I received an interesting question from a reader, posted on June 1st, asking the following:
“I have a Mac laptop and a DGX Yamaha keyboard. I would like to copy some of the keyboard music styles on a CD ROM for a friend to play on a CD player away at his home. How can this be done? […]

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Many websites offer pro song critiques, with prices varying from £10 ($20) up to £50 ($100). Should you get one?
The debate is rife on songwriters forums and mostly, songwriters do not agree. In fact, this article was inspired by a thread on the subject over at Just Plain Folks.
Like many of these decisions, it depends on your […]

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So far, we have studied sounds as if each instrument was on its own. For example, we have talked about how you’d like your guitar to sound, or the drums, or the bass and so on. But of course, a recording is about how all the sounds work together.
Different instruments cover different areas in […]

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