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Put Dynamics In Your Music

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

I equate dynamics with emotions, or perhaps better stated, inflection. Just as much as you wouldn’t give a speech in a monotone voice (unless you’re Ben Stein) you probably shouldn’t make a musical statement in a monotone voice, either. In today’s technology-happy world, much of the loss of dynamics in music has to do with [...]

A Day With Sommatone Amplification

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Hear The Difference. Never have truer words been spoken when it comes to amplifiers. Almost as long-standing as the Fender vs. Gibson debate, the endless pursuit for that perfect amp has plagued guitar players for 50 years. So when the guys at Sommatone Amplification decided to use that phrase as the tag line for their [...]

I Have GAS!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Saying this to a group of friends will certainly elicit one of two responses, depending on the group: for your group of non-musician friends (lemmings that they are) you’re certainly going to get some weird looks, and probably one or two people making a semi-graceful exit to another conversation across the room. To your musician [...]