Have you considered learning to play the piano?  These days you don’t even have to buy a piano.  Alternatively, you can pick up a reasonable second-hand digital piano for a very low price. Once you have bought a piano, the next plan of action is arranging lessons.  If you have lots of money, personally tutored lessons are a reasonable way to learn. You will need to contact a local teacher and arrange lessons with your teacher once a week.  The main problem with this method is that it can be exhorbitantly pricey.  Read more... (382 words, 0 images, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Georg Neumann introduced the world’s first commercially available condenser microphone, the Neumann CMV, and officially put his new company Neumann on the map. The interchangeable capsules offered different directional patterns, and it was hard to miss at 40 cm tall and 9cm in diameter. Due its large profile, it became known as the “Neumann bottle.” The easily recognizable CMV 3 is often seen in historical photographs of public events in Germany, many taken during World War II.  Read more... (756 words, 0 images, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)

If you are a budding songwriter and have always wondered how some musicians can produce amazing music in their bedrooms then I’m hear to tell you that it’s not as hard as you think and the time to start your Digital Home Recording journey is now.

With a few simple Home Recording Techniques budding musicians all over the world are having success far beyond what we could have ever expected in the past, and a few of the lucky ones are even hitting the big time on sites like MySpace and YouTube and building a great income from their home recordings.  Read more... (522 words, 0 images, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

There are more than a few advantages in learning to play an instrument.  The piano is a definite favorite, but why is it so popular?  It takes a lot of talent to play the piano well, and in almost every musical genre there are the greats that take the stage and prove this is not a simple, ordinary instrument.  Read more... (612 words, 0 images, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)

In order to speed up the process of learning to play piano, a few steps should be taken.  A few of these ideas may be obvious, but we all need to be reminded of the basics now and then.  As for the rest, you may learn a thing or two.  Try to memorize these tips to keep you in good stead during the learning process. 

(… and above all, remember that learning to play piano today is quite possible on your own, as there are a number of good training packages available in bookstores or online …)  Read more... (684 words, 0 images, estimated 2:44 mins reading time)