we got a couple bits down. he's got some program called "garage band" we've been using, but it is not a very accurate representation. you can go in and overdub shit though. pretty handy, i guess it's good for when we can't remember what we were doing last week that was working.
I have that on my Mac, but I have yet to try it out...how do you mic it? Or do you? Are you using drums at all?
I've been fiddling a lot on the guitar recently and am becoming qute furstrated that I can't play everything in my head.
no mics. condensor type little mic on the computer. (again, we are using it SOLELY for memory, not for actual recording. we are nowhere NEAR that point.) drums are a space/noise issue right now. small house in a neighborhood where the houses are 2 feet from each other. my friend eric wants to come play with us, but rob doesn't really have the space to set up a kit, plus the neighbors would only hate us more. we are thinking about finding a cheap space to rent. we do play around with the drum machine on 'garage band' tho.
you will never be able to figure out how to play what's in your head. you may find the notes, but rarely the
sound. it took me way too long to figure that out. then again, i suck. memorize a handful of chords, a couple of scales, and maybe a couple different tunings. as long as you have a decent ear, and i assume you do, you will surprise yourself as to how cool some of the shit you come up with sounds. the more you fuck around with it, the more you will be able to manipulate the sound. sometimes accidental shit will happen. when it does, stop and figure out exactly what you did. you'll just keep developing new little tools to use, and add them to your "arsenal". frustration is good. it's what makes us challenge ourselves and learn new shit.
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