Saturday, April 10, 2010

MIDI

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and it is the language in which computers, MIDI controllers, Keyboards and Drum Machines can talk to each other, control each other and exchange data on a commonly accepted platform across music industry.

MIDI does not transmit an audio signal or media — it transmits "event messages" such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato and panningcues, and clock signals to set the tempo.

Logic Studio 9

Got Logic Studio 9.
Installed to find out it took 55 Gig on my Hard Drive.
Hope I can learn all utilities in time to produce quality content.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Jimmy Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix)

I can't stop myself from writing about this guitar legend who, despite not being knowing how to read or write music, made waves across the world and became an indisputable guitar legend.
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form. Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix's meteoric rise in the music took place in just four short years. His musical language continues to influence a host of modern musicians, from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang.
Jimi Hendrix, born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 a.m. on November 27, 1942, at Seattle's King County Hospital, was later renamed James Marshall by his father, James "Al" Hendrix. Young Jimmy (as he was referred to at the time) took an interest in music, drawing influence from virtually every major artist at the time, including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly, and Robert Johnson. Entirely self-taught, Jimmy's