Chapman stick and other odd things

Chapman stick double handed bass played through guitar rig 2 all bass pro

Giorgio Regni — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:55:10 +0000

Chapman stick played through guitar rig 2 twang reverb amp simulation

Giorgio Regni — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:25:35 +0000

Here’s a young compo of mine played on a chapman stick through guitar rig 2 to demo their twang reverb amp simulator.

Bizanga looking for a Senior Software Engineer (C Linux)

Giorgio Regni — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:42:59 +0000

I am VP engineering of Bizanga (http://www.bizanga.com) and we are searching for software engineers, here’s our current profile:

Position Senior Software Engineer C Linux:

Bizanga is looking for very knowledgeable C/C++ developers with excellent network and Linux low level coding skills. You must be capable of managing your time well and working efficiently without close supervision. You place a high value on automated testing and software quality. You have experience using development tools such as Bugzilla and SVN to work in a team environment.

As a member of our engineering team, you will participate in design decisions and help create the company’s core software assets. You will be expected to come up to speed quickly on difficult problems, become a significant contributor to a hard-working team, and to take pride in your work. We have high expectations, and are looking for engineers with experience in a wide range of areas.

This is not an entry-level position; remuneration will be based on experience.
The position is located in our San Mateo office

Minimum Required Skills:

You have a minimum of 3 years experience in C/C++ development on high performance network applications.

You have a strong interest in Computer Science: software engineering, algorithm and data structures, programming languages and compilers.

You are an expert level developer with:
o Personal focus on code quality
o Experience developing object-oriented code in C or C++
o Extensive knowledge of the inner working of an operating systems including threading, socket IO and file systems
o Experience working in a GNU/Linux development environment using GCC and common Unix tools

The following technologies are familiar to you: C programming, GCC, SVN, Bugzilla, Linux, SMTP, HTTP, DNS, MTA

You are able to work independently on projects, to effectively manage time and schedules and also to collaborate as a strong team member.

About Bizanga

Recognized as an industry-leading messaging platform provider with particular anti-abuse experience, Bizanga was recently awarded the prestigious Frost and Sullivan 2006 Excellence in Technology Award. With a flexible and scalable platform that allows our customers access to best-in-class applications from our partners, Bizanga is a one-stop solution for large carrier-grade messaging platforms.

Open-minded and free-spirited, Bizanga invites employees to support the values on which the company prides itself: Innovation, Excellence and Fairness.

Applying

If you are interested, send an email to giorgio{REPLACE WITH @}bizanga.com

Another song using the guitar rig 2 auto wah patch

Giorgio Regni — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:01:53 +0000

Here’s a quick MP3 file using the auto wah patch on my chapman stick, playing chords on the guitar side and walking on the bass side. I am playing on top of drums recorded by a friends in Montreal!

Link: Giorgio & Antoine guitar rig 2 autowah patch on chapman stick
Link to download the patch: here

Video on youtube

Giorgio Regni — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:45:36 +0000

I just tried using my camcorder to post on youtube, this is a very short clip of me playing that auto wah patch.

Guitar Rig 2 auto wah patch for Chapman stick

Giorgio Regni — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:37:48 +0000

I’ve been playing around with guitar rig 2 and came up with an auto wah patch.Guitar rig 2 allows you to stack up effects block by block and link them together.

I am using an input level monitor to control a wah wah effect. I am playing through the guitar rig kontroller which has two inputs, one for the guitar part and the other for the bass part of my stick. Then in my patch (picture attached), I am using a split module to process bass and guitar independently and then mix them back together.

I have attached a picture, a sample mp3 file with me playing using that patch and of course the guitar rig 2 patch for those interested!

Have fun,

Giorgio

My gear: FX and amps

Giorgio Regni — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:32:00 +0000

Let me start by describing my gear. The chapman is a unique instrument developed around the concept of Emmett Chapman’s two-handed tapping technique. It incorporates elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion, and rather than plucking or strumming the Stick, both hands tap the strings onto the frets, making multi-part arrangements easier to realize.

I am using a 10 string chapman stick with 5 bass and 5 guitar (melody) strings. The instrument output is stereo, left for guitar, right for bass, so it’s possible to process them independently! That’s why as a stick player you need effects and amplification for both guitar and bass instruments….

Like many stick players, I use direct input boxes and preamps to process my sound and use a regular amp or AUX input of a guitar/bass amp because passing the signal into a guitar amp only actually limit the sound capability.

So enough chatting, here’s my setup:

Instrument
- 10 string chapman stick with integrated roland GK2A pickup (midi output)
- Lag roxanne floyd electric guitar
- Takamine electro acoustic guitar
- Yamaha Clavinova piano
Amp
- Roland microcube: regular input for guitar and AUX for bass trough my BDI21 bass driver
- Marshall VS65R: I own it since 9 years, for heavy guitar work…
FX
- Behringer BDI21 bass preamp & DI box: process my stick bass output and feeds my Roland microcube in the AUX input
- Digitech RP7: I own it since 7 years now, rich american guitar sound with an integrated 12AX7 lamp!
- Roland GR30: incredible guitar synthetizer, crazy sound powered from my stick builtin GK2A midi pickup
- Brand new Guitar Rig 2: this native instrument software is an incredible guitar effect unit that can process 2 guitar sounds which is exactly what a chapman stick player needs! I just bought it and I am experiencing replacing all my effects with this plus a laptop, way less cables and way more capabilities but that comes with a higher complexity and learning curve… so far I am impressed though. I bought it with the hardware USB2 sound card and pedal board which allows live playing and a real good old guitar wahwah and stomp box command style

That’s a lot of gear! But I like collecting musical instruments and devices…. In my next post I will share some sounds from those devices.

Chapman Stick debut

Giorgio Regni — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:01:00 +0000

Hi all, I just received my first Chapman Stick 3 months aga and I am opening this blog to share my progress and my discoveries on that crazy 10 string tapping thing!

I am living in downtown Paris (11th) and welcome any opportunity to play and train with other musicians.
You can reach me by posting a comment on that blog, I will then send you my email address privately.