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Secrets of a Synthesizer

Simple basics of understanding a synthesizer

Synthesizers create sounds through direct manipulation of electrical voltages, mathematical manipulation of discrete values using computers or by a combination of both methods. The synthesized sound is contrasted with recording of natural sound, where the mechanical energy of a sound wave is transformed into a signal which will then be converted back to mechanical energy on playback To know the secrets of a synthesizer we must know some of the basics of synthesizers. These may be categorized as follows

Sound basics
When natural tonal instruments' sounds are analyzed in the frequency domain, the spectra of tonal instruments exhibit amplitude peaks at the harmonics. These harmonics' frequencies are primarily located close to the integer multiples of the tone's fundamental frequency.

For all other musicians Digital synthesizers are more accepted instrument. The digital synthesizers have a completely different sound clarity, since their internal sounds are stored in memory as arrays of numbers. The first affordable digital synthesizer to reach the masses was the Yamaha DX7.

First if the synthesizer is required for studio works then the professionals may go for a modular one. Modular synthesizers are one of the oldest types of synthesizers around, as well as being one of the most expensive and interesting. These types are not for amateur artists and it is not portable.

Subtractive synthesis
Additive synthesis
Granular synthesis
Wavetable synthesis
Frequency modulation synthesis
Phase distortion synthesis
Physical modeling synthesis
Sampling
Sub harmonic synthesis

Secrets of a synthesizer

Electronic organs vs. synthesizers
In modern electronic organs, electronic oscillators serve to produce the sine waves. Organs tend to use fairly simple formant filters to effect changes to the oscillator tone automation and modulation tend to be limited to simple vibrato. Whereas, analog synthesizers produce their sound using subtractive synthesis. In this method, a waveform rich in overtones, usually a saw-tooth or pulse wave, is produced by an oscillator.

Homemade synthesizers
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, it became relatively easy for one to build their own synthesizer. Designs were published in hobby electronics magazines and complete kits were supplied by some companies. This overall marketing became one of the secrets of a synthesizer becoming popular.

There may be numerous synthesizers available in the market, but to choose the right one which fits in your purpose and budget will make it worth buying.

The start of the analog synthesizer era
The first electric musical synthesizer was invented in 1876 by Elisa Gray. Early synthesizers used technology derived from electronic analog computers, laboratory test equipment, and early electronic musical instruments.

A synthesizer is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modeling synthesis, or phase distortion. In most conventional synthesizers, recordings of real instruments can be considered to be composed of several components for purposes of resynthesis. To know the secrets of a synthesizer, one should start with the basics of a synthesizer.

Overview of popular synthesis methods
One of the easiest synthesis methods is to record a real instrument as a digitized waveform, and then play back its recordings at different speeds to produce different tones. This is one of the open secrets of a synthesizer now-a-days.

Synthesizer basics
There are two major kinds of synthesizers, analog and digital. There are also many different kinds of synthesis methods, each applicable to both analog and digital synthesizer. These are

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Guitar Basics (Blind and Visually Impaired) - 16 Lessons

Step-by-step instructions for the blind or visually impaired will familiarize you with your guitar's anatomy, tuning, and more. Basic chords, scales, and strumming skills you need to begin playing simple songs from the TalkingTabs "One Dot" Play-It-Now Tune Collection. 16 lesson set on CD-Roms. This instructional set includes the following eight lessons: Lesson 1Getting To Know Your Guitar. This lesson introduces you to your guitar and its components. A thorough explanation of your entire instrument awaits you. Lesson 2The Right Hand. This lesson addresses the proper right hand position, the correct way to hold a pick, and begins your first picking exercies on all six strings. Welcome to making music. Lesson 3Tuning. This lesson is a comprehensive tuning lesson giving you the skills to be able to tune your own guitar so youll never be without a great sounding instrument. A real must. Lesson 4The Fretting Hand. This lesson introduces your left hand to the guitar. Youll now learn proper technique and how to fret notes with your left hand while you pick them with your right. Youll also learn to play your first song, Ode to Joy. Lesson 5The C Major Scale. This lesson teaches you the important C major scale thats used in many songs and melodies. Youll also learn your first riff from one of our Play-It-Now Tunes, My Girl. Hang on, its a doozy. Lesson 6Strumming and Rhythm Part 1. This lesson teaches you the proper way to strum multiple strings...

Hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Matt Jones is no stranger to the music scene. With three studio albums and over 500 live gigs under his belt, this well versed artist is sure to knock the socks off of anyone who gives his poignant stories a listen. When thinking back on his first live performance, Jones recalls being about twelve years old and singing "Polly" by Nirvana. As a newbie to performing, he admits "I wore my most grunge-music-like outfit so that everyone would believe the song. I'm not sure if it worked, but as I recall, I didn't have anything thrown at me." While early influences stemmed from rock, his own music shows roots in pop and folk and his desire to write, record and perform it blossomed after that first show.

When asked which of the three his favorite album is, Jones states "I'm always a victim of the new, so my favorite album or song is always the one that I'm working on. I just released my album Passerby in January of 2008, and ended up being very happy with it because it's not a repeat of former works". The three songs from this album on Jones' MySpace page include the title track, "Passerby", "What I Wanted to Say" and "Something New". There are interesting musical additions on this album such as what sounds like ocean waves on the title track and more prominence placed on acoustic guitar. These songs have a particular appeal, in more of a pop vein than the other two albums, and it would not be a surprise to hear any of them becoming a big radio hit.

For two years after the release of Transitions, Jones toured and wrote to perfect his 2007 release of the EP The Segue. His ability to produce both a stripped down yet fuller sound is immediately evident in the song "Austin". With breaks in the piano, allowing his lyrical vulnerability to shine through, ("It's been a while since I said goodbye. And even longer since I had to try to let someone go I wished could stay."), Jones once again opens his listener to raw sentiment. His metaphorical examples are rich in visual emotionality; through them the listener feels the pain Jones pours into this powerful ballad. Jones may not have meant for the title of this album to be literal towards the third but it certainly bridges the gap on the journey to his most recent release.

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There are numerous other facets to music on the Internet and countless more to more to come as technology improves and people grow closer together.

As a teacher I am always furthering my education and training. I use the Internet as a source for enhancing my violin technique and knowledge and for sharing ideas with other musicians. If I can't find what I'm looking for I can post the query on a "bulletin board" for another musician to answer.
Recently I saw comments on such a site by a former symphony conductor of mine regarding Saint Saens' 3rd Symphony. I was surprised to "bump into" someone I know on a worldwide system with millions of users. Small world.

The year was 1801, the man was Ludwig van Beethoven and his concept was finally realized in 1995 with the public acceptance of the Internet.

The 'net has become the world's largest shopping centre with millions of dollars working through the system each day. I enjoy using the internet to research instruments, accessories and music books and keep up on what products are available for myself and my business.

Apparently other musicians felt the same way and used the Internet as a tool to overcome these and many other obstacles. Web sites, file transfer systems, message boards and music forums, software and other technologies improved communication between musicians, thus creating an advanced global music community.

As a violinist and violin teacher I know exactly how frustrated dear Ludwig felt. Before the Internet I too was frustrated with the limited learning resources available to my students and me. Sheet music and books were expensive, any obscure information was near impossible to unearth and researching meant hours probing through dusty outdated library books. Most difficult, however, was living in rural Canada with no connection to other violinists, big city music groups or current ideas floating around the global music scene.

Beethoven once said, "Music is the soil in that the spirit lives, thinks and invents." It's been over 200 years since dear Ludwig invented his "art warehouse" and musicians are finally reaping the benefits of such a music exchange.

For me the creation of the Internet has enhanced and improved the way I enjoy music. More importantly it has helped me feel like a part of a wonderfully vast music community: a community visualized by Beethoven himself.

A 31-year-old musician conceptualized an innovative concept that would change the music world forever. He said, "There ought to be but one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could carry away whatever he needed."

To start I first used online encyclopedias for research projects and concert program notes, but soon learned to use other tools. I learned to use the web to locate song lyrics and quotations, such as the one by Beethoven. If the words or lyrics aren't in English I use an online tool that automatically translates them for me!

Using the one of many sheet music writing programs available on the Internet I can create a song, edit it to suit the player's skill level, add a harmony, include the lyrics and have it printed within 10 minutes. The best part, other than the cost, is the editability. I can make any changes to the music I want, such as changing the key, with ease. No more writing the music out by hand either.

One of my favourite things to do online is to download professional quality images of violins, musicians and composers for my newsletters and publications. Using such photos improves the projects I work on and is far cheaper than hiring a graphic artist. The search for good photos has been made easier with the invention of image searches, which scour millions of web pages and catalogue the images. During a recent image search I was completely stunned to find photos of myself playing violin!

Beethoven would have appreciated that.

Don't want to rip off the artists and break the law? For only $1 per tune you can legally download all the music you like from sites like "puretracks." As for sheet music, thousands of sites offer a similar pay-and-use system where you can download a wide range of titles.

**Rhiannon Schmitt (nee Nachbaur) is a professional violinist and music teacher who has enjoyed creative writing for years. She writes for two Canadian publications and Australia's "Music Teacher Magazine."

Can't find the sheet music you're looking for? Search for MIDI files (music reproduced digitally) then input them into a music notation application (computer program for writing music) that automatically turns it into sheet music.

A Musical Web: Beethoven's Internet-Like Concept Took 194 Years to Manifest Itself

Gone are the days of being convinced by a sales rep that his product is the best. I check musician's forums and read feedback on any of the products I am considering before I buy. I also shop and sell online using tools such as Ebay and a mutitude of E-commerce solutions. My business attracts buyers from around the world: a huge improvement on being limited to my local market.

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S.o.s. Guitar Tuner

The revolutionary Planet Waves S.O.S. Guitar Tuner pulses two out-of-phase LED light beams directly onto the vibrating string. When the string is out of tune the two lights will visually dance on the string being tuned. As you approach in-tune status the movement slows down and eventually stops when you are perfectly in tune. This revolutionary visual tuning system enables precision tuning in silent or noisy environments with the need for audible sound or sensing of any kind. Features: Ergonomic pick-sized design Light Based Tuning Precisely tune in dark or noisy environments
Customer Review: You get what you pay for
S.o.s. Guitar Tuner It certainly is cheap but as a tuner it has some pretty severe limitations. If one or more of the stings on your guitar are in tune, or very close to it, then this gadget can be useful, but there are situations where it's basically completely useless. If a string is way out of tune and there's enough noise around you that you can't hear the string and compare it to others you could spend an hour trying to find the right pitch and never find it, or you could just keep twisting the tuner until the string snaps. Even under optimal conditions, it's much harder and time-consuming to use than most tuners. I can tune much faster and just about as accurately using a pitch pipe. This tuner does have an advantage over many otherwise superior tuners in that you can use it in low light situations, but that hardly excuses its shortcomings. I suggest you spend a little more and get something that works faster and better. For example, the Intellitouch PT1 and PT2 tuners are way better than this thing. I haven't tried the Intelli IMT500 Backlit Clip Style Tuner, but it looks like it matches up well against the Intellitouch models and comes at a more affordable price.
Customer Review: Good for a cheap strobe
This thing works great for a cheap strobe tuner. It works approximately like any other strobe tuner, and takes some getting used to; but I really like it. The needle in my chromatic tuner (a needle drawn on an LCD) wobbles a lot and when it's "close" the display stays stable; with this I can fine-tune a bit. I really find this thing useful with relative tuning; once I get the low E string in tune, I can use the strobe to check the A string and also visually and audibly compare it to low E at fret 5. I can use it on its own or use a chromatic tuner like the Korg GA-40 to give me a second type of visual reference. If you need to do non-standard tuning, you'll have to use the strobe against a fretted string; for Drop D tuning, for example, you'll need to fret the low E at 2 and use E6 for comparison. If you want to tune up, i.e. have low E play an F, you'll have to fret it up to D5 (fret 4 in this case). Make sure your intonation's proper if you do this.

For the intermediates, advanced, or professional players, scale and chord practice is absolutely essential. In fact, daily practice sessions are in line with these levels of musicianship. Why? The development of strength, endurance, recognition of melodic and harmonic structure, and, of course, more facility on the guitar.

I can almost guarantee that after a few hours of practicing a scale, the strict succession of the scale tones will disappear and will be replaced with new musical statements. Further, fresh new techniques will also emerge. For example, one might discover a new way to pick a string, cross a string, mute a string, embellish the scale tones, as well as many, many other discoveries. How's that for progression?

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Ultra Guitar Method is designed to place years of professional playing experience under your fingers in a very short amount of time thus, placing you light years ahead of the competition. All theoretical, technical, mechanical, and application principles contained in the method are designed exclusively for the guitar. Learning is made exciting and fun.

While others are losing valuable time on the standard old books of C, F and G, this is your opportunity to step directly into the future with a guitar method that is as flexible as your own personality and as vast as your imagination will allow.

Practicing Guitar Scales And Guitar Chords - The Inherent Value - A Reminder For All

For the experienced guitarist, I truly believe it's important to remember how we arrived at our proficiency level. This is important because, in reality, we should never stop learning and progressing.

Make no mistake about it; if your goal is to understand the entire guitar fingerboard and experience an incredible new mechanical and theoretical freedom as a guitar player, then Ultra Guitar Method is an absolute must.

For the purpose of this article, I believe it's safe to say that those who enjoy playing a few songs here and there, will, most likely, bypass the rigorous schedule of scale and chord practice.

The leap from good to great on the guitar is actually a short distance. Shorter than one might think. It's really all about the level of desire and commitment one has, that will determine the actual distance. However, willingness without action equals fantasy. Good intent means nothing if one is not prepared to act.

A hardcore practice session can easily turn into a fantastic creative session. This is great news for the original guitarist and songwriter. Need a new guitar lick or song? Practice, practice, practice.

Everything discussed thus far, pertaining to guitar scales, also applies to practicing guitar chords. In music, time waits for no man. Chord construction and execution takes practice. Especially, when dealing with extended chords and altered chords (let's not forget inversions). Not all of us will have the opportunity to encounter a major 11 Augmented 13th chord. However, what happens if we do? Answer; play it at the speed of right.

Keep in mind that many guitarists are satisfied with their ability to play just a few songs here and there. There are many guitarists who enjoy performing in clubs for larger audiences. Others strive to become accomplished nationally and internationally. The practice habits for all are different, because the goals are different.

As a progressive guitarist, I enjoy those over-the-top solos that generally send chills up the spine of the listener. However, I also enjoy the hours of personal practice that allows me to execute those solos. Performance is one thing and skill development is another. It's beneficial to enjoy both.

For starters, practicing scales develops finger strength, wrist control, picking techniques, pivot techniques, thumb placement, fret logic, and a multitude of other essential elements needed in order to execute in a professional manner. By practicing scales as scales (not musical statements per se), we learn very good habits and general rules of performance. We also learn that rules are made to be broken. When we, as experienced guitarists, break a rule, we at least know that we are, in fact, breaking a rule. Further, we all know that it's permissible to break certain rules due to the impositions of certain styles of music, among other things.

When thinking in terms of practicing guitar scales and guitar chords, many guitarists tend to overlook the overwhelming value of such practice. After all, some might argue, practicing a guitar scale just for the sake of practicing a guitar scale, doesn't seem like a very exciting prospect. The same argument, for some, is also applied to learning and playing guitar chords. In other words, why learn a major 9 chord, when a major triad is easier to learn and play? We'll examine the answer in a moment.

Imagine setting aside approximately eight straight hours of practice time and devoting a good share of that time to practicing one or two scales only. The thought of this routine might surprise some of the more experienced players. Once again, why practice scales when we can solo into infinity? The answer is forth coming.

Whatever your level of musicianship, be sure to practice for the sake of practice. Great things will result from your hard work.

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Dean Markley 8823 Super V Light Electric Guitar Strings

Beginning with an idea suggested by longtime Dean Markley Strings endorser George Lynch, the string winders and designers at Markley have come up with a new string with a decidedly old school soundSuper V (Super Vintage) Strings. Super V strings utilize a special formula Nickel and Steel alloy, as well as customized core-to-wrap ratios to create a string like no other in the Markley catalog. Lynch says, Dean Markley Super-V strings offer a very unique alloy composition with just the right amount of core-to-wrap tension. This unequaled manufacturing process makes a huge difference in how effortlessly we translate our ideas into musical reality. For players who want more power & punch with a Vintage tone. A special 48% Iron/52% Nickel alloy produces a much stronger magnetic output for electric guitar pickups. The result is a louder output with incredible sustain. Super V is a string with Power and Tone that rivals the finest Vintage Strings.

There are many businesses catering to customers who are looking for a specific product found only in a small niche market. Unfortunately, there are not nearly enough to supply consumers with all the products they are looking for. This is especially true for the music loving consumer market. Do you have a certain style of genre of music that really speaks to you? Most people do! Although the larger retailers keep the 'general public' supplied with music from the latest popular singers, there is a large market of music that is unavailable to the 'average-Joe' consumer.

Find and gather up recordings in various formats of all of the singers and musicians of your favorite genre and make them available to the public. Use a searchable database and list the name, format (vinyl record, CD, audio tape, DVD), and price of the recordings along with historical information such as the rarity of the recording and maybe information on the background of the singer and his influences. You should also be able to provide a sample of the musical piece or performance for your customer to listen to. This will help them to remember how fond they are of the musician or that particular recording and will help them jog their memory of other recordings that they were searching for. This will also come in handy when introducing them to recordings that they were previously unfamiliar with!

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To attract people to your website, you may want to begin by first selling your musical treasures on a website such as Yahoo or by using an eBay storefront. Once people realize that you have what they are looking for, they will also want to visit your main website store to find an even larger selection of the same type of music.

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Music is powerful! For most people, music stirs up strong emotions and deep seated, long forgotten memories. If you can provide your customers with music that they cannot find elsewhere, you will accumulate a large customer base with a strong loyalty with your business.

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The best way to get started is to begin with your favorite style of music. Do you love jazz and the sultry torch singers of bygone eras? Do you have a hankering to hear the synthesized techno beat of music from the late eighties? Are you a sucker for French accordion polka music? Maybe you really love Celtic rhythms with a heavy emphasis on mythological storytelling! Whatever your real love is, start with that. If it has been difficult for you to find a piece of music, then it has certainly been difficult for your potential customer to find as well!

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Have you ever had a song going around and around in your head that you just can't place? You can remember some of the words and the period of your life that it came from, but no matter where you look, you just can't seem to find a recording of it. There is nothing more frustrating than searching for a piece of music you cannot find! This is where you come in! You will create a website where you will make very specific types of music available to people who would otherwise be unable to find it to buy.

To encourage further sales, you can also make suggestions to your customers on music that they might enjoy. For instance, "If you like singers A and B, you will likely really appreciate the music of singer C." Then provide them with an easy link to click on to take them to a sample of that recording.

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The 12-String Guitar of Roger McGuinn

The signature sound of Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker electric 12-string will immerse you in the music that made The Byrds a prime musical force. Now you can learn to play favorites from his powerful repertoire, and master the licks and guitar techniques that made his sound instantly recognizable.

Roger plays, sings and analyzes his version of "Mr. Tamborine Man," "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Eight Miles High," "Mr. Spaceman" and other songs, complete with instruction in the blues scales, picking styles, bass lines and runs and other important techniques. Bonus: Detailed advice on basic 12-string maintenance, recording preferences and other "insider" tips.
Customer Review: If you own a 12-string, you will want to see this
This is a one hour long video containing some really good playing tips by Roger McGuinn. It also contains tips on changing the strings on your 12-string Rickenbacker and adjusting the truss rods. Roger says it takes him 45 mintues to change the strings, which means it'll take me 4 hours! You will be amazed by his guitar demonstrations and how he makes his 12-string Ric sound like 3 guitars. There are a couple good tips on variations on playing chords (for example, playing A with 2 fingers instead of 3 because the strings are so close together, etc.) The production is a little cheesy and not very competent. At times, you will wish there was a close up (like when he's changing strings). There are awkward cuts and there are times when the "director" chooses to show Roger's face when what you want to see are his fingers. But overall, if you own a 12-string Rickenbacker, you will definately not regret buying this video. There is also a little instruction on playing a 12-string accoustic, but this isn't really what you want to see...You want to see him play the 370 Rick! The video isn't thorough, but its a start. By the way, you will want to buy a 370-12 after watching this. I own a 360-12 and wish I had gone for the extra pick-up. But that's another story. Enjoy.
Customer Review: A 12-string must-have
If you own a 12-string guitar, especially a Rickenbacker, you need this video. Roger demonstrates in a very relaxed style how to play, tune, and string the Rick 370/12. The video is of professional quality. The sound is very good, and there is extensive use of different camera angles and picture-in-picture to show what Roger is doing. I learned several good tips for the care and feeding of my Rick 360/12 that I couldn't have gotten from other self-teaching videos. Roger is forthcoming about sharing the playing secrets that have made him a premier 12-stringer. He has elevated the 12-string to a solo instrument, and his playing will inspire you to go even further. He plays his most famous hits, showing you exactly how he achieves that marvelous sound. This is a Rick owner's manual. There is also a good section on the acoustic 12-string.

Mp3 music is an audio file that has been digitally encoded and compressed to make the amount of data smaller without compromising the overall sound quality. It's a revolutionary technique with incredibly good results; mp3 music is frequently indistinguishable from music found on a CD (though some audiophiles with very sensitive ears dispute that statement).

The popularity of mp3 music made available on the Internet is a trend reaching gigantic proportions; these encoded songs are everywhere. Websites called mp3 blogs offer rare or hard-to-find mp3 music and avid fans sometimes spend hours at a time sifting through the piles of downloadable material. Newer recording artists that would often fall under the radar without the help of a well-known label are now able to convert their songs into mp3 music and make them available on the Internet, allowing huge numbers of people the chance to hear songs that they otherwise wouldn't have been exposed to. It's an extremely popular thing, mp3 music, one of those rare pop-culture phenomena embraced by nearly everyone.

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And now with the advent of the IPOD and other similar devices for MP3's, both music and instructional audio files are both widespread and growing in popularity. Some of the newer models of autos feature MP3 capability, broading the appeal even further.

Mp3's - The Future of Music?

Additionally, laws regulating mp3 music in the United States aren't necessarily applicable to other countries, so new websites and programs (particularly, for some reason, in Russia) have popped up offering the free services railed against in America. Because of the hotly argued ethical issues surrounding mp3 music, many shy away from the topic (and practice) completely. Others embrace it, citing huge record costs as justification enough for free mp3 music. It's an argument not likely to end anytime soon; the ethical issues will be debated as long as free mp3 music is available somewhere.

But regardless of its massive popularity, mp3 music is surrounded with controversy. Many programs that allow users to transfer mp3 music directly from computer to computer offer the services for free, eliminating the possibility of royalties for the artist and label. Fearful of losing tons of money to fans downloading records instead of buying them, large factions of the music industry fought to make free mp3 music illegal -- and succeeded to a degree. The laws, however, have loopholes, and many websites or P2P programs have exploited them for all they're worth.

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Elixir Medium Nanoweb Acoustic Guitar Strings

Elixir® Strings with ultra thin NANOWEB? coating have the bright tone and punch of non-coated strings and feel like traditional strings. Elixir® Strings are coated in a unique way to protect wound strings from your DNA and other contaminants. A flexible, strong, yet micro-thin polymer tube defends the Critical Zone of Tone from invading enemies. Nothing (including the coating) gets between the windings. The result? Strings that sound and feel their best three to five times longer than ordinary strings. Gauges: .013; .017; .026w; .035w; .045w; .056w
Customer Review: they work well
1. they hold a tone for a little bit longer 2. takes longer to corrode 3. they are really shiney 4. still dont know wtf a nanoweb is they look nice and sound well. thats all you really need to know.
Customer Review: The best strings around
After trying out a few different types of strings for my Taylor, I decided the Taylor company had the right idea after all- nothing beats Elixirs. I figure the price is reasonable because not only do they last far longer than any other strings, they also feel a lot better on your fingers. I prefer the nanowebs to the polywebs because they're slicker and the top layer on the polywebs shreds/feathers a bit over the soundhole sometimes. Overall, definitely worth it.

Still inspired by his hope for peace and for soldiers to come home from war to a life they once knew, Gilmore wrote When Johnny Comes Marching Home in 1863 in New Orleans. At the time, he was Grand Master of the Union Army. He had the task of reorganizing the State of Louisiana's military bands. During his tenure, the song made it from Gilmore's creative mind onto music paper. It began a fantastic journey for this piece of music, one that continues to this day.

The Story of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"

Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore wrote a song during the Civil War that continues to march its way through the years. This song, a yearning for loved ones to return safely from war, is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". Today this song endures, and it is part of many players' piano repertoires of American Classics.

Not too many years later, Gilmore promoted peace after seeing so much war - with his Peace Jubilees. One, called the National Peace Jubilee (1869), consisted of over 1,000 instrumentalists and 10,000 singers.

Another, called the World Peace Jubilee (1872) consisted of 2,000 instrumentalists and 20,000 singers. These were impressive stagings on par with today's modern musical and entertainment extravaganzas.

Some feel the song is similar to the Irish tune "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye". This song tells the story of a soldier returning from war with crippling injuries. Gilmore stated that he adapted the song from an African American spiritual song. He wrote the song for his sister, Annie Gilmore, as a cry to her true love, John O'Rourke. A Union Army soldier, O'Rourke was the future brother-in-law of Patrick Gilmore.

In his life, Patrick Gilmore created Gilmore's Concert Garden, which was to become the very first Madison Square Garden. He was also Music Director in 1876 in Philadelphia for the U.S. Centennial celebrations.
He received the honor of the name 'Father of the American Band' from John Philip Sousa. Sousa had the honor of the name 'The March King'. Gilmore laid groundwork for composers like Sousa.

When completed the song grew in popularity. It did indeed inspire hope in war-weary listeners, becoming popular in the North as well as the South. It became a published piece of sheet music in 1863 when Henry Tolman and Company of Boston printed it. Dedicated to the Union's Army and Navy, it really was a tribute to brave soldiers. It is interesting that Gilmore published it under another name, Louis Lambert, although a reference to his band was included. Some of Gilmore's other works were, Good News from Home and 22nd Regiment March, among others. You can hear When Johnny Comes Marching Home in films like 'Stalag 17' and 'How the West was Won.' The song plays as background music in a 'Gone with the Wind' scene.

As the cruelties of war would have it, this band of musicians had dual roles. They performed as stretcher-bearers during the Civil War in places like Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and others.

Gilmore was a Union Army Bandmaster and an excellent soloist on the cornet. He came to the United States in 1849 from Ireland, arriving in Boston. In 1861, his own 'Patrick Gilmore's Band' enlisted in the Union Army. They were part of the 24th Massachusetts Infantry.

In fact, the 1872 World event had none other than Johann Strauss with orchestra as featured performers. Of course, this was at a cost of $100,000 and it was Strauss's only visit to the United States.

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The 5 Lesson Method - Part One - Guitar Lessons

The 5 Lesson Method - Part 1 is designed to familiarize you with five very important aspects of playing guitar. These lessons will get you started on the right track. Lessons include the fundamentals, regular chords and progressions, names of the notes on the guitar, barre chords and progressions, beginning lead playing, licks, and tablature. Comes with a CD that is packed with video clips to help create an "Interactive" experience - read the book, view the lessons in action on the CD...

Many musicians, however, will prefer that non-electronic ways to tune the instrument are used because it teaches the musician to become familiar with what sounds right and what does not. Electronic tuners take away from this and tempt the musician to rely too much on it in order to get the right notes.

People who are not familiar with the use of tuning forks may find that when striking a tuning fork against something, they will find that they may not have an easy time hearing the sound. Those familiar with tuning forks are well aware that to hear the pitch, the tuning fork will sometimes have to be pressed against a surface, like a table top, in order to amplify the sound so that the person can hear it well enough to make a comparison.

The Vibrations of a Tuning Fork

In the end, however, it is probably best to purchase them new. If purchasing a tuning fork new is not an option, then one can look at purchasing an electronic tuner. One might think that these can be fairly expensive, but the truth is that they are relatively inexpensive and can be adjusted to show when different pitches are hit. In fact, electronic tuners are becoming more popular all the time because they are easy to use and one doesn't have to rely as much on one's ear in order to calculate whether one has hit the right note or note.

One might say that a drawback of the tuning fork is that one size will only make one pitch, meaning that they would have to purchase a number of tuning forks in order to make different pitches. While purchasing a single tuning fork is usually enough for an experienced musician, some may prefer to have more than one for a number of reasons. Tuning forks can be expensive, but there is the chance that one might be able to find an older one from a store that sells instruments.

Tuning forks come in many different sizes. The different sizes or the different lengths of the prongs will create a unique pitch. Larger tuning forks will emit a lower pitch while the smaller tuning forks will emit a higher pitch. First invented in 1711 by John Shore, it is one of the typical ways that a person can keep their instrument in tune, though electronic tuners are preferred by many people today.

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