Archive for the ‘acoustic instruments’ Category

If I were to play a recording of an acoustic instrument into a microphone, would that change the freq?

Friday, December 25th, 2009

This is for a science experiment. So for example I record a guitar playing A at 440 Hz at home and play that back from a speaker into another microphone hooked up to the computer, how would the frequency differ from if I were to record directly into the microphone? does it depend on ...

are there better types of instrument cables for acoustic instruments?

Friday, December 25th, 2009

I have a jasmine by takamine es50c acoustic bass and it makes almost every cable i plug in to it buz... Elixer, Fender and a lot of companies make higher quality cables. Also, occasionally spray a little contact cleaner, or better yet, Deoxit D5 into the jack in your bass, the contacts ...

Is a Piano Considered an Acoustic Instrument?

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I don't believe a piano can be electric.. An electronic piano would defy the properties of a a piano and is a different instrument completely. But my question is now answered, thank you. :]] even more technically, it is considered a chordophone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordophone and if its electric as everyone has already stated, it is ...

If I can play acoustic and electric guitar, which other instruments should I find easy to play?

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I was thinking of trying the violin or maybe a ukulele. Any suggestions? or do all instruments require really differnt skills in order to play them? In the order that you asked. Any instrument that requires finger dexterity would be interesting. The concept behind violin and other bow instruments would be easy ...

help with recording acoustic instruments and vocals?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

okay. i have Sony Acid Pro 6 on my Dell Inspiron 6400 and i need to know what specifically i need to buy for recording mainly vocals, acoustic guitar, and other acoustic instruments (piano, xylophone, strings, etc.) i am kind of on a limited budget, but i have been looking at ...

what is "Compact Pickup for acoustic Instruments"?

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Does it make the instruments sound electric? I have ukulele i'd like to try it on It's basically a microphone designed to pickup the sound from the guitar and send the sound to an amp and speaker. Without a distortion box it will not change the sound or pitch of ...

Can you recommend a microphone to record acoustic guitars and other instruments at home?

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

I've bought an 8-track recorder and now need to find a mic - I'm looking for something that will pick up classical guitar and various acoustic instruments e.g. clarinet, saxophone and give them a warm sound, not too tinny or with too much hiss. Ideally for under £100. It's for ...

When were pickups for acoustic instruments first invented?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

I need this information to aid me in commenting on technological advances in the music industry which had a particularly important impact on folk music. A friend of mine use to make his own Hawian guitars using pickups back in the late 60's so they were around then

What acoustic covers would you like to hear in a Coffee Shop?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

I play general and classical acoustic instruments for my solo trips around the midwest. I play things from The Beatles to John Mayer to even Bon Iver. My range of vocals confines me to an alto but i am a very experimental performer. I've played at caribou's and Starbucks in ...

what is the best way of recording the sound of an acoustic piano and other instruments at a good quality?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

I have tried to record me playing the acoustic piano as well other instruments, but have all come out at low quality. I have tried recording with a camera and separating audio, and direct recording through the microphone into audacity while playing the clarinet at yet is still low quality. Please help. ...