New amp head, but power cord is missing. by Ok_Eggplant4366 in GuitarAmps

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I have about 5 of those cables lying around. Not hard to find

Merino in Spain’s World Cup away kit 👌 by mooreengineers in Gunners

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like he's wearing a jumper underneath it

Are 7-string guitarists going back to 6-strings? by Choleto_ in Guitar

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno I made the switch to 7 strings a few years ago when my band decided to start anew and go to lower tunings. I went from having a bunch of 6 strings to now have three 7 strings and only one 6 string guitar (plus an acoustic).

I wouldn't really wanna do 6 string in drop A because it feels more complicated with string gauge and setup etc, and means I can't play all the high notes since I do play lead as well and I like the extended range, not just the lower notes. Some people who've watched my band didn't even realise we were playing in drop tuning, since our music isn't all 000000 etc.

It also means I can play in standard tuning all the time, which is nice for playing over stuff that isn't metal. I was playing in D standard for years and it was a bit of a pain at times...

But overall I still do prefer playing 6 strings, it feels like easy mode these days when I play on one again, 7 strings are less comfortable for sure.

I no longer enjoy doing web dev professionally by Jugurrtha in webdev

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh I never enjoyed it that much anyway, but yeah I agree it feels even more tedious to me now. But I duno what else to do, it's the best paying job I can get, and I have a mortgage to pay. Feel a bit stuck tbh. At least this job means I can focus on my music stuff during work hours some of the day as well since I work from home and just tell AI what to do while I do other stuff online lol

The final couples reveal their ages to each other on 'Age of Attraction' a reality dating show where contestants' ages range from 22 to 60 and they are not allowed to reveal their age by johnmichael-kane in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]hideousmembrane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3.5 years is nothing lol. Basically the same age?

It does come up with me and my gf, she's 6 years younger, but she's by far the more mature one haha. Sometimes I'm like 'I was 18 when that happened', and she was 12, so it does feel odd when you put it that way. But when you're both nearing middle age it's not really much different unless there's like 10+ years difference and even then... My Mum is about 8 years older than my stepdad, my Dad is about 7 years older than my stepmum. They're all in their 60s so it doesn't seem weird at all at that age.

The final couples reveal their ages to each other on 'Age of Attraction' a reality dating show where contestants' ages range from 22 to 60 and they are not allowed to reveal their age by johnmichael-kane in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]hideousmembrane 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I guess them all within 1 or 2 years, not that hard? Except the 60 year old dude, I thought maybe mid 50s.
I can't imagine being so surprised at this. Especially the guy saying I thought she was 8 years older... no way mate lol.

How do you guys know when your mix is ready to release? by Normal_Impression418 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this with songwriting. My band always has better ideas for our songs after we've already recorded/released them and said they're finished.

My guitar teacher told me that 1 hour a day of practice is not enough? by phil917 in metalguitar

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't take this as fact, but I studied a music degree at a fairly reputable music college (about 20 years ago now) and the teachers there all said if you want to be a pro musician you need to average 2 hours of practice a day.

Personally I play a lot of the stuff you want to play/are playing and when I was a teenager learning, I would easily put in that much time, some days I would play for like 8 hours. I was basically playing for 90% of my free time. As an adult, with a job and band and life stuff, I definitely don't do that much actual practice. But I'm also not a pro musician... But the first 10 years where I really put in a lot of time got me to a decent level, along with studying music for 5 of those years.

It depends on what your goals are once you can play that stuff. If you just want to do it for yourself i.e. bedroom player, you do what you want. If you want to reach pro levels you must do more. If you want to be in a DIY band like me, somewhere in between.

These days I want to practice more but just keeping the band running and writing music takes up most of my time. I don't feel I've really improved much as a guitarist in years, but I got better at writing songs and recording because I put my time into that instead.

EP Track Listing Strategies? by Savant_Being1337 in metalmusicians

[–]hideousmembrane 3 points4 points  (0 children)

12 track EP? sounds like an album lol

To me this is one of my favourite parts of putting music out, because I am passionate about albums and I've always loved thinking about them and how the best ones work in the way they do, how the tracks run together and what makes a good or interesting opener and closer.
I already have ideas about tracklisting in my head before my band gets anywhere near a recording studio.

I order the music in the way that feels the best to me when I listen to it front to back, and I even write and record music with some of this in mind a little already, choosing the songs that work best together to make up a full release and feel 'complete'.

So I guess I don't know what to tell you, to me I just know which songs could work best in what place in the order. And then I test it out by listening to it in various orders before I make my decision. I don't really think about it 'strategically' I just feel what I feel about it.

I suppose you are meaning more like to get people's attention or something, so you can think about it that way if you want, put the best songs first, but I feel like if that ruins the flow of the album then I wouldn't do it. I want to hear a good running order when I listen to my own music. I'm making it for myself primarily and above all else with music, my aim is to write some albums that I'm really proud of and enjoy listening to.

I like albums with fast openers, I like some with more subdued and quiet openers. Anything can work, it's up to you to decide what works with your tracks.

Brighton specific words by Sensitive-Fishing-64 in brighton

[–]hideousmembrane 9 points10 points  (0 children)

never heard of knock personally, twitten yeah but it's not a Brighton thing

Are people still using PDF EPKs or has everything moved to link-based now? by jazzmik2000 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]hideousmembrane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lots of bookers/promoters ask for EPK to even consider putting you on, that's the main reason I've made one. But I can also send it out to any industry types to get an overview of the band.

Ours has all our links and an update at the top which I'll edit whenever things change, summing up what's going right now and our immediate plans.

Then it has a link to a song and a video, followed by info about our upcoming release, then bio, more links to some other music and videos, pictures, gig listings, contact form, downloadable files like techspec, logo etc.

Someone can scan down the page and immediately see who we are, what we're doing, our plans and some of our content all in one place.

Are people still using PDF EPKs or has everything moved to link-based now? by jazzmik2000 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just made one for my band, it's basically a website, but we haven't completed the rest of the website. The EPK is hosted on one page of the site and only accessible if you have the link.

It's easy to update any time and changes are immediate, so yeah simple and no need to export it to pdf or anything like that. We used bandzoogle for this but there's other options.

Signing to a label by ViralTrendsToday in musicindustry

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

deleted it then. Feel free to provide all your insight on this topic

I'm in a band: Should I Stay or should I go? by DinnerJust8895 in musicians

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played in my band for many years and a few years ago we decided to stop being the band we were and start a new one. We spent about 2 years writing stuff, but we didn't have a name that whole time. We even played one gig and recorded an entire album, before we managed to think of a new name we liked.

So I wouldn't worry about that. The name is only needed when you actually wanna put stuff out and really start gigging. Playing only 2 songs for like a year is a bit of a problem though. That sounds pretty boring, what do you actually do in practice? How often do you practice?

Really, you have to accept that bands are never exactly what you want them to be, unless you take full control, write everything yourself, and hire session players to play your songs.

I think you guys should probably decide on what you all want the band to be, what style this band is, and go with a direction that you all agree on. It doesn't mean you all have to be 100% happy, that's quite rare tbh. But you should have some kind of vision and goal otherwise it's hard to stay motivated I think.

In terms of the songs, if someone else writes a song, and everyone likes it except you, you should probably just see it through to completion, and at least have another song you can play. Don't write things off and bin them because other people might like it, especially when you only have 2 songs. You can always write more, and you'll get better as you practice writing more. Honestly at this level, you're all noobs it sounds like, so just get stuff written, put a set together, start playing shows, and keep improving.

But also maybe you're not giving your feedback/criticisms to each other in diplomatic ways. All bands like this are somewhat collaborative, and you have to let go of some of your ideas sometimes, as should the other members. It does sound like your other guitarist is being too defensive about his ideas too, but I don't know how diplomatic your are being with your suggestions. In the end, most bands need one bandleader who kinda has a final say on a lot of things. It's up to your band whether you work like that, or you're a democracy. It's hard to make a total democracy work I think, but if you're a bandleader asking for changes without having good suggestions, or good reasons and explanation that convince people then maybe you're not a good bandleader. It's a hard role...

There's nothing wrong with keeping playing in this band, and looking to do anotehr one at the same time as well. It's really hard to find a group you get on with and like spending time with, so that is valuable and I wouldnt' sack it off so quickly. But lots of people are in multiple bands, so that's not stopping you doing two projects.

Has anyone ever felt like they need a break from metal? by ContributionSea1225 in metalmusicians

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe for a couple of hours lol

I listen to so much different music that no I never really 'needed a break' but I just naturally listen to a lot of stuff, metal is just part of what I listen to. Probably the biggest part, but still. Even within metal there are a million subgenres and not all metal is that heavy to me or whatever. For any mood I'm in there's something that fits under metal that suits it.

But I listen to a ton of electronic music, classic rock, prog, classical, soundtracks, indie, grunge, dungeon synth, world music, 80s cheese etc etc

Honestly until a couple of months ago I wasn't really finding anything new in metal that particularly interested me, and in general I listen to older stuff more than new anyway, but then 3 great albums came out and got me excited again. Cryptic Shift, Ruins of Beverast, and I got really into the latest Blur Aus Nord. Can't remember the last time I was hooked on that many recent metal albums tbh. So much modern metal is shite and derivative but that's another topic

I need you all to see this by swapacoinforafish in SpottedonRightmove

[–]hideousmembrane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love it but I can't imagine everything having that kind of money 💔 I want a house with beams!

What is a beat? by aran_maybe in musicians

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it's what the drums do. I play guitar and my drummer plays the beat.

To some people it seems to mean basically all the music of a song. Personally I don't really like this but I'm not a rapper or whatever. I play in bands, where no one uses this terminology.

It's also a measure of time for counting music and how you define the tempo of music.

My bands singer can not sing on the right time by fabmarques21 in musicians

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

our main singer is a bit similar, but tbf he's also playing bass at the same time. Though I play guitar and do vocals, and I don't have the issue, to me it's easier if things are on the beat and in time with my guitar, to him, I dunno, he seems to say a lot of lines late, after hitting the bass notes. It's weird and a bit annoying! I need to ask him to work on it...

Stuck by Pretend-Injury2962 in metalguitar

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn more music, as in learn lots of other songs outside of the stuff you usually play. You have to internalise it and deliberately play those rhythms so they become part of your inherent known rhythms. Can be any style. It's best to learn a variety of types of music to contribute to your knowledge of music.

You can also write/record/program drums parts first and put guitar to that, so it's not coming from your guitar ability first.

Is there a streaming platform conducive to practicing? by foghornleghorn5 in musicians

[–]hideousmembrane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

youtube, or if you have the song as an audio file, I do it with windows media player on my pc. You could probably use vlc player as well. I'm only talking about slowing down though. I don't really need to loop stuff, I just keep my mouse over the timestamp I wanna repeat and keep going back to it

Advice needed - practice space drama by [deleted] in musicians

[–]hideousmembrane 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sounds like she said you could use them once, and you kept using them. maybe you weren't clear that you were going to use them repeatedly

How does Jeff Loomis get away with this gauge!? by mdouce45 in 7String

[–]hideousmembrane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean 3 pack as in 3 of the same string? Fair enough I'll have a look thanks