MIDI is data – Audio is sound Digital Evolution MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another. The creation of MIDI in 1983 is closely tied to the development of music synthesizers, and until recently […]
VST software synths, guitar processors, and audio effects Here is a broad listing of some of the guitar soft synths around at the moment. There is a lot of software for guitar amp & effect modelling to choose from, some of it is free or can come included with certain DAW’s while other items require […]
Digital Audio Workstations A digital audio workstation (DAW) is an electronic system designed solely or primarily for recording, editing and playing back digital audio. DAWs are software running on computers with audio interface hardware. A basic home recording studio set up has become better and more affordable as digital technology continues to improve. Today there […]
Learning, Composing & Compiling There is a wide range of music notation software editors available, finding the right one might take a little time to research. A number of the companies that provide these software packages either provide a one month free trial or a free basic version. Here is a selection of some of […]
Rackmount Guitar Effect Processors 2014 Guitar amp/effect emulation is a complex subject but can play a big part in finding great or unique sounds. Avid Pro Tools Eleven Rack The Pro Tools Eleven Rack is a hardware/software bundle that provides one of the more competitive recording and amplifier emulation solutions for guitar players at present. […]
Determining the differences and the advantages and disadvantages between “Wireless (both Digital & FM) and Wi-Fi and establishing an opinion on whether any form of digital sound replication can offer a competitive edge to an analogue valve sound is a little complex. Let’s say the warm rich tones of an analogue valve amp come second […]
Digital & FM Devices Digital wireless systems convert the audio signal into a digital bit stream at the transmitter then convert the bit stream to an audio signal at the receiver. The main advantage is elimination of the signal degradation such processing can cause. Since the receiver only processes digital binary, radio-frequency interference is not […]
Lets get down to business… What are the implications of the recent global economic effects on the World Market for Music Instruments? IN 2009 THE GLOBAL ECONOMY SHRANK BY 2.4%, worldwide retail sales of music products declined 13.7% to 15.1 billion – most likely the largest decline since the early 80’s. The World Trade Organization […]
Digital Processing in Reach Guitar Wing, a MIDI controller that wirelessly connects to a computer over Bluetooth LE via a USB MIDI dongle. This revolutionary device has been developed by Livid Instruments in Austin, Texas. This product received funding by kickstarter.com to get it into mass production. Guitar Wing gives you the ability to control […]
Choosing your method Learning guitar takes time and a lot of dedication. Enthusiasm can fluctuate especially when you arrive at a plateau and feel you are not improving. Guitar lessons can be expensive but on occasions help you develop the next set of skills you were looking for. Another approach could be to implement guitar […]
Rocksmith is owned by Ubisoft who is a French multinational video game developer and publisher, headquartered in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 29 studios in 19 countries and has further subsidiaries in 26 countries. It is currently the third largest independent game publisher in the world, as well as in Europe […]
The evolution of self-tuning guitar systems One of the first self-tuning guitar systems to appear was the Transperformance (U.S.), the company, founded in 1987 by Neil Skin with the express purpose of developing self-tuning for guitars and other stringed instruments. In 1990 Tranperformance delivered the first working system to Jimmy Page of Led Zeplin a […]