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By Ryan Gill Why Is DUBTurbo The Best Beat Maker? Read This And Find Out... If you want to make your own music online or on your computer then you may well have heard of DUBTurbo. If you haven't it will not be long before you do! Especially if you are interested in making real rap, dance and pretty much any electronic music that you can think off. So why should you pick DUBTurbo? Well there are a few different options out there but the problem is that most of them are for people that really know what they are doing. You will need to know how to master, record and have a recording studio with all of the features and equipment in order to use high end solutions like Cubase or Fruity Loops. Of course if you have got the money and a few years to spare while you learn all about production this might suit you. For most of us however that want to start this new awesome hobby it is not feasible to spend this much money, especially not knowing whether or not you will like i

By Christopher Braun Combine a great sounding piano sound with attractive wood finish, then add in a host of useful and advanced features and the Yamaha YPG-635 88 key weighted portable grand piano might just be the perfect portable digital piano for you. After this review, you will know significantly more about the YPG-635 including its pros and cons and other important considerations you should be aware about. Overview The Yamaha YPG-635 digital piano comes with standard 64 note polyphony, a two-way speaker system (separate woofers and tweeters), a handy digital display, a multi track recorder, built-in reverb effects and digital signal processing (DSP) which adds different special effects. If that's not enough, Yamaha also throws in a fully adjustable metronome is also available together with a total of 130 voices, 12 special effects and drums kits, and 361 XGlite voices. That's quite an impressive list of voices and features for a piano of this modest cost

By David A Robinson Hundreds of second-hand pianos change hands privately every year. Only a mall number are in good playing condition. We know for buying second-hand pianos and preparing them for resale is an important part of our business. Of the many pianos offered to us we actually buy fewer than one in ten of them - and almost every one needs work on it to a greater or lesser extent When looking for a piano it is important to remember two things. Pianos are not all of the same quality. Before 1914, in the boom years of piano sales, huge numbers were made in small workshops to satisfy the demand for cheap pianos. They were of poor quality when new and hundreds are still around, several generations later, in dreadful condition. There were some excellent pianos made in the 1920's and 1930's. They are now 60,70,80, years old - nearly old age in the lifespan of a piano. If they have been well maintained during their life they can still be good instruments, but

By Chris Rockett Music promotion companies are great for bands who have a little bit of a marketing budget. You can get more fans and more success without having to spend hours and hours every day in front of the computer spamming the social networks and record companies. I think it's a crime that so many musicians spend two to three hours a day promoting their music, then spend only an hour a week actually producing any songs. There is a little sum I like to do that keeps me on track with my music marketing. It goes like this... Spend 80% of your time making music. Spend 20% of your time marketing music. The 20% may be two hours a week talking and working with music promotion companies creating a marketing plan. Making better and better music is like rocket fuel for all your marketing efforts because suddenly people will be falling in love with what you do and the real fans will start rolling in. I have a dream.... Let's say you're in a band with four o

By Rebbeca Stone Do you want to have Sonic Producer software to help you create your own beats? Well, is you are then I cannot blame you, because personally this software has also allowed me to make and form my own brand of music and beats that sound professional. I like this product so much, and I find the technology very intuitive and user friendly. The Sonic Producer software in my experience is created ahead of its time. What I mean is that, although there are a lot of other beat making software available online who seem to offer similar services as the Sonic Producer software does, but I find that they pale in comparison. Not only did the Sonic Producer software seem to anticipate the need of every musician, but the quality of sound it produces is just simply amazing. The things I like about this product are the following: • It includes production lessons. In it, it discusses all about Pro Tools, lessons in keyboard and other instruments and also included is softwa

By David Patullo The device that holds flat screen televisions in a stable or fixed position are known as a TV mounts. There are mounts that can be used to hang the new types of televisions on the wall there are also mounts that can stand on a desk or on the floor depending on the size of the television. Flat screen TV mounts are devices that are necessary to hang a flat screen television. The mounts usually come with a complete kit that is needed to mount the television. There are things that need to be noted before installing the device. Flat screen TV mounts should not be placed near the sources of heat as this may cause damage to the flat screen TV in place. It should be placed on a stable platform or floor area; this is to prevent wobbling of the flat screen TV in place. If the mount is intended for wall installation it is necessary to ensure that there are no electrical or any house hold cable connection behind the target area of placement. The tools you need to i

By Scott J McIntosh Music licensing can be boiled down to three tasks - locating the perfect song, negotiating a license for that song, and agreeing on a price. These are not simple tasks though and have long required multiple entities to complete the process. The Internet, however, has made these tasks less difficult as of late and the new process of crowdsourcing may be the simplest way to quickly complete all three. It's no secret that locating the perfect music for commercials, film, or television can be a daunting task. With thousands of new songs being uploaded to the web weekly, quickly filtering through them to locate specific types of music that are best matches for a project is simply not possible. This may be the reason that studios and music supervisors continue to work with labels and publishers to license mainstream music as opposed to working with new independents. Even though it is more expensive and can be difficult to license music from these entit

By Mishaun Taylor Having your own karaoke system will provide you with one of the most awesome and inspiring entertainment activities you could ever own. You get to practice in your privacy of your home, or have a karaoke party anywhere you want - home, office, school, or even outdoors in the park, club, or beach. The requirements are pretty basic such as: • A computer, desktop or laptop • A CD writer that is capable of handling CD+G, WAV, and MP3 files • Speakers • Microphone • Writable blank CDs • Karaoke Software The key to writing your karaoke CD is to make sure your software is the right one. This ultimately means a paid software like Singing Superstar that will not scam or infect your computer. Freeware can be very risky because there is a price to pay - your computer could be exposed to a host of malicious files that could damage system and data files, and be very difficult to remove. Other peripherals like the microphone, speakers, and CDs can be either branded

By Robert Dant Currently owned by Armadillo Enterprises, in Tampa, Florida, the Dean creates many types of guitars. When a search for the perfect electric bass guitar is on the rock and roll agenda, look no further, a Dean would be a great choice whether one is a beginner or a professional. Should the individual decide to look into this American guitar manufacturer, they might be asking what is a Dean acoustic electric guitar? Dean Guitars were born in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Dean Zelinsky, this guitar company has created a bass electric guitar with a big body, big sound, full size bass guitar that rules the music world. If excellent pick up is what the musician is looking for, whether they are a professional or just a novice, then the Dean for sound and quality is where it's at. Rocking the music world since 1976, this guitar will fit into any jam session, country or rock, blue grass or classical, this is the guitar of choice for musicians. With models like t

By Mark McBride The Pioneer CDJ 200 desktop CD/mp3 player is a professional DJ CD turntable that is suitable for both entry level and professional players. The CDJ 200 is suited for a wide variety of genre with multiple digital effects. It is both versatile and easy to use and its overall design and build quality make it both portable and robust. The CDJ-200 has taken many innovative features that are normally found on the more expensive CD DJ players and come up with an exceptional CD player. Including feature such as full mp3 playback, Hot loop, Beat loop and a one button Loop cutter. With the CDJ-200 being fully mp3 compatible, DJ's can easily stay up to date with the latest downloadable music trends and tracks without the need to reformat the audio file to mp3 before copying to a CD. An established highlight of Pioneers Pro DJ CDJ players, is the jog wheel. The jog wheel has many functions including creating amazing sound effects when used in conjunction with t

By Tracy Liao The May Day is around the corner, and it's such a great idea to have a travel in the mild spring days. Either climbing mountains or going on a picnic is a favorable choice. Of course, if you take along an entertainment device such as an 8GB or 16GB mp4 player with you, especially when you are having barbecue or snack, you will feel relieved and relaxed. Today we will recommend you some hot players which can be suitable for your journey. Aesthetic type-Mplayer Eyes The love for beauty is a nature of all human beings. The player excellent in design will interest us. The most classic digital product-mp3 has become our indispensable part. The classic image of Disney - Mickey Mouse is favored by so many people. And many girls are crazy about the lovely Mplayer Eyes created by iriver. The Mplayer is the upgraded version of the iriver Mplayer. Ten LED light creating two eyes are added. As a pure mp3 player, Mplayer Eyes supports MP3, WMA and ASF. The ear of

By Tom Hudson You may not be a professional at producing high quality musical discs, but that doesn't mean everyone else has to know that! As audio mastering software becomes more widely available to non-professionals, hobbyists, and struggling musicians and bands, more people are finding ways to produce their own top notch musical discs right from their own homes. There is some expense in the initial purchase of your audio mastering software, but the price is far less substantial than paying professional from a studio to make your music sound crisp, clear, and professional. If you are already paying someone else a nice price to put those finishing touches on your music and equip them to playback on stereo systems, then why not make a one-time investment and start learning to do it yourself? If you have been suffering with low quality, unfinished sounding discs because you couldn't afford to pay professional rates or don't have a professional studio in your

By Sheila R. Graves Many of us who have taught from the violin scale book by Carl Flesch have wished for a "Cliff Notes" version -- one that includes the familiar fingerings but without all the extra material, such as octaves, tenths, and parallel thirds. Of course, these have their place. But most students could benefit from a more simple (and portable) version. Most violin scale books other than Flesch are lacking in several areas. First, they do not use the Flesch fingerings, which are widely considered to be standard in America as well as abroad. Most also lack arpeggios. Finally, they are often hard to read and/or densely spaced on the page. For these reasons, many (if not most) advanced students continue to study from the Flesch book, even though they may never use the majority of its pages. I have also wished that a "progressive" book would come available -- one that included scales in one and two octaves rather than just three octaves. Even be

By Mark Perseth Wireless outdoor speakers can help change your home and your life. When decorating your home, typically you will focus on the indoor rooms and get them to represent your unique style. One the indoors are taken care of, the typical homeowner then focuses on making the outdoor landscaping look attractive. It is at this moment, when homeowners begin to discover the world of outdoor speakers ( in general) and wireless outdoor speakers (in specific). After building out the landscaping with trees, bushes, flowers (and the soil beds they are planted in), the only thing left to top it off is to add some lighting and a sound system. Lighting is easy to understand since most people have some sort of "lightscape" on their property, but installing a sound system is a decision that will pay dividends far into the future. By installing an outdoor sound system, you can transform your patio into a dance floor worthy of "Fred & Ginger". Your guests

If you are a piano accompanist but your accompaniment doesn't sound well, or you want to be an accompanist but you don't know anything and you can't find a teacher who can teaches you how to play accompaniment piano effectively, don't worry, this home study piano courses will teach you become a better piano accompaniment!   In this " Mastering The Art Of Piano Accompaniment Course " Yoke Wong, an experienced accompanist will share her valuable techniques. For examples, how to improve the dexterity of your hands, how to play accompaniment piano using left hand and right hand chords with various accompaniments, how to accompany 'on the spot' (the never heard music before), how to use three pedals on the piano. The course is suitable for intermediate to advanced piano players.   The "Mastering The Art Of Piano Accompaniment" course consists of 3 DVDs (an hour each) and a handbook of various how to play accompaniment piano