This is a spinoff from the previous post. In that post, we remarked that whenever one receives a new piece of information , the prior odds between an alternative hypothesis and a null hypothesis is updated to a posterior odds , which can be computed via Bayes’ theorem by the formula wh...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
These were recitals for the residents of aged care facilities. The average age of the audience was 87 and one could not wish for a more appreciative audience. Everyone was happy and excited to be there. This is very different to the performances of my youth, as there were no adjudicators,...
Answer to: In what units do we measure the loudness or intensity of sound? This is a logarithmic scale, why is this type of scale used? By...
If someone is shown one object on the left and nine on the right and is asked, “What is in the middle?”, you and I would choose five objects, but the average Amazonian will choose three. When thinking in terms of ratios and logarithmic scales (rather than differences and linear ...
The quote “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” is often attributed to motivational speaker Jim Rohn. If true, then I’ll ask if those five individuals are lifting you up, keeping you at a mediocre level, or dragging you down from your greater ...
and spacing similar to that on most pianos. This may be a little confusing since a synthesizer called full size might only have 61 keys, while the average piano has about 88. However what is meant by full size here is that key size and space between keys is close to standard piano ...
String Action is too low Neck does not have enough "relief" (neck is too straight, or bowing backwards) Note: Technique is not listed as a cause of fret buzz, but it is worth mentioning because, at a certain point,the cause of fret buzz is the player and not the guitar. If the pl...