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| location | Leamington Spa, United Kingdom | |
| age | 39 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 8 months |
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I play guitar on my own, at open mic nights, and as part of a weekly get-together for guitarists, and as part a reggae band, for fun.
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Nov 23 |
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What's a good Android app for tuning a brass instrument No, but I perceive no difference in sound waves coming from brass and sound waves coming from strings which would affect the functionality of a tuner. |
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Nov 22 |
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How not to touch neighbouring strings? Er, nail scissors? |
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Nov 21 |
accepted | Is a very cheap drum kit an impediment to learning? |
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Nov 21 |
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What's a good Android app for tuning a brass instrument I have not made a thorough comparison (hence a comment rather than an answer) but gStrings is a chromatic tuner that works fine for me. Despite the name, it should be fine for a brass instrument. |
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Nov 20 |
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How not to touch neighbouring strings? I know you say that you've cut your nail as short as it will go. But the photos seem to show that it could go shorter. |
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Nov 17 |
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Is a very cheap drum kit an impediment to learning? Well, it was one per shop, and I wasn't at the front of the queue. I'm still interested in the answer to the question. |
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Nov 16 |
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Does Acoustic Blues Guitar Require Use of a Thumb Pick? Sorry, yes, I meant thumb and first finger. But in music, my meaning of "top" is the opposite to yours. "high", "low", "top" and "bottom" when I'm on a guitar, are matters of pitch not gravity. On SE, I take care to use words like "bass" rather than "low", to avoid ambiguity. |
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Nov 16 |
awarded | Self-Learner |
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Nov 16 |
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How does string gauge affect a guitar's sound and playability? deleted 2 characters in body |
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Nov 16 |
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Does Acoustic Blues Guitar Require Use of a Thumb Pick? I'm confused about this. If you're holding the pick between first and second fingers, isn't it easier to play the bass note with the pick and the higher note with a spare finger? Otherwise you have to tuck your spare finger under your pick "assembly". Or am I misunderstanding your use of "top note"? |
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Nov 16 |
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How can I multitrack record my band practices? This has been posed as a question on apv.stackexchange: avp.stackexchange.com/questions/2645/… |
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Nov 16 |
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How can I multitrack record my band practices? Although if you view GarageBand as Logic-Lite, and we assume Logic does it, I suppose it has been removed. |
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Nov 16 |
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How can I multitrack record my band practices? Good to know that Audacity does it. I have not found the facility in GarageBand. I'm not sure that it should count as a "restriction", as it's an ability you put in, rather than take out, if you know what I mean. |
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Nov 16 |
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How does string gauge affect a guitar's sound and playability? I don't really understand what you're asking. If you loosen any string, it will play at a lower pitch. The strings are the thicknesses they are so that when they are all at about the same tension, they have the desired pitches. |
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Nov 16 |
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How can I multitrack record my band practices? Not every DAW allows simultaneous recording from multiple inputs. I don't know which ones do -- it would be nice to know. |
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Nov 16 |
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How does string gauge affect a guitar's sound and playability? Actually since it sounds like you are very much a beginner, I would recommend you play with 10s. They're not too easy to bend, and they are easy to fret. Change later, if you decide you want a different sound. |
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Nov 16 |
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How does string gauge affect a guitar's sound and playability? @iamcreasy Advantages: easy to fret; pluck. Disadvantages: easy to accidentally bend out of tune. Subjective: tone. |
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Nov 16 |
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How does string gauge affect a guitar's sound and playability? added common gauges |
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Nov 16 |
answered | How can I effectively secure guitar strings to the tuning pegs? |
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Nov 16 |
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What should be the tension for 0.010 inch strings for guitar Link to question on effect of tensions |
