Virtual Guitarist IRON Explained®
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5:10 Power Chords for the Rest of Us
After a quick lesson on power chords, take a first look around and see how Iron’s GUI is set up.
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5:52 Chord Analysis
Learn how Iron translates notes and chords played on the keyboard, into two note power chord voicings. Some of the Common Phrases are briefly demonstrated in the context of a simple rock groove.
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6:41 Working with Styles
Explore the layout of the Common Phrases and Style Phrases, and experience them in action as they are recorded in real time while triggering an original chord progression.
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4:19 Performance Controls
The Swing, Feel, and Speed controls can alter the rhythms and grooves generated by the Style Phrases.
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7:59 Guitar, Amp, & Effects Sections
Learn how the Thrust and Drive controls interact with pickup and amp settings. Hear how the tuning, doubling, and effects are used to shape the sound.
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8:15 Mixing Strategies
Explore three different arranging/mixing workflows that combine multiple instances of Iron playing together simultaneously.
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3:55 File Management
Discover where the factory data is stored and how to move it; and see how to save and delete user presets.
Product Overview
In this in-depth tutorial series, computer music guru Eli Krantzberg shows you how to get rocking with this innovative and expressive new guitar instrument from UJAM, Virtual Guitarist IRON!
Eli starts off with a brief primer on power chords, then dives right into the GUI. Then he shows you how IRON translates notes and chords into two-note power chord voices. That leads into a demonstration of the Common Phrases that you can use to get creative with your guitar parts.
Eli continues by exploring the layout of the Common Phrases and Style Phrases sections and using them to record an original chord progression in real-time. Then he shows you the Performance Controls, which you can use to alter the rhythms and grooves generated by the Style Phrases.
The final three videos are all about tweaking the tone and workflow strategies. Eli teaches you how the Thrust and Drive controls interact with various pickup and amp settings, and then explores 3 different arranging and mixing workflows. Finally, Eli explains how Virtual Guitarist IRON stores Factory Data and Presets.
Whether you're new to Virtual Guitarist Iron, or you're already an existing user eager to get creative, watch "Virtual Guitarist IRON Explained" today!
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Reviews
Submitted 5 months ago
very fine
well done
Submitted 1 year ago
Excellent! Concise, yet covered all the features of the product.
Eli Krantzberg has a such a personable and effective teaching style I bet he can even make Calculus fun to learn! A+ for the quality of instruction :)
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Submitted 2 years ago
Virtual guitarist Iron
Easy, intuitive and lots of phrases. Lots of nice sounds
I am a: Semi-Pro, Producer, Musician
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 5 months ago
very fine
well done
Submitted 1 year ago
Excellent! Concise, yet covered all the features of the product.
Eli Krantzberg has a such a personable and effective teaching style I bet he can even make Calculus fun to learn! A+ for the quality of instruction :)
Submitted 2 years ago
Virtual guitarist Iron
Easy, intuitive and lots of phrases. Lots of nice sounds
I am a: Semi-Pro, Producer, Musician
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I started playing drums in high school at age fourteen. Like most kids my age around then, I was into progressive rock. Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Yes. They rocked my world. A few short years later though, my musical life changed. While studying music in college I discovered Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, and John Coltrane. Milt Jackson spoke to me in such a profound way that it left me no choice but to take up vibraphone.
These great players, along with drummers like Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey, and Elvin Jones changed not only the way I thought about drumming, but also music - and by extension, life - as a whole. I realized life was meant to be a creative endeavor. The idea of improvising based on a loose set of guidelines and rules permeated into my psyche even when I wasn't holding a pair of drumsticks or mallets. But if I am going to be perfectly truthful, I have to hold Henry Miller and Woody Allen equally responsible for shaping the way I view and experience the world around me.
2. What training have you had?
I am currently an Apple certified Logic Pro. Young and cocky, and armed with only a partial University degree, I dropped out of school and began playing steady commercial hotel engagements and jazz gigs when I could. This went on for many years until I decided it was time to complete my degree - which I ultimately did with a major in Political Science and a minor in music.
It was at this point that I formed my current band Nightshift. We are going in to our twenty third year now - playing commercial one nighters like weddings, corporate events, etc. Don't turn your nose up at it though - it has allowed me a wonderful quality of life. It gave me the freedom to go back to school and complete a post graduate degree in Communications Studies - all the while supporting myself by playing weddings.
3. When did you get into recording?
It was in this graduate program - in the early nineties - that I found myself drawn to the fledgling emerging universe of hard disc recording and midi sequencing. Based on nothing more than the recommendation of one of my band mates who had an old Atari, I jumped in head first and bought a Mac LC ll, along with a version 1.1 of what was then Notator Logic. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But, in hindsight, it was a decision of epic importance in my life - shaping my future as much as the music of Milt Jackson and Charlie Parker did fifteen years prior.
I opened up my own commercial home studio in 1998 and began doing a variety of projects, working on radio jingles, artist CD projects, and whatever came my way. A couple of years later a colleague called me up - desperate. He was working at a post production house and one of the editors had just quit. They were doing audio post for a weekly TV series and needed a Pro Tools editor - and fast! And so, once again, I jumped in head first into what would ultimately open up my world even more - the world of Pro Tools.
4. People you have worked with/for?
Focusing on Logic, I built up a small but loyal client base and my phone kept ringing for Logic tech support and instruction. Film composers and studio owners all over the city were calling me. Even the music stores were giving out my phone number at this point! This kind of stuff becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. The more of it you do, the more calls you get to keep doing it. At least that's the way it should be!
As my Logic chops kept growing, I was hired by an old buddy of mine, Len Sasso, who was then an associate editor at Electronic Musician magazine, and began writing some columns for them. I had a blast doing them - and really learned to focus and express my thoughts in a concise and clear manner. This lead to a collaboration with LA based composer Terry Michael Huud on the 2006 film called Civic Duty - which was certainly one of the highlights of my professional life as a composer.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I wake up every day excited to boot up, and create. Whether it's instructional videos, creating music, working with a studio client, performing with my band, or teaching at the schools - my days are filled with what I love doing. Enriched by the stimulation and creative freedom this modern music making software brings to my life. I bring that excitement and passion to each and every training product I create. My years of experience both using and teaching these programs has taught me the best way to make the user comfortable with these complex programs.
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