1st Piano

Every audiophile has their preference of how they listen to their music when they are on the go. You can choose from the many sleek designs of earphones or you can stay with the traditional headphones. Shure has a variety of both that are bound to fit your listening needs as well as keep you comfortable. The Shure line of headphones and earphones are professional quality and are suited for the serious listener. The technological precision that goes in to the making of these headphones and earphones is evident in the unmatched quality of sound that comes through them. There are many models of both Shure headphones and earphones you can choose from and they all have their own style and minutely different characteristics that set them apart from other models. There is something for everyone here, and if you are as serious about your audio as we are about making what you use to hear it, you will have as much fun shopping for them as you will listening to them. We take prid...

By Neville Booth Home cinemas can be the perfect accompaniment to the gadget home. It can be difficult to decide where to begin as there is a multitude of options available and with technology advancing all the time an installation can be out of date almost and soon as it is installed. Ideally you want to future proof you system as far in advance as possible to ensure you get the maximum use out of your system. This is especially the case if you plan on spending thousand's of pounds on a system. Here are some helpful tips on deciding what products to choose: - TV's (3D, LCD, PLASMA)- What format do you wish to watch What size TV do you want - DVD- Standard, HD or blueray - 3D player, necessary if you take the 3d route - TV receiver- cable digital or freeview (you will probably have something already)but is this to be linked in - Sound: dedicated home cinema system with surround sound Simple hi fi system - Remote control: all in one or separates Ultimately the s...

By Marc Gunn Haste To The Wedding by Anne Roos Anne Roos performs Celtic music on the Celtic harp with accompanying instruments. The tracks flow in the order that music flows at a wedding. Ideal for future brides and lovers of Celtic music alike. This unique CD was recorded live in a church, without overdubbing, to give the feeling of a live ensemble performing at a wedding. Vow: An Irish Wedding Celebration by Aine Minogue This is a beautiful CD of traditional Irish wedding ceremony music. The music is very well-produced with a beautiful modern new age sound that could be likened to Enya playing irish wedding music. The vocals are exquisite. The performance is fantastic .The music is beautiful and enrapturing. All in all, this is just a great CD and well worth the experience. Princess of Flowers by Margaret Davis The instrument Margaret performs on, the Celtic Harp, is based on the traditional British Isles instrument that predates the modern concert harp. Of Scottis...

By David F Samuel The studio is not a place to hammer out your ideas so come to the table with a dish that is ready to be dressed seasoned and served. You should understand how to chart out your song before entering the recording studio and have charts to give to all the session players involved and notes to give the engineer for each tune. Example for what kind of notes to give to engineer would be as follows: I want the snare to sound sonically like the one on "billie Jean" from the Thriller Album. I'm looking for that tight in your face sound. Be specific for the engineer/producer to know what you are looking for on the overall sound of the mix. You should also grasp the importance of playing to a click track and have the bpm's (beats per minute) figured out for each track beforehand. In order to be successful in the studio you must be able to perform to a click track. This allows you to utilize the day and age of cutting and pasting in the studio....

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 ...