<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>CARL'S GUITAR BLOG, HOME RECORDING, A GUITARISTS MIND.</title><description></description><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Carl Wong)</managingEditor><pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2024 11:04:46 +0800</pubDate><generator>Blogger http://www.blogger.com</generator><openSearch:totalResults xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/</link><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><copyright>Owned by Carl W.</copyright><itunes:keywords>Guitar,Homemade,Hong,Kong</itunes:keywords><itunes:summary>I enjoy produce music. I like guitar, but my music are not necessarily produced by guitar. Many virtual instrument and sound effects are used. Enjoy!</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>A Guitarist's Mind</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Music"/><itunes:author>Carl W.</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:email>guitarist.carl@gmail.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>Carl W.</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item><title>Rhythm guitar (1)</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/rhythm-guitar.html</link><category>guitar method</category><category>rhythm guitar</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:53:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-2412649500222491420</guid><description>To master rhythm guitar, it’s not that easy. Many effort need to be made to get it accomplished. However, don’t expect that you can play better after you read this entry. I just share my experience and hopefully you would find it inspiring.Rhythm guitar is essential to any songs. To weigh them, it’s more important than guitar solos. It’s such a technique that every guitarist should possess. In a </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>Background music (3)</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/horror-sound-effect.html</link><category>music-track</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:38:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-5419089586129569820</guid><description>Get this widget Track details eSnips Social DNA This track, well, I'm trying to create the feel of horror atmosphere.Imagine there's a huanted house somewhere is a tropical jungle, where it's so foggy that you cannot find your way out. And worse enough, you feel 'something' crawling on your feel. You later find out that they are un-identifiable bugs........ scary?? Hope it won't scare you.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>Get listed on Google today</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/get-listed-on-google-today.html</link><category>Google</category><category>SEO</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:04:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-682111971750090065</guid><description>Hurray! Having been waiting for almost 3 weeks, I found my blog listed on Google today. I tried “Carl W.: Guitarist” or “makecoolmusic”, both work. However, I changed my title to “Carl’s Guitar Blog” for I think 99% of people won’t type “Carl W.: Guitarist” to search, right?Anyway, it’s listed on Google, my blog is reachable by anyone from anywhere of the world. I am still waiting Yahoo, ODP….etc</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>Background music (2)</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/background-music2.html</link><category>music-track</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:26:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-1902543705155381419</guid><description>moody.mp3It's a my 2nd testing track. Very ordinary lines. Just to check how smooth when playback in this blog. Let me know if you cannot listen to it. Thanks!</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>Background music (1)</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/background-music1.html</link><category>music-track</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:57:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-5057680608450961817</guid><description>Background music -...This is my 1st testing track. I'm trying to create some sort of feel which is of exciting mood! However, one of my MSN friend feedback to me that this track is so similar to those background music of arcade games. How do you feel? </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>Guitar Method</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/guitar-method.html</link><category>guitar method</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-7304305804755099327</guid><description>In a city like Hong Kong, who can concentrate one’s work wholeheartedly? I mean, with so many temptation around us in our home and in our society. At home, we cannot keep our fingers in peace. We watch TV by keeping on pressing the remote control; we keep scrolling our mouse when go internet while blogging, MSN …..whatever. The same applies when we go outside: we keep use the “special pen” to “</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>My Gear for Home Recording</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-gear-for-home-recording.html</link><category>Home Recording</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:49:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-7156831450076414606</guid><description>PC: AMD Sempron 2800+ with 1GB DDR RAM, WIN XP SP2Guitar: YAMAHA APX500 (Acoustic electric)Guitar: FENDER SQUIER TELECASTER (Electric)Sequencer: CUBASE LEMidi: LINE6 TONEPORT KB37Effect: LINE6 POD XT; LINE6 GEARBOXMy PC hadn't been upgraded for quite a few years, don't bother to upgrade as long as it can run all I need to run.I bought my YAMAHA guitar in August last year for celebrating my job </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item><item><title>So this is my first entry</title><link>http://makecoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-this-is-my-first-entry.html</link><category>Home Recording</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:26:00 +0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991364431454322879.post-915628396807741170</guid><description>Hello to everybody who surfed to this blog by chance, by referral, or by search engine. Let’s introduce myself a little bit……My name is Carl, 30+, accountant, have a lovely wife and 2 adorable daughters. I love them all and I love music. I play guitar, acoustic or electric either, with my computer. Haha, it’s true. How do I have time to team up with any band mates to jam along?One day, I think to</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><author>guitarist.carl@gmail.com (Carl W.)</author></item></channel></rss>