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05/04/08
Who says Monday has to be blue? This May, we’ll be offering special deals each Monday. From membership savings to MIDI file discounts at either www.cybermidi.com or www.shopcybermidi.com, check back each Monday to find a deal fit for you!
Permalink05/02/08
By admin on May 2, 2008|67 views
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Many of our customers already know about our partnership with Allegro Multimedia, the creators of Piano Wizard. We’re excited to announce a great new affiliate program now available on the shareasale network.
For more information, simply click on the graphic.
04/26/08
Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute Shatters Enrollment Projections, Introduces Proprietary Technology
The Internet-based Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute (JBGI) announces that it has quadrupled in size, in just the last six months, to over 1350 paying students. Originally designed for 350 students, the JBGI has shattered all enrollment projections since opening in May 2007. “The growth has been phenomenal and gratifying", says Affiliated Artists CEO and JBGI co-founder David Butler. “Now that guitarists know Jimmy Bruno’s unique and effective guitar method is available online, it has spread like wildfire.”
04/09/08
Digital Music - Home Studio Music Recording
By Brian Beshore
Home recording has come a long way in the last few decades. Many people do not realize that much of what they hear on T.V. and in commercials is electric.
Many people still have a negative connotation about how electric music sounds. They think that it must always have a cheesy sound.
Part of this stigma is the confusion over midi. and wav. sound files. Simply put, midi is a signal that is sent to a sound card and triggers a note on a preset instrument sound. Therefore, the sound you get from a midi. sound file will only be as good as the sound card you are using.
04/06/08
The Digital Lowdown - Digital Only Releases: Pros and Cons
“When does your CD come out?”
by Steven Corn (BFM Digital), 
More often than not, a typical response from an artist is that they are planning a digital only release and then they’ll see how it goes. The decision to press CDs is usually postponed until it is determined if the album sells online or not. Practically every week, there is another digital-only label popping up while all the pundits proclaim the impending death of the CD-format.
04/01/08
If you are looking for a high quality solution to transforming your MIDI files into stunning audio tracks, you’ve got to take a look at REAPER.
At only $50 for non-commercial use, Reaper stacks up with some of more expensive multitrack audio software programs around. Reaper is shareware, but you won’t get any long delay nagging screens, nor is is time limited. But Reaper is one of those shareware programs that you’ll be happy to pay for as soon as you start using it. It’s simply that good.
The features appear limitless, particularly its intuitive routing system. Make use of VST or DX plugins (many free on the internet) to transform yourself into an audio engineer.
To download Reaper, or find out more, visit www.reaper.fm
03/21/08
Getting To Know Cubase SX
By Samuel Chapman
Getting to know Cubase SX can be a struggle, especially if you are new to music production. However when you do, the possibilities are endless. With incredible MIDI and audio recording and editing functions Cubase is a fantastic music creation tool.
03/07/08
By admin on Mar 7, 2008|395 views
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Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Are You Experienced?”
Cover Story Interview with photography by Karl Ferris
Mike Goldstein, RockPop Gallery,
Subject: Are You Experienced?, a 1967 release (on Reprise Records) by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with cover photo & design by Karl Ferris
Considered by many music fans and critics as one of the (if not THE) greatest debut record from a rock-era artist, Are You Experienced (with or without the ?) also illustrated how records were produced, packaged and tailored for distribution to the world’s music marketplaces. Released in the U.K. in May, 1967, the record was a compilation of the fantastic music and performances that had been wowing crowds in London theaters up to that point. Those crowds included most of members of the leading musical acts of the time - including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Hollies, The Who (and many others) who’d all come to watch and listen in stunned amazement to the trio’s musical magic.
03/05/08
Guitarist and Bandleader Jeff Healey Dies in Toronto Hospital
Following a lengthy struggle with cancer, Healey passes away on the eve of the release of a new blues rock album (His First Blues Album in 8 Years)
Jeff Healey, arguably one of the most distinctive guitar players of our time, died today (Sunday March 2) in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto. He was 41, and leaves his wife, Cristie, daughter Rachel (13) and son Derek (three), as well as his father and step-mother, Bud and Rose Healey, and sisters Laura and Linda.
02/27/08
Music Publishing For Today’s Market
by Allen Johnston, 
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02/21/08
Drum Machines
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marcus_Peterson]Marcus Peterson
Drum machines are popular electronic music machines consisting of digital signal processing circuits and memory. These are widely used as the backbeat for all types of music such as pop, jazz, salsa, funk and hip-hop. Structurally similar to a small box, a drum machine has a number of small buttons that enables the player to create many different sounds and beats.
02/12/08
How many times have you read in an online forum or a web design tutorial that embedded midi (Musical Instrumental Digital Interface) files are “bad"? Probably more times than you care to remember. For the most part, embedded sound files of any kind have been categorized as web site “bling-bling", right along side animated gifs, flashing banners and complex frames layouts. Essentially, they just contribute to unnecessary glitz and clutter that does nothing more than distract visitors and significantly slow page download times.
02/08/08
HDNet Concert Series Celebrates Grammy Night
An Exclusive Concert Marathon Of This Year’s Nominees
WHAT: HDNet presents eleven concerts from various 2007 Grammy nominees all day Sunday, February 10 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. From Ben Harper, to Foo Fighters, from R. Kelly to Willie Nelson, HDNet will serve up concerts to suite every musical palate.
The marathon also includes concerts from Gwen Stefani, Joe Satriani, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Vince Gill, John Mellencamp and Chris Botti. The entire line up and timing is as follows:
02/02/08
CYBERMIDI.com is the official distributor of music for Piano Wizard. Many people have asked exactly how the game translates into a real life learning experience. This article will attempt to explain the process.
While Piano Wizard boasts a revolutionary patented 4 step method, there are actually 6 steps that take you from 0 - 60 on the piano. Here is how the process works.
01/30/08
In today’s digital world, musicians have choices as to how they present their music in a live setting. The gamut can run from a 7 piece band playing all the parts to a one man show using backing tracks to complete the act.
Backing Tracks are great for smaller acts to sound like a full blown band or orchestra. In many clubs, you can find a guitar player playing and singing along to the tracks. These musicians have choices as to the format of those backing tracks.
01/16/08
By Usha Rani
In reality MIDI files are very petite since they use your sound card’s built-in instruments for crafting the sounds. The problem is that most sound cards don’t have any decent sounds to start with, plus no two sound cards sound alike and therefore the results are very erratic. MIDI files usually sound like they’re coming from one of those cheap Casio keyboards. Using MIDI for background music is very likely to make your site seem sloppy. Want to know how to do it anyway? Just add the line to your site and when the page gets loaded the file will be played robotically by the command named Auto Start. Although professional sound recording packages can be fairly costly, you can get your feet wet by trying out one of the obtainable shareware programs.
01/09/08
Sarah Schmalenberger, hornist and musicologist, has launched the Life and Livelihood Study at http://www.musiciansurvivor.org in order to examine the physical and occupational well-being of women musicians who have had breast cancer. This national study has been designed to develop a profile of how the diagnosis and treatment of the disease affects women musicians. Physical problems during recovery from breast cancer treatment can be particularly burdensome to musicians, because of their physically demanding occupations or avocations. Unfortunately, scientific research on the number of women musicians diagnosed with breast cancer and the medical and occupational well-being of musicians after breast cancer is essentially nonexistent.
01/08/08
For product information, please visit Music Wizard Home Page.
01/04/08
Eric Clapton in his 80’s rock era, some good quality rock guitar licks can put you head and shoulders above the rest. I’ve compiled a few rock guitar licks here that you can use to boost your repertoire.
12/30/07
12/26/07
Okay, y’all…remember that old TV show called “Name That Tune?”
Well, I couldn’t wait a full week to get this one out because, not only is it so important, but it is, in fact, vital and can get you involved *very* quickly in a lawsuit, which could be financially devastating to your career.
Plus, as I would have normally published this article on this coming Friday, I am otherwise headed to Houston this weekend to record my new single titled, “Vampire Love.” :-)
12/24/07
By admin on Dec 24, 2007|138 views
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When It Is Not Christmas
By Bridgitte Williams
1. It is not Christmas when you want to choke the Santa in the store instead of placing your child on his lap. Do you really have to explain to him why you cannot afford half of what your child is about to ask him for?
12/22/07
Breaking Up The Band
by Andre Calilhanna,
Being in a band is often the most gratifying element in a musician’s life. A band offers the opportunity to freely express oneself, create music, establish friendships, perform, travel… there’s a lot to like. But there’s also the brutal reality of the music business, replete with stories of unwary artists being swallowed whole.
12/18/07
Allegro Multimedia, a leading provider of educational software has chosen CYBERMIDI to create a jingle for Piano Wizard - the incredible video game that can teach anyone how to play piano fast.
You can hear the song at http://www.cybermidi.com/pianowizard or watch this youTube video below.
11/22/07
by Jean Welles
"You can use my daughter’s guitar. She tried to learn how to play a few years ago, but quit because her fingers hurt too much."
Saroun had invited me to join them for a Barbeque at her home, after church. There were requests for me to lead them in some worship songs, but I didn’t have a guitar with me.
How many people have given up learning the guitar, like my friend’s teenage daughter, just because it ‘hurt too much?’ If you, or someone you know is learning to play and feeling finger soreness… after reading this article, you will know 10 solutions for helping the soreness disappear.
09/16/07
September 14, 2007, Friday afternoon, Hugh E. Thomasson (Hughie) was laid to rest. There were several members of the southern rock era there offering their support including the Allman Brothers band, Marshall Tucker, .38 Special, and of course the remaining members of The Outlaws, along with family and friends.
The memorial service began with family photos and a CD that Hughie had made with his granddaughter.It become obvious, early into the service, that Hughie’s biggest priority had been his family. Each member told their fondest recollections of times spent together. The chance was then given to all who knew him to take a moment to share their own stories of how they came to know Hughie.
The music world mourns the loss of the pioneer of Southern Rock music, a great guitarist, vocalist and friend. His memory will live on through his songs and in our hearts. Hughie will be sadly missed.
By Frank Guidry, the Founding Member of The Outlaws.
08/31/07
Guide To Radio Promotion - Radio Promotion Basics
by The Music Connect,
Radio is becoming more and more important in an artists career, but steady radio play is becoming harder and harder to obtain. The best way for an artist to get radio play that people are listening to is satellite radio via XM or Sirius. This form of radio is more supportive and accepting of independent and unsigned artists.
08/20/07
Ever find yourself humming a song, or hearing a song in your head? Sometimes we find ourselves singing the same song over and over all day long, even if we can't stand the song! The fact is, music is just a part of us.
08/01/07
By admin on Aug 1, 2007|77 views
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A must have for any MIDI enthusiast. What do you think?
07/20/07
Hairspray’s Revolting History: The Invisible Star Of The Film & Broadway Show Won No Tonys
By Polar Levine,
The new movie version of HAIRSPRAY makes this a good time to take another look at this piece I originally wrote back in 2003. It calls up the event that inspired Waters to create the original Hairspray film.
03/02/07
By admin on Mar 2, 2007|71 views
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Digital Music File Formats
By Paul Katsande
An uncompressed digital music file (such as that on a music CD) uses 10MB or more per minute (at least 30MB for a 3 minute song).
These files have to be compressed to the more usual levels of 3-5MB per song. Compression rearranges the sequence of numbers, sometimes throwing away less significant information, in order to reduce the file size. The way the compression is achieved leads to the many different audio file formats available. Below is a list of the popular formats used by MP3 players.
10/25/06
Dynamic Music Duo Creates WizardTunes MIDI Files To Plug and Play With Premier Version of Piano WizardTM Video Game Software.
Seffner, FL October, 2006– It has been said that music is food for the soul. Now Allegro Multimedia and CYBERMIDI have a delicious new way to serve up a delightful menu of music that even people who have never played music before can now play on the piano– quickly and easily. Sound too good to be true? It’s not. In fact, with Piano Wizard’s revolutionary video game software, even little people (as young as 3) are playing Beethoven in an instant.
09/05/05
We are excited new announce a special partnership between CYBERMIDI and Allegro Multimedia, the creater of the amazing PIANO WIZARD. The Piano Wizard is video game that will teach you or your children to play piano in no time. You’ll be seeing the commercials and infomercials on your television soon.
In the meantime, click here to learn how to pick up one for yourself and SAVE on a special arrangement we’ve made with Allegro through CYBERMIDI.
02/22/05
For Immediate Release
Pakistan
2.22.05
A series of 5 concerts from Jan 18-22nd has helped raise over $10,000 towards the Tsunami relief effort. The music performed was a mix of American and and Hindi or Urdu music, with the former being contributed to by CYBERMIDI. In total, about 20,000 attended this Paksistani concert series, with most of the contributions by college students.
Ali Moeen, a musician and CYBERMIDI member participated in the event, and programmed much of the Hindi music. “We feel the concerts were a huge success. While the amount raised may seem modest, the average income in this area is quite small, and the funds raised were quite generous in relation. More events are scheduled and with the help of CYBERMIDI we are hoping to raise somewhat near to $50,000 and we will because we are determined.”
Special Thanks to Mr. Ajay Rao who greaty participated and orgainized the event.
Credits go to Nafs(an underground band). Pictured from left to right: Faraz(guest performer), Ali Moeen), Nobel(Guest Performer) and Sir Ajay Rao(vocalist).
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