Whether It’s 2 or 2,000 The Show’s The Same

by | Jan 2, 2007 | Practical MIDI

I’ve been a working musician for more than thirty-five years and I’ve played to all kinds and sizes of crowds. If memory serves me correctly, my largest audience was probably in excess of 80,000 people while on the other end of the spectrum I’ve played to a few as two...

Rock of Ages

by | Jan 2, 2007 | Practical MIDI

You younger Cybermidi readers may think I sound like a geezer, but I’m really aiming this at the people of my generation (I’m 52). Wilfred Brambell, who played Paul’s grandfather in the movie A Hard Day’s Night was 52 at the time the movie was filmed in March of 1964....

How to Use Your Computer as a Recording Studio

by | Dec 23, 2006 | For Musicians

How to Use Your Computer as a Recording Studio By Hans Dekker A few years ago there was a revolution in recording technology. As computers became more powerful, they started to replace traditional tape recorders that were the heart of most recording studios. Today,...

Don’t Try This at Home, I’m a Professional

by | Nov 24, 2006 | Practical MIDI

Imagine this scenario, if you will. I’m sitting in my dentist’s chair getting my teeth cleaned. When I find a gap in the work where I can talk, I tell him, “Say doc, when the next patient comes in can I pull his tooth?” You can just about imagine what my dentist would...

Solo Gigs Getting Boring? Call On MIDI

by | Nov 5, 2006 | Practical MIDI

It’s been nearly three years now since I dissolved my musical duo in favor of going solo with my MIDI files. It has been an adventure and a learning experience. However, like everything else, you can fall into a rut, so to speak, and that’ll make you start thinking...