Game dev blues

[pratty70]

Totally off topic, after a frustrating morning the other day fixing some game issues I reached for the guitar and recorded some blues! First take recording. No dress rehearsal. Squeaks and squeals not edited out!
http://soundcloud.com/chrispratt24/bluesjam

Technical info: recorded in garageband on iMac, Epiphone Les Paul Standard (cos my Fender Strat is in need of repair when I find my soldering iron) through a Line 6 guitarport.

[Jabberwocky]

Sweet groove. Nice warm sound on the guitar. Makes me want to drink whiskey.

[pratty70]

Thanks Jabberwocky, it's one of those kick back moments where I needed my head away from the screen for 5.

I was asked by a facebook friend, wow what inspired that, the instant answer should have been half a bottle of scotch whiskey, but it was after a couple of sandwiches at lunchtime - not nearly as inspirational!

[pratty70]

It's weird, every now and again I get an email from the forum saying someone has replied to this thread, and there's never any new posts on it.

Ghosts in the machine!

[spacegaier]

Probably spam posts (especially if it is in really old threads), that already got deleted by mods when you wanted to read them .

[pratty70]

Someone did post something derogatory about learning the blues properly, and I started to construct a heated reply, until i realised it was spam, by the time I'd finished typing the article had been removed, so I guess the same keeps happening.

[pratty70]

Another long programming session led to me picking up the guitar again and creating the following
http://soundcloud.com/chrispratt24/yeah ... ll-version
It's a bit of fun!

[marty9063]

Another long programming session led to me picking up the guitar again and creating the following
http://soundcloud.com/chrispratt24/yeah ... ll-version
It's a bit of fun!

Coding can really fry your brain. I have found that taking a fifteen minute break every hour really helps. Playing music or even going for a walk can make a huge difference. I have discovered that I am much sharper when I return from the break.