Cakewalk Studio Instruments
Cakewalk Studio Instruments
Cakewalk Studio Instruments
Cakewalk has released Cakewalk Studio Instruments, a software instrument collection for Mac OS X and Windows. Cakewalk Studio Instruments is a dual platform Virtual Instrument collection providing a high quality Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section that can be played stand alone or in your VST or Audio Unit plug-in supporting host application of choice.
Features:
- An entire band all in one package: Electric Piano, Bass, String Section, & Drum Kit.
- Easy to use animated user interface with powerful controls (cymbals crash, bows bow, bass strings vibrate, etc.).
- Play stand-alone or use it in your favorite recording software.
- Universal host compatibility for Mac (Audio Units) and Windows XP and Vista (32- & 64-bit) PC (VSTi).
- Professionally recorded patterns and instrument sounds.
With Studio Instruments, Cakewalk introduces a virtual instrument collection that is accessible to anyone, not just musicians, through its photo-realistic, animated, and interactive user interface. With point and click ease and professionally recorded patterns, Studio Instruments delivers a simple and fun way for all to make music. [More]
Accompany Yourself On Piano
How to Accompany On Piano
How to Accompany Piano
Have you ever wanted to accompany yourself or others while singing? The desire to do so is one of the key motivations for a surprising number of piano students. How will you ever learn to sing at the same time – and carry a tune?
The ability to accompany yourself on piano while singing is a skill like any other. If you already have a good grounding in piano basics, such as knowing the notes, knowing your scales, reading music – great! You have a very firm foundation for learning how to accompany yourself. Now you can learn to read a “lead sheet,” which is a kind of musical shorthand.
A lot of pop, rock, country, and other contemporary music is noted down in this non-classical format. These lead sheets are collected in books called “fake books.” In its simplest form, the lead sheet consists of a single line of notes that pick out the melody, accompanied by chord notations above. [More]
