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What Is a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) And Why You Need One
We’ve all heard the term DAW, not DOOR as in open. I prefer to say D.A.W. for that reason. It stands for Digital Audio Workstation if you didn’t know. A DAW is a software application that you run on your computer. It’s primary purpose is to allow you to record, edit, mix and playback multi-track…
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The BEST way to CONVERT WAV to MP3
You have a high-definition uncompressed WAV audio file and need to convert it to MP3 to reduce the file size for storage or sharing on the internet. I’m going to tell you what the best tool for the job is, and it’s completely free and open-source. Head over to The LAME Project and download the…
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Introduction to MIDI – The 1981 Music Revolution
Who can remember what MIDI actually stands for? The answer is Musical Instrument Digital Interface and yes, I had also forgotten. The simplest way to describe it is that it is a standard communication protocol, or without using technical jargon, a language that electronic music instruments use to communicate with each other in order to…
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5 Tips for Playing With an Acoustic Guitarist | Piano Lesson
Fascinating insights and tips from Jack and Dan, two of the most talented and experienced touring session players.
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Tutorial: Playing funk on the keys pt 1
The great keyboard player from Jamiroquai shares some fascinating insight into his techniques for playing funk keyboards. A lot of inspiring riffs and bass-lines to learn here!
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Phil is a player I admire a lot after I discovered his Pianoteq videos. He’s a fabulous improviser as well as classic player. I enjoyed this discussion of groove applied to classical music performances.
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Changing the Atmosphere by Borrowing and Adding Tension Using Neo-Soul Chords
Interesting video by Jamal from Gospel Musicians about borrowing from the relative minor to add tension and interest. Nicely demonstrated and with some wonderful chord voicings to analyse and explore!
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KORG TRITON VST Review
Today I have another written synthesizer review for you, this time we are looking at the newly released Korg Triton software synthesizer, part of Korg’s Collection 2 suite of synths recreating some of their classic legacy instruments. We’ll also have a discussion of the price and compare it to the competition to answer the question…
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My review of the CASIO PX-S1000 digital piano
Here’s my in-depth written review article about the Casio PX-S1000 digital piano and my opinions about the controversy about the “flawed”piano action as claimed by piano reviewer James Pavel Shawcross on his YouTube channel ThePianoforever. My thoughts on the CASIO PX-S1000 digital piano
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How to Play Piano – From Unboxing Your New Piano To Understanding the Keyboard!
Wonderful, fun and highly recommended video from my friend Jack Duxbury on your first steps as a beginner piano player. Jack takes a nice approach to fast track you past the theory and get you making nice sounding music as quickly as possible.