Indian Music Articles

People who say "It's better to give than to receive" are flat out lying. It's always better to be on the receiving end of any transaction (unless you're receiving insults or incoming fire). Keep that sentiment in mind as you build relationships in the music business.

Indian Music Glossary
by Manjiri Ganu

Glossary of Indian Music Terms. They are in Alphabetical order.

Stringed Music Instrument: Violin - Part 1
by Gudipudi Srikanth

The violin is a stringed musical instrument comprising four strings tuned a fifth apart. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola, cello and double bass. The lowest string (and hence the lowest note) is the G just below middle C, then in ascending order D, A and E.

Sheet music for a violin almost always uses the G clef (treble clef).

The violin has some similarities to the earlier viol family of instruments.

A person who plays violin is called a violinist.

A person who makes or repairs stringed instruments is a luthier.

A common or less formal name for the violin is the fiddle.

The Future of downloadable music
by sal

it's the big-bucks battle over the future of downloadable music and a winner is emerging. while the majors are still plotting their course of action and going through trial phases, smaller, trend setting music companies are paving a golden path directly to the consumer. their product? subscription services.

Personal Studio Series: cheap fixes
by rob

so you don't have the unlimited funds of trent reznor or fatboy slim (should those two names even be used in the same sentence?), but you'd still like to improve the sound of your recordings or get a handle on some things around your studio. all without spending any serious cash. well, you've come to the right place. we're not giving any money away (you'll have to check with trent or fatboy for that) but we are handing out a few tips on how to improve your situation on the cheap.

Making Remixes Work
by matt w

I recently had the pleasure of taking part in a little "contest" with a few friends. the basic idea was that each person would remix a song recently written by one of the group of people, and we would all release the tracks together, once a month. sounds like fun, but unfortunately things did not turn out the way they were planned. In this space I would like to write about some of the ethics of remixing and being remixed, so as to keep others out of the same situation I became involved in.

Music therapy, Curing Diseases with Music
by Gudipudi Srikanth

Music Therapy is the use of music and music related activities to modify ineffective learning patterns, to promote emotional, mental, social and physical growth and to develop non-musical goals.

Basic Difference between MIDI and MP3
by Gudipudi Srikanth

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
In MIDI, the music sequence is recorded as a series of numbers which explain how the music is to be played back. The advantage is that MIDI files are very small, but the sound is totally dependent on the output device ie the sound card etc.