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Tommy Emmanuel bootleg

Nonoo — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:28:57 +0000

I was at the Budapest Palace of Arts with my friends again and recorded a concert held by the amazing guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.

Unfortunately there were many dynamic volume changes and I forgot to adjust the recording level accordingly, so there are clips and distortions.

The mastering was done in the old fashioned “eq by ear” method. Surprisingly this record sounds better than the previous ones (not counting the distortions), low-end is much finer, but the highs are still missing (shame on you, MuPa sound engineers).

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My new guitar

Nonoo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:23:04 +0000

Yesterday I bought a beautiful classical guitar manufactured by Louis Arostegui Granados around 1970 in Madrid. It’s in perfect condition, and sounds great. I’ve just applied some lubrication on the nut with a soft lead pencil and paraffin on the tuning pegs.

More pics here.

Guitar Speed Trainer

Nonoo — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:59:14 +0000

For a few weeks I started to improve my guitar skills, mainly using a very nice app called Guitar Speed Trainer. I enjoy practicing with this program very much, and I felt that my speed improved just in a week since I started using it, so I recommend this for all guitar players who are not so quick yet to play those fast licks.

There are numerous simple (and not so simple), but tricky guitar tabs you have to play at varying speeds, first starting at a low pace, then faster and faster, and at a moderate speed at the end. This improves speed practicing greatly because after the fastest peak you will be able to play at moderate speed better than before.

The speed curve (you can see it on the left of the screenshot) can be modified for your taste, and if you want, you can compose your own practicing guitar tabs with the built-in editor.

There is a knowledge base section in the program, with lots of theory and information about how you can improve your skills and how to maximize the effectiveness of practicing with Guitar Speed Trainer.