Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Leading British synthesiser manufacturer Modal Electronics is proud to release BALTICA, the result of a cooperation with acclaimed sound designer Soundsauca. Available for free from both the Soundsauca online store website as well as Modal Electronics’ website. BALTICA includes one hundred synth patches. Music producers and … Continue reading Free sound set ‘BALTICA’ for COBALT8 synth
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Music key signatures are an important tool to unlock the secrets of written music. Key signatures serve a few important functions. They serve as a sort of shorthand method for notating sharps and flats. By using a key, we do not need to notate a flat or … Continue reading Key signatures: A beginners guide
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Life is crazy, we all know. Time seems to be speeding up and out of control, especially this last year. Whether it is your new or changing responsibilities at work, spending time with your family and friends, or scrolling through some news or spacing out on your … Continue reading Finding time to learn music: balancing work, music & family
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Have you ever looked under your piano and seen those three brass colored levers sticking out from the bottom? On an acoustic grand or upright or piano, those are the pedals! Have you ever wondered what piano pedals do? The pedals are an extremely important component to … Continue reading The art of pedaling: what piano pedals do
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Learning to play piano is the ultimate video game. Think about it for a moment. You are the main character. You start at the beginning of an epic journey, with limited skills and resources. Your character is not very agile and does not know very much of … Continue reading 6 games you can play with the piano
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Arturia is offering 50% off all of their iPad apps for a limited time, giving users the chance to take their music production and favorite iconic sounds with them – wherever they go. The promotion will run from March 5th to March 12th, and will include … Continue reading Arturia Offers 50% Off iPad Apps
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Whereas Bach, Mozart and Beethoven are household names around the world, talented female pianists have not enjoyed the same limelight as their male counterparts. While it is true that there were not as many female pianists in the late 18th century, times have changed drastically since then. … Continue reading The best female pianists of our time
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News IK Multimedia is giving away Hitmaker: Synthwave for SampleTank through March 31, 2021. Hitmaker: Synthwave offers a retro-futuristic tribute to analog sounds with a sci-fi twist. With 1.4 GB of samples, Hitmaker: Synthwave includes throbbing bass synths, dominant synth leads, electrified analog drum kits, dystopian atmospheric … Continue reading IK Multimedia announces Grab a Synth Giveaway
Pianos – Keyboard and Synths – Music Instrument News Sequential have just released a new OS for the Prophet-6 and the OB-6 that adds much-anticipated features. Support for MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression). This enables the Prophet-6 and OB-6 to respond to MPE-driven controllers such as the LinnStrument®, Expressive E Osmose®, Roli Seaboard® series, and others. … Continue reading Sequential Releases New OS for Prophet-6 and OB-6 Adds MPE Support and Prophet-5 Vintage Mode
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Until recently, knowledge of music and musical instruments was considered a pillar of classical education. The power of music to elucidate emotional and psychological responses has been understood for millenia. Furthermore, the fundamental nature of music as a mirror to reflect on the mysteries of the universe … Continue reading Why music education matters
