by Flash | Mar 2, 2007 | Music
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...
by Flash | Jan 7, 2007 | For Musicians
Audio Recording Computers: How Much Power Do You Need? By Brandon Drury So, How Powerful Should My Recording Computer Be? Well, this depends greatly on your needs. I started out in 2001 with a Pentium 3 550Mhz computer running Windows 98. Compared to my modern...
by Bill Bernico | 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...
by Bill Bernico | 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....
by Flash | 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,...
by Bill Bernico | 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...
