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Free Online Guitar Lessons

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:46:28 +0000

Below is a list of some sites with free guitar lessons.

Gibson Guitar’s Skills House and Arlen Roth’s Lessons
Guitar World’s lessons (includes video lessons)
Premier Guitar’s Premier Clinic guitar lessons and tutorials.
D’Addario & Co.’s Lesson Room guitar related tutorials, lessons, and resources
Prymaxe Vintage Boutique Video Lessons

QUESTION: What is your favorite source for free guitar lessons and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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The Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:57:06 +0000

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Opus III – It’s A Fine Day

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:45:50 +0000

Below is the video of “It’s a Fine Day” by Opus III featuring the vocals of Kirsty Hawkshaw:

To learn more, please check out:

It’s A Fine Day Wikipedia article
Opus III Wikipedia article

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Orbital – Halcyon On and On

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:33:49 +0000

Below is a nice video featuring the track “Halcyon On and On” by Orbital:

You can find out more about Orbital by visiting the official Orbital website or the Orbital (band) Wikipedia page.

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Organic Noise by Spastic Elastic

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:42:48 +0000

Below is a video featuring the classic Goa psytrance track “Spastic Elastic” by Organic Noise, originally released in 1998 on Tip Records:

You can find out more about this track by visiting the Organic Noise artist page on Discogs

QUESTION: What is your favorite Organic Noise track and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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Remix of Moment of Grace by Steve Roach

admin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:14:59 +0000

If you enjoy the ambient soundscapes of Steve Roach as well as drum and bass, you may like the following remix of Steve Roach‘s “Moment of Grace” by Mellow Sonic Sound System.

QUESTION: What is your favorite remix of an ambient track and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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Moog Minitaur Revolution 2 Product Demo and Overview

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:21:57 +0000

“Moog Product Development Specialist, Amos Gaynes, introduces Minitaur Revolution 2. REV 2 adds localy [sic] stored presets, assignable CV, CV to Midi conversion as well as an update to the Minitaur editor/librarian.”

You can find out more this synth by visiting the Moog Minitaur product page.

QUESTION: What is your favorite Moog product and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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S13 – Now, Voyager II – Ambient Mix

admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:16:12 +0000

S13 (Secret Thirteen) recently shared the following mix with the Knobb Music Blog:

According to S13:

“The mission of this mix is to inspire and pull back from the tedious daily routine. Selection was chosen regardless of the freshness, it emphasizes emotion, durability, diversity of styles and sense of future.”

You can find additional mixes and learn more about S13 by visiting the Secret Thirteen online music and art journal website.

QUESTION: What is was the most interesting part of the mix for you and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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How to Master Recorded Audio Using Open Source Tools

admin — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:00:51 +0000

In the video below, Geoff of GeoffMobile.com demonstrates how to apply some basic digital mastering techniques using free audio tools to help your home recordings sound better. He uses Audacity, a free audio editor for PC or Mac (which includes a SC4 compressor, Normalize, and other effects), and George Yohng’s W1 Limiter for PC or Mac.

QUESTION: What general rules of thumb do you use when mastering your home recordings to make them sound as good as possible? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

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Music Video: An Evening With Dusty by Kyle Bobby Dunn

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:16:57 +0000

I have previously written about the music of Kyle Bobby Dunn. Below is a new music video for “An Evening With Dusty” from the album Bring Me the Head of by Kyle Bobby Dunn, available as a double CD from Low Point. Enjoy!

Video Details

Starring: Grace Averis
Directed and edited by: Joey Bania
VFX by: Robin Stuart Cape
Photography by: Joey Bania
Production assistance from: Dominic Stephenson & Ram Alluri
Excerpts from: ‘Cassini Mission’ courtesy of Chris Abbas and NASA
Filmed in and around Dunedin, New Zealand // June 2012