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The Songs |
This is a tune by Dan Morrissey called Queen of Spades
It has an Indian vibe to to it.
According to the original composer, it's more of a music soundtrack type piece.
I have altered the original tune quite a bit in my own warped way.
This is Mix #1
Queen of Spades
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I am a beta tester for Acoustica's Mixcraft 5 and so I started messing around with this Van Halen tune from the first album, using the Mixcraft
5 beta to chase down software bugs.
I can't really go any further with the tune until I find someone who can sing the part of David Lee Roth.
It's not even close to something I can sing.
I'll hunt around and see if anyone wants to to sing on this and then I'll post back a version with lyrics.
Van Halen's - Ain't Talkin Bout Love
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This is a Laura Branigan tune from the 80's.
Another tune where I was messing around with using Syth's in Mixcraft.
This one features Larry the Belching Arp
Laura Branigan - Self Control
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I Have been messing around with all the cool Synth sounds in Mixcraft 4.5
This tune is all synths, no guitars or drums at all.
If you want a mental vision as you listen, picture this.
The tune is about an industrial Factory.
It starts with the whistle blowing, all the machines fire up and start making a bunch of weird noises, as machines do.
I highly recommend listening with headphones and a sub woofer.
TheFactory - 7.4 megs - 03/27/2009
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I have had this Fleetwood Mac tune running around my brain for 30 years.
Bob Welch wrote this tune called Hypnotized.
I tried to round up a better vocalist, but I ended up doing the vocals myself.
Hypnotized - 6.6 megs - 03/20/2009
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This one was really fun. I started to mess around with programming synths in Mixcraft 4.5, which I had never done before.
I had heard this ABBA tune in a movie and really liked the melody and the synths in the tune.
This is a tune by ABBA called, Lay all your Love on me. (Yes ABBA) - :)
Lay All Your Love on Me - 6.8 megs - 02/05/2009
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I purchased a bunch of real drum samples and then set up a kit in Beatcraft with some of the new samples.
I used the new kit to record Surfing With the Alien, mostly as a test of the new samples.
No big deal, just a ripping fun romp.
Surfing with the Alien - 4.9 megs - 01/15/2009
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I met this guy, Jim Hickey, over at www.Mixcraftlive.com who is a guitar and Bass teacher and
he sells jam tunes and other items on his web site.
He posted a Jam in Am on MixcraftLive.com that had a cool groove and so I wrote a tune based on his Jam.
Here's Jim's page at Mixcraft live http://mixcraftlive.com/members/74/
And here's his web site. http://www.jimhickeymusic.com/
This tune was just a fun little diddy I did one afternoon during a 3 day rain fest we were having.
I am playing guitar over the top of Jim's drum and Bass Jam track.
Groovin - 6.55 megs - 08/29/2008
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Synth Thetic 2 - 6.23 meg - 08/12/2008 - mix #2, the shotgun mix
Written by Doug Hoffman
I re-did the drum track and made a bunch of mixing changes.
I also added a shotgun blast when the drum track starts. :)
This was a fun tune to do.
It has a bunch of Synth sounds formed into rhythmic beats in time with the main dance beat.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Hand of Shiva - 7.28 meg - 06/19/2008
Written by Doug Hoffman
This tune features Indian instruments looped into rhythmic beats and electric guitar.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat
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Cause we've ended as Lovers - 6.73 meg - 03/06/2008
Steve Wonder tune done ala Jeff Beck's version from the blow by blow album
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Bad Horsie - 4.88 meg - 02/26/2008
Steve Vai tune with lots of wah wah pedal and pitch pedal antics going on
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat
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Satch Boogie - 4.83 meg - 10/18/2007
Satch Boogie with some Billy Gibbons sprinkles thrown in here and there.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Guitar that time forgot - 5.94 meg - 07/07/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman
I wrote a riff on my drop B guitar and then developed this tune around the cool riff
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat |
Would - 5.33 meg - 06/05/2007
Alice in chains tune from the dirt album done as an instrumental with Arabic overtones
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat
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Back to Shalla-Bal - 4.74 meg - redone on 08/30/2007
One of my favorite Joe Satriani tunes from the Flying in a Blue Dream album.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Ten Ton chicken - 3.88 meg - 01/18/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Uncle Fred's Tractor - 3.91 meg - 03/30/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Pincushion - ZZ Top tune from the Antenna album - 6.83 meg - 04/12/2007
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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I Can't Wait Much Longer - Robin Trower - from the 1st Trower album - 7.83 meg - 11/21/2007
This version has True-eurt on vocals and she puts in a great performance.
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
Strat #1
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I Can't Wait Much Longer - Robin Trower - from the 1st Trower album - 7.83 meg - 03/29/2007
This version is me singing
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
Strat #1
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The Crush of Love - Written by Joe Satriani - 6.03 meg - remixed on 08/30/2007
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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Mailman - 5.39 meg - 04/25/2007
Soundgarden tune done as a sound test for the drop B Strat
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar and my Drop B Strat
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Journey to the center of your mind - The classic Amboy Dukes tune - 5.12 meg - 11/27/06
Rack Tube pre amp recorded directly into a computer sound card.
Guitar rig used to add effects
JS1200CA guitar
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AB763 project
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A basket case Fender junk pile find that I put together as a more Powerful Vibrolux reverb configuration combo amp. |
This Amp is a 2 x 10 combo amp with a Hoffman AB763 circuit board installed.
Shure SM57 mic used on most clips.
The Re-vibe project also has some AB763 amp clips. |
1983 A Merman I should turn to be - 7.7 meg - 02/14/2007
Strat #1
AB763 amp into the Palmer PGA-04 then into the computer sound card.
Specials effects were done with Guitar Rig 2
The Jimi Hendrix tune from the Electric Ladyland album. |
Lay Lady Lay - 5.2 meg - 09/01/2006
Strat #1
The Bob Dylan tune done as an instrumental. |
Bumble Bee Twist - 1.94 meg - 04/17/06
Strat #1
This Genre is Hot rod surf on acid |
The Chris Isaak tune done as an instrumental.
Wicked Game - 4.58 meg - 04/11/06
Strat #1
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The same tune as above with some very nice Vocals added by Cincy Kid
Wicked Game with vocals - 9.16 meg - 08/14/06
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You don't own me - Lesley Gore - 3.66 meg - 08/30/2006
Strat #1
A song with a great melody. |
The Cruel Sea Revisited - 2.24 meg - 04/08/2006
Strat #1
One of all time favorite guitar instrumentals. |
The Munsters - 1.7 meg - 04/06/2006
I used all the guitars on this page
This is the theme song from the TV show, The Munsters
The fuzz sounds are Guitar Rig. |
G-man - 3.49 meg - 11/22/05
Strat #1
This is a Los Straightjackets tune. |
Needles and Pins - 2.95 meg - remixed 01/19/2006
Strat #1 |
Misc. sound clips
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The guitar effects/modeling program I used on the tracks below is
Guitar Rig1 and Guitar rig 2
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Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck
I re-recorded this tune from scratch using my new Ibanez JS1200CA
guitar and Guitar Rig 2.
The backing rhythm track is my Tacoma Road King acoustic guitar and a SM57 mic.
Beck's Bolero - 4.72 meg - 08/04/2006
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Camel Ride
Written by Doug Hoffman
Middle eastern flavor, includes camel belching.
I wrote this tune and it's my favorite home brewed tune.
Camel Ride - 3.6 Mb - Remixed on 04/19/2006
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Super Colossal - Joe Satriani
Super Colossal - 5.46 Mb - 07/18/2006
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11th Hour Revisited.
A slow 65 Bpm instrumental with some cool sound effects.
11th Hour Revisited - 4.3 Mb - 03/21/2006
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Life Style - Joe Satriani
I love the ending, it's a rip of Van Halen's Jamie's Cryin'.
Thanks to Eric VanLandingham, for the cool Beatcraft drum template.
Life Style - 6.25 Mb - remixed 08/04/2006
Lyrics for Life Style - So you can figure out what the hell I am singing! |
Precious and Grace- ZZ top.
Precious and Grace - 4.13 Mb - remixed 10/02/2006
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The tunes in this section were born out of a contest to see who could come up with the weirdest tunes.
Keep an open mind on these tunes. :) |
Inspired by an intergalactic industrial washing machine.
Fugly - 2.06 Mb - 03/21/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman
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OctaFuzzy is a fun little tune I wrote using an Octavia and a fuzz combo.
OctaFuzzy - 2.34 Mb - re-recorded on 09/07/2007
Written by Doug Hoffman
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Space rap is all the mixed noise and radio signals you would pick up from outer space.
Space Rap - 2.06 Mb - 02/02/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman
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War of the worlds was inspired by the Classic movie of the same title.
War of the Worlds - 2.64 Mb - 02/02/2006
Written by Doug Hoffman
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Includes nods to Iron Butterfly (2:00), Jimmy Page (3:36) and Hendrix (4:17)
Psycho Relic - 4.4 Mb - 04/08/2005 - remixed on 04/14/2005
Written by Doug Hoffman
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Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin classic
Featuring Chip Monk and the Nut Crackers

Immigrant Song - 2.25 Mb - 03/06/2006
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Every month, someone on the Guitar Tricks forum post a mp3 backing track.
You take the backing track and lay down a lead over the top of the backing track.
There is a vote at month's end on which track submitted is your favorite.
This was my August 2006 assignment that I submitted.
GT August assignment - 3.85 Mb - 08/03/2006
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