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79Presonus Firepod and Ubuntu Studio
The Presonus Firepod is a popular and inexpensive firewire audio interface. That's great, but what I really care about is that it works perfectly with Ubuntu Studio. Drivers are always an issue with PCs...
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89Recording in Ubuntu Linux (aka Free and Open Source Digital Audio Workstation)
Free and Open Source Software costs zero dollars, so it can't be that great...right? WRONG! All of the programs I mention in this article are of the same or higher caliber as many proprietary products that...
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74Music and Metaphor
The goal of this article is to investigate the way we describe music. I wrote this not long after reading Music and Memory by Bob Snyder. I was also lucky enough to take the class he teaches based on the book...
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76Guitar Tone Part 4 - The Bridge
The type of bridge you use determines how the strings' vibrations transfer into the body. Usually, choice of bridge has more to do with comfort and musical style than it does with tone, but there are some...
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81Guitar Tone Part 1 - Strings
Many are confused about what makes a particular electric guitar sound the way it does. There are many construction methods and supplies involved in building an electric guitar and although you can recognize...
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76Guitar Tone Part 2 - The Neck
The neck obviously must be made of a very hard material to withstand the pull of the strings and to remain stiff instead of vibrating with the strings. The neck can't be too stiff, however, or else it will...
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74Guitar Tone Part 3 - The Body
The material and mass distribution of a guitar's body drastically shape its tone. In this section I reference the fundamental and harmonic frequencies. The former is the perceived pitch that is heard when a...
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