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What was the best movie of 2014?

I was very into Interstellar and Gone Girl, although didn't like the latter one's ending. Any suggestions? What did I miss? :)
I was way more into tv series last year: Sons Of Anarchy, Utopia, Black Mirror, and even Gotham were amazing! American Horror Story started amazing, and then...I dunno, doesn't convince me much.
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In your Manoyes contest entry some of your guitar parts are a lot louder than others, any reason for this? Thanks!

They're not actually that much louder, but just enough for the listener to "feel" certain phrases more, rather than being distracted by them.
What you're hearing is specifically 1dB raise on certain parts, plus differently panned guitars on certain sections, or even parts in which there's just one guitar playing (more "intimate" feeling), followed by two guitars playing the same thing (slightly more "spacious" sounding). This, in short words, is called automation.
Automation is one of the most important parts of a mixing, I'd say it's the "icing on the cake". A perfectly balanced mix is at the same time very boring to listen to if nothing happens dinamically - because of this the good mixing engineer will slightly raise choruses and breakdowns to make them feel more exciting, or have rhythm guitars quieter when the solo kicks in, or put less aggressive drums during mellower parts of a song, or add more aggressive compression during a certain vocal phrase to give it more impact.
It's all automation, and usually it refers to volume but also applies to panning/EQ/compression/everything that changes throughout the song.
For more infos on the subject, read this: http://www.recordingreview.com/articles/articles/26/1/Volume-Automation-The-Most-Powerful-Mixing-Tool/Page1.html

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You are an inspiration, I really admire your dedication and good vibes, you can not imagine the HUGE influence that you produce in many people who love music,thanks !!!

It makes me so happy to receive messages like this :) thank YOU for supporting me!
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Cant wait for you to put out some axe fx patch building lessons online man!! For me the axe really requires a big learning curve:(

Absolutely, it's one of the first things I'm working on this year. I'm working 24/7 on the Abio release right now, but as soon as I've got time I'll make those happen as well :) Meanwhile I'm teaching Axe-Fx related stuff via Skype private lessons, hit me up if interested.
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Hi there Francesco, what do you use for earing protection?

I use these Alpine MusicSafe Pro earplugs literally every day: loud guitar reamping, loud neighbours, loud car motor, or even if the cinema is too loud sometimes. And of course gigs/rehearsals. Totally recommended!
Very soon on stage I'll be using custom molded Ultimate Ears which will hopefully provide enough isolation from ultraloud blasts :)
Hi there Francesco what do you use for earing protection
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Hello Teacher! What are your thoughts on using E.Q on a guitar chain? and where should i put them, before or after my tubescreamer/amp? (Im using a Mesa Dual Rectifier) Also, which frequencys would you cut or boost for a modern metal tone(Killswitch Engage type)? Thanks!

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Hey man! When you are mixing drums with SD 2.0 it's better to use multichannel then record the entire drumkit from midi host? Then freeze the tracks and mix the drums like real drums? Thanks in advance!

A "secret" section that not many people know about is the Bounce tab within Superior Drummer. That thing is SO awesome, it exports every single microphone track as an audio file into a proper folder, labelling every file correctly and making it stereo or mono depending on the source. HUGE timesaver!
Other advantages compared to multichannel are:
- you don't need Superior Drummer at all since it's actual audio files, instead of auxes, so you save a bit of CPU
- by default it automatically bypasses the mixer section, making the sounds as raw and untouched as possible, which I like a lot. Bleed is in there as well. I actually prefer to remove bleed "the old school way" with audio files instead of unreal tricks within SD2.0, which are still super cool btw.
- I prefer way more to see actual tracks with waveforms, rather than empty tracks - it's more of a psychological thing :)
One little disadvantage is that if you need to tweak midi, with multichannel you can still do it, but can't with the bounce since it's just audio files - but I edit first, and only THEN mix, so for me it's not a big deal :)
If you need further help I regularly do lessons on Superior Drummer and how to use it at its full potential - hope that helps!

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Hey Francesco! I'm looking for an overdrive pedal (~$200 or less) to run with my Engl Powerball II. Besides a Tubescreamer, do you have any suggestions (and why you like it better than the TS9)? Thanks :)

Can't go wrong with a classic Maxon 808, I'm personally a huge an of the 820 as well, sounds fatter and grittier. Haven't tried ProTone pedals but I'd love to!

hi francesco hope you are good and that stuff :) I NEED your honest opinion the axe fx ii can sound as real as my 5150 iii and my friedman ? in the mix and live through PA or cab ? cuz there's the kemper but it has no effects like axe fx so plz help ! also excuse my poor english,

Check this comparison I did between Axe-Fx II and EVH 5150III - you'll hear the same riff twice, one of them is the real amp, one is the Axe-Fx. Can YOU hear the difference?
http://soundcloud.com/francescofiligoi/axefx_5153_tonematch
Regardless - what does "real" even mean? Isn't thousands of bands using Axe-Fx and Kemper live and in studio enough proof of their quality?
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tips for beginners in 7-string guitar please :)

Don't be scared by the 7th string, it's meant to be played along with the others :) Think about cool chords you created on your 6 string, and try to extend them by adding an open 7th string, or just fret it/bar it and see what happens. Also learning good 7-string riffs, Nevermore for example, helps a lot!
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Francesco please I beg of you, could you take a picture of your picking hand holding a pick from a birds eye view PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

I assure you, it still won't help - it's something you need to feel, rather than see. Left/right hand posture is one of the things I'm going to cover in depth very early next year, hopefully it will help you :)
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Hi francesco! Just a question: what do you think of perfect 4ths tuning? thank you have a nice day

Great question! I'll be honest: if I were the guy who "patented" guitar, or at least its standard tuning, I would have definitely preferred perfect fourths. Curse the guy who invented EADGBE!
I can't tell you how many times my students have found themselves struggling to completely get a certain scheme or pattern, just because that B string fucks up everything. Perfect fourths tuning just makes everything more logical and reachable, with less headaches for guys who are not that experienced at traveling around the fretboard.
On the other hand, the different interval between G and B strings provides some solutions/fingerings that are not doable on other strings, so it's not THAT bad, but still I would prefer perfect 4ths.
I don't apply it myself since unfortunately I think it's too late for me to rework my mind after so many years of EADGBE, but I'm so glad to hear people like Tom Quayle and Alex Hutchings are adopting it. More people should!
Let's make the EADGCF revolution begin haha :D

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Do you crack your knuckles a lot? If yes, is that a good thing for guitar?

To be honest I have no idea, but I remember my old teacher telling me that if you constantly do it the joints will eventually wear off. In doubt I never do it! Anyone on Facebook can help?

Do you have a favourite mic preamp for high gain guitars? Do you prefer something super clean like an SSL because the amp is already providing lots of saturation, or would you still like something with some "colour" like a Neve?

Neve and API all the way! I'm more partial to Neve, a bit more "musical" but API sounds tight and meaty. I also love API on snare, but Neve on vocals for sure. It's not a night and day difference but it is perceivable, and everything adds up to the tone.
As of now for guitars/vox I use a Great River pre, which is a modern, a bit more clean, take on the Neve style.
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Is it possible for a person to learn music (guitar) theory on his own, through books or instructional videos ?

Sure, why not - although if you don't know how to actually apply it within music, it's an end in itself.
Some sources/teachers could make it more "directly appliable" and easy to understand, instead of just blabbing about fancy names and giving you schemes without letting you actually hear what's going on, and why something sounds the way it does, which is what really matters.
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I find learning arpeggios and sweep picking way to difficult. What should I do regarding that although I can move through strings really quick using alternate picking.

Sweep and alternate picking are, literally, total opposites. I would love to help, being sweep picking my stronger technique, but honestly it is too much to be put in words. I do a fair amount of lessons on sweep picking, the very first one is about the technique itself which has to be nailed with some basic but excellent exercises before even thinking about doing advanced arpeggios.

what is the best approach to learn big fast solos and to actually remember them. I usually forget solos and find it hard to learn them.

DISSECT! Separate big portions into smaller exercises, master them and only when you nail that particular part, practise the second one, and once that one is nailed as well, link them together and try to make them flowing as naturally as possible. Don't speed it up too fast, but rather spend more time at a speed you can do well, you need to "feel" it more than just play it.

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