Agreed. I am the anti-shredder.Heck... I wish I could play it slow!!
Sadly, there are live videos of shredders doing the Milli Vanilli. IOW, just miming to something they clearly didn't play, even in the studio. Like this one:You see a lot of guitar videos that are just too good to be true. I don t mind as there seems to be an audience for it, but it won t get more than a few seconds of 'that s cool' from me.
As it s not a good idea to compare yourself to overly photoshopped model pics in the glossies, i believe you shouldn't compare yourself to those vids.
If i see a solo entry or other vid that s too perfect, i just look for a real live video. Almost always the skill level comes crashing down. And if not a single live vid is to be found, well...
The guy's got talent, no doubt. Some of those licks are pretty sweet.The original clip is obviously sped up. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever. I would much prefer to hear it at the original speed. As is, it is unwatchable and unlistenable. That's unfortunate. It's like trying to watch a movie where the network has time compressed it.
The only people making any claims about it being dishonest are the ones with the pitchforks out. He makes no claims about speeding things up or not. He's not trying to be dishonest about anything.But don't go out of your way to try and fool people into thinking you're doing something you're not. That's pretty lame.
I don't care how it's done; I think it's wonderful.
I mean, how is speeding up and editing a video any different from using a computer (or pencil and paper!) to compose music? It's a way of getting content from the brain to the ears, and should be applauded full stop.
The only people making any claims about it being dishonest are the ones with the pitchforks out. He makes no claims about speeding things up or not. He's not trying to be dishonest about anything.
Y'all come off weird as hell so obsessed with tearing someone down like this.
Precisely the issue.He makes no claims about speeding things up or not.
Perhaps there's something to actually be learned from this thread. Is there a significant algorithmic difference between pitch shifting and time compression?Why does it sound so fake? It sounds like it's pitch shifted.
Wait until you learn how multi-tracked albums are made...Yes, that means someone can be a great composer without knowing how to play. The issue starts when they start to pretend.
Yes, I find the armchair analysis and venom from you lot abhorrent. It serves no real purpose other than denigrating someone else's art.Maybe you're the one coming off strangely for defending that youtuber to the point that you're chastising people for attacking him when they didn't.
Yes, I find the armchair analysis and venom from you lot abhorrent. It serves no real purpose other than denigrating someone else's art.
You can be a positive force in the world or you can be...well...this thread.
That's certainly an opinion.The problem is that the kids think it's real! When you pretend, cheat and lie, you are not a positive force.
There is a lot of music out there that based on sampling and slowing down, changing pitch, etc. But when you pose on a video, actually many videos and you act like you are playing live? That's not art and not positive.