How To Fix Acoustic Guitar Buzz

February 17th, 2012

There are many bits on an acoustic guitar that can rattle against each other to make a buzzing noise. Most can be easily fixed once you become aware of them but tracking that guitar buzz down can be a problem if you don’t know where to look.
The first place to look for the cause of buzzing guitar is the guitar player. If you are not pressing down on the strings with the correct amount of pressure, the strings will buzz or sound muffled. This might not be entirely your fault if the guitar’s action is too low. If the strings are too close to the frets you will get a buzz that no amount of pressure on the strings will fix.
To fix low action on an acoustic guitar is a matter of going to a guitar store and getting a bridge bone that will lift the strings higher. If the notches in the guitar nut are too deep this will also cause buzzing but that is the least likely cause unless someone deliberately cut the notches deeper. If the slots in the nut are too wide, ...read more

Dancing With The Stars Carries You Away!

February 17th, 2012

Before the start of this seasons Dancing with the Stars I have to admit I had grown weary of the b-list celebs and over-the-top judges. The entire time Chloris Leachman was on, I refused to watch a second of it. But then along came Gilles Marini, Lil Kim, Ty Murray, Melissa Rycroft, The Woz cheap five fingers shoes , Julianne’s boyfriend, Chuck Wicks, Denise Richards, Shawn Johnson, and a few others that really didn’t interest me.
Who did I find to be the most interesting? Gilles Marini was the one I couldn’t wait to see. Marini was on my radar after watching the Sex and the City movie where he played Dante. Just like in Sex and the City, he proved to be the best entertainment on Dancing with the Stars. He turns the heat up in the ballroom when he dances. Carrie Ann Inaba even mentioned how lucky his wife was.
Denise Richards was disappointing. She ...read more

Christian Heavy Metal – The Rise of White Metal

February 16th, 2012

Christian heavy metal is a type of heavy metal that describes, not a genre or sub-set of classic heavy metal, but a mix of all types of metal that contain Christian lyrics and themes. It came into existence in the late 1970’s, gained massive popularity during the 1980’s, went underground in the 1990’s and has finally been revived in the 2000’s.
Christian Heavy Metal, also called “white metal”, is a cross-genre term. While most people think that Christian metal has a milder or softer style, it actually covers all extremes in the industry, from pop metal to doom/death metal and everything in between. The one common factor to all styles is the lyrics.
Christian metal began in the late 1970’s in the US and Sweden during the “Jesus Movement”. The instruments used are similar to all metal bands and include electric guitar polo ralph lauren outlet , bass ...read more

Rap Beat Making Programs – How To Make Beats On Your Computer

February 15th, 2012

The shift has been made, my fellow beat makers. There are many rap beat making programs on the market now that will let you produce your own beats directly from your computer. You don’t have to rely on pricey musical equipment to make your own beats anymore.
These rap beat making programs are virtual replicas of old school drum machines, and many will allow you to do more than you ever could with just a drum machine. These new programs have sound banks, timelines, arpeggiation, mixing capabilities and many more useful features. If you are new to making beats you may find that it is easier to begin using this music software than actually buying and learn to program beats on physical music equipment.
Here are a few basic pointers to get you started no matter what software you use to make your own beats.
1. The Controls
The main controls will be just like you use on a stereo – record, play fast forward, rewind, pause, and stop. These may even be ...read more