As a keyboardist, it’s essential that you familiarise yourself with key music industry terms and slang in order to gain confidence when conversing with peers. Doing this can give your interactions with them greater clarity. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an open-standard data link used by various electronic musical instruments to exchange information. Polyphony […]
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Some musicians question EDM as an umbrella term, while for others it serves as a way of reaching a wide-ranging audience. From deep house beats to dubstep drops and beyond there are multiple subgenres to appeal to different tastes and preferences. What is Electronic Dance Music? EDM (Electronic Dance Music) is an expansive genre of
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From the 1980s on, artists found access to an entirely new world of sound. Synthesizers became affordable – costing less than half as much as second-hand cars – and could be purchased by anyone with access to a bedroom studio. Eerie futurist synths accompanied Trevor Herion’s sad laments on She Blinded Me With Science from
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Electronic music uses electronic instruments and circuit-based technology to produce sounds. It may feature beat-driven genres like rock/metal or be more ambient-styled. Early 1900s electronics saw significant advancements; Pierre Schaeffer combined everyday recorded sounds to produce Musique Concrete while Telharmonium allowed musicians to manipulate sound frequency with keyboard control and Theremin allowed them to modulate
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Digital music or simply digital audio refers to any song recorded and converted into digital format for saving on electronic devices like computers or smartphones. Digital music files can be compressed to reduce file sizes, leading to degraded sound quality for audiophiles. This can be an immense inconvenience. Recording As soon as you turn on
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An effective introduction paragraph is essential in any essay or article. It draws the reader in and motivates them to read further on a subject or text. From warped vocals stuttering over shimmering chords to bagpipe-infused Britney Spears remixes, the best trance songs aim to elevate both body and mind. Their masterful progression transports listeners
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Dance music typically uses 4/4 time (common time). However, there are numerous tunes which utilize other meter signatures. One iconic example is Dave Brubeck’s Take Five, which uses three bars of 4/4 time signature and one bar of 2/4 to create an intriguing rhythm pattern. The 6/8 time signature Rhythm is an integral element of
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Synthesizers began becoming more affordable – RCA’s Trautonium, Yamaha DX7 and Roland Odyssey each sold over one million units and enabled a new generation of artists to explore synth pop, new wave and electro genres. In the 1990s, dance music expanded from dubstep wobbles to mega-clubs and festivals, led by stars like Daft Punk and
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Since the 1960s, Japanese artists have begun exploring Western music genres like folk-rock band Happy End and new qave collective Yellow Magic Orchestra as potential subjects of their artworks. They incorporated elements from Western music into their work, such as Roland TB-303 synthesizer which became an essential component in acid techno. Furthermore, they pioneered tape
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Electronic music first emerged around the turn of the 20th century, when experimental electronic instruments first gained popularity. These innovations included the Hammond organ (1934) and Novachord (in 1938). In the 1940s, magnetic tape allowed musicians to easily modify its speed for music creation, leading composers such as John Cage to use two variable-speed phonographs,
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