Thursday 30 August 2007

Play, Mix, and Share Music

Nokia has been belting one hit after another, and the graph is more consistent than the Official UK Music Charts. The Finnish mobile phone manufacturer has given a string of successful stories to mobile lovers for quite some time now. More than anything, the pioneering manufacturer has made optimum efforts on various innovative features to catch the fancy of trend aware mobile phone users. Style and substance go hand in hand in providing the winning edge to Nokia, who has left no stones unturned in striving for only the best. The Nokia N91 8GB is a true testimony to the immense potential of the manufacturer, and it has already created a legion of loyal followers across the globe.

The Nokia N91 8GB is a leading member of the highly acclaimed N series mobile phones from Nokia. With the construct of a true musical jukebox, the 3G slider phone comes packed in with a whooping storage of 8 GB to accommodate about 6000 songs, and an enhanced musical prowess. Flaunting a TFT colour screen that supports a resolution of 176 x 208 pixels, the phone has two configurable soft keys and an 8-way configurable navigation key. Powered by an S60 software based Symbian operating system, the Nokia N91 8GB possesses an innovatively crafted music player that croons to your favourite numbers in MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, Real, WAV, WMA, M4A, AMR-WB, True Tones, and AMR-NB formats. This powerful music player is further enhanced with clever features like volume control, playlist management, mixer, 5 band equalizer, loudness, and music dynamic range compression. With this mini music DJ station, you can record sounds, edit them, and create your own music. The Tri Band phone also has a 2 megapixel camera with a 20 x digital zoom, and advanced modes like still, burst, and video. Connectivity tools on the phone include WLAN 802.11 b/g, USB 2.0, and Bluetooth 1.2 besides XHTML and HTML 4.01 browsers.

Packed with all these goodies, the Nokia N91 8GB is the new wonder phone to go down in the mobile phone “Hall of Fame” as one of the greatest phones of its time.

Monday 27 August 2007

Mamma Mia Delivers with a Mix of Disco and Comedy

Mamma Mia is currently playing in New York City on the famous theater district known as Broadway. The productions home is The Wintergarden Theatre at 1634 Broadway. With a seating capacity of 1482 and a proscenium stage, a very traditional Theatre to see a Broadway show.

Mamma Mia has become a huge hit and very popular amongst audiences and critics alike. With a great musical score, which includes 22 hits from the supergroup ABBA, including the original song "Mamma Mia". The show takes you back into the heart of the 1970s and the disco frenzy of the era.

Set in the present-day on a small Greek Island. The show uses the music of the group ABBA to tell the story of a mother and her daughter who is soon to be wed. The young, soon to be wed, woman named Donna. Donna realizes she is missing one thing for her wedding day, her father. She sets out to find out who her father is, behind her mothers back, and the adventure begins. Donna does find her father, invites him to the wedding (without her mother knowing) and then the fun begins, hence the name Mamma Mia!


Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus and under the direction of Phyllida Lloyd, Mamma Mia has been a huge success in New York. Running time is 2 hours 30 minutes with 1 intermission and ticket Broadway show Mamma Mia average around sixty-five dollars. For a fun, lighthearted nosaltia trip back to the disco days, Mamma Mia is sure to please.

Tuesday 21 August 2007

Music mix

Music has always been a rhythmic companion of our lives. People are born with music, study, drive, eat, sleep and dream to music. People even spend more money on music as compared to books.

Music is everywhere when a person talks to avoid silence and some leave a television or radio on in the background or even sing, hymn or whistle. Thus, music is important for the success in live training. We are able to easily make some connection when we view a picture and hear music at the same time. Powerful brain connections occur when music is combined with information.
One who learns something with the music is able to learn and remember much faster.

It is sound that wins
The first silent movies used to last for a minute or two which were immediate and short lived sensations. Absolute silence of voice and music proved as a deadly combination. Thereafter, theatre owners hired musicians on payroll. They told the musicians to play something or anything and when they did, it worked. Music became effective for solving problems as told by the film critics.

Later, radio found itself threatened by television because they feared that combined audio and video signals of TV will bring them out of the business. When there was a choice between a radio and television, they favored television but patronized radio. Sound or talkies destroyed silent movies and thus music won at last.

Again home video games started with visual signals but within short period of time video games with full fledged background sound evolved which again backed the soundless video games.

Music mix
In live training, music is the most preferable weapon and therefore when music is properly inserted into training environment it can lift some cold, lifeless qualities of a typical training. Other uses of music provide cover for silent activities and small group discussions.

For more information, visit our recommended website music-future.com

Music has always backed the silent visual media and therefore till today radio is being patronized.

Olivia Andrews, writer of music-future.com is a freelance journalist and has written many reviews on subjects such as finance, education, health, entertainment, music, gifts, crafts, travel, apparels and mobile phones.

Wednesday 15 August 2007

How To Start Recording Your Voice At Home

If you have spent the major part of your life entertaining your friends with your lovely voice, maybe it is time for your talent to reach out to more people around the world. All you need is a home recording studio that you can set up with the least bit of effort.
Here are few tips of live recording that you could follow:-

Live recording is done through what is called "audio" which is an actual music recording of a live sound, just like a tape recording. Let us see what all gadgets are required to fulfill your dream.

i) Digital multitrack recorder

ii) Microphone.

iii) Audio interface/sound card.

iv) Studio headphones

Gadget 1 - Get your digital multitrack recorder or software multitrack sequencer.
Decide where you want to record your audio. Here are some of the considerations. If you wish to use your computer's program, that's great and lot of money is saved. With a good quality sound card, you can record at very high fidelity.

But you have to be careful as there are some significant possible downsides. First and foremost, computers are sometimes unreliable, especially if you are using an older version for high end work that needs more memory. You are unlikely to enjoy losing lots of time and hard work when the computer freezes that becomes more likely the more you demand CPU power for multiple tracks and adding things such as reverb and echo. Go for upgrading your computer with a bigger hard disk and RAM as well as an additional Audio/Graphics card to enhance you r work experience. If buying a new computer, go for a high-end processor for the best results.

Using a mouse to run computer programs is just fine, but it may not be so convenient for the job of digital music recording. Simple 4 to 8 track projects may be possible, but you will need proper equipment for higher end work.

On the other hand, using an external digital multitrack recorder has many advantages – as they are more reliable, easier to mix with because they have those old familiar faders, and generally are of higher sound quality. They also come with internal effects such as reverb, delay, chorus, which can crash the computers. The disadvantages are of course the cost, albeit not so bad, and the limited number of tracks (usually 8 to 24).

Another consideration is that with an external device, you must make sure it has a proper connection and synchronization capability with the computer programs. Digital multitracks often utilize V-takes as well, which means you can record a number of versions of track 1 bass, for example, and choose the one to activate for your final mix.
Once you've analyzed your needs, you can go and get the home recording studio recorder or program you wish to work with. An external controller board is required if you are using a software analyzer which will give you real faders for mix down, which can relieve you of the inconvenience of the mouse.

In part two of this article, we shall examine the rest of the essential gadgets required by you for successful music recording. Keep your voice in shape till then, for you will soon be traveling on the highway to a successful career in the world of music.