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How do you store your guitar after you’ve finished playing it? For many beginners, they choose to lean the instrument on a wall until returning to it. The problem with that technique is that someone or something can bump into it. Once the instrument experiences an impact, the tuning and […]
Have you picked up the guitar to learn it for the first time? When you play this stringed instrument as a beginner, it feels like music’s world opens up new doors to explore. It can also make your fingers feel funny, especially when calluses start forming on your fingertips! Whether […]
One of the best ways to warm up your voice or to start playing an instrument is to learn the musical scales. Most people learn the bass and treble clef scales as part of their initial orientation to singing or playing. If you’ve gone through those steps already, you might […]
As the world continues dealing with the 2019 dilemma, we’re all looking for ways to have fun in a “normal” way. If you’re used to hanging out with friends at a karaoke bar, you’ve had a year or more away from the fun times you remember. It’s time to turn […]
A Bigsby vibrato tailpiece provides a slower note bend to create the “wobble” you want to hear in each tone. It provides a much larger bar than what you’ll find with other systems, approximately the size of a butter knife. That weight can alter some players’ playing style, but the […]
AudioKarma is an audio forum that continues to run on a subscriber membership platform. In 2007, the group behind the site unveiled a $25 annual fee to become a regular member. It was initially created to allow PayPal payments only to become a subscriber, but the group offered to perform […]
Guitar Center is a one-stop resource for everything you need for your instrument. Their services include fret repair, electronics upgrades, and structural maintenance. When you give your guitar the love and maintenance it requires, you can significantly prolong the instrument’s life. Professional repairs and regular setups are must-have investments. If […]
One of the best ways to learn how to play the guitar is to use the game Rocksmith. Although it doesn’t offer the same experience as an in-person trainer, it does turn the educational process into a fun, shareable moment. When people are having fun, they are more likely to […]
When you need to manage digital audio recordings, you’ll find two standard technologies available to use. Pulse-Code Modulation is the typical method used for converting analog audio into its digital counterpart. When you see PCM audio on a DVD, it’s a two-channel stereo digital audio track. Dolby Digital® is for […]
Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM) and Bitstream are the two primary methods of sending audio from an input to a television or compatible computer. Both options deliver roughly the same audio quality. The difference between the two involves how the setup on your device decodes the compressed sounds that get delivered to […]