962 - i'll go try look for that Steinberg.. it must be quite a bit of work for the drum tracks eh? i make drum tracks on the keyboard then record it via line-in, then work out the guitar parts and bass after that, kinda stone age tech if you ask me...

man, any one here get migrane headaches. dam , had one all frign day, gotta play tonite at music practice dam dam dam.... taken tablets but no luck.. i might cut short practice tonite, first nite back too..any way

fizz450_03 It was a especial edition of fender, here you can read and see more pics about it... so guess it ain't on sale.

962 - where are you did you miss my last post - here it is again - what's this about your vibes? Did I miss a post of your tunes - play it again sam, would luv to hear your grooves, I bet there are loads of great guitarists on this site! Your good at answering questions, so tell me how do you get the idea for a guitar track title, is it just what you were thinking at the time, does someone say hey that sounds like.... what, I mean come on where does "Borg Sex, Hoards of Locusts, Gnaahh come from??? OK perhaps joe was having a bad day for that last one, and Satch Boogie has been explained but tell me?

MariMari - by the looks of your photo's you already ARE their photographer - would you like to take some studio stills? A cover for an album would be nice I guess eh!?

js1000 - Canada Eh! thanks for the explanation - got something goin there Eh! I'm not part canadian Eh! but hey, at least you know there are some more canadian's in here, eh - even if their only part-timers eh! what does it matter though Eh, were all Satchites thats the important thing, Eh!!

Satriella, Sorry for the slow reply, I didn't get on here yesterday evening 'cause I was busy working on a new tune!

thanks for asking anyway. If you head here - http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=259685 - you can check out some MP3's of mine. I'd like to invite you to check out The Jester and Silver Rain as these are two I've finished recently and I'm much happier with than the old stuff.

Regards naming of tracks - well, whenever you ctart a new project (tune) in Cubase you have to create a new folder to put all the sounds in that you record. And you have to name that folder before you can even start, so usualy the "working title" that I give a tune remains with it permanently. So, it's a pretty random process for me, but I do tend to spend a few minutes trying to think of a good name, and sometimes I'll have a good idea of roughly how I want a track to sound before I start - fast or slow, happy or sad, raw or synthy - and I will, on occasion, change the name afterwards!

I don't know if folks such as Joe have a slightly more 'focused' process to naming their work! Haha, I'm sure they do!

I currently know about 50% of it....I still have no idea how to use it for surround sound mixes (well, I have a slight idea but still haven't done it!) and I have no idea how you use it to sequence video frames to put a soundtrack to a movie. It's a massively powerful program that will do way more than many people need it to, but it's very obliging and doesn't try to interfere and suggest stuff!

haha, can you imagine if Microsoft made an audio engineering suite - they'd have a little animated musical note who'd pop up and say "it looks like you're trying to write a song. You may find writing some lyrics will help make it sound better. Try the MS Lyric Wizard...." hahaha. sorry, random tangent.

So yeah, drum tracks.....when you get used to the process it doesn't take too long. With a track like Silver Rain, I put a very basic beat down, record everything else and then finish up by adding drum fills, extra cymbals and changes to the drumming patterns to make it sound more natural.

ABOUT A T2JSINFONIE

Well, all,

Steveen T & Me have decided to compose together a Symphony. You are all invited to participe to that. I know that the word Sinfonie can be scaring, so i'm gonna to pinpoint the project.

To go back to classical definitions,

A Concerto is a composition for one or several soloits & an orchestra.

A Sonata is a compositon in several movements for soloist or orchestra.

A Symphony is a sonata for orchestra characterised by the multiplicity of instruments & diversity of timbers.

Some modern guitar ideas of these compositions in our logistic here can be:

A Concerto is a composition for one or several soloist & a band (real or virtual.) So, almost all the Joe's music.

A Sonata is a composition in several movements for soloist or band.

A Symphony is a sonata for band (real or virtual) characterised by the multiplicity of instruments & diversity of timbers.

All that defined, the T2JSymphony guitar could be a composition in several movements characterised by multiplicity of stuff (with why not introduction of others instruments Keyboard, Sax, Harmonica....) & diversity of timbers (sounds).

lucysorets..........great picture.....the colour of the tower resembles the playing colours of barca.....hahhahahahhahhaaaaaaaa........who designed the tower.....it is a wonderful creation..honest......how was the vai concert and did yu talk to him...how was the experience.....more in the mail.......cheers and take care,,,god bless...

marimari....hi....whats up???u in america yet........any news from steven,,,,actually i had mailed a postal packet to him two months ago and i havent heard from him since..in case yu get to speak with him,please let me now if he has received the postal mail......i shall be grateful to yu......cheers and god bless,,,,

tracie.....yup..so yu finally get to see the pics...glad yu liked them....actually i can do one better...if yu send me yur address(postal),,i can send some real pics,,,no attachments......to yu....anyway,,cheers and have a good day........regards to chris.......

zenny,,,frankly i dont know what tape yu are talking about.......is it a demo of yurs....if yu want yu can send it,,,yu are most welcome 2 do so ........regards//...

cuthbert...glad to know that yu still remember our friend JAZZY>>>>>>hope he is doing well wherever he is.....

steven...hi.....bro are yu reading these post of ours...or have yu stopped visiting t2j.....??????this is the million dollar question to yu?????

joe....glad to see yu post more often than ever before...this shows that yu care for us ,,fans of yurs.....keep it up BOSS.....yur post keeps us going and wanting even more from time to time.....please make it a point to post more often if yu can....probably once a month...i am sure yu can spare a few minutes in a month to let yur fans know how yu are doing.....?????cheeers.....

Satriella

If you buy the Anthology double CD, Joe explains the tracks and names thereof. Hope that helps a little.

Cube You don't say 'Eh?'......whats that all aboot? lol ;-)

Zenfish Dude, I would definitely like to have a tape of your playing. If you mail me at vfrrocker@btinternet.com I can let you have my home address. I think that your sinfonie idea is great bro' but the logistics are frightening - surely you must be looking at having some kind of theme / continuity or am I missing the point?

Zenfish...excellent...we've begun....I just finished a piece last night "Winter Migration"....you suggested 30 seconds....yes?

1.Should we choose a common key, will each successive piece of work be related someway to the one preceeding it?

2.Should their be a common time signature that runs through out?

I'm ready, maybe seeing as though this is your birth canal...your piece should be the cornerstone by which it matures.

That being said...if you'd like to send me your 1st piece (via snail mail), I or whoever wishes to be the next to build off your idea can add their 2nd movement.

I hope that you'll understand my message because I'm french and I don't speak english very well (sorry)...So i have just one question : When will you come in France, AGAIN, for a mega show with Steve Vai?

...It will be very marvellous!!!

hey joe, well Ill say it and say it again, u can choose your friends, u can choose ur enemies... but u cant choose ur family..

man im about to bang my head against a wall, my mums 80th birthday in a couple of weeks dads inviting all these people theve known thru there lives which is fair enough, but with her dimentia and alzimers i doubt shed remember half them.. but the trouble is, my brother and sister (older then me) just want it to be family, and dads going on n on , and he said he didnt want the grand kids down cause theyd bring there boy friends down. man i dunno, im getting all caught up in the middle of this, family have a 3hr drive to visit each time which is fair enough, im five minutes away down the road, man im just so fr..... peved off right now,

sometimes im up over there at 6-7 am in the mornings helping out i just feel like , like i have no say in things, thank god for my guitar , and now back playing on stage again, will give me some time out..

Does anyone knows if Joe uses a stock DS-1??? Or it is a modded DS-1???

...I know Steve Vai gave him a Robert Keeley DS-1...

And on this day, a handsome young man took a lovely young woman to be his bride.....

.....and they've lived happily ever after......