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Who is your Guitar Hero today? 2008-03-08 23:15:13 Here's my top 10 favourite guitar heroes and their songs.There are still many of my favourite guitarists such as John Petrucci, Ritchie Kotzen, Al Pitelli and many others. But list above are my all time favourites.1. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) - Burnt Ice & Holy Wars2. Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) - Hangar 18, Symphony of destruction & Lust for life3. Gary Moore - The Loner4. Joe Satriani - What Breaks a heart?5. Steve Vai - Tender Surrender & Bad Horsie6. Yngwie Malmsteen - Crash and burn7. Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom) - Sixpounder & Everytime I die8. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing9. Dimebag Darrel (Pantera) - Cowboys from Hell & Psycho Holiday10. Paul Gilbert - Technical difficultiesThere are still many of my favourite guitarists such as John Petrucci, Ritchie Kotzen, Al Read more:Guitar
Cibol 'Itu Kamu' cover 2008-03-07 08:54:00 Today, a friend, Cibol give me to listen his cover song 'Itu Kamu'. Even this is not a metal song but I like the melodies and his voice too. He sings like professional. You can listen the song at his blog:-kamu-cibols-versionEven this is not a metal song but I like the melodies and his voice too. He sings like professional.The track was originally recorded with Audacity. I mixed it back with little touch of compressor and EQ. Then I duplicate the track and pan the original track 50% left and the duplicated track 50% right. I add few reverb on the right track to make the sound brighter and alive.Listen to the song and tell me what you think of it.Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
20 songs in my playlist 2008-03-06 22:04:11 Today I want to share 20 songs
in my playlist.Today I want to share 20 songs in my playlist.Megadeth1. The scorpion2. Never walk alone3. Burnt ice4. Washington is next5. Holy wars (fav of all time)6. United Abominations7. Gears of War8. Paul Gilbert - Technical difficulties9. KoRn - Coming undone10. In flames - Only for the weak11. Children of bodom - Sixpounder12. Slipknot - DualityPantera13. Psycho Holiday14. 5 minutes aloneCreed15. Higher16. Bullets17. Fuel - Hemorrhage18. Kreator - Impossible brutality19. Celine Dion - My Heart will go on20. Silverchair - Miss you loveDon't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
VST plugins 2008-03-06 01:31:01 Today I was looking for more useful VST plugins to use for my recording. So I started to search and I found a very useful website with many links to all the plugins I need. It is AudioMastermind. Please click here to visit the website. Most of the VST plugins are FREE!I found a very useful website with many links to all the plugins I need. It is AudioMastermind. Please click here to visit the website. Most of the VST plugins are FREE!There are 3 types of VST plugins.1. VST instrumentsA VST plugin that generates audio. They are generally either virtual synthesizers or samplers. Example: Native Instruments Battery2. VST effectsA VST plugin that is used to process an audio input, such as reverb and phaser effects.Example: Native Instruments Guitar Rig3. VST MIDI effectsA VST plugin that is us
How to: 9 tips and tricks to record your guitar tracks 2008-03-03 20:26:36 Referring to my post 'Mystical Kingdom recording track (click here)', there was a reader sending me an e-mail asking for few tips to record guitar tracks
. So here 9 tips & tricks
for all of you.Experiment! Experiment & Experiment! Ask from expert if you need more help. Join recording forums. There are many experts in forums willing to share their knowledges with you.1. Don't set too much 'gain' on your distortion or preamp. If you set too much gain, when all the guitar tracks blend altogether you'll hear a lot of noise + can't really hear the notes you're playing.2. Record in mono track. This will save your disk spaces.3. Record at least 2 tracks for rhythms and pan a track to hard left and another one to hard right.4. Record each side with different sound. For left guitar sound, m
Band news feed promotion blog 2008-03-03 11:42:41 If you do blogging, then you have to visit promo.vicerock.net. With Vicerock Promo, you can submit your blog feed URL (RSS).Great news for all bands!If you do blogging, then you have to visit promo.vicerock.net. With Vicerock Promo, you can submit your blog feed URL (RSS).It's free! Join Vicerock Promo and share your band news to the world!Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
New song recorded 'Mystical Kingdom' with my craziest midi drum programming 2008-03-03 08:05:33 I've just recorded
a song titled 'Mystical Kingdom
' with midi drum programming. This is so far the craziest drumming style I've ever programmed. Feel free to listen or download the track:Play with the velocity controller to make your drums sound real as drummer doesn't hit the snare & the rest at the same level.Download: Click here!Stream: Click here!Few tips for midi drum programming:Get a good sample drum sampling. Drumkit From Hell is one of the best!Play with the velocity controller to make your drums sound real as drummer doesn't hit the snare & the rest at the same level.Use EzDrummer. It will saves you a lot of time.Use compressor to tighten up your drum sound.Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
How to: 12 guideline for artists and bands to start a website or blog 2008-03-02 11:20:01 Have you ever think what do your fans and others want to read and know about you or your band? Here's a few guideline
for artists and bands to start a website
or blog.if you want to be successful, work for your band! Building a website or blog is a great way to promote your band.1. Biography. Keep it short but full of informations about your band. Don't talk too much trash.2. News. Always update your band news. At least once a week.3. Full line up. All info about the band members. Share your influences and experiences with your fans and readers.4. Equipment lists. List down all the gears use by you and your band. You may also share your experiences using your gears.5. Gig/Show schedule. This is important if you gigging. Show the gig flyers on your site.6. Discography. List all your release
The Secret - Law of attraction: Vision blog, dare to be different? 2008-03-01 21:28:04 Hello to all friend,I've just watching "The secret - law of attraction" documentary. I believe some of you have already watch it too. If you don't, I suggest you to get the DVD at your near local store.What I want to share here is the method of using 'vision board'. If you don't know what is vision board, then I suggest you to read about it here.I build my own 'vision blog' as an alternative and I found it more interactive as I can visit my own vision blog at anywhere and anytime.Many of people today have their own vision board, so at first I've decided to make my own too but I'm too lazy to cut and paste pictures. Then, I build my own 'vision blog' as an alternative and I found it more interactive as I can visit my own vision blog at anywhere and anytime. Plus I don't have to play with g Read more:different
Afiqme.com launched! 2008-02-24 01:25:14 Hello to all friends!This blog has just moved to new domain name www.afiqme.com. Please update your bookmark. You can reach my other blogs at:intelligi.afiqme.com - Intelligiart.afiqme.com - Art'ologyalamecarte.afiqme.com - AlamecarteMy new primary e-mail: afiqme[AT]afiqme.comThanks and have a nice day!Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
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Do the scales or modes that make a guitar player sounds good? 2008-02-24 00:38:07 Do the scales or modes that make a guitar player
sounds good? Can you please tell me which scale or mode is the best?That is what we called art. Art is an expression. Art explains about people.No one can tell me about that because it is not the scale or mode that make you or other guitar players sound good. Scales, modes or arpeggios are just another tool that you can use to play guitar.The truth is how you sing your notes will tell you and others that you sound good or not. That's how it works. Let see, Dave Mustaine can still makes great guitar solos with minor pentatonic scale, Joe Satriani with his lydian mode and Gary Moore with his blues scale.Even if you ask them, I think they will only say, "I just play what I want to play!". This is because the notes don't came from the scales or
My guitar recording secret 2008-03-14 21:07:42 But the only thing that I've been using to record most of my guitar works is by using my magic box, Behringer V-Amp 2.There are few methods of guitar recording technique. But the only thing that I've been using to record most of my guitar works is by using my magic box, Behringer V-Amp 2.My setup is simple. From guitar connect to V-Amp 2 then straight to the recording console. I'll record the rhythm part twice in mono and pan the first track to hard left and the second track to hard right. Then, I'll compress the track and EQ if necessary. But usually, I just cut few dBs in mid frequency and give a little boost in low frequency.Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
Recording tips: Shure SM57, the most universal mic on planet 2008-03-14 20:50:33 Distance between 2 to 6 inches on-axis from the sound source usually produce bright sound. This is the most popular miking technique used by almost every professional audio engineer.My friend is asking me to suggest him a good microphone to record most of the band instruments. Well, if you're looking for a good single mic for almost all instruments, I would say go for Shure SM57.This mic is definitely the most universal mic on planet
. It can produce great sound for all recordings especially for guitar, snare, vocals and hi hats.When using this mic, you have to always use the close miking technique to capture the best sound. Distance between 2 to 6 inches on-axis from the sound source usually produce bright sound. This is the most popular miking technique used by almost every professional a Read more:Recording
Free band logo design 2008-03-14 19:02:57 Free band logo design
. Here are my samples:Please submit your band name for logo design atafiqme.proboards101.com/index.cgi?board=graphicrequestDon't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
Protect your band name 2008-03-14 17:24:07 I just found a website where you can register and copyright your band name.Establishing prior usage is a key component in protecting your name and avoiding unwelcome legal challenges.Why Register? Establishing prior usage is a key component in protecting your name and avoiding unwelcome legal challenges. The Worldwide Registry notifies artists and labels where potential territorial name conflicts exist and registers your historical claim to 'name' usage.For more information, please visit bandname.com.Don't miss out Afiqme's latest news & articles, subscribe to this blog today.
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Guide for drop tuner guitarist 2008-03-14 06:58:09 Most of modern metal bands today prefer to tune down the guitar to drop D, C or B tuning to get more bottom and heavier sound. But without proper setup on your guitar and amp, your guitar will produce dull & muddy sound.For drop C tuning, I prefer 10-52 gauge. If you're using smaller gauge, the strings will vibrate heavily and resulting in poor notes definition.First of all, you have to change the guitar string gauge. For drop C tuning, I prefer 10-52 gauge. If you're using smaller gauge, the strings will vibrate heavily and resulting in poor notes definition. It also suggested for you to send the guitar to professional guitar tech to re-setup the guitar after you change the string gauge.Next, if you can afford to change your guitar pickup, replace the pickup to the pickup that special Read more:Guide
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