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Daniel Fisher, Sweetwaterβs pseudo harmonicist, shows you all the tricks he uses to play harmonica parts on keys. Daniel is performing on the Roland GAIA Synthesizer.
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0:00 β Intro
1:02 β Roland GAIA Synthesizer
1:21 β Getting the Harmonica Sound
1:58 β Adding Distortion, Chorus, Reverb
2:08 β Do Not Bend Upward
2:37 β Disable Pitch Bend Up
2:54 β Pitch Bend = 3 Steps (not 2)
3:47 β Available Harmonica Notes
4:05 β Bouncing the Chords
4:31 β Trilling 3rds
4:53 β Bending Styles
5:22 β Rolling Chords
5:52 β Don't Use Mod Wheel Vibrato
6:02 β Use Mod Wheel for Tremolo
6:20 β Single Notes are Less Distorted Than Chords
6:45 β Useful Harmonica Riffs
7:48 β Putting It All Together
8:05 β Blues in G
8:34 β Thanks for Watching!
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