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Apr 07

Amazing Virtual Piano and Drumkit – Let’s Jam!

Thought for a while about creating a virtual band? Well, then you’ll need these virtual instruments :)

Once in a while my friends need to get something from these huge stores stuffed with electronics. So they drag me along to help them review whatever it is they are after. Since most of the time I buy that kind of stuff online, I quickly get bored walking down those isles, and stop at the one with all these cool pianos (keyboards). There I spent most of my time practicing, while my friends are looking for stuff.

Recently I was googling for something and found Colin’s blog, which had a cool link to this amazing virtual piano with several different modes: organ, saxophone, drums, flute, guitar, strings, bass, etc.

 

online virtual piano

Then I went further and found this great virtual drumkit which probably requires a real mouse, but gives a very realistic feeling:

online virtual drumkit

There are many more cool virtual instruments out there, so feel free to expand this list by adding more links.

Let’s get to jamming people!

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5
Apr 07

Music Video Clip of the day: Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is in the style of a rock opera, and has a very unusual musical structure for a piece of popular music. Its six different sections have no chorus but both a cappella and heavy metal arrangements. Despite this, it was released as a single and became a huge commercial success, marking a decisive point in Queen’s career and setting them on the way to become one of the world’s most popular bands. The single was accompanied by what is generally cited as a groundbreaking “promotional video”, which helped establish the visual language of the modern music video. The song was included in all of Queen’s subsequent live concert performances and still enjoys great popularity all over the world.

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Apr 07

Music Video Clip of the day: Guns N’Roses “Don’t Cry”

“Don’t Cry” is a song by Guns N’ Roses, two versions of which were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is the fourth track on Use Your Illusion I; the version with the alternate lyrics is the thirteenth track on Use Your Illusion II. Only the vocal tracks differ, and even then only in the verses; however, in those verses, not only are the words entirely different, but the meter and melody are also slightly different.

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Apr 07

Music Video Clip of the day: DDT Belaya Reka

DDT (or ДДТ in Cyrillic) is a popular Russian rock band founded by its permanent lead singer, Yuri Shevchuk (Юрий Шевчук), in Ufa in 1981.

The original band comprises:

  • Yuri Shevchuk – vocals, guitar
  • Vladimir Sigachev – keyboard
  • Rustem Asanbayev – guitar
  • Gennadi Rodin – bass
  • Rustam Karimov – percussion

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    Mar 07

    Music Video Clip of the day: Dire Straits “Money for Nothing”

    “Money for Nothing” is a song by Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 album Brothers in Arms and subsequently became an international hit when released as a single. It peaked at number one for three weeks in the U.S., becoming their most successful single. The song was notable for its controversial lyrics, groundbreaking music video and a cameo appearance by Sting singing the song’s iconic falsetto introduction and backing chorus, a borrowing of the cable network’s slogan “I want my MTV”. The video was also the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network started on August 1, 1987.

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