As I'm currently exploring different steel styles (been playing 1 1/2 - 2 years), I decided to try some faster picking (posted a slower thing here before...) It's a clip from a version of Orange Blossom Special that I recorded late last night... I'm not finished yet, so it's just the first A + B part...It's just drums, bass, two guitars and the steel right now and it sounds like there are guitars all over the place...didn't bother mixing that carefully
Niklas. The pickin's ain't bad in Sweden! Interesting version not a slavish fiddle copy, but a PSG version. Cool.
You don't say what system you have in your Mac. Latency could be too many effects, it slows down the CPU running native.
Try recording the tracks without the reverb. That's a CPU hog for surer.
thanks! I did in fact record the steel without any effects, then emulating amp and fx with the AmpliTube VST plug-in (it takes a lot of CPU power, but does only affect playback). But since I'm using no external audio equipment on my Imac, I guess I have to live with the latency until I buy some better things
Hi Niclas
Something you heard probably many times:
Your playing is absolutely great for somebody who started 1 1/2 year ago. But I can't get rid of the impression that you're not a beginner in music in general. You must have played a long time standard guitar before. Right? I ask 'cause I'm in a similar situation but cannot play half of you
The band in a box stuff is not realy obnoxous IPO. It cannot sound better. Digital instruments in Country seem always a crime. This is what I did: I once hired a friend of mine for a view hours to record live drums in my Fostex recorder. Various tempi, various country and bluegrass styles and just a view bars each but with a click in his headphone. Now I'm provided with live drum loops for every kind of track.
You was asking for a suggestion for a new song: How about Willie Nelson's "on the road again?"
I love this chord progression from E to G#7 to F#m. The G#7 ain't easy to play since it sounds as a dominant chord from the C#m and tend to be a G#7b9 chord.
It case you feel like playing the tune it doesn't has to be a bluegrass version. So ordinary players like me can coprehend your notes. Inspired?
Sigi
Shoe-bud LDG, Mullen D10 8&6. Nash 400
Thanks Sigi! Well, you're right! I've been playing six string guitar for about 10 years now, started when i was about 9... I might try to record "on the road again". Great song and i like those changes!
Another alternative is do your basic part(s) to a band in a box sequence, saved as midi, and opened in another sequencer that records audio also.
Cut back the drums to a minumum groove click track, and record a real drummer in stereo over, and then cut the BiaB drums completetly.
You then get a good feel from a drummer playing to correct time and and a relatively complete rhythm section. it deosn't take a huge set up tp do this.
I'm not finished yet, so it's just the first A + B part...It's just drums, bass, two guitars and the steel right now and it sounds like there are guitars all over the place...didn't bother mixing that carefully 
