Do you actively play a musical instrument/s?

^logic is very powerful. I find recording midi from my guitar synth is especially useful. You can get all sorts of nice things happening. There are so many guitar amps etc. you can record a guitar line and then try out different setups afterwards!

I still gotta figure out Garage Band.

Terra Australis wrote: Can't please everyone. There was a reaction against the first electric guitar. These days you can even have your entire amp setup on an ipad and listen via Bluetooth speakers or headphones.

Steve Hackett mainly uses guitar amp simulator software instead of amps nowadays.

Can't please everyone. There was a reaction against the first electric guitar. These days you can even have your entire amp setup on an ipad and listen via Bluetooth speakers or headphones.

^would he be offended about using samples of a sampling machine? ;)

I used to play bass primarily, with some guitar and keyboards.

i guess i'm a closet percussionist.....i have various percussion instruments from around the world......which i either play or when i DJ......ya makes people look but i play in rhythm just at the right moments and get nice compliments after.

^ Can't afford one at the time, but I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

Dayvenkirq wrote: Neelus wrote: Just curious to see what percentage of PA members like jamming from time to time. Oh, I don't just jam. I write and arrange. I don't do experiments very much. I play acoustic and electric guitars but the acoustic piano is my weapon of choice.

OK, ... lately, it's the electric guitar that's been my weapon of choice. I also forgot to mention that I use VST plugins from time to time that simulate the sounds of the Mellotron, the Hammond, the grand piano, and such. There was a time when I used to play around with those.

^ S$%t. I'd love to play them all.  Lucky duck. 

Jbird wrote: I play guitar, but badly  I can do the open chords and bar chords just fine, but throw in some technical riffing and alternate picking and I'm lost.

Learning to play technical stuff is supposed to be painful. Of course, one cannot become a proficient guitar player overnight. You have to start with something really simple, practice whatever techniques and play whatever music comes your way, but never force yourself to play what you don't like. From my experience, if I want to learn to play technical rock-n'-roll, I should be able to play the blues and folk, get a feel for those styles and get an idea of what they are about.