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Creating Your Own Hit Songs
There’s no “set-in-stone” method to writing a song. Each type of music is a little bit different than the rest, which is what gives them their “oomph”. The beauty of music is it can be anything, Phil Collins made songs using just drum beats and a melody, Skrillex and Dead Mau5 layer noise on top…
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Dimebag Darrell Tone
Although his setup was as simple as can be, the cutthroat tone that launched forth from his axe is seldom achieved by amateurs and professionals alike. It’s probably the most sought after sound in the metal community, and has been ever since he emerged on the scene with Pantera in the early 90’s. The Legend Himself;…
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Guitar Tone Settings
So I found a whole list of general settings for different guitar sounds. These are just the basics for the overall tone and not as in-depth as you may want. You can use these to give yourself a good starting point and then Google more info about the guitarist you’re trying to emulate and see…
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Guitar Equalizers: Ins and Outs
For a good even tone no matter what the setting or amp or guitar, you always need a good quality EQ from your guitar to the rest of your effects chain. For any type of clean playing, it’s necessary in order to smooth out the frequencies of your guitar and amp type. No one wants…
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Fender Twin Reverb Amp Tones
I´m sure you all know what we are talking about when you hear the term “classic Fender sound”, right?!? It´s this vintage tone from the old Fender tube amps you can hear on countless records – bright, sparkling, percussive, Fenderish. All Fenders being based on roughly the same electronics, ideas and general schematics so they all have a…
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iPhone Style On/Off Switch in Flash
A CheckBox is a graphical user interface element that permits the user to make one or multiple selections from a number of options. In this tutorial I found, you can create a Switch checkbox inspired by the iPhone Graphical User Interface. Read on to find out how!
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Grunge Depth Tutorial
In this tutorial I found online, you can learn to use grunges to create hierarchy in your designs, making the main elements stand out more and the backgrounds a lot more interesting – all in vector format. The technique is very easy and can be done by everyone, all you need is a bit of…