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The Golden Rules on How To Rehearse or Lead A Band

A great article providing some rules and guidelines on how to best rehearse or lead a band from the perspective of a vocalist and songwriter. By Cheryl Hodge

More About Syncopation

Part two in a great tutorial, by Tom Hoffman, on syncopation builds and expands on the definitions for synocpation introduced and discussed in The Revelation Of Syncopation. By Tom Hoffman

Tirando and Apoyando

Master of classical and Spanish guitar Marcel Tiemensma introduces and demonstrates how to play Tirando and Apoyando with practical exercises in developing your skills in this video article. By Marcel Tiemensma

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

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Reflex Cabinet
Generally only for Bass cabinets. A reflex cabinet is one where you have the speaker facing the back of the cabinet and holes in the top and bottom of the cabinet to reflect the sound out.

Refrain
See Chorus

Resonator
Generally in a guitar called a Dobro. Resonators are the cymbal looking pieces in the center of a guitar which add a higher frequency to the sound. These are used a lot for "slide guitar parts.

Reverb
This is multiple sound images, of an original source sound, blended together at the point of listening. The multiple images are caused by the reflection of the sound from walls and other surfaces or artificially created using electrical or mechanical reverberation units. See the Songstuff article on Reverb by following the link below.

Songstuff Reverb Article

Roll-Off
This is the reduction or fall-away in gain that can be observed at the extremes of frequency response.

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