A museum-worthy piece of craftsmanship and design, the McPherson Manhattan Skyline is a towering achievement in the art of luthiery “Playing this guitar was like knocking on the door of a spruce stable full of horsepower, chomping at the bit and so eager to sink its weight into that rich...
It is also wise to consider the space you have before deciding. The Quality When it comes to how good a piano will perform, the exterior and the interior components of the instrument perform a big role. If the piano has quality strings and soundboard, it is probably the best as it will...
But it is the altered soundboard bracing on the D-28 (2017) that makes it a significantly new and different Martin dreadnought. It marks a true demarcation from the Standard D-28 made during the previous 70 years. And that change is apparent the moment the strings are engaged and the soun...
Soundboard channeling is an idea that has been explored by other guitar makers, but not nearly to this extent or in the same patterns. This feature also appears around the back braces that have been redesigned to allow the back to contribute to sonic resonance, not just passively reflect the ...
(drums, bass, guitars, keys and ukulele) as well as did all of the vocals. Around the time i was in the process of sending the record off to be pressed, one of my closest friendspassed. i feel like i have somewhat processed it- only somewhat. However, there is a giant piece ...
And we don’t mean that each of the players has his own guitar. No, we’re talking three guitar players on a single guitar, while a fourth member of their group slaps the beat out on the guitar’s soundboard and sides. That’s the remarkable approach the Barcelona Guitar Trio & Dance...
On a day-to-day basis, audio engineers spend most of their time glued to the soundboard (mixing board) in an audio studio or processing pre-recorded audio files using a workstation. As they work, audio engineers balance the levels and frequencies of the different channels of sound so that...
Their vibration produces sound. Soundboard: This wooden piece amplifies the vibrations from the strings, enriching the sound. Pedals: The piano typically has three: soft pedal (quieter sound), sostenuto (sustains selected notes), and damper (sustains all notes)....
Fast forward a bit and I’m sitting on the bench of Grandpa’s piano in their home while he’s tuning it. I traveled many a Saturday morning as his tuning assistant. As a treat for good behavior, he would play anything I requested so he could“test the action of the soundboard and ...
The term “mixing matrix” refers to the space on a large mixing console where multiple audio mixes can be bussed together along with different sources. the matrix area for mixing a soundboard mix with an audience microphone. A matrix section can be used to internally mix the crowd microphone...