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Comment on instructions on how to Hint by O'Toole

O'Toole — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:02:45 +0000

I have both Learn to play fingerstyle and How to play fingerstyle blues solos
and they compliment each other. If you are wanting to learn how to play fingerstyoe guitar you won’t go wrong with these titles.

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Huber

Huber — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:49:45 +0000

I love the way Mark Hanson starts out slow and progresses through the lessons. He makes it fun and easy to learn fingerstyle guitar.
I would recommend this to any beginning or intermediate guitar player.

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Larkins

Larkins — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:07:24 +0000

This is an excellent DVD. Anyone who plays steel guitar can learn something from this DVD. All shots angles and views are clearly captured by the cameras. Tommy does an exceptional job of explaining the course. Personally, I am trying to decide which I liked the best, the instruction or the demonstration. Killer tone in his hands and in that good ole Emmons he was playing !!!

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Veeraswamy

Veeraswamy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:54:48 +0000

Great innovative information as to how to improve and alter great musical sounds on the pedal steel!

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Ludolph

Ludolph — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:23:24 +0000

This DVD is for somebody first considering the plunge into digital recording, or somebody who's already bought multitrack software and found it daunting. (That's me.) Don't buy this DVD if you're Jeff Lynne, or if you think you are.

After a snappy and promising introduction, McGuinn fires up the Cool Edit Pro program, picks up his signature Martin 12-string, and lays down a rhythm track. It takes three minutes and change, and we watch the whole thing, with extended close-ups of his picking hand, his chording hand, and Cool Edit Pro counting milliseconds one by one. A thousand things McGuinn can play warrant this sort of inspection, but not the simple guitar part to the lovely "May the Road Rise to Meet You", and one wonders what the editor was thinking. Happily this is the only substantial misstep.

The training session regains its rhythm as McGuinn layers vocal tracks, and what is more interesting, makes a mistake. He expertly chops a few words of a flubbed lyric out of one track and creates a new track segment with the right words, all in a matter of seconds. The result is seamless.

All with speed that will surprise those who haven't seen this sort of thing before, McGuinn records tracks, adds reverb, deletes noise, creates fades, and mixes the song down to stereo.

Along the way we get an excellent tour of his hardware and software, all available off the shelf with the exception Cool Edit Pro, which became Adobe Audition a couple of years ago. However, everything he says about Cool Edit Pro seems to apply to the current Audition.

While we do not again sit through the playing of a full track after that first one, I would've been happy to hear the finished multitrack song polished to McGuinn's satisfaction.

A promotional piece for Dell included as a bonus covers much of the same ground, and serves to show what the DVD could have been with more able and assertive editing and direction.

But any quibbles about the production are outweighed by the quantity of information it conveys. The second time you watch this, you'll want to take notes.

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Duvall

Duvall — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:40:57 +0000

If you are totally new to recording with a pc this DVD is brilliant! Its a few years old and the software he uses has changed (cool edit is now adobe audition), in fact this is really good because you can download a program for free called "audacity" which is almost identical to the old Cool edit, (adobe audition will have more modern features but these are not necessary for a beginner)

check out his website too!

Comment on how to materials Free Significant Guideline by Hurst

Hurst — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:03:43 +0000

I've wanted to learn to body cast for years now, so much so that I bought the kits and the video...

Well, the video is a huge disappointment and should be avoided. Done in 2004, the audio is over modulated and nearly unlistenable unless the volume is very low. However that may not be a big deal since David Parvin (the instructor) is not very good at conveying much necessary informative details that might be important to the viewers. I've watched this DVD over and over, hoping that I've missed something or that magically he'll be able to answer even the most basic of questions through the TV screen. I haven't - and he can't!

It's time to make an update on this video - I'd be glad to help shoot/produce it.

Until that happens, do what I'll do: Find a workshop in your area that's available so that you can actually learn something.

Comment on instructions on how to Hint by Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:03:13 +0000

It’s rare to see a rock superstar doing an instructional video, let alone one on digital recording. I have engineered for over 30 years and picked up some tips from this, even though it’s geared for the beginner. It’s a real treat to see McGuinn assemble a song track by track. His voice is amazing after all these years. If you enjoy The Byrds, folk rock, or just want to learn about digital audio recording, this is priceless. Better hurry, because it seems they don’t keep things like this in print forever and this shouldn’t be missed.

Comment on how to materials Free Significant Guideline by Chiu

Chiu — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:41:32 +0000

I bought both “How to Create an Artistic Face Casting” and “Casting the Female Torso” DVD’s, and I have buyer’s regret. I won’t call them a rip-off, but they are overpriced. Each DVD could be condensed to about 4 minutes of information. The rest is fluff.
The DVD’s do not go beyond basics. How to do a full body cast, for instance, is not hinted at. Or how to cast a round body part, such as an arm.
If both DVD’s were combined into one and sold for $15, they would be a good deal.
As it is, unless you’re trying to spend money, you might do better with another video or a library book.
I do wonder if the $30-dollar price tag isn’t a result of small-press distribution costs and the makers of these videos aren’t earnest in their desire to share what they know, but currently the videos are not informational enough to justify the cost.
I’ve now spent $60 on both these videos to learn body casting and I’m really not much further along than I was before the videos.

Comment on how to materials Free Significant Guideline by Shlam

Shlam — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:19:52 +0000

Wonderful a million reasons, none of which were intended. Women in oil-soaked clothes encased in plaster. What’s not to like. Works on many levels!

I await the unrated extended edition.