakes and fuck-ups even at easy riffs... my not-even-half-decents arpegios (i don't call these sweeps, I pick everything) my very-annoying vibrato, off timing beats and redundant wanking :/
Damn it's driving me nuts. I don't even think about recording any Vorcide (RIP ) riffs, or Spawn of possession, or theory in practice or Racer X... just easy stuff
I have to either sell all my gear and quit guitar for good OR practice like a madman ...and quitting is for loosers IMO.
Anybody feels the same??
Stephane
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Post by Ms Scary on Nov 29, 2009 12:02:15 GMT -5
I think....
It's definitely more pressure playing in front of a camera like it would be playing before an audience. But it's sure a better form of practice. You can video yourself practicing instead of just playing alone. Then you have a good tool to look back over, note your mistakes and focus on those areas the next time you sit down to play. Conditioning yourself to play in front of the camera will come with time, and potentially help you perform better over all. Focus your camera on you when playing, not the amp. That way even when you accomplish getting it to sound the way you want, you can review your technique and work towards improving the whole package.
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Post by Torkin on Nov 29, 2009 16:56:28 GMT -5
I know what the reason is I think. I have noticed the same that when I play to myself my brain doesn't notice mistakes that much. Its really when you record yourself and play back that you see where you are off rythm or sloppily cross strings. I came to live with it, having to do 100 takes before I am satisfied with the results.
Maybe the reason for this is that the brain is occupied with thoughts of playing and moving muscles and not with actually listening to yourself when you play. Maybe the brain "fills in" the hearing by making you hear what you WANT to hear.
When you play with the band there is an aspect of the momentum, that you are keeping up with the song's rythm and thus off rythms are less frequent. Another thing is that you are listening more to others and less to self and don't recognize your mistakes as much.
I think the only remedy to this is to sit and record your own songs. Get drum tracks from somewhere and painfully record without much editing. That way you will know when you are making mistakes and off rythms, and with the knowledge the problem becomes at least 50% solved.
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Post by Stefvorcide on Dec 1, 2009 22:07:21 GMT -5
its more about practicing I think....
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Post by Tungus on Dec 6, 2009 4:44:12 GMT -5
man, I tell ya...
practice is golden, I have been depressed for the last 2 years.....I started practicing again and i feel 200% better.
Even knowing I could own most players here, practicing made me even more confident.
Playin guitar was always my way of coping with life. It does work. I just lost my way.
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Post by Tungus on Dec 6, 2009 6:47:36 GMT -5
I love all of ya. Thanx for bein there for me.
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Post by Stefvorcide on Dec 6, 2009 14:17:17 GMT -5
We love you too kev, in a non-homo way of course !!
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