How to set your intonation correctly, and always play in tune

In this guitar lesson I go over everything you need to know about setting your intonation on any guitar. It works for hard tails, tune o matics, floyd rose, all bridges. You will use this information for the rest of the time you play on your gibson, fender, Ibanez, or any guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3phxqPP9UTU See also https://www.electricherald.com/how-to-intonate-a-guitar-or-bass/ … Read more

How Eighteenth Century Piano Tuners Heard Major 3rds — 18th Century Aesthetics

Eben Goresko presents a Temperament Recital at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2000 where he demonstrates the usefulness and artfulness of tuning modern pianos in historic intonations to augment performances of Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Schubert, Bach, Mozart and other so called “equal temperament” composers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uCu5pTBzbU In the 18th century, piano tuners, like musicians of … Read more

Various metal drum shells compared

Mapex Black Panther 2020 Metal Snare Drums – Drummer’s Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5Y970ma6E The Mapex Black Panther 2020 Metal Snare is a high-quality snare drum designed for drummers seeking a powerful and versatile sound suitable for various musical genres and playing styles. Part of Mapex’s Black Panther series, renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship and premium materials, this … Read more

Jamie Buturff – The A=432Hz Chakra Tones Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7kF47qRkmA     Jamie Buturff is a researcher and proponent of tuning musical instruments to a pitch of A=432 Hz, as opposed to the more standard A=440 Hz, which is widely used in the music industry today. The tuning of A=432 Hz is often referred to as “Verdi’s A,” named after the Italian composer Giuseppe … Read more

What is Sound Healing and How Does It Work?

Sound healing is a holistic practice that uses sound frequencies, vibrations, and resonance to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is based on the principle that everything in the universe, including our bodies, is in a state of vibration, and that specific frequencies can have profound effects on our health and consciousness. Sound healing … Read more

EXCELLENT — The Mathematical Problem with Music, and How to Solve It — “Performance is an art of compromise” – Temperament, timbre, intonation, tuning, voice, tone

Equal Temperament purpose — Divide octave into 12 equal intervals (ratios) to facilitate octave transposition on keyed / digital / discrete instruments.   VIDEO DESCRIPTION / NOTES   There is a serious mathematical problem with the tuning of musical instruments. A problem that even Galileo, Newton, and Euler tried to solve. This video is about … Read more

Sound, Light, Frequency and the Power to Heal – with Eileen McKusick and Autodidactic

Integrative studies reveal most. “The tuning fork lady”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzeuMpyFUGw   “Exploring the Effects of Audible Sound on the Human Body and its Biofield” https://wellbeingjournal.com/the-biofield-effects-of-sound-on-the-body/     Eileen McKusick is a sound healer, researcher, and author known for her work on the therapeutic use of sound, frequency, and vibration for healing and well-being. Her pioneering approach … Read more

How to Set Up and Intonate an Acoustic Guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ywORU5EUs Setting up and intonating an acoustic guitar properly is crucial for ensuring that the instrument plays in tune across the entire fretboard. While intonation adjustments on acoustic guitars can be more challenging than on electric guitars due to their fixed bridge systems, there are several steps you can take to improve intonation and overall … Read more

You Are Tuning Your Guitar Wrong. I Guarantee It. By Scott Grove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tfxy_zs0Mo   Scott Grove is a guitarist known for his online guitar lessons and tutorials, covering a wide range of topics including guitar tuning, playing techniques, and music theory. He has a particular interest in unconventional approaches to music and guitar playing, which includes his perspectives on guitar tuning. Grove has discussed various tuning methods … Read more

Homogenization of DMB’s “sound” ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY3hwEVCong From the video comments — “I think the overall sound quality is becoming homogenized. The players switch up instruments nearly with every song, presumably to get differing sounds? Possibly for fresh strings to keep in-tune after such full-blast playing. The drums sound more homogenous than ever — every song now has the exact same … Read more

Noble & Cooley Solid Snare Drums – Six 14×8 Wood Shells Compared

solid wood shells. oak, beech, maple, walnut, tulip, ash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9wtxTenSow low ash, low walnut both nice, high beech nice, high walnut also nice, high tulip also nice.  Ash kind of “bends down”, “rougher”, sloppyish.  Oak, solid, thick, dense.  Tulip, forgiving.   Noble & Cooley is a renowned manufacturer of high-quality drums, including solid snare drums, … Read more

Why Does Music Only Use 12 Different Notes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvmzgVtZtUQ       Music theory in Western music is based on the concept of the chromatic scale, which consists of 12 different pitches. This system is known as equal temperament tuning and it divides the octave (the interval between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency) into 12 equal parts. Each of … Read more

Eric P. Dollard, On Music & Harmonics. Spokane, WA 2015

Conversation with Telsa-scientist Eric P. Dollard. Interviewed by Charles Roland Berry & Yogi Robert Emin. This is a true story of suppressed technology. Some powerful people don’t want the rest of us to have access to new technology– unless of course those people can make billions of dollars from the rest of us. Professor Dollard … Read more

Snare Drum Hoops Comparison – Drummer’s Review — triple flange, s-hoop, die-cast, in wood, steel, brass

Very useful, and toneful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiVNCIRE4o   ===   Drum hoops are the metal rims that hold the drumhead in place on a drum shell. There are several types of drum hoops, including triple-flange hoops, die-cast hoops, and S-hoops, each with its own characteristics and advantages. Here’s an overview of each: 1. **Triple-Flange Hoops**: Triple-flange hoops … Read more

Tune to Shell Tone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y5jac5zeKg   ===   Gregg Bissonette is a highly respected American drummer known for his versatile playing style and extensive work as a session musician and touring drummer. Born on June 9, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan, Bissonette began playing drums at a young age and quickly developed his skills. Throughout his career, Gregg Bissonette has … Read more

Notes and Thoughts on Drum Shell Bearing Edges — Drum Sound Physics – High-speed video reveals incredible distortions subsequent to each hit; Contact points/surfaces vital to tone

Drum shell bearing edges vitally affect tone and feel response of the heads / drums.   I discuss bearing edges and their affect on a drum’s performance. Let’s see if I can’t distill this topic down to the important bits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efdlamETiE   0:00 Introduction 2:11 Bearing edge definition and purpose 6:55 Keeping it simple — … Read more

Musical Geometry

Simple but powerful presentation that links musical theory with geometry, Carl Munck’s THE CODE, cymatics, A440, the pyramids and much more. Simple but powerful presentation that links musical theory with geometry, Carl Munck’s THE CODE, cymatics, A440, the pyramids and much more – http://youtube.com/watch?v=LJVO-FcxDio Edgar Cayce: ‘…the pyramids were built on a song.’ http://milbert.com/articles#james_furia   Musical geometry … Read more

Fleetwood Mac – The Outstanding Sound Of Mick Fleetwood | Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsXzFYKmMHs     CGPT – FLEETWOOD MAC RECORDING TECHNIQUE, DRUM SOUND Fleetwood Mac, particularly during the era of their critically acclaimed album “Rumours” (1977), is known for their meticulous approach to recording and their distinctive, polished sound. One of the most celebrated aspects of their production is the drum sound, especially the work of their … Read more

Snare Drum Tunage — “It’s all about that tang”

This video is an in-depth response to the folks who have been asking me how I tune snare drums. Packed with a good bit of info it is useful for anyone really wanting to understand how to get great snare drum sound. Tuning is HUGE… but stick with me to the end to see how … Read more

62 Heads – Aquarian, Evans, Remo — same snare, same tensioning, same hoops and hardware, same microphone, same player, kit, sticks and riff, amazing variety of tone

Drum Head Authority posted a grrrreat article on drum tone — probably the most-useful to-date —   Drumheads: More important than drum wood We’re covering drumheads first, because drumheads are by far the biggest factor in your drum sound. Out of everything, the drumheads you choose (and what you actually do with the heads) will contribute to the vast … Read more