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Learn To Sing With Vocal Training Software

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

One of the most effective ways to learn to sing from the comfort of your own home is by using vocal training software such as Singorama or Singing Success.

The type of singing software that’s best for your really depends a lot on your personal preferences in terms of style and what you want to achieve with your singing.

Since you’ve probably never really tried using singing software to learn to sing, I’ll give you a brief rundown of a few of the most popular vocal training software programs out there and how they differ.

Singorama is a very comprehensive piece of singing software. It consists of almost 30 audio lessons that cover everything from basics such as reading and writing music to much more complex concepts like singing in harmony and songwriting.

Singorama includes a free mini recording studio and a computer game to help you improve your intonation (aka your pitch).

This is really great for beginners and singers who are looking to improve not just their voices, but also their musicianship, which is SUPER important! (more…)

Rock and Roll God: Learn to Play Bass

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Paramore, Linkin Park and most of the rocking bands wouldn’t be complete without the bass. The bassist puts on the mood to the music. The bass guitar is the lower tone you hear that adds rhythm and balance to the beat. Youcan hear the wonderful melody of the bass when you close your eyes during a rock show. It’s that tone that wraps up the intense high notes the lead guitar brings.

Learning the bass guitar would become easier if you know stuffs about it. The bass guitar is a four stringed musical instrument. It’s a particular guitar that has only four strings. You can also learn to play bass with an ordinary guitar( which has six strings). The bass guitar’s strings are tuned on a certain note. The upper string which is the thickest on a STANDARD TUNE, is the E. Next to it is the string that has an A note. Third string is the note D and the lowest string is the G note. In tuning the bass guitar, the each strings would carry differs on the tune it is being put up to- whether it is on Drop D, standard tuning or the likes. The easiest way to tune your guitar if you don’t know how to or you don’t have any chromatic tuner is the Internet. Try viewing on Youtube and type on the search engine ‘Tuning the guitar’. (more…)

What It Takes To Become A Successful Music Producer

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

So you want to make Hip Hop beats, huh? Well, if that is what you really want to do, what is stopping you? You can be a music producer but first you must get your mind right. If you do not believe it no one else will.

With all the information and technology available today, you can be a successful producer almost overnight. There are many producers who sell Hip Hop beats and Rap beats on the Internet. Many of these producers do not have million dollar, state of the art studios. They make beats in their bedroom or some spare room in their house.

If you have a burning desire to be a music producer, then you can succeed. First of all, you must have some equipment. If you have a big budget you can get some top of the line music production tools like something from the MPC line from Akai. Computers are also very affordable and you can get a very reasonable computer and some music production software for under $500.

I started making beats with a borrowed beat machine. I actually borrowed it from a guy who borrowed it from someone else! I had it for almost a year and all it did was make drum beats. It did not have a keyboard or sequencer but it could be hooked up to some other instruments by MIDI. (more…)