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dannygold · 17th January 2008

Brian Eno says take the part of the mix that bothers you the most and accentuate it... Might be hard to convince a CLIENT of that theory unless your name is Eno, but still a cool idea.

I used to hate guitar noise, but the way records like James Laid (Prod. Eno) and all Belle and Sebastian records use it as an effect made me love it...

This may sound strange, but ask the guitar player to move their hand between chords very quickly and rhythmically. That way the sqeek become part of the music... an auditory clue that the chord is about to change... as long as it's "in time" it can really ADD to the track.

Dannnnnnny (squeek) Goooooooooold (squeek)

17th January 2008	#18
dannygold Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,851	Oblique Squeeks Brian Eno says take the part of the mix that bothers you the most and accentuate it... Might be hard to convince a CLIENT of that theory unless your name is Eno, but still a cool idea. I used to hate guitar noise, but the way records like James Laid (Prod. Eno) and all Belle and Sebastian records use it as an effect made me love it... This may sound strange, but ask the guitar player to move their hand between chords very quickly and rhythmically. That way the sqeek become part of the music... an auditory clue that the chord is about to change... as long as it's "in time" it can really ADD to the track. Dannnnnnny (squeek) Goooooooooold (squeek) __________________ Danny Gold