Tired of That Old Heavy Keyboard, Tube Amplifier Or Battered Guitar?
(ContentDesk) July 7, 2006 -- In the early years musicians relied on friends, band members and the newspaper classifieds to peddle their unwanted wares. Today, Kevin Kopec, of Guitarshows.com has the new solution. Since 1993, he has been producing one day buy, sell or trade networking events called "music selloffs" for the professional musician and hobbyist to meet up with like minded individuals to play on the old adage "one mans trash is another mans treasure".
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There are clearly individuals who retro reflect on the analog sounds and tube technology, while others move onward into the digital domain. "Interest in good quality vintage equipment is at an all time high", says Kopec.
This is occurring in the collector markets for guitars, tube audio and other "music gear" items of the past; Just look at EBay or Craigslist to understand the volume of postings under the for sale of musical instruments, parts and accessories.
What has been missing is the touch, feel, see and hear sensory factor not inherent in the classifieds or the nature of online commerce. For an entry fee, individuals have the ability to face to face sell or trade their unwanted gear in a safe public venue with likeminded folks. Additionally, they can become aware of the latest offerings of manufacturers and service providers who cater to this community in gear expos. Guitarshows.com stages monthly one day networking shows in the Northeast and New England and is expanding into the MidAtlantic region.
Guitarshows.com is changing the way we dispose of unwanted musical items plus find or trade anything of musical value. Summer shows planned in Boston and Central New Jersey. For more information on this back to the future of trading in musical instruments and gear contact the organizer and promoter at www.guitarshows.com or call 508-865-5935. Kevin K. Kopec.
Play Piano - How to Play Shell Voicings
Copyright 2005 RAW Productions
Shell voicings are simple but functional.
They make use of the root and either the third of the seventh any chord.
Sometimes referred to as "shell" voicings, these are commonly used as left-hand accompaniment in the piano stylings of Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Sonny Clark, and others who play primarily in the "be-bop" idiom.
With only two notes, they are harmonically incomplete; however, they do convey enough
information to supplement many right hand melodies or improvised lines, especially those in the be-bop style where melodies are crafted to clearly outline the harmony.
Most Jazz pianists play these kind of voicings in a relatively sparse and percussive manner on medium or up-tempo tunes.
Shell voicings are most effective when the top note (played by the thumb) falls between D below middle C and the D next to middle C.
These voicings are particularly useful in...
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Plug and Play Resource Allocation
Your computer has many devices connected to it. Your key board is a device. Your mouse is a device. Your modem is a device.
Even a port, like a USB port, is a device.
You can add a device to your computer by installing it into an expansion connector on the the motherboard of the computer. In order to operate, resources need to be allocated to the device. One of the most important resources a device needs is an Interrupt Request (IRQ) line. An IRQ signals the processor that the device needs attention. For example, each time you press a key on your keyboard, an IRQ is sent to let the processor know that the keyboard needs attention.
A device also needs to be allocated a set of memory addresses where commands can be sent to it and it can send responses. Many devices need to be allocated an area of memory to store data and/or a Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel. A DMA channel allows a device to create a data stream directly between it and the computers memory without...
Plug and Play Resource Allocation
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Easy and Secure Password Management
Cyberworlds has released Swidgets Passphrase Keeper v. 2.56, a Windows password manager that makes it easy to collect and organize passwords, credit card numbers, and other private information in a secure database. Your confidential information is instantly available to you as you need it, on and off the Internet. Passphrase Keeper's secure, encrypted database keeps your information private.Using a familiar spreadsheet-style table, it's easy to enter your usernames, passwords, associated web sites, and descriptions, as well as credit card numbers, unlisted phone numbers, and any information that needs to stay private.Your master password opens your confidential database. You can set up any number of separate databases, and open your most recently used databases with one click.
Double-clicking a URL immediately opens any web site. Once your browser brings up the web site, Passphrase Keeper gives you one-button logins.Alternatively, you can drag information from your database and...
Easy and Secure Password Management
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Introducing the World's First Truly Portable Musical Keyboard for Performance, Practice and Recording; the Patented Foldup Keyboard
(ContentDesk) February 20, 2006 -- If you could fold up a piano or keyboard as elegantly as a laptop computer, wouldnt it be a lot easier for professional musicians, laptop recording enthusiasts, and students to store and travel with their instruments? If a folding musical keyboard had the same features as current market offerings, wouldnt this revolutionize portable recording, practice and performance? Wouldnt it be great if portable keyboards were truly portable?Musician and inventor David Bubar has received US Patent No. 6,875,913 for his Collapsible Musical Keyboard which seeks to create a better way to for musicians to store and travel with their keyboard instruments. Increasingly relevant in todays marketplace, The Foldup Keyboard " will allow the millions of musicians using GarageBand, Reason, ProTools, and other popular recording and sequencing products, the ability to use a musical interface that not only has the comparable features of current products; but users will...
Introducing the World's First Truly Portable Musical Keyboard for Performance, Practice and Recording; the Patented Foldup Keyboard
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Ergonomics for Pain Free Computing Six (6) Simple Tips
Copyright 2006 Wendy Young
Ergonomics is the science of creating a workspace that fits your body and is safe and comfortable. Since so many people work at home these days either full or part time it is important to know what to do.
These six (6) do-it-yourself ergo-ideas will help you prevent pain at the computer, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and neck and shoulder strain.
Back Against Backrest
Position your sacrum (the lower portion of your back) firmly against the backrest. This will naturally align your spine, helping you retain the S-curve.
Adjust your chair so that your torso and thighs are in the 95 to 120 degree angle range.
This open posture position helps circulation throughout your body. Place your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest. Do not leave then dangling or resting on the bottom of your chair.
Adjust Keyboard Up or Down and Straight
When you type and mouse, place your elbows...
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