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I know I’m not the only one that enjoys playing DJ while listening to music on YouTube. Nor am I the only one to sing along. My favorite jams keep me moving through the day, and sometimes, you can’t help but sing. But did you know you can use YouTube […]
Tired of having movie night? Why not kick things off with a raging karaoke singalong? Whether it’s family night or you’ve got friends and neighbors coming by, nothing is more fun than trying to outdo one another by singing your favorite hit songs. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have […]
Recording and mixing brass instruments at home can be a lot of fun. The trumpet can peel off a high melody, provide low tones for a bass line, or create a jazzy feel through structure or improv. Few instruments carry sound as well as a trumpet. It offers a loud, […]
When you listen to music or watch TV, sound comes at you in two ways. It can flow toward you directly or wrap around where you are to create an acoustic environment. How can you tell if you’re listening to mono or stereo sound? The primary difference between mono and […]
Mixing live audio is a lot different than mastering something in the studio. Events are happening in real-time, which means you must get things right on the first try. Although it can be a stressful experience, the outcome offers plentiful rewards when you’re successful. There are times when things will […]
MIDI keyboards are useful for at-home music composition. Instead of managing an audio signal that requires a recording device, this instrument sends a code to your DAW that registers as music. That code transfers to the software to indicate where specific notes get played. When you play back the recording, […]
The Synth pad’s widely accepted definition is something along the line of “sustained chord or the tone extracted from Synthesizer, used as the background harmony or synchronizing the atmosphere. It’s used in the same way as the string part used to pad out the sound of a film score or […]