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What is the Difference between Echo and Delay?

What is the Difference between Echo and Delay?

By November 03, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Drums Drums Tech Tips

Many engineers and musicians use the two terms interchangeably. But if you want to get tweaky about it, echo effects are a subset of delay effects, but delay effects can be much more than just echo. A basic description of delay is that it captures the source signal and time-shifts...

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How To Practice Effectively

How To Practice Effectively

By October 28, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Tech Tips

Want to be a great musician? Then, you have to practice — a lot! Having the proper tools and practice space will help with organization, workflow, accuracy, and time management in order to make the best use of your practice time. The more of your practice tools you can leave...

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10 things your band is doing wrong online

10 things your band is doing wrong online

By October 19, 2015 | Band Tips Category_Tips & Guides>Musicians Arena Social Media Tech Tips

How to build your band using social media and more There was a time when all bands had to do was make music and the suits would take care of the rest. Now, thanks to the internet, that's all gone. Boo, hiss, etc. But hang on, the internet is great,...

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How to compose melodies and chords with Ableton Push

How to compose melodies and chords with Ableton Push

By October 19, 2015 | Ableton Push Category_Tips & Guides>Recording Gear Recording Gear Tech Tips

Push is designed to make composing a breeze, even if your knowledge of music theory is limited. Here's how to get going… Press the Note button once you've loaded any instrument that isn't a Drum Rack, and the 64 pads turn either white or blue: white pads are notes in...

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How to buy a vintage guitar

How to buy a vintage guitar

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Tech Tips Vintage Guitars

Introduction Buying a vintage guitar can be a minefield of dodgy playability and overpriced mint-conditions, but there are still some bargains to be had out there – you just need to know what you’re doing. Follow our 12-step guide on how not to be taken for a mug and you...

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How to use serial compression

How to use serial compression

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Musicians Arena Serial Compression Studio Tech Tips

Learn how to use multiple compressors in series and capitalise on their combined strengths. Serial compression means using multiple compressors in series (ie, one after the other), and it's a great way to combine the most desirable attributes and/or capabilities of two or more plugins. A practical example would be...

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How the Electric Guitar Was Invented

How the Electric Guitar Was Invented

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Electric Guitar. Tech Tips

For as far back as we are able to look into the prehistory of the human race, music has been a crucial part of the life of humans. Some scholars even speculate that human music may have come before language. From the beginning, people living in little groups sang and...

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How to Clean a Mic

How to Clean a Mic

By October 09, 2015 | Category_Videos>Live Sound Shure Mics Tech Tips Video Blog

You’ve finally invested in a high-quality vocal microphone, and your voice has never sounded better. Unfortunately, the keyboard player in your band decides he wants to use your mic during his featured rap. You cringe as he practically eats the microphone. You can barely watch as he encourages audience members...

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REVIEW: NUMARK ORBIT WIRELESS DJ CONTROLLER

REVIEW: NUMARK ORBIT WIRELESS DJ CONTROLLER

By October 09, 2015 | Category_Videos>DJ Gear DJ Gear DJ Tips Tech Tips

Numark Orbit Full Review: Looking like a kid's toy and a game controller rolled into one, the Numark Orbit Wireless DJ Controller has people thinking "gimmick!" as soon as they see it. Which, it turns out, is a monumental error of judgement, as I've discovered over the last few days...

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PIONEER DDJ-SX SERATO DJ CONTROLLER VIDEO REVIEW

PIONEER DDJ-SX SERATO DJ CONTROLLER VIDEO REVIEW

By October 09, 2015 | Category_Videos>DJ Gear DJ DJ Gear DJ's Review Tech Tips Video Blog

The Pioneer DDJ-SX is the first DJ controller designed for Serato DJ, the new DJ software from, yup, Serato. (Update: Also take a look at the Pioneer DDJ-SZ). Both this controller and the software are launched today, and so the controller is plainly a big deal for both companies. The...

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How to Clean Piano Keys

How to Clean Piano Keys

By October 09, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Keyboards Keyboards Pianos Tech Tips

Cleaning your keyboard may make some noise, but soon your fingers will be delighted to tickle those clean ivories. Table of Contents: Dusting the Keyboard General Cleaning Restoring Yellowed Ivory Keys Additional Tips and Advice Dusting the Keyboard Some pianists prefer to only dust their keyboard, as a more thorough...

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Piano Tutorial - A few simple tips for playing the piano

Piano Tutorial - A few simple tips for playing the piano

By October 09, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Keyboards Keyboards Painos Tech Tips

Keyboard Layout The following graphic indicates which keys on the piano keyboard correspond with the notes on a staff of music. There is no need to know the names of the notes. Just press the key on the piano that corresponds with the note on the written music, as shown...

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