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DrummerTracks DL Multibox - Sonic Reality

Three of the drum groove packages from the new release of DrummerTracks DL by Sonic Reality under review. By John Moxey

Today's Pop & Rock Vocalists: What Comprises Good Vocal Technique?

Cheryl discusses good vocal technnique and a warm-up routine that she uses for practice. By Cheryl Hodge

The Revelation Of Syncopation

Our resident drumming expert Tom Hoffman introduces Syncopation and discusses why it is so important for drummers to understand how to use syncopation. The lesson is in a mixed video and text format. By Tom Hoffman

Harmonizing The Major Scale

Many chord progressions in popular music are based around a formula whose basis can be found in the Harmonized Major Scale. Of course there are exceptions to the rule but generally if you become familiar with how to Harmonize the Major Scale you can use this to good effect in the basis of your playing. By Graeme Carswell

Crash Cymbal Drills For Skills

In this the 3rd part of a 3 part tutorial on crash cymbals, Crash Cymbal Drills For Skills introduces 2 exercise to hone your crash cymbal skills. The lesson is presented in a mix of text and video. By Tom Hoffman

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Headroom
This is the amount of signal amplitude range between the nominal signal level and the siganl level at which clipping will occur. Headroom is normally expressed in dB.

Headstock
The headstock is situated at the top of the neck. Normally this has the tuning pegs (sometimes called machine heads), and often displays the guitar company logo.

Helmholtz Resonator
This is an acoustic room treatment that can trap a specified range of low frequency audio signals.

Hertz (Hz)
This is the unit of measurement for frequency.

1 Hz = 1 cycle/sec

More generally:

Frequency = Wavelength/time

Hi-Hat
Instrument used as part of a drum kit consisting of a stand, rod, pedal, and 2 cymbals, one on top of the other. As the pedal is raised or lowered it causes the rod running through the stand to raise the top cymbal. Creating different tones as it is struck.

High-Pass Filter
This is a type of filter that rejects low frequency audio signals.

Hum
Low frequency tone that is normally a multiple of 50Hz or 60Hz. This is because it is often related to the mains power frequency.

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