Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits gives the first of many lessons on home recording. In this episode, Willits starts with the basics: how to get sounds from your guitar into your computer using pedals, pickups, and Ableton Live.
"Christopher Willits has been instrumental in redefining the guitar in the digital age. Using custom-built software, Willits morphs his guitar playing into warm folded rhythms of texture and melody"
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"RedTron emulates "The Mellotron", one of the most famous tape replay keyboard.
RedTron is a sample-based VST plug-in, made with SynthEdit and totally free."