How to Be Creative: Extended Techniques

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Here's 5 playing techniques you can use to reproduce the sounds of popular pedals and effects-like wah-wah and reverse delay-instead of actually using pedals. Drone footage and stop-motion animation shot by John Marty.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Pro-Tip #1: Tone Knob=Wah Wah
01:03 Sound Example
01:49 Pro-Tip #2: Volume Knob=Play in Reverse
02:59 Sound Example
03:29 Pro-Tip #3: Your Guitar Is a Koto
04:06 Sound Example
04:41 Pro-Tip #4: Paperclip=Good
05:18 Sound Example
06:21 Pro-Tip #5: The Middle of Your Note Is a Synth
07:44 Sound Example

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@andrewdaigneau7322 2 жыл бұрын

Drowning in the ocean of advertising channels…you my friend are an island 🏝 thanks for this 🙏🏼

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thanks glad you dig it

@Sugarloaf_Games 2 жыл бұрын

The Navi "HEY" at the end cracked me up. Will definitely be trying the paperclip idea!

@Castor26Pollux 4 ай бұрын

Ocarina of Time is the best game ever 🧚

@brutallyremastered4255 4 ай бұрын

Yeah-Gary Glitter would approve...

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

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@jdawe390 2 жыл бұрын

never thought i'd hear an ocarina of time cover version of gary glitter but here we are

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

i was really excited to unleash that part specifically

@DeformedDevices 3 ай бұрын

The volume tricks got me thinking about how i could do that with a foot pedal volume too. The reverse technique is a rad way to add dimension without having a reverse on the whole time

@rafaelribeiro2140 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed just for the background animations. Fucking genius! Please keep doing them. Greetings from Brazil.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thanks will do

@k0csisgab0r Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@p.o.3889 Жыл бұрын

How to make an octave down effect without pedals: I learned this from Michael League of Snarky Puppy. Roll down your tone and pick the note exactly octave above the note your playing. In my experience it helps to play like you would play using OC-2, so gently and with the pad of your finger. Works on bass, I haven't tried this with guitar, but I see no reason why it wouldn't work.

@pwarner 2 жыл бұрын

For the synth tip, that clicking sound is caused by the waveform getting cut in the middle of the wave. If you want to get rid of it, put tiny tiny fades into and out of the note before you start copying it and moving it around. It works in the context of the song you made though. Love the vids

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

You make a good point. I heard the clicks the entire time I was working on this, and normally I would do the fades, but in this case I decided to leave in the clicks because I thought it sort of played into the "brute force" vibe of the whole thing, as you note. Thanks for checking it out, glad you dig the vids.

@SelfPropelledDestiny 2 жыл бұрын

@@CyberattackWorld Also just throw that single sample into Quick Sampler, it will pitch it to your keyboard, and then you just write the entire part as MIDI, instead of having to create a bunch of different transposed tracks and copy and paste. You could choose to "One Shot" it, as you essentially did here, or even "Loop" the sound for longer held notes. Flume gets a lot cool sounds by making the loop time frame not exactly fit the song time, for an unquantized feel.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

That's great advice. I stuck with the super low-tech approach for the video (copying and pasting across multiple tracks) because I thought it would be easier to explain to people who have never even messed with sampling before, and because it sort of felt like it was in the ultra-dumb-but-cool spirit of that whole segment. But your method is more elegant and opens up some creative potential as well, like the Flume trick, so thank you for posting it here.

@adamtownsend9499 2 жыл бұрын

you can also zoom in on the waveform and make sure it is cut exactly at 0 amplitude.

@TomMilleyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff man, I used to play around with the volume and tone knobs like that but anytime I get new pots they're always really slow for whatever reason. I like doing Eric Johnson's Koto technique though. Another cool trick to try is putting a piece of an old guitar string through your strings near the bridge. Kinda similar to the paper clip one you did, but at times can sound a bit more like a Kalimba or a ring mod effect if you find the sweet spot. I'll try the paper clip though, sounds kinda banjo like.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Right on

@Trisstunes 4 ай бұрын

for tip 5, if your daw has a sampler that allows you to loop a sample, you can get a single cycle of the guitar waveform and loop it for endless sustain that you can shape with ADSR envelopes :)

@CyberattackWorld 4 ай бұрын

rad

@AcceleratingUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

you can weave a piece of a low E string in between your strings (close to the bridge is best) instead of a paperclip

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@nutni9353 2 жыл бұрын

Best guitar youtube channel strikes again! 👌👌👌

@MauiBoyTrav 4 ай бұрын

Great graphics for a bonus. Thanks!

@dsdom2 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible video btw, you deserve alot more attention, also i agree fully with the other comments, those background animations are great

@chrismcloughlin163 2 жыл бұрын

Danny Gatton could do that tone roll/wah effect expertly. Using Tele as well. And there he is in your video. Nice. I have also worked through those Govan texts. Helped demystify a lot of theory for me. Esp chords. Still use the first part of book two for workouts. (passed on the eight note tapping - ain't nobody got time for that.)

@MadeOnTape 2 жыл бұрын

this is most excellent advice and will permeate the interwebs

@manmadeartists Ай бұрын

Deep dive into an ocean of inspiration especially bc you don’t just give the raw example but no you also deliver a song which perfectly incorporates the style it fits to. So sick 🤯🫶🏻

@cutronixxx 2 жыл бұрын

Damn! You’re a hell of a player! This definitely lit a fire under me. Roy Buchanan got a lot out of his guitar too. Keep up the greatwork! Hello all the way from Warren County! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some guitar playing to do

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man, excused

@RobFlaxMusic 2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna call these songs "bespoke throwbacks" because the wash of nostalgia mixed with the unusual timbres is giving me the happy tinglies

@kernz160 2 жыл бұрын

These are so good. Really nicely executed and applied. Great follow-up to Part 1.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@adamtownsend9499 2 жыл бұрын

this is getting borderline sound engineering with a guitar. love it!

@DSPsWifesBf 4 ай бұрын

This guy rules

@karlboman 2 жыл бұрын

Cool tips! I'm digging out my paperclips asap :D

@ramonafrombarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

last one is amazing and I've never ever thought about it! I have a slight improvement to it though... It's doable in free audio software I'm sure; it's just fixing (eliminating) the DC offset at the beginning of the audio clip to avoid the (probably unwanted) clicking sound. Experimenting with the attack might be a quick and interesting thing to try out as well. All in all, great tips and beautiful editing as always. So inspiring

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man you’re right about the click sound although for this application I left it on purpose just because I thought it added to the aggressive dumb power of it all

@Aaronius_Maximus 2 жыл бұрын

New sub here, I like your style man! Those Guthrie books are freakin' GOLD. Tons of cool useful information in them.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

They really are. I love that guy

@zombielynx21 10 ай бұрын

Last sound example wrinkled my brain. Wow.

@damonsmith1053 2 жыл бұрын

Been with you since tppojla and I'm with you till the end. I and ppl I've shown it to are probably at least 200 of the 2k views you have on that video.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible thank you

@Damaraja 2 жыл бұрын

Another thing I find happening when I play is making 🎸 notes sound like a low gain Rhodes, usually via a mixture of low vol/tone + wah backed off. It usually just happens without much forethought, so I’m not entirely sure how to explain the process of getting there. If I happen remember next time it happens, I’ll make a note and post the recipe here. Mess around yourself and see what happens. 🤷‍♂️ Great vids, btw. Keep up the helpful fun stuff and hit me up next time you’re in Hawaii. I think we would get along fine 😎🛸🤙

@jbowdridge11 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Before I got a night sky I was practicing using the volume knob for swells / to create ambient soundscapes with a lot of Reverb. I’ll see if those skills help me master the reverse guitar playing haha. The paper clip pro tip is 🔥 also.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@AhrenField 2 жыл бұрын

You’re a national treasure

@user-fz5nm2ds2m 5 ай бұрын

I like the Koto idea. Gonna give that a try...

@jmd76family 4 ай бұрын

Roy Buchanan. Volume knob master!

@benjihollister 2 жыл бұрын

fantastic as always brother

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thank u death ray

@ryanh7389 2 жыл бұрын

That reverse sounding volume knob trick is bad ass

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

since I recorded this video I've tried using that trick to recreate other recorded backward solos, instead of just making stuff up on the spot, and it's extremely hard

@wordofmouth7679 2 жыл бұрын

Been a fan of Danny Gatton and that awesome Austin City Limits performance for a long time - a buddy gave me a bootlegged copy like 23 years ago and it changed me forever. Interestingly enough, this friend also had the second Eric Johnson ACL performance as well! What I’m saying is that to this day I’m super excited when someone knows about Danny Gatton - nicknamed the best unknown guitarist and those EJ performances. Really enjoy your channel - my favorite pedal reviewer by far. Thanks!

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

i'm with ya man. i also love Bill Holloman's saxophone playing during Danny Gatton's ACL performance too, there are a couple songs where i like his solo more than Danny Gatton's. maybe that's fighting words but i got a soft spot for Bill Holloman

@wordofmouth7679 2 жыл бұрын

@@CyberattackWorld oh dear God, Bill Holloman’s solos had notes that A) I didn’t think that humans could play let alone B) that human ears could even register. They were definitely a highlight of the performance. Totally agree!

@brazilianmegaman258 2 жыл бұрын

Rock and Roll part II, a brave choice brother and I respect it. Sounded absolutely fucking mint. ✌🏻

@mikerinard6496 4 ай бұрын

This is fantastic

@jackodonnell3463 2 жыл бұрын

You made those knobs sound great. Nice playing and nice tips

@ethanlocke3604 Жыл бұрын

I really dig the visuals you do

@taytaytazermusic2539 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! That synth tone you got sounded so Glittery!!

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Well put, thank you

@_greenkelly 2 жыл бұрын

such an important issue thank you for these life saving tips

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

impordint yes!!!! ur welcome!!!!!!!

@J31392 2 жыл бұрын

That was really cool. Appreciate the tips as well. Thanks a lot.

@AgentFlea Жыл бұрын

4:15 wow... he went there

@dlw11235813 2 жыл бұрын

On the tool song “the patient”. The bassist does the wah tone knob trick

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

that's cool

@64north20west 2 жыл бұрын

It's too late to save money on gear with this, but it is great to find all these innovations to incorporate into playing. Saludos.

@audreyazwell Жыл бұрын

Dude I love your vids lol the last cover absolutely sent me, at first I couldn't recognize it and then I heard Navi and the chorus hit me haha brilliant fam

@CyberattackWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you that cover was one of my favorites I’ve ever done

@audreyazwell Жыл бұрын

@@CyberattackWorld btw I got the syntax 2 coming in the mail today! Super hype!

@CyberattackWorld Жыл бұрын

nice, that pedal rules

@BronzedTube 2 жыл бұрын

easy sub dude, glad to have found you. Love the edits.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@emeraldchan7770 2 жыл бұрын

Please please make a part two!

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as I can find another 5 things, I will. In the meantime there is this if you haven’t seen it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aceRo5mIyNbRgnU.html

@adamtaylor2142 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thanks!

@MisterAvila 2 жыл бұрын

These are the tips we need!

@jgvideo5512 2 жыл бұрын

Subbed, nice research and references.

@maciekjankowskitomkow4107 2 жыл бұрын

I just got zoom ms50g and it did the trick

@ivanharris7758 2 жыл бұрын

You are so amazing. Thank you.

@JamesTaylor-xl3um 2 жыл бұрын

So great!!!

@mpstrgc112 2 жыл бұрын

Papeclip sounds like a specific reverb from someplace I specifically can’t remember.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Let me know if you do

@karl2so 2 жыл бұрын

This video is a masterpiece.

@henveee 2 жыл бұрын

5:20 is great

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

glad you like it. someday it's gonna get released as a song called Soft Spot

@henveee 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@user-oi1qm6lv7n Жыл бұрын

I’m late to the game, but where did you place the paper clip, exactly?

@addy_hits Жыл бұрын

nice sopranos theme! How to be Advanced: Delay Pedal Edition when??

@CyberattackWorld Жыл бұрын

glad somebody finally caught the sopranos theme. as for delay pedals, sooner or later I will give them their own video, but in the meantime, pro-tips 3, 4, and 5 in this video all use delay pedals in different ways: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aceRo5mIyNbRgnU.html

@thejacksonbentley 2 жыл бұрын

8:05 Drums very reminiscent of Capital G by Nine inch Nails

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

good ears

@denomdemon 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think my pinky will reach the tone knob but I'm gonna give it a shot!

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

godspeed

@chromedomejunior 2 жыл бұрын

Tone-knobby Soprano tho 😤

@makkietakkie 2 жыл бұрын

Woke up this morning Got some gabagool

@octave-up-up-up 2 жыл бұрын

The koto example, aaaahahhhah ❤️

@blkrbbt Ай бұрын

I fuckin love your music

@summerbrainrock 2 жыл бұрын

the google maps sopranos edit was classic!

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for appreciating that

@travisraab 2 жыл бұрын

Hey that works!

@glassrocketstair 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos deserve more views

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

if you want to share/repost them anywhere it always helps, thank you

@glassrocketstair 2 жыл бұрын

@@CyberattackWorld Will do! Hey, since you make videos on chase bliss pedals you might find this interesting. It's an open source project that lets you visualize and individually control parameter bouncing for each knob: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5p0hqmmrcW0dIE.html

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

oh that's really cool, I might have heard about this on Reddit I think

@KurtLorenz 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@tehadam 2 жыл бұрын

Came for the tips, stayed for the Da da da da

@metelegerald 2 жыл бұрын

WOKE UP DIS MORNIN

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

blue moon in your eye

@ThaPhantazm 2 жыл бұрын

What chip-tuney synth are you using in the example, and what ones would you recommend?

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Every synth I use is either the OP-1 or the software synths that come with GarageBand. I recommend both

@nikola.kovacevic 2 жыл бұрын

Ladi da di da it's the modafuking c-y-b-er attack!

@DallonAnderson 2 жыл бұрын

This is the real shit

@alexmw14 2 жыл бұрын

la-di-da-di-da

@lukelarrea7605 2 жыл бұрын

What a gangsta

@waveforthefrequencies 2 жыл бұрын

Did you play some don’t()hug()me()I’m()scared?

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

no, I didn't know what that was until now. which one did you think was that, I'm curious

@davidcollins6164 2 жыл бұрын

dear cyberattack: why do amplifiers sound like shit

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

possibly because they're amplifying shit

@MrKadidle51 2 жыл бұрын

Still dre?

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

The Next Episode, same album

@MrKadidle51 2 жыл бұрын

@@CyberattackWorld damn. I was close. I knew it was that album

@mooseymoose 2 жыл бұрын

My solution to not buying pedals was getting an iPad.

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

god bless

@user-hu9uu6ol9d 2 жыл бұрын

Не ну мучать себя питчшифтингом одного семпла это бред, любая миди гитара также звучит bruteforced

@CyberattackWorld 2 жыл бұрын

you're not wrong, but doing it this way with free software is cheaper than a MIDI guitar

@tommyboston1453 2 жыл бұрын

Pro tip play drums instead!!!

@coryleblanc 2 жыл бұрын