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Mark is currently recording an album with Bap Kennedy in London. The record will feature the following players:
Ian Thomas – drums
Glenn Worf – bass
James Walbourne – guitars
Guy Fletcher – piano, keyboards
John McCusker – fiddle
Mike McGoldrick – whistlesThere are no plans for any release as yet.
(via MK News)
Epiphone Les Paul on my Line 6 Pod XT straight to the Duet, Stereo mode.
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A neat online Competition. You buy a backing track, record the lead guitar and might be the lucky one to win a guitar lesson with Mark Knopfler.
Three songs you can mimic on this competition:
- Sultans of Swing
- Calling Elvis
- Speedway at Nazareth
I’ll try Sultans, just for the fun it is to play, as MK says, “that little four piece of historic frolic”.
You get new gear, read magazines, forums, blogs, reviews… but there’s nothing better for improvement than practice. I’ve been doing that lately, mainly improving my skills in the recording process.
Summing up, here’s what I have learned:
- After ten years using Cubasis VST and Cubase LE 4, I’ll switch to Logic Express 9. Using GarageBand lately convinced me to do so. The sound is better, tighter, less crashes (using OS X now);
- Composing exclusively “outside” of the recording environment is not desirable. I can improve a lot while jamming in GarageBand;
- Keep low volume always. It’s a matter of habit… keeping it low, a two hour practice session seems easy enough to me;
- Plugins are not as bad as they say it is. I cannot afford a professional studio and therefore, my album will be recorded at home. Amplitube Fender and my POD XT running through a tube preamp will suffice, as the expressiveness of music is not lost this way.
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Definitely going to buy this plugin. It perfectly emulates a Fender amp (and I’ve tried a few ones).
Although it does not replaces the real deal, it is a handy tool for home recordng, specially for those tones you can afford having in a flat (like a Bassman, fully cranked up).
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