Soundsnap is a free online sound library. It is a huge community of sound designers, producers and music arrangers where they upload and share sounds sample free of charge. You heard me right --- FREE! Soundsnap plane to support their operation costs by advertising and they might offer premium services in the future where paying user will have access to high quality samples. However, before that happens, now you can use every bit of their service absolutely free. Soundsnap was started by Tasos Frantzolas, a young sound designer living in Athens, Greece. There ...

I like to read about the most recent release of musical gears such as software synthesizers, the latest keyboards, workstation, mixer etc. But to write a review about it, I find it very difficult to do because in Malaysia, we can hardly touch those gears or even see one displayed at the music store. We'll most likely find some consumer range items, but not those pro audio gears. Nonetheless, I love to read news, reviews and listen to demo or watching the video about those hi-tech stuff. In the process of ...

Animusic is an American company specializing in the 3D visualization of MIDI-based music. According to Wikipedia: Founded by Wayne Lytle, it is incorporated in New York and has offices in Texas and California. The initial name of the company was Visual Music, changed to Animusic in 1995. The company is known for its Animusic compilations of computer-generated animations, based on MIDI events processed to simultaneously drive the music and on-screen action, leading to and corresponding to every sound. Many of the instruments appear to be robotic or play themselves using curious methods to ...

Walter Mossberg share his thought about iTunes, the most popular software that download the music you buy to your iPod. iTunes is actually much more than just synchronizing the music with your mp3 player. Currently there are more than 300 million copies of iTunes installed in Windows operating system PC worldwide. Walter shared that there is an Apple networking system installed in your Windows PC whenever you installed iTunes. Each copy of iTunes is actually sharing its own library with others. You can listen to other's music library without the ...

Elogoxa is a small Spanish group that remain anonymous but you will be very happy to find what they invented. They create and develop VST plugins with Jeff McClintock's Synth Edit, then distribute their synth plugin for free download. If you want to save some money from buying plugins for your music sequencer, this is the place you visit and explore. I need more time to try their plugin because ...

Previously I listed my albums at CDBaby.com. My albums are still there, and they still sell! Just want to let you know that I am so satisfied with their service. Beside listing my album at their website, they also help to digitally distribute it to other website selling music and mp3. Recently I got an email from CDBaby regarding a new digital distribution channel. I did nothing about it and I am so surprise that my first album is listed there at PayPlay.fm. Here is the content of the email: Hi ...

It is not about the beginning of music. That's the music history. It is about those who still hesitate at the door step, whether to enter the music world as a beginner. MusicBeginnings.com is a brand new blog that convinces people to learn to play music. Operated by the father-son team of Newell and Sam Hardy, they posted the first welcoming article on 18th May 2007. MusicBeginnings.com is our little brother on the Internet :) Pianologist.com was built on March 2007. This made us two months older. The father Newell is ...

We pianologist came to know about this site when it actually linked to a few of our articles. And we are very happy to find someone who shares the same line of thought as we do, although the moderator of the site, Rick, is actually a trumpeter. But his articles about improvisation quite thoroughly layout all the essential elements in mastering jazz improvisation, regardless of what instrument. Any jazz musician should check out this site, especially when you are stuck and just don't know how or what to improve on your ...

Click on the picture and you will be taken to a site where you can control a virtual cartoon band playing Latin jazz. I think you will like it. Take this as a chance to learn how they construct the rhythm pattern. I love it. I know you will love it too. Technorati Tags: latin jazz, jazz band

Have you seen all the strangest musical instrument in the world? It is great to know that there is actually a gallery showing all those odd music instruments. For example, look at this Giant Tuba, was made in the early 20th century by Besson, London. The Giant Tuba has over 34 feet of tubing, weighs 112 pounds and nearly 8 feet tall. Can you blow it? Practice until your hair become white, maybe you will make a sound from it. Eager to see more instrument like this? Visit OddMusic Gallery. Technorati Tags: giant ...