Thursday, November 10, 2011

Audacity - Free Music Software For Guitar

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Audacity is a free digital audio editor written by a team of volunteer developers around the world. I have used it for a couple of years and found it to be a very useful tool to help me learn guitar. In this article I'll take a look at some of the features that I use for this.

Audacity is free open-source software that allows you to record, playback and edit digital audio formats such as mp3, wave and others. Audacity is available for Windows 98 and newer, Mac OS X, Linux and other Unix like operating systems.

That's the technical bit out of the way. Now let's take a look at the features that will help you as a guitarist.

How Does Audacity Help You Learn Guitar?

Here is a quick run down of Audacity's features for guitar players...

1. Click tracks

In the Generate menu you can generate an audio track that plays clicks at any tempo and beats per bar. Play back the click track and you have a metronome.

The nice thing about the click track is that you can record yourself as you play over it and listen to the two tracks side by side. This makes it easy for you to hear how well you kept time.

2. Record Your Guitar

Audacity gives you an easy and flexible way to record your guitar by simply plugging in to the microphone or line jack of your computer (You'll need a 6.5 mm to 3.5 mm jack cable).

You can easily record tracks and mix them together. You can record your own backing and play solo parts over it for example.

You can also mix your guitar tracks with CDs from your music collection, jam tracks, or a drum or bass track.

Audacity also has a number of useful effects that you can apply to your guitar recordings (note that these are not available for real-time playback through the computer), compressor, echo, equalization, phaser, wah wah, delay, reverb, limiter, tremolo...

3. Play with Songs or Jam Tracks

With Audacity you can also record your guitar track as you play along to a jam track or a song. Listen to the recording to hear how well you did.

You can import music and backing tracks from mp3 and Windows Media Audio files as well as CD.

4. Change Tempo or Pitch

You can change the tempo of any piece without changing its pitch.

Change the tempo to slow down those tricky passages for study or to play along with them at a more comfortable speed.

If you want to play a song in a different key than the original then you can also change the pitch without altering the tempo. This comes in handy for those songs played with a guitar detuned a half step or with a capo.

Of course, if you want to change both pitch and speed then you can.

5. Looping

Another handy tool for studying difficult passages, or simply to jam on a short chord sequence is looped playback. You can loop any track or mix of tracks by simply holding down the shift key as you press the play button. You can loop only part of a track by selecting it with the mouse before you start playback.

Audacity's pitch and tempo changes can also be used on the looped section.

6. Export Tracks

The ability to create and play loops, control their tempo and pitch is already handy to have on your PC, but you can also take the jam tracks and loops you create with you to practice elsewhere.

You can export any track or loop you create as an audio file. Copy the files to a portable player or burn a CD and you can use them wherever you practice.

I like to use this to create practice tracks at different tempos to copy to my mp3 player. This way I can work on a piece and gradually increase speed as I practice.

Conclusion

In conclusion, you'll find Audacity an essential tool for many guitar practice needs. It is easy to use and costs nothing, so what have you got to lose?


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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Bose® Wave® music system multi-CD changer, Graphite Gray

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Bose Acoustic Wave Music System II - Platinum White

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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Bose SoundDock Range

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Bose have a great reputation in the audio market for the excellent product design, build quality and of course their audio performance. Best known for their high end hi-fi equipment and wave speaker technology, Bose have turned their attention to the digital market over the past few years and now hold true their excellent reputation in the iPod dock market with the highly rated Bose SoundDock range of docking stations. These SoundDocks are fantastic way to quickly transform your iPod music collection from their rather tinny headphone only world into a full on hi-fi experience in your home (or even on the move depending on which model you go for!).

The SoundDock range is split into four different models each with different features to cater to individual needs. Despite the vary level of price between the different models they all share one thing in common which is fantastic audio reproduction. The base model, its full moniker being the 'Bose Sounddock iPod Digital Music System' will cover most peoples needs and does exactly what you'd expect. Simply dock your iPod in the cradle and you'll be enjoying rich quality sound in your living room. The base model, as with every model in the range, charges your iPod when it's docked, and comes with a remote.

The next model up is called the Series II and is more or less the same as the base model with the exception of one particular feature - the Series II is also equipped with an auxiliary port so you can use pretty much any kind of audio equipment with it, not just your iPod. The third model in the series is called the SoundDock Portable... can you guess what sets this one apart? Running from a rechargeable battery, as opposed to mains power, the SoundDock Portable can be grabbed by its carry handle and hey presto, you've got the Bose audio experience on the move! The final, top end model in the range is the SoundDock 10 - a genuine big brother to the rest of the series it really is a significant step up from its smaller siblings.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Bose® Wave® music system -- SoundLink

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Bose SoundDock 10 Digital Music System

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Though complex on the inside, the SoundDock 10 system is delightfully easy to use, with an equally uncomplicated exterior design. Just place your iPod or iPhone into the dock and play. The system's clean, elegant look complements any living area.

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