Estimate peak port air speed, Mach number, required opening area, and chuffing margin for slot ports, round ports, and flared vents.

A dulcimer is a stringed folk instrument which basically comes in two different varieties: the hammered dulcimer – which has strings stretched over a sounding board with a trapezoidal shape, generally ...

Army of Me was released in 1995 on Björk’s second studio album, Post. The song opens with the repeated bass line in the Locrian mode. Although the root note is somewhat ambiguous, it will be revealed ...

Musical tradition is at times a rather odd element of this popular art. One of those traditions that still holds true for today is that of using Italian terms to instruct a performer in notated scores ...

We could say that most indie music is alternative, but not all are indie. Let’s unpack this statement. Many alternative rock bands in the 1980s signed with independent labels, but later moved to one ...

As a musical genre, Funk has its roots firmly embedded in jazz. Funk incorporates many elements of jazz alongside soul and earlier African-American styles of music. Following on from the immense ...

In a recent article, I gave a broad account of the evolution of the violin with a particular focus on the work of the Cremona luthiers. At the head of this revolutionary group of innovators was the ...

When I first came across Reggae I found myself quickly seduced by its fusion of African, Jamaican, and American musical styles. A friend of mine claimed that you could never feel unhappy when you ...

Nearfield production desk 3.5 to 4.5 ft / 1.1 to 1.4 m 60 deg Matches speaker spacing Project studio mix position 5 to 6 ft / 1.5 to 1.8 m 55 to 60 deg 5.4 to 6 ft / 1.6 to 1.8 m Small hi-fi listening ...

Estimate room volume, usable coverage, listening-distance loss, SPL target, room gain, and recommended amplifier power for music rooms, studios, hi-fi rooms, and small venues.

Music is littered with vocabulary. Dictionaries of music list the numerous terms that you have the option to embed into your language if you wish. Many of these terms are Italian as that wonderful ...

Perhaps Satie’s creative uniqueness stemmed from his Scottish Mother and French Father. He was born in Honfleur, France, in 1866 and when only four years old his family moved to Paris in order for his ...