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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: madbean on July 02, 2011, 12:59:43 AM

Title: I learned something today...
Post by: madbean on July 02, 2011, 12:59:43 AM
...I am not good at making demos! I have no idea WTF I am doing here.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: stecykmi on July 02, 2011, 01:03:14 AM
haha, I'm sure whatever you come up with will be great.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: TheCobbenator on July 02, 2011, 02:41:00 AM
It'll be aight! Let's get them BOMs so we can make our own demos ;)
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: sgmezei on July 02, 2011, 06:35:57 AM
ummmm as long as their is audio?

I'm sure we would all be happy with the clean signal followed by some different settings of the pedal. Just to get the "vibe" of it.......

Just make sure it doesn't sound like a tube amp on 10 with a camera recording the audio right in front of it. It bugs me to hear something through a camera microphone that is way overloaded and doesn't sound anywhere near it should. Not that I think you would do that.

Just pick your riff of the week and lay it down. We won't know how many takes you did or critique your playing, because that is lame.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: Smeero on July 02, 2011, 12:53:42 PM
maybe it's not the content to demonstrate the pedal giving you grief, but the  mic placement, lighting,  editing and uploading etc. Just consider this the debugging stage. Rock it before you box it baby!

Once you get a routine down that works, it should be easier (as long as that routine is repeatable with different riffs and pedals).

Oh and story-boarding/outlining what you plan to do before you do it, even for a short vid,  is highly underrated.

Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: madbean on July 02, 2011, 01:01:54 PM
Ah it's all good. I'm not wasting time talking very much. The set-up is good and sound is pretty good, too.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: giantrobot on July 03, 2011, 03:26:17 PM
You need snake skin boots and humbugies.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: sgmezei on July 03, 2011, 06:08:55 PM
hahahahahah i was sooo going to say that but i didn't know if anyone would get it haha.

you just need some sweet boots  ;D
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: Smeero on July 03, 2011, 06:10:28 PM
Don't forget a white coily cable
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: ckim715 on July 04, 2011, 03:39:26 AM
and a Dr. Z MAAAAAAAAAAAAAZ 18 2 10 combo...and a velvet elvis painting.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: madbean on July 04, 2011, 07:59:23 AM
I don't think I can compete w/ GMD....maybe I could pretend to be Kyle.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: G.G. on July 05, 2011, 02:30:49 PM
Quote from: giantrobot on July 03, 2011, 03:26:17 PM
You need snake skin boots and humbugies.

I was trying to make a video demo too recently and found out it's more complicated than it looks, and that I'm pretty awful at it. I didn't realize until playback that I was wearing flip-flops. It was so irritating to see a huge big toe come into the frame and click on the pedal, especially since it was my own toe.
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: Mike @ Rawkworks on July 13, 2011, 05:13:44 AM
Lol, nothin like close ups of feet!

I think a lot of guys come up with a Riff that kinda captures the style of the pedal then play thru it at different settings. Nothing too crazy, just a little catchy jingle. KISS! Thats my two cents :)
Title: Re: I learned something today...
Post by: G.G. on July 13, 2011, 02:03:36 PM
well, here's my Darkside demo.  Sort of hurts to put it up 'cuz the playing is so awful, but you can kind of get an idea of what the pedal sounds like. My little Canon snapshot camera doesn't have a great mic either.  But at least I managed to keep my toes out of the frame this time ::)