I am a UK based guitarist, bassist, arranger, producer, and educator. Studying classical at first, I played electric with many bands in northern Italy. I moved to Boston, MA, in the late 90s and graduated from Berklee College of Music studying with Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook, and Brett Willmott. I performed as a sideman with 60s bands such as Herb Reed & The Platters, The Coasters as well as British session musicians and bands such as Jim Cregan, Robbie McIntosh, Jason Rebello, Cregan and Co, Down to The Bone, original members of Train, Sugar Ray, Cockney Rebel, Fairport Convention. I played at venues and events like The Roundhouse, The Hideaway, The Savoy, The Liverpool Empire and Cropredy Festival. My albums: “Entwined” (2009), “Gianni Chiarello & The Same Beat” (2015). I am the author of instructional guitar books, including “Contemporary Solo Guitar” (2008), “Contemporary Blues Soloing” (2009), “Contemporary Blues Chords and Comping” (2011), and other educational materials.
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I tried it with some of my other NAM profiles and IRs. I found that the original NAM was "louder" than the NAM Universal. The signal-to-noise ratio was better. Maybe I'll try it again, but for now, the original NAM is my go-to. I prefer the simplicity (and the louder signal strength).
Post with larger spread sheet:giannichiarello.com/try-this-triple-pentatonic-hack-for-that-fusion-sound/ Support here: giannichiarello.com/shop/ Other pentatonic videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EPpdj1uMstI.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HwDI3hCOnyE.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dOxPa6QeOIg.html timestamps: 0:37 - Introduction to pentatonic scales and targeting specific notes. 3:17 - Explaining the use of pentatonics on root, fifth, and second degree. 3:56 - Demonstration of C minor pentatonic, G minor pentatonic, and D minor pentatonic over C minor chord. 5:01 - Targeting specific notes in a chord using different pentatonics. 6:06 - Example of shifting through different pentatonic positions (C, G, D minor). 7:18 - Discussing the idea of playing different pentatonic shapes in the same area. 9:02 - Introduction to major pentatonic combinations (A minor, E minor, B minor over C major). 11:04 - Transitioning from altered chords to major 7 chords. 12:01 - Demonstration of playing from C7 sharp 9 to F major. 12:45 - Exploring the combination of out and in sounds with pentatonic scales. 13:34 - Encouraging viewers to experiment with different pentatonic combinations.
@johnlyon326 I am not sure if Cokos changed the format, I've bought the license twice now (it lasts two major updates), as i use it to generate income as a musician. I feel it's worth it to continue the development of the software as well. As far as I understand you can use it indefinitely after the trial period (with an annoying splash screen) if you don't make money from using it, a bit of a honor system so to speak...it might have changed since!
@@gianni.chiarello There is no free use after the trial period - it doesn't stop working, but the splash screen means what it says. That's been the position as long as I've been using it - at least 10 years. Reaper is comparatively inexpensive. I can't remember that the cost has changed in my time.
@johnlyon326 you might disagree on this but I think the strategy of letting people use the software after the end of the trial period without limitation is what has let Reaper flourish in what it is now, a big profitable platform that is as mainstream as Logic and Pro tools. If they wanted to stop people from using it, they could, but that's never been their philosophy...just my two cents, I do understand and appreciate your point of view though!
@@gianni.chiarello Ah Gianni, if only life were based on our opinions! Perhaps you need to refer yours to Cockos before publicising their software as free? There's nothing on the Purchase Reaper page to suggest it is. I think Reaper's development as a daw of choice is based on competitive pricing and better functionality than the competition, not on people using it for nothing - they obviously don't count.
Agravatar module The Comp knob (since renamed to TIGHT on an update) is not a full range regular compressor but a simplified one knob Andy Sneap Waves C4 trick tailored to duck only a narrow range of the overbearing resonant low end bass frequencies you get from when you do chuggs/palm mutes. It keeps them in, just lowers the volume of them and a little goes a long way. The SMOOTH knob does the same dynamic EQ thing, only acting as a de-esser to control higher harsh high-mid and treble frequency areas. They interact a lot with the OOMPH (bass) and SPARKLE (highs) knobs and you can kind of do the Pultec EQ bass mixing technique to add harmonics and also tame the resonance of the boosts.
Hey Gianni, Andy from the NAM-U/Ampsim Universe team. Thanks for the review and kind words. You can send feedback/issues/feature requests directly to Chris at Wavemind with the FEEDBACK button in the lower left. There will be a Version 2 in the future with feature requests and creature comforts/customization added.
Nice playing mate. Glad to see NAM U getting out and about in the real world having beta test for a few weeks. Glad you are enjoying my Ceriatone models too. Sounded lovely.
I usually leave everything to default settings, the gain on my interface at zero as a starting point and find a profile that I know the sound of (like a deluxe reverb or any amp you're familiar with) to gain up or down...it works for me, but I'm sure there's a more technical way to approach this!
I usually do it on the amp block if necessary or sometimes on the pedal block output so the boost hits harder, but I think in captures both would probably do the same thing
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@@house9850 you can use one of those AI sites that break down a full mix into individual stems and then try this method on the guitar stem (provided it is aligned to a click)
Global EQ is a game-changer for the Helix if you struggle with getting usable tones when first starting. I'd recommend everyone who just bought a Helix to START with setting the Global EQ before they go tweaking an amp or cab. Just put an amp+cab block on, preferably one with some gain so you know how much or how little hi & low pass is really necessary, then tweak your amp and cab, and you'll find that all the stock stuff sounds REALLY good. The excess of frequencies inherent to digital is what was holding it all back, so you gotta reel those excess frequencies in to get the true experience of what these amps sound like irl. Though I've gotten over the beginner's hump on my own, last night I set out to try out the global EQ for myself. I did a low-cut down to 40Hz and a hi-cut down to 9.9kHz, and a 8.0Q -5.0dB notch @ 6.2kHz. As I'm scrolling through each amp+cab set, they all sound more true-to-life now without any further tweaking, minus whatever adjustments you need to make to the amp itself due to each of their inherent characteristics and quirks. I wish I'd started with the global EQ, it would've saved me SO much time
@@gianni.chiarello Been playing around with my Global a bit more since typing the original and have to amend some things because I realized I was being too aggressive on the hi-cut and missing some important frequencies low cut: 40Hz low peak: 130Hz, Q 7.9, -0.5dB mid peak: 1.9kHz, Q 0.7, +0.5dB high peak: 6.2kHz, Q 5.9, -1.0dB hi-cut: 16.6kHz With these settings, I'm giving the Global a very light touch--just enough to get rid of fizz, unneeded lows and a low, wide boost in that 2k presence area. I'm having a mega easy time dialing in the difficult high gain amps with these Global settings.
Link to free Line6 patches (donation appreciated): giannichiarello.com/product/modellers-patches/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction and Purpose 0:36 - Using a Looper for Hands-Free Adjustments 1:54 - Cab Settings: Microphone Placement and Early Reflections 3:36 - Importance of Low Cut and High Cut Filters 5:00 - Creating Tones for Band vs. Solo Play 6:05 - Global EQ for Final Adjustments 7:28 - Using Background Music for Sound Creation 9:30 - Testing Sounds Across Different Monitors 11:00 - Incorporating Compression for Dynamic Control 13:50 - Summary of Key Tips 14:54 - Closing Remarks and Call to Action
I don't see why you cannot use the same process for drums, if they are isolated tracks (drums only), synced to a beat. use drums as instrument when importing into musescore, instead of guitar/tab
Great video. Any tips to increase the power in the frail part of the Walk of life picking? I notice you get a strong flick on that. Just repeated practice?
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Does anyone know what the stock front panel presets are on the Captor X. I'm using one for some tracking at a friends house and he isn't using the app.
No I don't. I don't use this amp that way, only for gigs. The xlr output at the back does not have cab simulation. Occasionally I've connected the amp to a PA without emulation and sounded good. For Jazz!
