Midi Guitar Moods… guitar synth work in progress ..first draft

Hello Songs Forum , 
this little clip musical clip is a collection of guitar synth ideas I have been working on recently …
this music first started out as a IK Sampletron Mellotron melody that I played on my midi guitar  ….
80 % of this song was played by me on my guitar synth ….so , be forewarned …. it's RUFF ….
FYI, ….this is just a skeleton work file that I'm gonna work up over time as new ideas come to me ….
the only parts that were not played on my guitar synth are the violin part , the drums, some regular guitar and the last musical section / closing motif …. 
the music that I am trying to convey here with this clip is more or less a bunch of Mood Swings  
I didn't want to break it up and make it 4 separate clips  
 
I hope somebody enjoys it
 
Midi Guitar Moods
https://soundcloud.com/guitarist-kenny-wilson/midi-guitar-moods 
 
Kenny

Hello Steve,
regarding the mood swings ,….sure I get you ..it is true ….there is a lot going on … 
 
in my mind this is only a short little demo of possible song ideas joined together that I happened to post  
 
I'm happy you enjoyed the music and playing  at 1:35  that was fun to play 
 
thank you for the listen 
 
Kenny
 

For a rough draft, it's pretty cool. There are plenty of ideas there. I like this part here where it's weird with the drum bit and guitars riffs.
 
How is tracking with midi guitars today. The first time I ever used one was a Charvel connected to a GTM-6. Tracking wasn't good then. Almost a second later the note plays. I thought the idea was cool but didn't seem ready but that was over 20 years ago. I've heard mixed reactions not to long ago but still it was probably a few years.
 
Nice work!

dcumpian
Needs to be about 8 minutes and lots more instruments and stuff going on...lol...just kidding Kenny! Sounds good so far. I agree with Steve about the switch at 1:35, very cool. It would be cool to develop these themes further and then merge them into a final section.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Hello Dan , 
8 minutes   … I would be happy just to get  4 or 5  really good minutes where it all made sense….
this is kinda the reason why I posted this clip as a skeleton, i did that to get some possible feedback on what folks might dig or not dig..
I'm happy that the switch at 1:35 seems to be going over well …those are the type of ideas I have been practicing on my guitar for my own head ….
I'm glad I happened to record it , and I'm happy people seem to like it 
 
thanks for your feedback …it means a lot 
 
Kenny

Guitarpima
For a rough draft, it's pretty cool. There are plenty of ideas there. I like this part here where it's weird with the drum bit and guitars riffs.
 
How is tracking with midi guitars today. The first time I ever used one was a Charvel connected to a GTM-6. Tracking wasn't good then. Almost a second later the note plays. I thought the idea was cool but didn't seem ready but that was over 20 years ago. I've heard mixed reactions not to long ago but still it was probably a few years.
 
Nice work!

Hello Robert , 
Yes this is only a rough draft , I didn't want to start piling things up and getting too dense right out of the gate ..
I'm not sure where I want to go with this yet and it certainly needs a lot more Love than what is here .
the section with the guitar , bass and drums turns out to be the easiest thing I did on this clip ...
I was just fooling around one day practicing a long to the drum beat ( at a slower tempo ) and I decided to hit record …..
for all my midi parts , I used a plug called Midi Guitar as opposed to my hardware midi guitar set up ...
the latency seems better ..it is a little more snappier and responsive IMHO...
thank you for giving this a listen 
 
Kenny

Voda La Void
Ok, it was a little draggy and then I LOVE from 1:36 to the end...wow, kick ass.  Nice writing.

Hello Voda La Void , 
 
the tempo this music is posted at is the actual tempo I recorded all my midi guitar parts at . ( pre 1:35 )
after reading your post / feedback I put my tune in an audio editor and sped up the section before 1 :35 …to see how it would sound 
you know something you are right …it did sound a lot better a little faster …thank you for the sugestion 
1:35 fit nicer at it's original tempo when it came in on the faster file  …
 
Yes folks , once again it's the Cakewalk Songs Forum to the rescue ..
 
thanks Voda La Void for the listen and the kind words you said on my writing 
 
Kenny

Sounds like you have plenty to work with will keep my furry ears open for the progression 

I like it, didn't sound too rough too me.  I'm experimenting with midi guitar too (Yourock guitar) so I'm always keen to hear others experimenting this way.
 
Ben

Hey Kenny
normally I don't like commenting on "draft" and "in progress" work, but I always love your work, so I had to listen anyway and I'm not disappointed!  love the different sounds and textures throughout.
 
1:35 is a pretty abrupt change, not sure I like the change there, I'd make that transition a little different.  same for 2:07.  love that last segment, tho, love the choir sounds .  piano's a little "verby" IMO.
 
nice work Ken!  can't wait to hear a more mature version!

Wookiee
Sounds like you have plenty to work with will keep my furry ears open for the progression 

Hello Wookiee ,  
I hope I can stay with it and repost a version of this that will please those furry ears of yours 
thank you for giving this a listen 
Kenny

I'm a midi guitar junkie. I really enjoyed it. Did you program any of those sounds our mostly work from presets?

MarkusClinus
Well done Kenny. I have a midi guitar - play it through a Roland GR-30 - think that's what it is - it's packed away right now. I can't get that kind of sound out of it - you set up sounds really nice.
 
Love it.
 
Mark
formerly CLEAN

Hello Mark,
I'm using my guitar as a midi controller only to input midi data for the VST synths I used on this tune .
I think the VST synths  sound better than the few holdover hardware synths I still have collecting dust ....
 
I'm happy you liked my playing 
 

Beagle
Hey Kenny
normally I don't like commenting on "draft" and "in progress" work, but I always love your work, so I had to listen anyway and I'm not disappointed!  love the different sounds and textures throughout.
 
1:35 is a pretty abrupt change, not sure I like the change there, I'd make that transition a little different.  same for 2:07.  love that last segment, tho, love the choir sounds .  piano's a little "verby" IMO.
 
nice work Ken!  can't wait to hear a more mature version!

Hello Reese , 
I got a few things interfering w my music right now so it may be a little while before I can whip this one into shape …at least I'm getting to play a lot of acoustic guitar ….
yes , I do enjoy coming up with unconventional musical phrases and instrumentation , ..
in the meantime I'm glad you enjoyed most of this clip  …
 

gswitz
I'm a midi guitar junkie. I really enjoyed it. Did you program any of those sounds our mostly work from presets?

Hi gswitz , yes , midi guitar can be very addictive ….it is so much different than playing keys ...
I might start with a preset/ patch , but I won't stay w a preset …
I hit everything pretty hard all across the board in all areas…starting w the synth patch itself, track EQ and efx….the master buss , 
this song has already been through a number of different  DAWs to get to where it is now and that's what works for me  
I'm happy you enjoyed this midi guitar outing of mine 
 
 
 
Kenny
 
 

FABULOUS - I liked the flute sound in the beginning - and LOVED the prog section from 1:35 (like the others above).
 
Please PM me if you ever need any prog keyboard tracks to go with anything you are writing - I would be happy to try to help you.  :)
 
Bob Bone
 

One of the best "ruff" drafts that I have heard.  I too liked that change at ~1:35.  I am not familiar with MIDI guitars (I have enough trouble with the 6 string electrics), but you certainly have opened my eyes to the possibilities.
Very nice work!