{"id":181,"date":"2009-02-26T12:37:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/?p=181"},"modified":"2009-02-26T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:37:05","slug":"guitar-tones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/2009\/02\/26\/guitar-tones\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Tones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry for writing so much about guitar and music on my Danish Modern blog, but hopefully readers will find this interesting.<\/p>\n

Since I got my new guitar, I’ve been playing it exclusively through my computer, and have been pretty much blown away by how great it sounds.\u00a0 I’d love to use a real amp, but it is very loud in the house and there’s no room\u00a0 for a big old guitar amp (too many pepper mills).\u00a0 So, I’ll share with you what I’ve got ’cause I’ve been quite happy with it.<\/p>\n

Computer + Software<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Garage<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

Pretty much any Intel based Mac will work (I have a white iMac).\u00a0 I have the new Garage Band ’09 software (part of iLife ’09) which has all new guitar amp simulators and effects, which sound great.\u00a0 You can record yourself and now take guitar lessons from the likes of Sting and John Fogerty, so it’s worth the upgrade. iLife ’09<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Digital Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Apogee<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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Although you can plug your guitar straight into your Mac, using an external Analog to Digital converter assures that Garage Band is working with the best quality source material.\u00a0 There are plenty of digital interfaces that work with the Mac for around $100, but I recently acquired an Apogee Duet.\u00a0 Apogee is a maker of pro level audio gear, but this unit is designed to work great in a home environment.\u00a0 It even looks as good as it sounds.\u00a0 Apogee Duet FireWire Interface<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Headphones<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Ultimate<\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

I sometimes play through the speakers I have hooked up to my computer, and it is fun, but I got a new set of headphones and it makes a world of difference.\u00a0 I got in-ear phones by Ultimate Ears, which seem to be a favorite of pros and consumers alike.\u00a0 The experience of listening through the headphones is like listening to a high quality recording, it’s not visceral like being in a room with a quality amp but it is “high fidelity” and sounds rich and full over a great variety of tones. Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Earphones (Clear)<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Now that my guitar sounds great, I just need to practice so I can realize its full potential.\u00a0 Let me know if you have any comments (not about my playing, about the gear…).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sorry for writing so much about guitar and music on my Danish Modern blog, but hopefully readers will find this interesting. Since I got my new guitar, I’ve been playing it exclusively through my computer, and have been pretty much blown away by how great it sounds.\u00a0 I’d love to use a real amp, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181\/revisions\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teakpepper.com\/teakpepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}