I know you like drugs, how about Rock ‘n Roll?

[bvolt]

Any musicians lurking?

I’ve been a drummer forever, but just bought my first electronic kit.



I play a little guitar, as well.

Anyone?

[Jolly Green Giant]

it's been awhile.. but yea I'm musically inclined!! upright bass and tuba from 4th grade thru HS, but could pick up almost anything without a reed and at lease keep the beat. picked up electric bass freshmen year...

I really haven't played much since a drummer buddy passed away a few years back...
my Peavey Mark 6 bass amp and SP 2XT cabinet sitting across from me atm collecting dust

[bvolt]

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This acoustic was on sale a Musician’s Friend for like, $230.

It sounds great and stays in-tune (I took it from the house to the car to a friends house... and even with all the temp changes, it stayed in tune).

This probably isn’t the best idea and I’m sure the critics will be out in force, but here’s a recording from 2003 of Pearl Jam’s Evenflow.

[bvolt]

That's 15 years ago... Now? I make the drummer I was then sound like a beginner.

[bvolt]

Same recording session...

American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

• We made this recording to send to spots in town (Boston) we were hoping to book...

Anyway, it looks like multi-track recording on PC has gotten a lot better/easier with freeware. Maybe more to come...

[charsi]

I dont mind discussing porn but music is something that fills me with regret....started out with a guitar...late 80's early 90's grunge sound...think kim tahil...then got into electronica around 93...discovered sampling and digital recording....10 years later i had just about every synth and sampler on the market...calling myself a gear whore would be an understatement...we are talking about 80 plus synths and samplers plus about 50 plus diy preamaps/compressors ( neve/api/fairchiled blah blah blah) my "bedroom" studio was way more equipped than any commercial studio i have been to
not recorded a single track to date! just recording stuff in a 16 bar loop with intentions of arranging and mixing it down in future...lol....then moved onto to Indian classical music...ofcourse it wasnt for me
anyways i think music is about discovering and i dont think there is anything left to discover in music
I am stuck between a rock n a hard place

[bvolt]

Hey char,

I dunno. I can't picture going even a full day w/o listening to tunes.

I do agree that the state of current music is far from ideal. I circumvent this by not listening to what's current...

If I hit shuffle, you'd probably hear The Black Crowes, Zep, Stones, Blind Melon, Allman Bro, etc.

Whether you enjoy the music produced by these bands or not, it's impossible to deny that they're some of the greatest musicians in rock-n-roll history, that just happen to write catchy, hook-filled songs.

[bvolt]

Hey all,

From rehearsal this weekend:

Since I've Been Lovin' You

My apologies for the camera angle (this wasn't recorded with the intention of being published).

Still, the sound quality isn't the worst...

[ATPinMotion]

Good stuff @bvolt that's a pretty intricate and expressive tune!

I think the first song I learned on my Dad's guitar was either Sunshine of your Love (Cream) or Iron Man (Black Sabbath) back in the early 90's.

I still dabble a bit. Just started a Gypsy-Surf-Metal project with two of the flakey-est musicians I know. I doubt we'll be going anywhere, but it's fun to jam.

After spending 20yrs in the music business, I have moved WAY out to the country.

Pretty excited about growing pigs and chickens and plants!

@Charsi I can relate. Inspiration only becomes more difficult with time unless it is cultivated.

Props on your gear collection (did you build a Fairchild 670? That's impressive)

When I'm truly stuck, I learned it best to strip things down. Limits force us to be creative.

With infinite tracks and effects and sounds, it's easy to spin out. You are not alone!

I started out pimping gear (for the discounts) at the turn of the century. This evolved into equipping studios, then designing studios, then constructing studios. A good portion of my professional income has come come from studio owners.

You are not alone in your plight. The studio rut is real, and is an ongoing struggle for many.

It's interesting that you've delved into Indian music, and a lot of musicians I know look to other cultures for inspiration. I'm particularity fascinated with polyrhythms and microgrooves. This is a hot topic in ethnomusicology right now - how do we transcribe complex rhythms? For example, it's easy to superimpose a groove in '5' overtop of a rhythm in 4. Not so easy to write that. With African beats this can get pretty crazy.

There are some new rhythmic frontiers.

Also much has been forgotten since we adopted equal temperament. Back in the day of true harmonic scales (aka church modes) some very different sounds were happening. With digital sythesizers it's easy to program any scale one can imagine. There is some interesting work being done outside the realm of equal temperament also.

While I have empathy for your condition, we are only limited by our imagination. I've learned that when I become stifled it's time to discover what's 'outside' my box. It's not comfortable to leave the structures and conventions we are accustomed to. The fact that you have studied the Ragas leads me to believe you are open to growing. I only hope these ideas create a spark for you and others who might feel trapped in and/or tapped out!