Les Paul was not only a brilliant guitarist and arranger but his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as'sound on sound') pioneered the art and science of multi-track recording.
Jason Loughlin’s Sound On Sound groundbreaking curriculum does indeed celebrate Les Paul’s genius but it's also much more than an interactive exploration of multi-track recording for guitarists — it’s an eye and ear-opening learning experience revealing the key creative process behind crafting multiple guitar parts for virtually any arrangement or original composition.
There’s only a handful of courses that belong in every guitarist’s library whatever their level or style preference happens to be — this is unquestionably one of them.
”We’ll work with a Les Paul-inspired multi-track arrangement of the jazz standard “After You’ve Gone” which is comprised of 9 individual guitar parts. Together, we’ll examine the entire arrangement part-by-part. I’ll show you how to play each part, explain why they work harmonically and rhythmically, and how they’re recorded.
You’ll learn how to build a rhythm section by comping using common jazz chords, how to recreate the sound of a hi-hat, a bass guitar, and drums -- all with the electric guitar.
Once we have our rhythm section in place, we’ll lay down our main melody guitar, and then the real fun begins. We’ll layer five more guitar parts imitating trumpet stabs, sax lines, trombone sections, and unison violin runs to create depth and real conversation between voices.”
Jason organized the course into three sections. In the first section, Jason will share some key background about Les Paul and how he fits into the history of recording and multi-track arranging. You'll also learn more about song form and how to best get ideal echo and reverb sounds in our modern age.
Section 1 Video lessons include: Overdubs & Recording History, Echo, Reverb and Room Sounds, Arrangement Approaches & Form, and Achieving the Sound Today
In the second section, Jason focuses on rhythm and percussion parts. ”We’re going to build our rhythm section with a small army of guitars. We'll start with a rhythm guitar, add bass, percussion sounds by slapping the neck of the guitar and a hi-hat sound by recording at a slower speed. I'll teach you how Les altered the timbre of these guitar sounds by recording at different tape speeds. Obviously we all don't all have tape machines and variacs at our disposal and so I'll also show you how to get these sounds with EQ and delay.”
Section 2 Video lessons, performances, and breakdowns include: Rhythm Guitar Part, Hi-Hat Guitar Part, Bass Guitar Part, and Percussion and Other Sounds
In the third and final section, Jason drill deep on crafting melodies, solo, counter melodies, layered parts, and double speed parts.
Section 3 Video lessons, performances, and breakdowns include: Melody Guitar: Head In, Melody Guitar: Solo Section, Melody Guitar: Head Out, Harmony One: Solo Section, Harmony One: Head Out, Harmony Two: Solo Section, Harmony Two: Head Out, Harmony Three: Highlights, Double Speed Part One: Intro, Double Speed Part One: Solo, Double Speed Part One: Solo Out, Double Speed Part One: Head Out, and Double Speed Part Two: Head Out
All of the parts are tabbed and notated and you’ll be able to sync the tab and notation to the video using TrueFire’s learning tools. Jason also includes the backing tracks. You’ll be able to loop or slow down the videos so you can work with the lessons at your own pace.