Revival

Well, it's time I either remove the blog or restart my efforts for any readers I may have out there. More to come soon people! Sorry for being so AWOL.

You Are

Hey all, just wanted to say, my new creation, 'You Are', version without vocals is out, at least, the unfinished version, and i will definitely be changing alot in it... As right now, it is pathetic to say the least...

Delays, with a capital D

Hey all,

this is one of my favorite dynamics in music, delays are a beauty to use on guitars and pianos. Delays are an echo, or a series of controlled echoes using a timed beat for an instrument that can be generated from devices such as a pedal etc. For an electric guitar, it is used to enhance a dry sound to make it sound more fuller and and adds a little bit more 'uumph' into your sound, for pianos, it does pretty much the same thing but it is more seldom used, but it sounds good nonetheless... Most delays are set using a tap tempo, but if you just own a simple delay then study this:

I can set the time of my delay through:

Tempo of the song vs. the length of notes:

So in formula form that is: 60 / bpm x length of note

Length of note values:
Whole note = 4
Half note = 2
Quarter note = 1
Dotted eight note = 0.75
Eight note = 0.5

So if a song is in 100 bpm and I want to use a dotted eight note this gives me:

60 / 100 x 0.75 = 450ms

This is my usual delay setting, because I do not own a tap tempo which I can use to set the beat automatically, to set it manually, you may use the formula above, after getting the settings for each song from your drummer.... 

The lead guitarist in Hillsong, my role model in guitar, Nigel Hendroff, posted a quotation on his twitter page:

"I've found so many guitar parts from using the echo - it's limitless. The biggest difference between me and other players is that I don't use effects to color my parts. I create guitar parts using effects. They're a crucial element of what I do so I don't consider them a crutch... They're a part of the art."

When i started learning guitar, I hadn't a clue what effects were, but when I started listening to people like Nigel, I thought wow~ how good could he get?; able to reach all of his notes flawlessly, then I slowly came to learn about his pedalboard, and I first thought he was cheating... but then I learned that that is what it took to get good music to draw people into worship, and then I procured an electric guitar not too long ago, and now, I use my computer as an effects processor, as now I cannot afford an amp and now I'm actually booking a multi-effects processor to use at my church, and hopefully I get enough to pay for it soon...

Here now are some videos on how delays sounds and a few tutorials...

Nigel explains how the delay is essential for the song in this video...

Micheal Guy Chislett, another Hillsong guitarist, displays to us how delays drive certain songs.

In the Beginning...

Good day!~ 

I created this blog to post my music, and other things worth watching if you wish to play a worshipful instrument such as a guitar, which is the main instrument in this blog...

At this stage, I cannot post tutorials of my own music as i don't have a sufficient video camera, but I will once I get one...

However, my music will still be posted here and youtube from the start itself... I am currently working on my first original 'You Are' which will probably take about another 1 and a half weeks before its ready, and in addition to that, my exams are on the way, but that doesn't mean I will put God aside...

Just because I am a Christian, it DOES NOT mean that Non-christians are forbidden from listening to some good full music, I try as many times as I can to emphasis that even though my work is to my God, it does not make you unwelcome...

Thats all I have to say on my behalf. Keep on lookout for my next original, its only 1 and a half weeks after all!~

Till then, I will post some other good stuff which helped me to procure my ear for inspiring music!~

Keeping the Rhythm,

Sandesh Hamir