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tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 3:59 pm

Not all styles have the same approach to dynamics and it's not always about playing as fast as you can.

mystran · Post by **mystran** » Thu Jun 18, 2026 5:10 pm

tapper mike wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 3:59 pm Not all styles have the same approach to dynamics and it's not always about playing as fast as you can.

Ofcourse not, but what I'm trying to say that I would personally want the expression to become muscle memory the same as everything else.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:07 pm

Today I have no rhythm for Travis picking and it's driving me insane. Then again my fingers/brain don't usually wake up till 11.

Yesterday I looked around at all the gear I never touch. Like my new tele and strat. My linnstrument. Everything I've put on hold while trying to master Travis Picking. I'm sinking into a hole. It's time for a brain break.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:02 pm

In a slightly related thing...

I finally took the time to figure out how the drum sequencer in cubase works so I could put in my own patterns. I've had two years with Cubase now and it's one of the things I never learned how to do. I'd just get frustrated and use predefined patterns or lift drum patterns from midi files.

I've been sequencing drums since the 80's on various hardware drum machines and even in other daws but I never sat down and followed along with a video on how to create or select a kit and then step sequence or simply perform on my keys/linnstrument. Which is funny to me because when I was using Abelton Live and bitwig I'd be able to knock it out of the park.

Now I can actually write drum patterns that match the rest of my songwriting rather than having to alter my guitar/keys playing and lose the beat I had in my head.

hardyharrharr · Post by **hardyharrharr** » Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:47 pm

i don't want a wife
she would end up like my guitar
untouched for years

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 2:06 am

tapper mike wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:07 pm Today I have no rhythm for Travis picking and it's driving me insane.
. I'm sinking into a hole. It's time for a brain break.

That's not good.

Make sure what you eat, and maybe multivitamin to make sure you have it all covered.
It may be a physical thing too, just not mentally enhausted.

Our brain is magical but it also adjust very quickly to what is used or not.
- revisit warmups from before as well

As I understand you do keys as well, but do you have proper weighted keys piano?
- these sloppy synth like keys do nothing for strength in fingers

A good friend, an experienced drummer said, it takes about 4 days for new synapses to form, so don't expect result the same or next day.

Just a few thoughts...

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