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Should You Play Live Or Use A Computer?


With the computer being able to do so many composites’ in the new era you might wonder should you play live or should you just synthesize every sound needed in the comfort of your own home? Many wonder this every day, with the computer you can make virtually any instrument sound with ease and have them play at the same time. If you are considering this option, think about the things you can do either way. Playing live means that you can see your audience, but you can’t so much with a computer.

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The Low Tones of the Bass Clarinet


The bass clarinet is a single-reed woodwind instrument that is a member of the clarinet family. It has a low pitch and has a decent range. Unlike the bass saxophone, which has a few curves, the bass clarinet is a little smaller and is straight with the exception of a small curve under the mouthpiece and the curve at the end of the instrument. While it might not be as large an instrument as the bass saxophone, it still has a considerable weight and usually requires the use of a neck strap to help support the instrument while it is being played.

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Banging Sounds At Bargain Prices


Christmas, with Christmas comes children’s Christmas wish lists, with that, endless hours spent searching shops for something which you’ve never heard of but apparently have seen endless advertisements on the television for. This year all my youngest sons wish list said was CD Mixer Turntable or DJ Equipment. I was quite surprised at this, but knowing how much time he had recently spent using a computer programme to create dance tracks I thought it would be a great idea. My only reservations were I thought that DJ Equipment would be expensive and I didn’t want to spend vast amounts of money on one present not knowing whether or not this would be a phrase he was going through or whether in the next few years we would become over-run with speakers, turntables and countless items of DJ Equipment taking over our home.

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How Far Has Computerised Music Come


Research suggests that an average of 800 tracks are illegally making up every mp3 owners music download total. The claim is that it is the younger generation who are responsible as the study that revealed these findings was carried out on 14 to 24 year olds. Up to half of those surveyed admitted to sharing all the music on their hard drive allowing friends to copy up to 10,000 songs at a time.

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Bass or Guitar: Choosing Your Instrument


In music, as with many things, there are rivalries. One of the biggest of these rivalries involves bass players and guitar players. Though both instruments seem rather similar, there are deep differences between them, and even deeper differences in their roles in the band. Guitarists often view bass players as failed guitar players who migrated over to an “easier” instrument. Bass players often view guitar players as egotistical prima donnas, who can’t play well with the rest of the band. An epic struggle, to be sure.

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How To Buy Hip Hop Beats For Sale On The Internet - Things ...


It has become ever so popular for independent recording artists and producers to buy and sell beats online. With this trend comes a lot of traffic from inexperienced artists trying to buy beats online. An inexperienced buyer will easily over pay for a beat online. This article was written from personal experience in hopes of giving some insight, not as a hard set of rules to follow, but a guide. Listed below are things beat buyers should know and understand when buying beats online.

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How To Write A Great Live Set List For Your Band


You’re standing at the front of the crowd, the support act have long since left the stage, the roadies have finished setting up the equipment and you wait with anticipation for your favourite band to take the stage. When the house lights drop the crowd roars and the band step out confidently and launch straight into one of your favourite songs.

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