Monthly Archives: February 2012

Piano News Flash – February 2012

Posted on February 29, 2012 by nilsjohan

Piano Street’s monthly series of hand picked piano related links.

Blasting Mozart to drive criminals away
Interview with Khatia Buniatishvili
The Monster Concerto
Pianists Watts and Rosen awarded by president Obama
György Ligeti on his music and jazz piano
Interview with pianist Cyprien Katsaris
What happens in Queens?
Essentials for good posture
Benjamin Grosvenor’s debut on Decca
Hear two tracks from Yuja Wang’s new album [...] Continue reading →

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Audio Bus – App to App (virtual) audio on iOS

Posted on February 28, 2012 by sean walker

No, you’re not dreaming…

A Tasty Pixel and Audanika have something new coming that’ll probably be the biggest step forward for iOS music making since Core MIDI: Audio Bus. Soon you’ll be able to send the audio you generat… Continue reading →

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energyXT (iPhone Studio App) Updated with Core MIDI and song zooming

Posted on February 28, 2012 by sean walker

What’s New in Version 1.2 Released on February 28, 2012:

Added support for Core MIDI (it’s now on the list)
Zoom in song view
Audio latency and soundfont bug fixes
Minor improvements

energyXT is down to $4.99 again.

Follow the Developers: @xts… Continue reading →

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Two Iona College Students release iTrax

Posted on February 28, 2012 by hu789ko9

  iTrax is an iPad app that allows you to create a song library of your favorite songs and only plays your favorite parts of those songs.  If you like a particular song, but don’t like a particular verse, you … Continue reading →

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Cellist Joan Jeanrenaud on Sibelius and Pro Tools

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

This past weekend, the New York Times ran a profile of cellist and composer Joan Jeanrenaud, who performed with the Kronos Quartet for more than 20 years but retired in 1999 following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis to pursue a solo career as both performer and composer. Jeanrenaud lives in the San Francisco Bay area, where she [...] Continue reading →

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Reading Standard Notation 2 – Rhythm

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Here you can take a look at my easy approach on how-to-read simple rhythm.
Very begginer level! Continue reading →

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[Video] Sonic Touch #8 – iPad and Music Show

Posted on February 27, 2012 by sean walker

Another Sonic Touch episode! I love this video series…

Description:
“We discuss the upcoming iPad 3 and its new features, Seline HD (Ultimate — iPad), controlling Omnisphere with Soundprism Pro in Ableton Live and AutioTool Sketch for Android.”
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Sibelius creates harmony in the UAE

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Broadcast Pro Middle East, a monthly magazine devoted to the broadcast TV and video market in the Arab world, features the United Arab Emirates Philharmonic Orchestra, the UAE’s only full orchestra, and its founder and artistic director, Philipp Maier: After launching the latest generation of the music notation software, Avid Sibelius 7, Philipp Maier was [...] Continue reading →

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General Practice Tips

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

A few pointers on how to approach exercises. Continue reading →

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Big MIDI Out (iPad) Price drop!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by sean walker

MIDI OUT IS OVER 50% OFF! THIS WEEK ONLY! $24.99 -> $9.99

With Midi-Out you can connect your iPad with your Midi-Expander, Synthesizer, Keyboard or any other MIDI-Device to play Midi-Files from your Device.

Features:

play Midi-Files&nbsp… Continue reading →

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Lindsey Sterling Plays Dubstep Violin- Beautifully!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Chad Criswell

I love seeing instrumental pieces like this go viral on YouTube.  Take a look at the video below to see violinist Lindsey Sterling playing a dubstep piece called Crystallize she wrote in a frozen wonderland out in Colorado.  When I … Continue reading →

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Lindsey Sterling Plays Dubstep Violin- Beautifully!

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Chad Criswell

I love seeing instrumental pieces like this go viral on YouTube.  Take a look at the video below to see violinist Lindsey Sterling playing a dubstep piece called Crystallize she wrote in a frozen wonderland out in Colorado.  When I … Continue reading →

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