June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The violin family’s largest bowed string instrument is the double bass. It includes four (or less commonly five) strings tuned in 4ths. It sounds an octave lower than its smaller orchestral partner, the cello. The double bass is best known for its contribution...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The modern classical guitar is normally played in a seated position. The instrument lays on the left lap and the player’s left foot sits on a footstool. This is for right-handed players. If a footstool is not used – support for the guitar may be used between the...
September 27, 2019 | Audio Processing, Blog
Frequency Shifter raises or lowers the frequency of an input signal using a complex amplitude modulation-like technique. Unlike the pitch shifter, it does not preserve the harmonic relationships between the various tones and harmonics in the input signal. In the next...
June 24, 2020 | Instruments, Resources
The classical guitar, also known as nylon-string or Spanish guitar, belongs to the guitar family and is used in classical music. It has essentially wood on its body and strings made of catgut or nylon. The classical guitar is a predecessor of the modern acoustic and...
April 28, 2020 | Audio Recording, Resources
The A/B stereo recording technique is also known as “Spaced Pair”. It involves two microphones positioned anywhere from 3 to 10 feet apart, meant to capture the same sound source. The distance between them will create time-of-arrival (phase) and level...
