Re: OT: New Nylon String Through my Laptop system....oh my!!!

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

This is what I love about it...I actually like hearing the acoustic sound 
and the amplified/effected sound...it gives me a few milliseconds of time 
to 
comprehend my playing before it comes out of the PA. I can see how it 
would 
be awkward for others.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Pafford" <calenlas@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: OT: New Nylon String Through my Laptop system....oh my!!!


> What I've never liked about running my nylon classicals through my
> effects rig is the disparity between the accoustic sound of the guitar
> riding over the sound coming from the speakers.  For example, when
> laying down a loop, I'm hearing both the accoustic sound plus the
> electric passed through the looper (& effects).  The sum, in this
> situation, is greater than what actually gets layed down in the loop
> and subsequently played back.  It makes it a pain to balance the
> levels.
>
> Of course, there's also the feedback issues as well.  Gotta have those
> notch filters tuned up.
>
> I've considered (when I win the lottery) picking up a Godin Multiac.
> Nylon strings full classical scale & neck width, but built to be
> plugged in with minimal accoustic projection.  Dreamy.  Maybe I'll
> sell off some of my old gear.
>
> Todd
>
>
> On 8/1/06, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Awesome, Krispen! I'm really excited to hear what you do with it.
>>
>>  What I like about messing with the nylon-string, besides the contrast 
>of
>> the rich tone, is the fingerstyle possibilities. It's possible to play
>> fingerstyle on electrics or steel-strings, of course, but to really dig 
>> in
>> without destroying your nails you need one of these. And I haven't heard
>> many people really going in an experimental direction with one. Though
>> there's Dominic Frasca (who I found out about here), who I hear uses a
>> laptop for his effects, and does amazing things on nylon-string.
>>
>>  Someday I hope we can play together, I'll bring my four-track, you 
>bring
>> your laptop and we'll have a super-lo/super-hi-fi nylon-string duet...!
>>
>>
>>  Daryl Shawn
>>  www.swanwelder.com
>>
>>
>> I just bought a new Taylor Nylon string today, oh my....why I didn't I 
>> buy a
>> nylon strong years ago baffles me, even when I had a traditional 
>> classical
>> guitar sitting in my corner for years and years.  This may very well be 
>> my
>> main guitar now for looping. These Taylor's are really interesting 
>> guitars,
>> because even though they are often shunned by traditional classical
>> guitarists and even some acoustic jazz players (based on some reviews I
>> read) as sounding very flat and sterile unamplified (which I agree is 
>> partly
>> true), they sound tremendous through the electronic pickup system.  I
>> believe these guitars were designed to be played amplified, not 
>> "unplugged".
>>  In fact, my inexpensive Yamaha classical guitar sounds better
>> unplugged...but that is not the point here.
>>
>> I bought the NS32-CE, which is the entry level model for Taylor nylon
>> strings....after weighing the options I got with higher models, and the 
>> fact
>> that the neck and fretboard (playability) is basically the same on all 
>> the
>> models, I went this route because I prefer a simple guitar, rather than 
>> one
>> with exotic woods and all the other bells and whistles.  This guitar is
>> basically the sibling of my Taylor steel string electric, the 310 CE. 
>> They
>> look very similar.
>>
>> http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/model.aspx?model=NS32-CE
>>
>> What I like most about the nylon string and what I like to do 
>> looping-wise
>> is that the tone of the nylon string sounds very traditional and 
>> authentic
>> (maybe because I was trained on the classical guitar and it is often
>> considered the instrument for academic study), yet I am placing this in
>> juxtaposition with some serious tone mangling and experimental effects. 
>I
>> just love the contrast of these two extremes. It would be analogous to
>> placing a microphone on a grand piano and running it through a bunch of
>> insane soft synths. You have this beautiful and warm bell-like tone of a
>> nylon string guitar, but driving the most wild and bizarre VST effects. 
>> It
>> really is a wonderful thing. The tone of the guitar can be so soft and 
>> warm,
>> yet the effects it triggers can take a whole new course of action and 
>> life
>> of their own.
>>
>> I hope to bring this to Y2K6, unless I think I might not be able to get 
>> it
>> on the plane safely. I had no problems last year.
>>
>> Kris
>>
>>
>>
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