Buying a Cheap Drum Set

If you go through a market you can find out various types and ranges of drum sets. Among these various drum sets you can choose according to your requirement and budget. If you are a beginner and you want to buy a drum set or you want to buy it for your child whose age is just 4 or 5 years, then there is no meaning of spending thousands of dollars for an expensive drum set. As a beginner you don’t have to spend thousands on an expensive drum set to get started with your drum lessons. It is... Read more »

Shotgun Microphone And Its Types

Perhaps the most directional and qualitative one among others is the shotgun microphone. By direction, we mean the directivity of the microphone that usually is defined by the shape. Between the two elements of a microphone, that is inner and outer, the inner elements determine the structural shape of the capsule and the outer is the interference tube. Moreover, this microphone has amazing audio quality and is best for using in TV, films and wildlife recordings. Shotgun microphone used to be like... Read more »

Buying Tips for a Microphone

It is an age old notion that costly microphones perform better than the cheap ones and can generate better music; but in recent times the trend has been changed somewhat. At moderate price, manufacturers are dishing out capable microphones; which are in fact copy of specifications of the costlier ones. So, one of the necessary objectives for a beginner would be to get good buying tips for a microphone from the professionals. Know the purpose The first and foremost thing is to know the purpose for... Read more »

Everything On Guitar Chords

A collection of tones that comes out when two or more strings on a guitar are struck at once is a guitar chord. Here, the concept is of a string device fretted chromatically. Read on to know about guitar chords in detail. Playing of few strings at one time can create a chord so the notes that are composed can be of various styles. Chord voicing that are purposefully created for the guitar can be optimized for a lot of reasons and players can play with different playing styles. Guitars, generally,... Read more »

All About Mini Moog Synthesizers

The Minimoog synthesizer is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by David van Koevering and Robert Moog. Released in 1970 by the original Moog Music, it was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers. Minimoog was first exhibited at the National Association of Music Merchants convention in June, 1971. Minimoog was the first commercially mass produced synthesizer. Thus it is sometimes said that the Minimoog took the synthesizer out of the studio and put... Read more »

All About Acoustic Guitars

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces an acoustic sound through the vibration of its six strings. When we talk about guitar, the first thing that comes in our mind is Spanish guitar. Acoustic guitars have a rich history. It had changed its design many times. Acoustic guitars are 5000 years old. Spain has a big contribution in its development. The earliest form of modern acoustic guitar is the Cithara. Romans introduced this instrument in Hispania. After this, Moors developed the shape and... Read more »

Acoustic Drum Sets at a Glimpse

Drum sets are a relatively new invention, which have come into being when drummers were made to play as many percussion instruments as possible. Budget and space constraints were the two main drivers, which prompted its growth and proliferation. It was William F. Ludwig who first came up with the concept of acoustic drum sets in 1890s. Again, it was Bill Bruford who added drums and cymbals to their drum kits and transformed the entire musical landscape. Drums went through a process of reinvention... Read more »

Popular Brands of Drums

Drums can be divided into many types. Some of the common types of drums which are most frequently used are bass drums, acoustic drums, electronic drums and many more. The basic drum kit consists of a bass drum, floor toms, cymbals, tambourines, woodblocks, cowbells, electronic drum pads that trigger sampled sounds, and other accessory instruments. Since there are many different drum manufacturers on the market, choosing a new drum set can be a little challenging. So, the best way to solve this problem... Read more »

Modular Analog Synthesizers - Still Very Popular

In this age of technological advancement Modular analog synthesizers may seem outdated and off the record. But the bottom line is modular synthesis has come of age and it has experienced a renaissance in the last few years. The Internet has played an important roll to build better much more advanced synthesizers through various communities containing manufacturers and connect them with willing buyers. In the process a new age of modular analog equipment came into existence. The latest modular analog... Read more »

All About Keyboard Gear

One of the essential parts of any musical fraternity is the keyboard. The concept or the mechanism behind a keyboard is simple. There are adjacent depressible levers, which when pressed in an order produce sounds, rather music. When a keyboard comes in the hands of a master it goes alive and produces truly remarkable music. Along with the keyboard comes the keyboard gear to complement the player as well as the instrument. All instruments that use a keyboard almost, share a common layout. The list... Read more »