Scott Paul Johnson

OFFICE HOURS 98 | Logic Pro X, MIDI Controllers, chord tones,

Added 2022-10-20 21:06:35 +0000 UTC

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Hi Everyone,

These were the questions this week:

Question 1: Stevie was wondering if and when to upgrade from GarageBand to Logic Pro. My computer was ridiculous and messed up my audio for a minute or two, but I got it fixed by this point.

Question 2: Julian was wondering which MIDI controller keyboard to buy of the two I own: The Korg MicroKey 25 or the Akai LPK 25 - I weight the pros and cons. Also, it looks like there is an Akai LPK 25 MkII that looks really nice.

Question 3: Ray had a great question about chord tones and voice leading. I mentioned MTM 17 18 19 for melody making and CAGED Soloing.

Question 4: StratMan WannaBe was worried about learning to fast on paper without applying to the fingerboard. I went in depth on how to practice by setting goals and how to practice by focusing on one thing and letting other things fall apart.

Question 5: Dan was wondering where to start on the fingerboard when starting a solo

Question 6: Ahmed was wondering about the cons of playing with low action

Question 7: Kevin was curious about truss rod adjustment. I explain with the ipad

An intonation question was related, so I went into a bit of explanation about how intonation works.

I did challenge people (as per Stratman's question) to share their goals as specifically as possible on the community forum.

I also invited Tim to share how the jam session went!

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