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This is really great - thanks a lot

Great - thanks for this. I think the limiter will help and also mic technique I can understand. I guess I just have to get more used to it.

Do you tend to use a dynamic or condenser for vocals? I am not too sure of the pros and cons of using either

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I have no idea on your question but I am sure someone here will help.

What music are you into?

Yes this link works for me - is this your soundclick page?

I agree with you Polyal regarding the art of songwriting itself though the points that Instructor makes can be valid for things like playing out of tune, hitting bum notes, poor timing or phrasing bad recording mixes which are all regarding the production of the song rather than the songwriting process.

Whilst good or bad songs are only good or bad in the mind of the listener, there is the point of a well written song and this is open to critique a little more.

Genuine opinions are good for the songwriter I think as well. Certainly if you have enough of them. If loads of people say your song is monotonous and lacks any kind of meaning or direction, sure, there may be one or two people that like that sort of thing, but if generally people don't for those reasons , and it is not your intention to create a monotonous, non meaningful directionless piece then this criticism could be valuable.

So Instructor I hope people do contribute to this thread. I am not a good critic as every song I have come to love I didn't like in the first instance but I will happily open my mind and join in. Maybe you could post some of your work?

It's great John - I love the guitar solo in it as well!

I have started working on it a whole lot more, more recently.

I think it is something that I previously hadn't focused on as much as I should have done.

I know the feeling. I think last night was the first night that only one of them woke up one time. Usually I am woken many times throughout the night. Luckily mine do tend to settle quickly but with the interruption in sleep all the time it is no wonder I am so grumpy all the time!

I guess I would know if was right because I am familiar with other positions of Am and Am will sound the same whereever you play it.

I see your point though. I know I could play a D on the E string. I know I could play a D on any string, and using octaves etc I could do that pretty quickly though for me, I the only time I am thinking this way is when I am deliberately trying to locate notes. It is never something that I could use for general playing.

I can definitely see the advantages and this thread has inspired me to try and be more conscious of the notes that I am playing and try and get to that next level of understanding.

If I am playing any chord I know the root of the chord but I never have bothered to know what the other notes are within the chord. I could work it out by naming the notes on the strings using the above techniques based on the pattern or positioning I am playing, I could also working it out using my knowledge of theory but it is never there in my mind without thinking about it and therefore it becomes unusable for me.

I think the way I will proceed personally is, wherever possible I will try and name the notes of what I am playing and hopefully then it will become ingrained.

This is a good one. I used to just learn the intro or main riff and that was it. There is a skill for all parts of music and learning the whole song gives you a better understanding of composition as well as improving your rhythm and timing.

My tip for improving speed is use a metronome. You can download them for free now. using a small exercise or lick you are working on slow it down until you can play it perfectly. Then up the tempo by 2 - 5 bpms - can you still play it perfectly? If not, keep working on it until you can. Only move on when you have mastered the new tempo.