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Why Guitar Center Cables Are Essential to the Sound of Your Guitar

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Mastering your desired guitar tone takes time and equipment; don’t skimp on cables that connect it all together. Standard instrument cables feature a stranded copper center conductor enclosed within an insulating jacket and fitted with a copper shield to reduce interference. Some versions also feature flat “pancake” connectors to maximize space on pedal boards. Cost […]

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Do Guitar Cables Make a Difference in Your Sound?

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Most guitar cable manufacturers boast that their more costly options offer purer tone. Furthermore, many have thicker cables with gold shielding to increase longevity. Capacitance is the driving force behind cable tone. To better comprehend it, let’s examine its construction in detail. Conductors Many reputable guitar cable manufacturers boast that the more expensive models provide

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Why Major Chords Sound Happy and Minor Chords Sound Sad

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Music can bring out our innermost feelings. While it may appear obvious that major chords evoke joyful sentiments while minor ones elicit sorrowful ones, that’s not necessarily the case. Researchers conducted studies where they asked participants from remote communities in Papua New Guinea and musicians in Sydney to select which of two chord progressions made

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Electronic Music and Sound Design

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There are various approaches to electronic music composition; two of the more well-known are German and French approaches to music concrete and electroacoustic music composition. Some genres, including musique concrete, spectralism and dark ambient, blur the distinction between composition and sound design, especially at macro levels when effects such as triplet delay, oscillators tuned to

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How Does the Banjo Sound?

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The banjo has an inimitable sound that distinguishes it from other stringed instruments. Twangy and bright, its sound can even come across as metallic-sounding. But what exactly causes this distinctive tone? Physics and construction come into play here. When you pluck a banjo string, its vibrations cause it to resonate against a drum membrane that

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Guitar Chords Can Sound Happy Or Sad Depending on Their Underlying Structure

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Guitar chords can produce either cheerful or melancholic tones depending on their underlying structure, as each chord consists of intervals with differing lengths. An example would be a major chord that contains its root, major third and perfect fifth notes; on the other hand, minor chords containing those same intervals can sound somewhat melancholic. 1.

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How Sound Synthesis Is Used in Electronic Music Production

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Utilizing various sound synthesis techniques, producers can craft unique custom sounds for their tracks that create that “wow” factor. However, this process takes time and requires both technical knowledge and creative flair. Early forms of electronic music, musique concrete and tape music, relied heavily on altering natural sounds for their source. This raised an intriguing

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