get the newsletter RIFFS Ani DiFranco has a lyric: “every pop song on the radio / is suddenly speaking to me” I think of that line whenever I get deep into a subject. Because it always feels like the universe is reconfiguring itself around me, setting up happy accidents, and leading me along to things […]
Riffs, Recs, Charts, & Smarts #35
RIFFS: Anderson .Paak’s name has a dot. But why? The dot stands for detail. It’s a reminder to himself to pay attention to detail, because “people take you as seriously as you take yourself.” Oftentimes we’re in such a hurry to develop our badassery that we forget it’s the sum of paying attention to thousands […]
Mr. Miyagi’s Guitar Lessons
My kids are obsessed with taking their vitamins. Not because they give a shit about their health, but because their vitamins are gummy bears. Metalessons are like gummy vitamins for your guitar playing. Every bit as much fun, but better for you than pure sugary candy. What are the vitamins in this analogy? Every song […]
Finish What Ya Started
Tab, Sheet Music, Backing Track, Lesson, & Analysis Welcome to a different kind of guitar lesson. The kind that needs… a table of contents? How This Works Tiny Little Soapbox Rant The Tones The Chart The Stems Practice Strategies Techniques The Solo How This Works I want to give you better tools for learning songs […]
How To Slow Down Audio In Logic Pro X
Really easy to do… once you enable the control that allows it. Preferences > Advanced > Show Advanced Tools View > Customize Control Bar and Display under LCD, select “Custom” from the dropdown enable Varispeed by checking the box now there’s a “Speed Only +/-0.00%” window you can use to drag the tempo up or […]