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Living Presence: 1951-2001
In Roman mythology Mercury is the god of commerce, manual skill, of travel and thievery.
But he is also eloquent and is the bringer of tidings.
concentration is essential when mixing the 3 channels of the original
Mercury recording tapes to two channel stereo in order to achieve that
perfect stereo-balance and a real to life sound at all instances, for
all instruments. Because "real to life" means: dynamics that
are detailed and frequencies that are harmonious in all registers -
as is the case in the recording of 'Pictures at an Exhibition'
played by pianist Byron Janis on Mercury CD 434 346-2.
Wilma Cozart Fine at the Western Electric mixing console and surrounded by a host of components as she poses for the camera at the occasion of the release of another batch of CDs containing transfers of legendary Mercury 'Living Presence' tapes. Connoisseurs can easily spot the modular Audio Suite (designed by Mark Levinson) which is one of the few preamplifiers in the world today that can boast of extreme neutrality.
or term 'Mercury Living Presence' originated from music critic Howard
Taubman's review of the recording of 'Pictures at An Exhibition' (Mussorgsky).
Taubman wrote in the fall of 1951 in The New York Times, that this recording
sound as if you are in the living presence of the orchestra". From
then on "Living Presence" became Mercury's quality slogan
that distinguished the label from its competitors and adorned all following
Mercury-issues. MG 50000 was reviewed in High Fidelity Magazine, Volume
2, Number 2, of September-October 1952. Critic C.G. Burke wrote:
In the summer of 1950 Wilma Cozart accepted a positon with Mercury,
as is stated in many artciles.
AUDIOPHILE CD WITH BYRON JANIS
Fine: 'Not so long ago a dealer called and told me that he had some
trouble in selling a pair of Thiel high-end loudspeakers. The
client had been listening to all sorts of music but was unable to decide
if he would buy the speakers. Until the dealer played this CD and the
client went home with the speakers and the CD.'
In recent years Wilma Cozart Fine has transferred over 200 Mercury tapes that date back from the years when analogue recording was an art as well as a science. She mixed the many legendary tapes to a DAT recorder from which the CD-masters were made.
In order to make this possible it was necessary to restore the original recording and mixing equipment, Ampex 300-3 stereo tape recorders (using 1/2 inch tape) , the 35 mm Westrex machine, and the Western Electric mixing console. All were used at the end of the nineteen fifties and the beginning of the nineteen sixties, the early stereo days.
The 35 mm film with the recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Byron Janis and Antal Dorati was lost and a tape copy of this recording was used for the first transfer to CD by Wilma Cozart Fine.
Naturally the recorders and mixing console is valve-equipment. Although the transistor had been invented decades before, this was the only quality equipment available. In the process of restoring, not only the circuitry had to be checked, but the heads of the recorder should have the precise gap and should function with the right bias and equalization in order to read the signal to the max. The restoration of the equipment was not without difficulty. It took about six months to compete. The Ampex machines are special machines with three heads and three channels, with three head amplifiers. They were built specifically by Ampex for Bob Fine.
Fine: "Bob handed the specifications to Ampex. You know, he was
a technician and an inventor. Already in 1955 he experimented and compared
quality of 2 and 3-track stereo. He said that only recordings made with
3 channels could provide a good stereo-image."
Making the first stereo recording in 1955. Picture taken at a recording session of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Orchestra Hall (former Church of our Prayer).
In the foreground at right is David Hall (producer) conferring with Howard Herrington (orchestra manager). Also in the foreground are instrumentalists (violinists, and a cellist) tuning their instruments and warming up.
In this first stereo setup three Neumann U-47 microphones were used and it looks as if they were arranged in the configuration of the "Decca microphone tree". However the microphone in the middle was independent and was for recording in mono on a separate tape recorder with 1/4" tape. Another recorder with reels with 1/2 inch tape was used for stereo.
This and similar experiments finally led to the typical microphone placement used by the Mercury team in the days of recording classical music in stereo.
(Image submitted by Peter Dobkin Hall.)
the earliest proofs of Bob Fine's stereo technique is on CD as well.
It is Mercury 432 005-2 with Kodály's 'Hary Janos Suite', 'Dances
of Galanta' and 'Maroszek Dances', and Bartok's 'Hungarian Sketches'
and 'Romanian Folk Dances', all performed by the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati. The recording date: November 1956.
So a stereo-recording is only then true to life if the sound stage is picked-up by three microphones. This means in case of an orchestra: one microphone for the left section, one for the right section and one for the players sitting right in the middle in front of you.
DIGITAL RECORDINGS AND 3 MICROPHONES
on the internet a discussion between technicians telling that they were
using this basic setup but were not pleased with the result. They concluded
that the original 3-microphone setup has its flaws. They forget that
digital format of 16 bit and 44.1 kHz. sampling frequency is completely
different from analog. Yes, the digital format has a dynamic range of
96 dB and the same signal to noise ratio. Despite the fact that the
analog formats have a S/N ratio somewhere in the region of 80 dB, the
resolution is much higher if compared to the CD. The digital format
of the CD is a linear format where with decreasing recording level the
resolution is decreasing as well. Many modern recordings use a more
close miking of all the sections of instrument of an orchestra, a band
or an ensemble.
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1/2 Inch and 35 MM Sound Recording
||The diagram shows the microphone setup and the 35 mm film sound recorder with 3 tracks. In the cutting room the various takes were spliced. Each recording had a minimum number of splices which makes the recording all the more natural. Nowadays, with the digital technique up to 400 (or even more) splices are not uncommon in a recorded symphony. (Diagram drawing by R.A.B.)|
Frederick Fennell's admired Gershwin album.
of microphone placement is in essence as simple as it is effective.
But it took a master technician like C. Robert Fine to devise it in
concordance with the laws of nature covering the audible frequency spectrum,
maintaining a frequency characteristic as straight as possible, while
not disturbing time and phase.
position also depended as a matter of fact on the acoustic energy generated
by a 100 piece orchestra, by a string quartet or by a single performer
as in the case with Byron Janis playing Mussorgsky in the Ballroom Studio
in New York, or performing Chopin in the large concert hall in Moscow.
Also the specific acoustic properties of the hall were the orchestra
was playing were taken into account. And finally the nature of the work
plays an important part in the game.
Of course the Mercury-people were experienced technicians and producers. They had knowledge of the music itself, the instrumentation and the score, which all added to their method of recording. This 3-microphone technique was specifically used for classical, and symphonic music in particular.
PERFECT PRESENCE SOUND SERIES
also a series with excellent sound recordings of popular orchestral
music for which the technicians chose to apply multi miking, using a
variety of microphones: Telefunken (U-47) and RCA (44 BX, BK 5, KM 56).
But now the slogan "Perfect Presence Sound Series" were added.
One of these outstanding recordings was "Frederic Fennell conducts
Gershwin" on PPS 6006, from which the notes about Studio
A at Fine Recording Studios in New York City are shown on the left.
Wilma Cozart was the recording director; Harold Lawrence was the Musical
supervisor; Bob Fine the technical supervisor.
1. Film cuts
the background noise of a recording to an irreducible minimum. There
is no tape hiss.
It is clear
that in some cases artists and technicians were not always creating
beautiful music. Many times they were merely challenging the limits
of the possible through perfect phase in microphone placement, the use
of specific tape recorders, the cutting of the lacquer in such a way
as to achieve great dynamics, and finally through a perfect pressing.
Many of those recordings had demonstration quality and were especially
loved by the high fidelity crowd.
DIFFERENT STEREO IMAGES
methods of microphone placement result in different sound and different
images. Dutch technician Hans Lauterslager, who worked as a recording
engineer with 'Philips Phonographische Industrie' (later to be Phonogram
and Polygram respectively before it became part of Universal Music),
talked in 1988 in Dutch record magazine 'Luister...' about his experience
while working with the Mercury recording team in London making recordings
for Mercury and Philips in the early nineteen sixties.
ISSUES WITH TCHAIKOVSKY
the take-over the responsibility for productions lays in the hands of
Harold Lawrence, Robert Eberenz, and Claire Van Ausdall, and of Philips
producers and technicians. Among these is recording technician Hans
Mercury had started recording the Tchaikovsky Symphonies in stereo in London in 1961. It is interesting (and at the same time strange) that Philips sometimes mentions a different year of recording.
Symphonies 1-3 : LSO 26-31 July 1965. Philips stamped in the dead
In the US most of the symphonies were issued on separate discs. except for No. 4 of which the old Dorati recording with the Minneapolis Symphony remained available. No. 5 was released on Mercury SR 90255, No. 6 on SR90312, and Symphonies Nos. 1-3 on SR-2-2-9015.
of 1966 the complete set of symphonies with the London Symphony under
Dorati became available on SR-6-9121.
In my perception the earlier recorded symphonies do not sound as good as the 3 first symphonies which were recorded in 1965. Most striking is the aural stereophonic perception and naturelness of the sound of Symphony No. 1. If you own the Mercury set of the symphonies or the complete Philips set, you should be able to hear how beautifully (for example) the third movement in the 1st Symphony is executed, both by the orchestra and the Mercury-technicians.
however is the stereophonic perspective of the original 3 LP boxed set
with Tchaikovsky's Three Suites for Orchestra (SR 3-9018, Antal Dorati
and the Philharmonia Orchestra), or the lack of it. The inlay states
that Hans Lauterslager and Harold Lawrence made the recordings. You
can hear that the Mercury 3 mike technique was not achieved to the full.
Lauterslager said in Dutch monthly record magazine "Luister..."
that the Mercury setup was too time consuming and would require a longer
recording session. Though Harold Lawrence reported that the three microphones
were positioned at three carefully calculated spots, the listener can
easily hear the difference in sound when comparing the recording of
the Suites to other, earlier Mercury recordings made in the US and in
England. The positioning depends for a great deal on the quality of
hearing of the technician and the producer. By then the talented Robert
Fine did not work for Mercury any longer. The Philips management
apparently found Fine's way indeed too expensive, just like other aspects
of the final product. The pressings from plates coded RFR were now done
in the Chicago factory. They were of lower quality as many later Mercury
SR and Philips PHS releases showed.
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Everest, Command and Cameo
35 MM SOUND FILM CHARACTERISTIC
CD carries two encores played by Byron Janis. One of them is recorded
on the 35 mm film recorder made by Westrex. Westrex had modified the
machine mechanically and electronically so that three heads were aligned
and three channels with electronics were built in. Certainly inspired
by the Cinemascope and Widescreen movie technique which
for their sound recording used 5 tracks on the film. In the movie theater
there were 3 speakers in the front (left, middle and right) and
there were two speakers in the back of the theater and some supporting
speakers on the side walls.
initially used 35 mm film for recording and explained the advantages
on the inner sleeves: thicker tape, less print-through, wider tracks,
Command recordings however have fantastic sound because of the application
of exact the same microphones, the electronics and the perfect placement.
C. Robert Fine and George Piros were responsible for that as is printed
on the inside of the early Command gatefold issues.
these differences are also brought about by the unfortunate application
of the Dolby Noise Reduction System. Mercury did not use a noise reduction
The use of 35-millimeter film was also chosen by the engineers of the CAMEO record label. But now 4 tracks were used. Above is the explanation taken from a cover of such a 4 track recording.
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The Scully Lathe - Margin Control
Taken from the cover of Bert Whyte's October Edition of AUDIO
Splicing the Takes
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The Transfer to CD
The Mercury team used a Scully variable-pitch recording lathe designed by John J. Scully and his son Lawrence J. Scully.
issued the "Mercury Living Presence - The Collector's Edition".
It is a boxed set of 50 CDs originally remastered by Wilma Cozart Fine,
plus a CD with an interview with Mrs. Cozart Fine. The set contains the
Byron Janis recordings of the Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 1, 2 & 3,
Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.
1, the two Liszt Concertos, Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 --- Janos Starker's
Cello Suites of Bach, his Brahms, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Schumann recordings
--- The Kubelik 1951 recording of Pictures At An Exhibition --- The Dorati
recording of The Firebird (Stravinsky) and the recordings with Gina Bachauer
(Brahms, Chopin and Beethoven) --- Paray's Symphonie Fantastique --- The
Civil War recordings, etc. etc. I bought "my collector's edition"
from eBay seller soundcitybeaches in Canada, and the second 55 CD set
as well. The second edition has again many recordings by Antal Dorati,
Frederick Fennell, Howard Hanson, and to the delight of many, Paul Paray's
Ravel and Debussy recordings are included.
Several early monaural recordings do show the original sound the character
of which depends on the microphone used. See
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Mono, Stereo, 1812
'But the CD's are closer to the masters, the original tapes, than the LP's.'
That is certainly true for certain aspects of the sound. Many early stereo releases lack the full dynamics and warmth of the monaural issues. We all know that this is true for all labels, classical, pop and jazz, in the beginning of the stereo era. That is true for stereos of the Riverside and Blue Note labels. While English Decca made superb registrations in those years, the first HiFi Stereo Philips recordings do not have the appropriate dynamics, specifically in the lower and mid low register. This applies also to the early EMI ASD and SAX pressings.
Many a music lover did not like the stereo LP in the beginning too well. They knew that there was something wrong with the overall characteristic, even when big loudspeakers with large woofers were connected.
It can be heard how strange for example a piano (an upright most of the time) sounded on Blue Note and on early Riverside discs. The CD (Pulse Code Modulation - PCM) format gives to these old recordings much better dynamics. And the original recording of Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony on Mercury can sound loud and played on certain equipment somewhat aggressive (depending on the pressing) as the Mercury people never applied a correction, nor did they use limiters and filtering. The reissue has benefited from the digital format.
I could have talked with Wilma Cozart Fine (who became a vice president of Mercury records in 1954 until her departure a short time after Philips had taken over the label) about many more subjects and details.
For instance about their journey to Russia and the recordings they made there with Byron Janis and the ones for Philips with pianist Sviatoslav Richter, conductor Kyril Kondrashin, conductor and violinist Rudolf Barshai, and pianist Vasso Devetzi.
About conductor Antal Dorati, the pupil of Zoltan Kodály, about Dorati's Hungarian programs and the always and everywhere emerging 'Pictures at an Exhibition' on many different labels (on an early Philips Minigroove as well).
About Frederic Fennell and the spectacular recordings of 'The Civil War', a sonic documentary about this dramatic and decisive episode in American history for which recordings authentic instruments were used (LPS2-901) with the Eastman Wind Ensemble conducted by Frederick Fennell, with Martin Gabel (narrator) and Gerald C. Stowe (military advisor).
the clear 'ringing' of bells and the thunder of canons in 'Overture 1812'
of which the first recording in mono in 1954 (MG 50054) did not make its
entrance unnoticed, and that the recorded stereo version of 1958 (SR 90054)
fully showed the strong points of Mercury's stereo recording-technique
and microphone placement. By 1963 over one million, and by the end of
the nineteen nineties two million, copies had been sold of this recording
(the photograph shows conductor Antal Dorati receiving his golden record
Before the mono recording of '1812' with Dorati was produced, Mercury had Tchaikovsky's '1812 Festival Overture' (Ouverture solennelle) and Richard Strauss' Don Juan in their catalogue, performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra and conductor Willem Mengelberg: Mercury 15000. These were original Telefunken recordings and generally Telefunken was issued on Capitol. But as Irving Kolodin pointed out in 'The New Guide To Recorded Music' (Doubleday & Company, New York, 1950), Mercury had negotiated with Czech Ultraphone and obtained their rights for the same recording. Overture 1812 was also issued on Eli Oberstein's Varsity 6925.
have talked about the French programs (Revel and Debussy) of Paul Paray.
About how the valve equipment was kept on the right temperature
- when the recording van was parked in a cold garage - in order to provide
the same sound quality at all times. Tubes do need at least one hour warming
up time. They also need a near constant temperature to function well -
as we all know. About the financial success and the decline of the label.
About the jazz recordings which also had a special sound quality,
but then different microphone placements were used. About the recordings
made in London's Watford Hall. About the fact that later re-released
recordings were well transfered to a master tape first from which the
lacquer was cut. And so on.
EARLY STEREO CATALOG RENUMBERED
In the September
1958 edition of Schwann Long Playing Record Catalog the record industry
introduced the stereo format of the LP for the first time ever. The listings
reveal that the presence of Mercury stereo recordings is somewhat pale.
Stereo recordings with Robert Fine and the recording team, though certainly
in the making, are not yet ready for release.
SR 90001 - Johan Halvorsen's Suite Ancienne Op. 31 (written to the Memory of Ludvig Holberg) with conductor Oivin Fjeldstad.
SR 90002 - Compositions by David Johansen (Pan Symphonic Music Op. 22); Edvard Braeien (Concerto Overture); Arne Eggen (Olaf Liljekrans); Jensen (Partita Sinfonica "The drover"); Sparre Olson (Two Edda Songs); with Odd Grüner-Hegge conducting.
SR 90004 - Johan Svendsen (Symphony No. 2, Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 2 and 3), Oiven Fjeldstadt and Odd Grüner-Hegge conducting. These must be very rare records.
SR 90001 with a Bizet Program (Suites from Carmen and l'Arlesienne) instead of the music of Halvorsen.
SR 90002 now contains Gershwin's Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue performed by pianist Eugene List and Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra instead of music by Norwegian composers.
Ravel's Bolero was originally a popular release on Mercury 18031, together with Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Italien; Paul Paray conducting the Detroit Symphony. But as of November 1958 that recording is listed as SR 90005 coupled with Ma Mère L'Oye and Chabrier's Bourrées; no doubt a better coupling commercially; in any case for the classical collector.
However, SR 90004 with the music of Johan Svendsen, remains for some time in the catalog.
Nevertheless the catalog is expanding rapidly. The advertisement announces SR-3-9000, a 3-record set, with Cherubini's Medea featuring Maria Callas, conducted by Tulio Serafin.
The mono set of this 1957 recording (originally done for Ricordi in Italy) had already been listed earlier.
The stereo-set is available in March 1959 in the US on Mercury. The recording is licensed to EMI since Mercury had an agreement with this British giant.
EMI releases the complete opera recording much later (in Europe) in December 1959, on Columbia SAX 2290-2.
Phonografische Industrie" (PPI) and "Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken
Eindhoven" could not operate on the US market as the American brand
name Philco could suffer from Philips and Philips Company. Industrial
products were therefor handled by North American Philips Company since
1954. To sell records on the American market it was too costly to set
up a distribution network, hire sales representatives, build a pressing
plant and have an advertising department. The best thing to do was to
sign a contract with an American record company. The company the contract
was signed with was Columbia Records Inc. Since 1954 Philips had an
agreement with Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) who also owned the
Epic label. Now most original Philips recordings were released on the
Epic label and a few on Columbia. Columbia recordings were released
on the European continent by Philips. When American Columbia and British
Columbia had split, the American Columbia recordings were no longer
no longer available in the UK and were issued on the Philips label there
60 YEARS MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE
Originally I gave this page the title "50 Years Living Presence". That was in 2001 when this page was first published. Now it is more than ten years later and the heading should read accordingly.
the last recording was made and Mercury Living Presence became history.
But after so many years Wilma Cozart Fine gave new life to the 'Living
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It's a Fabulous Life: A Gay Musical Twist on a Holiday Favorite
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Whether the vibe's swing, smooth, big band or Great American Songbook, Fort Lauderdale's Gold Coast Jazz Society fulfills its mission to preserve, promote and present jazz with its 22nd annual series of shows starring top singers and musicians. The beautiful Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center provides the perfect visual and sonic showcase for these talented performers, who bring both original music and tributes to great artists like Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Buddy Rich and many more to the stage. Please see the full event description for the upcoming lineup. Learn More
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Was there for the last night of the show. The cast really enjoyed their work even if were were about 80 people in this big theater. Daisy Deadpetal had a laughing burst which was contagious. Joe was amazing. I am just wondering why they haven't record these songs on a CD yet. That would be the CD of the Year!
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London and Zoetermeer set for festive fun
IQ are set to play not one, but TWO Christmas shows this year.
The annual London Xmas Bash will take place at the O2 Academy, Islington on Saturday 8th December.
The night before (the 7th) the band will take to the stage at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer for the first ever Dutch Xmas Bash.
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Luca Marenzio was one of the foremost madrigal composers of the Late Renaissance, and is renowned for paving the way towards Monteverdian opera with his unique and often experimental approach to word setting. Solo e Pensoso, taken from Marenzio’s ninth book of madrigals, is especially notable in this regard: the long, drawn-out chromatic scale that begins the work, and the stylistically unusual sequences of descending thirds, both serve to capture the sense of solitude and despair of Francesco Petrarca’s original text.
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Piano* ($0.99) by Apps For Hunger Inc. is a fun new universal game from this charity-based developer. This music app is the reincarnation of Glow Piano Lessons by the same company, but focuses on the fun of playing instead of lessons.
When starting for the first time, players have only a few options for songs to play. There are three categories, Classical, Kids and Christian. In each category, only the level one songs are available. By scoring high enough on first level songs, the level two songs are unlocked, and so on. The third level requires impeccable timing and even the ability to play two notes at once.
The keyboard size will differ with how many notes are played in any given song, but the rules are the same, no matter the size. Hit the keys in order of the notes that appear on the screen. The notes are color coded to represent which finger players should use. For example, yellow notes should be played with the pinky finger and blue with the thumb. The notes will drift down to the piano keys in front of which one should be played.
The idea is similar to Guitar Hero or Rock Band. The screen looks different, and there are no instrument-shaped controllers, but the concept is the same. As the colored orbs float down to the line, play the note on the piano for points. One additionally nice feature is that the piano keys themselves light up with the corresponding color so players don’t have to keep looking up to know what note to play next.
There are approximately 100 songs. Each one can be played at either half speed, three-quarter speed or full speed. The faster the speed of the song is the more points are scored. This price of this app has fluctuated numerous times, ranging anywhere from free to $4.99, with the average price at $2.99. Currently, it is on sale for only $0.99, which is the perfect price to pay.
Half of the proceeds for this app will go to the charity organization Compassion International, which is a Christian organization that helps children suffering from poverty.
Overall, this universal music app is entertaining. Try to beat your high score or just focus on finger placement. Play at half speed to work on perfection or see how skilled you are with a level three song at full speed. Pick it up while it is on sale for only $0.99. Anything higher is too much to pay.


A portable speaker designed to stream your music from the computer, satellite radio or Ipod, using wireless Bluetouth connection to all kinds of music databases.
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Made for people who enjoy good sound and like to have fun with the music.
It is a floor standing and tall speaker, its high carrying handle and control wheel makes it easy to use while standing and when on the move.
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The hang drum instrument can be played by using the hands and fingers of the users. Everybody has a familiarity about the hang drum in the music field. This instrument is producing the udu-like sounds that can be produced with the air resonance and also music like harmonically tuned bell or steel pans. Nowadays, people can see many ads for the drum healing and therapy sessions for the different medical conditions. Actually, this instrument is possible to heal by just beat of the drum that can resonate with the soul of the human heart. However, it can be also used to beat in harmony with very own internal percussion.
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When it comes to this healing or therapeutic purpose of the human health, the hang drum for sale or hang pan is the main instrument. This hang drum is exactly not the instrument to buy from the local music instrumental stores. Before using this hang, first you decide where you can buy the hang instrument and have enough patience and calm to pick the quality hang from the reputed manufacturer. You are not only able to buy a new hang drum, but also buy the secondhand one from the online sites. However, buying used hang drum comes with its own challenges and also considers the important factor such as cost. If you think that the secondhand one is very cheaper, then you should know how hard to get it.
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The well-known and loved final movement of Schocker’s Three Dances for Two Flutes, Coffee Nerves is now available in the composer’s own adaptation for flute quartet. This version divides up the original flute parts and accompaniment in fun, surprising ways. Sure to be a hit for quartet gigs and recitals.


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No Description Available.Genre: Classical MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 14-OCT-1997 This is a fine Handel compilation that provides a nice overview of his orchestral music with brass instruments, as well as his only incidental score (music written to accompany the action of a play). Christopher Hogwood uses the arrangement that Handel made of the Fireworks Music for normal-sized forces, including strings, which were absent from the original. All the music is played with a fine sense of style, and a goodly bit of the "pomp and circumstance" that Handel above all others knew how to capture in music. At two discs for the price of one, this is an extremely good deal. --David Hurwitz
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Octave Monochord, with Tambura MO-54T
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Two octaves of harmony with the addition of Indian tambura sound, a sound bath in itself. Invites voice and chanting.
The tambura enriches the monochrome sound of the Monochord with its fresh, very Indian whirring tones, which light up from time to time. The double sided octave Monochord MO-54T with tambura is, like the MO-60O, designed to be played in a vertical position, the high harmonics with the invigorating tambura on one side, the bass strings on the other. In this position the instrument is also very space-saving and a beauty in the living room. Of course, the MO-54T can also be played lying down, the distance to the floor is large enough for the hand to operate the lower level of the strings.
The full sound of the large Monochord carries for a long time and touches you through its richness of overtones of the two types of strings, the plain and the wound bass strings. The waves of the overtones are amplified by the sound of the tambura. Thus in upright playing the sound has a centering and balancing effect, and in horizontal playing the upper type of string (usually the one with the tambura) sounds dominant and is accompanied by the other, lower type of string.
The spherical and restrained sound of the overtones is perfectly suited for all kinds of singing. The Octave Monochord challenges the voice to tune into the ocean of sounds and to come into harmony.
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With live music from our very own Ceilidh band this really is a family affair; with dancing, a bucking bronco and a hog roast to kick start this year’s Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta. Tickets are available from the Royal Castle Hotel reception team. Adult ~ £10 Child ~ £5 Under 5’s are free!!


Where to Find Traditional Scottish Entertainment
Looking for traditional Scottish entertainment? Then why not hire a ceilidh band? Whether your event is a birthday celebration, a wedding reception or a corporate function, a ceilidh band can create a really fun and relaxed atmosphere for your event. Many people throughout Scotland and the north of England hire renowned ceilidh band HotScotch to provide the entertainment for their events. The band play accordion, fiddle and drums to create a sound that’s as exciting as it is unique.
A Globally Renowned Ceilidh Band
HotScotch has made a name for itself in Scotland and plays regularly at venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunfermline and Stirling. However, it is also known throughout the world and has played at various overseas functions. In fact, the band has recently played at a Festival of Scottish Music and Culture in Moscow as well as weddings in Greece and Monte Carlo. Wherever you are in the world, if you want to hire a professional ceilidh band for your event, get in touch with HotScotch today. To learn more about this highly-regarded ceilidh band visit the website today or to discuss your requirements with the band’s accordion player Paul Chamberlain call 07799 896050 or 0131 333 4319.


Meet The Beatles are the best in the business at recreating the excitement, authentic sound and downright raw energy of the original Fab Four. Prepare for a evening of note-perfect Beatles hits as one of the UK’s premier Beatles tribute bands comes to Nantwich Civic Hall!
Meet The Beatles are one of the finest tributes to The Beatles, and are as close to the original band as you can get. From the acute attention to detail in musicianship, to the replica costumes, instruments and equipment, Meet The Beatles bring the most accurate experience possible.
This show is truly authentic, even down to McCartney’s left-handed guitar playing and uncanny resemblance to the original members – and hit songs. Reminisce with the glory days of one of the biggest and most influential bands ever with Meet The Beatles, and re-live the frenzy of the Beatle-Mania phenomenon!
The event takes place on Friday 17th February and tickets for the show are on sale now from Nantwich Civic Hall, at £10 per ticket.


Released in August 2022, Butterfly Mind has been Tim Bowness’s most successful album in terms of chart positions and reviews. To celebrate, an official video has been created for We Feel (a fan favourite taken from the release). Watch it now here: https://youtu.be/gr1pXHBtzVI
Featuring the powerhouse rhythm section of Richard Jupp (Elbow) on drums and Nick Beggs on Chapman Stick, the track boasts superb performances from Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, Peter Hammill and US musician Devon Dunaway.
David K Jones’ enigmatic visuals perfectly encapsulate the sense of paranoia and tension evoked by the lyrics.
Produced and written by Tim Bowness and Brian Hulse. Mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree).
‘A career highpoint, full of invention, scope and ambition.’ – Prog Magazine
‘A heartfelt, heroically eclectic album.’ – Electronic Sound
‘Butterfly Mind feels like the work of a reinvigorated singer. This stings like a bee.’ – Classic Rock
‘Tim Bowness’s seventh album pushes the boat out.‘ – Classic Pop
Listen to the previously released singles below.
Always The Stranger: https://youtu.be/PbCkXmliRJE
Dark Nevada Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZ7ABPAa5I
Only a Fool: https://youtu.be/k0ZJiIK1W5w
Glitter Fades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cwUBwOOloE
Butterfly Mind is available as a Limited 2CD Edition (incl. alternative mixes and outtakes), as well as a Limited Edition 180g LP+CD featuring a striking die-cut artwork by Carl Glover. Burning Shed have an exclusive green vinyl edition, and you can order now here: https://timbowness.lnk.to/ButterflyMind
Tim’s seventh solo album – his sixth for InsideOutMusic / Sony – features the rhythm section of Richard Jupp (ex-Elbow) and Nick Beggs alongside a spectacular guest list including Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Dave Formula(Magazine), Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), Martha Goddard (The Hushtones), Gregory Spawton (Big Big Train), Mark Tranmer (The Montgolfier Brothers / GNAC), Saro Cosentino (Franco Battiato), Italian Jazz musician Nicola Alesini, US singer Devon Dunaway (Ganga), Stephen W Tayler (Kate Bush) and, marking his first studio work with Tim for nearly three decades, former No-Man violinist Ben Coleman.
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The M3W uses Kurzweil’s exclusive Mara sound chip and VAST architecture to create the most realistic and playable instrument sounds available. The digital signals are then realized through hand-matched amplifiers and speakers to produce a beautiful yet intimate sound field.
The M3W sonic pallet features the famous Kurzweil Triple Strike Grand Piano along with a diverse array of top notch and categorized instrument selections – electric pianos, organs, orchestral, drums, basses, horns, winds, guitars, percussion and more – are all available for creating entire musical productions in the comfort of your own home. (owner’s manual with preset list available for download here)
The M3W’s easy Split and Layering features offer yet another dimension of performance while it’s “Favorite” buttons provide instant recall of your most needed presets and custom combinations.


The order of effects is much debated, with distortion tending to be one of the first processors in an effects chain. However, some effects work well before distortion. Two common choices are a noise gate (you want the noise gone before it’s hyperamplified by the distortion) and compression (for a smoother distortion sound with more sustain). But there are also some less obvious options, such as…
This is particularly appropriate with amp simulators and recording software, where the guitar signal is stereo. You won’t really hear a chorus effect—that requires putting it after distortion. But when set for a slow rate and an equal dry/processed mix, chorusing provides a unique sense of animation and motion, as well as wider stereo imaging. Increasing feedback makes the effect more pronounced, while changing the dry/chorused balance for more dry signal gives a subtler effect.
Most players think of auto-wah as an effect you use without distortion, and this needs to precede compression or distortion anyway for maximum response to your picking dynamics. However, setting a slow attack and decay so that the auto-wah tracks your playing loosely creates an effect that slices through the distortion (sort of like “hard sync” with an analog synthesizer). This resembles a popular ’60s/’70s sound of working a wah pedal inserted before a heavily distorted amp.
Although thought of as a vocal processor, a de-esser can pull down the highs with harder picking—like an “intelligent” pullback of the tone control— to give a smoother, creamier sound.
This can provide the same benefits as a de-esser. Adjust the highest band so it covers the guitar’s higher frequencies and overtones, then set its threshold so that higher-level signals trigger compression. To obtain the greatest benefits, you’ll want a high ratio and low threshold to really knock down the highs.
Using EQ to condition your guitar prior to distortion can have a huge impact on the sound.
• Reducing highs provides the “pull back the tone control” effect that gives a smoother sound. This is particularly important with amp sims, where feeding in too many highs can create harshness (Fig. 1).
• Trimming lows helps tighten leads by reducing intermodulation distortion between high and low frequencies. It also keeps out thumps and other low-frequency sounds that don’t contribute anything melodic, and can step on the notes you do want to hear.
• Boosting the midrange around 1.2kHz makes the distortion more touch-sensitive to notes in the range typically used for leads. You can get away with lots of boost, so you don’t have to hit the strings too hard to trigger lots of distortion.
• Cutting the midrange around 2kHz-3kHz reduces harmonics. With amp sims, these harmonics often contribute a harsh quality. If your EQ includes a lowpass filter, rolling off the highs starting at around 2kHz can give a smoother overall distortion sound.
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Recordez is a limited company which was formed in 2007 to be a supplier of quality Music instruments in Nairobi and its environs. The shop is conviently located on 2nd floor of Yaya Centre along Argwings Kodhek road. It is managed by two directors and has a staff of two employees. We stock a variety of music instruments e.g. Keyboards, Guitars, Violins, Saxophones, Trumpets e.tc. They come in various brands e.g.Rocket, Yamaha, Sonata,Stag and many more. We also sell a range of music accessories such as guitar and Violin strings, reeds, valve oil for wind instruments, and rosin and bows for stringed instruments.
In addition to that we also stock a variety of music instructional books for all instruments.
Other services provided by Recordez include repairs and maintenance of music instruments.
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Recordez will strive to provide music instruments to the community by giving personalized service to the customers, and educating them about the products they need to attain excellence in being musicians.
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With so much time spent at home at the moment, thousands of people are taking to music to bring some creativity to their days. As a result we’ve seen a rise in questions relating to the best pianos for their budget and requirements. With so many great stage and studio piano options available, now is a great time to learn, or to pick up the instrument after a break.
The huge range of fantastic quality digital pianos and acoustic pianos available right now can feel overwhelming when you start to scratch beneath the surface with your research. But fear not, we're here to help.
If you or a family member is just getting started and you're on the hunt for the best piano for beginners, there are plenty of budget-friendly options to get you going. If you're really strapped for cash, don't dismiss the best keyboards for beginners and kids, and check out our guide to the best online piano lessons for great virtual tuition that you can do from the comfort of your home.
If your skills are closer to the pro end of the spectrum, there are some beautiful high-end pianos out there, including uniquely crafted acoustic pianos and versatile digital emulations. Whatever your skill level, there's never been a better time to buy one of the best pianos for you.
We've researched this guide thoroughly to help pianists find the best piano for their playing style, their budget and the situations in which they'll be using it. Whether you’re looking to play piano songs in your living room, record piano in a studio, or even taking your piano to the stage, in this list you'll find a great selection of home, studio and performance-ready pianos.
If you want to know more before you take the plunge, hit the ‘buying advice’ button above. Or keep scrolling to get straight to our top picks.
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Best pianos: Our top picks
The best piano for you really depends on what you're after, what playing level you're at, and how you're looking to use it.
Our top choice for the best acoustic piano is the Yamaha U1. Although its high price may place it beyond the reach of many, it’s a beautifully crafted instrument with a stunning sound. More than just a great instrument, it would make a fabulous centrepiece in your home.
In the digital piano realm, Yamaha wins again with its NP-12 portable piano – there’s simply nothing else that compares in this price range for sheer, simple ‘piano-ness’.
Nearer the top of the budget and performance tree, there’s the jaw-dropping Nord Piano 4, which is the professional’s choice for stage use. For playing at home, we’d heartily recommend the Casio Privia PX-770, which represents great sound at a great price.
The best pianos: Digital pianos
A scaled-down, portable piano-style digital keyboard, the NP-12’s lifelike AWM Stereo Sampled piano sound and compact footprint make it a perfect choice for kids to learn on, or for more mature pianists who have downsized and no longer have room for a full-size piano. Despite having a lightweight, synth-action keyboard, the 61-key NP-12 really looks the part thanks to its classic styling, red trim and full-size, waterfall-fronted keys.
Slim, lightweight and strictly no-frills, the NP-12 can be powered by the included mains adapter or by 6 x AA batteries. With a selection of 10 sounds, 2 of which are acoustic pianos, and 4 basic reverbs, if all you want is simply something with a great pedigree that sounds like a piano to just sit down at, switch on and play, you need look no further.
The ‘B’ here stands for the colour Black, (it’s also available in White), and if you’re after an even more piano-like experience, the NP-12 has a bigger, 76-note sibling in the shape of the NP-32.
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If you're looking for the best mid-range digital piano, this could be the model for you. The Privia PX-770 features a triple-sensor graduated hammer-action which gives nuanced control over the onboard sounds. The PX-770 features hammer and damper resonance and has three foot pedals like an acoustic piano: damper, soft and sustain. It also features half-damper pedalling and comes with a built-in library of ten classical pieces, giving you the opportunity to play along with recordings of a live symphony orchestra!
Considering the low price, the piano sounds and feels surprisingly good, although the number of onboard sounds is fairly limited compared to a stage piano (no synth leads), and the distinctive looks won’t appeal to everyone.
There are no audio outputs (only two headphones ports), and no standard MIDI outputs for connecting to other keyboards/modules (although MIDI can be sent and received via a computer over USB).
At this price, though, these are minor quibbles, and overall the PX-770 represents an excellent mid-range choice for the home pianist.
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One of this year’s hot announcements at NAMM, Roland’s RD-88 is a compact, lightweight stage piano, bristling with features, that’s a bit more affordable than some of the competition. At around half the price of the flagship RD-2000, the RD-88 combines Roland’s acclaimed PHA-4 hammer action keyboard and Ivory Feel keys with their exceptional-sounding SuperNatural Piano and E.Piano sound engines.
Throw in an easy-to-use interface optimised for performance, literally thousands of tones and a powerful, room-filling set of onboard speakers, and you have the perfect solution for both stage and home use. And with its super-slim profile weighing in at only 13 kilos, it won’t require a team of burly weightlifters to help you move it around!
Offering high-quality acoustic piano, electric piano, organ and other (including synth/string) sounds, the CP88 (also available in a 73-note configuration) is a well-equipped stage piano that benefits from a clean, retro-inspired interface that offers one-to-one access to all of the instrument’s main features. The 88-note hammer-action keyboard looks and feels fabulous, responding superbly and handling fast runs with ease.
There are some fine, tweakable effects, particularly the analogue and digital delays, and you can build some massive, stacked sounds using the Live Sets feature. Admittedly, the organ and synth sections are lacking in comparison to the Nord Stage - though a v1.4 update has just added some new sounds - but even though it isn’t red, we think the CP88 has a bright future ahead of it.
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The Nord Piano 4 comes with a wide range of solid, tried and tested acoustic and electric pianos onboard. These sound just fantastic, and if you've watched any music TV or been to a gig or two recently (not likely, we'll admit...), the chances are that you'll have seen one or more of them on stage. The nicely-balanced, ‘grand-weighted’ action is playable for pianos and synth sounds alike, and there are some wonderful vintage-styled effects onboard, including phasers/flanger/chorus, reverb, delay, EQ and amp emulation.
There’s sample memory for user samples, pedal noise and string resonance. There are no pitch or modulation wheels onboard, which limits the expressiveness when using the synth sounds or user samples (and also limits the Nord Piano 4’s potential as a MIDI controller).
A solitary pair of audio outputs means that you can’t route the synth section to its own outputs for independent processing. The red case is certainly a statement, but it’s one that we like, and the fact that the Nord Piano is practically an industry standard stage piano suggests that many others agree.
Offering sounds from Korg’s flagship Kronos, with intuitive operation and solid build, the GrandStage can cover a wide range of uses including acoustic/electric pianos and synth sounds too. It looks great at home as well as on stage, so is a strong contender if you want a piano that can perform in a variety of situations.
The RH-3 weighted action keybed works great and is mated to an intuitive, gig-ready interface. The synth sounds are warm and present, the pianos lush and realistic, the electric pianos authentic and characterful, the FX musical and complementary and the range of sounds on offer will cover just about everything you could want in a stage piano/synth. If you’re after a versatile stage piano, then the Grandstage is a class act!
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Nicely portable for an 88-note stage piano, the Vivo S7 has a great-feeling weighted keyboard that works well for both piano and synth/organ sounds. Speaking of which, there’s a broad range of sounds onboard to cover most styles and situations. You'll find acoustic and electric pianos, organs, strings, bread-and-butter synth sounds and more.
The S7 looks a little quirky and dated, and its electric pianos perhaps aren’t the strongest when compared to the competition. There is some menu diving involved for tweaking effects and other deeper parameters, so it’s not quite as hands-on/intuitive as some other stage pianos.
However, The S7 is priced right, it’s pretty portable and well-built, sounds great for the all-important acoustic pianos and has decent effects and connectivity. Home users should also take note of the recently-launched Vivo S7 Pro M version, offering two 35W onboard speakers.
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It’s been over 10 years since Korg first wowed buyers with the SV-1’s blend of authentic acoustic piano and retro keyboard tones and way-out styling. Fresh from NAMM comes a newly-updated version, the SV-2, that delivers more of everything - more sounds, more polyphony, more tweakability, more memory slots for your favourite presets, and even more sonic authenticity.
Like its predecessor, the new board is available in 73 or 88-note versions, both with or without a built-in array of full-sounding speakers - the one with the speakers is known as the SV-2S. The addition of the speakers makes the SV2-S viable both as an on-stage companion and a home piano, and it’s the acoustic piano sounds that really shine here, with soundsets including leading German, Italian, Austrian, and Japanese instrument makers. With the SV-2, Korg looks set to continue the well-deserved success of the SV-1, and then some.
The best pianos: Acoustic pianos
This is a truly professional upright piano that looks, feels and sounds the part for the home or as a recording instrument, while also holding its value particularly well. The U1 is built like a tank and available in a number of finishes. It comes with a 10-year warranty, three pedals (soft, mute and damper), and is great for learning or serious performance.
On the downside, high quality comes at a price, and this puts it out of reach for many. What’s more, it’s an acoustic so only has one sound; piano! As it weighs in at a massive 228 kilos (almost a quarter of a tonne!) it’s impossible to move without professional help, and that also can be very costly! Get it in your home, though, and you’ll never want to take it out. Yamaha makes some of the best pianos around, and the U1 demonstrates this superbly.
Buying one of these beautiful pianos helps keep UK piano manufacturing alive; Cavendish is the UK’s only acoustic piano manufacturer. The pianos are hand-built to a very high standard, are priced very fairly, and come in several different styles (including various uprights and grands).
Thanks to longer keys, a larger area of soundboard, and longer, hand-made bass strings, the Contemporary produces an impressively rich sound. Once again, (although it’s obvious to say!), because it’s an acoustic piano, you only get one sound – piano! Rest assured, though, that even the best emulation won’t come close to the real deal. On the downside, these are heavy pianos, so make sure you have strong floors and strong help (and you'll also need to factor in the cost of regular tuning).
Best pianos: Buying advice
Price is often a deciding factor for many when trying to select the best piano for their needs, but it's not the only consideration you need to take into account.
Once you’ve set your budget - remembering you may also need to cover the cost of additional accessories, such as a piano stool or a pair of headphones, at the same time - you need to establish where the piano is mostly going to be used, and whether you want a real acoustic upright piano or a digital piano.
- Acoustic pianos. Ask any experienced pianist and they’ll invariably tell you that bashing around on one of these in their parents’ house when they were kids is how they got started. However, practical issues, namely the weight of acoustic pianos, the amount of space they take up and the fact that they can't be played privately mean that digital is often the more convenient alternative.
- Digital pianos don’t require tuning, are much lighter and usually more versatile in terms of sound - with the added bonus that they come with headphone sockets for quiet practice sessions, of course. So if you want to keep the noise down when playing, a digital model will be the best piano choice for you.
Acoustic pianos: what you need to know
If you go down the acoustic piano route, there are several important factors to take into account.
The obvious payoff is the weight – most acoustic pianos are made of wood and contain a solid iron frame, and are usually very heavy as a result. Next you need to bear in mind the cost of regular tuning (and the availability of such a service in your area) and whether or not the atmosphere in your home might adversely affect the tuning (moisture and damp/cold can negatively affect the components). You can have the best piano in the world, but if it isn't maintained and housed properly then it won't perform to its full potential.
You also need to make sure that you have good access for delivery and that, if the piano is to go up or downstairs, you have strong enough floors (and strong enough help; pro piano movers are a must) to accommodate it.
Once your piano is in, the lack of a headphone socket means that you’ll need a tolerant audience/neighbours for all those hours of playing and practice you have planned!
These concerns aside, if you can afford it and have the space, there really is no substitute for a good-quality acoustic upright or grand piano, either sonically or feel-wise.
Digital pianos: what you need to know
Thanks to advances and refinements in sampling and software emulation technology, digital pianos generally sound and feel fantastic these days, but there’s still plenty to consider.
Firstly, if you’ll be using it mostly at home you’ll want something that fits in with its surroundings, isn’t too heavy (if you plan on moving it around), sounds realistic and projects its sound nicely. Digital pianos for the home normally feature built-in speakers so you shouldn't need to worry about much setup or connecting extra kit. You’ll probably need a pair of headphones, though.
Realistic hammer action keyboards are desirable, but if you’re buying for kids to learn on, the keyboard shouldn’t have too heavy an action. You also need to decide whether you want just sounds, or sounds with effects, MIDI and auto-backings for practising/playing along with.
Finally, there are stage pianos to consider. These are best options for gigs and live performance. Most of these don't offer built-in speakers, as they’re designed to be connected to a PA or mixing desk, but they're more portable (though moving them can be a two-person job) and frequently come with a lot more sounds and effects than home digital pianos. In fact, some digital pianos function as fully-fledged synths as well.
Digital Piano Basics
To help you choose the best piano for you, our useful Digital Piano Basics series could help. Here we cover everything from explaining what a digital piano is, to key features and sounds, to setting up your new piano and connecting it to a computer. We also look at useful accessories any budding pianist should consider, such as headphones, a piano stool, foot pedals and more.


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This skillful arrangement of themes from Brahms's First Symphony, Sibelius's Finlandia and Mouret's Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theater" theme) is a delightful excursion into some revered musical classics. Your students and audiences will enjoy this setting of famous symphonic works by John O'Reilly. (Grade 2 - Correlates with Strictly Strings Book 2, page 18)
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Located in the Shankangli Business Park, Jing'an district, Shanghai city, Cashmere Studio a small and beautiful recording studio that strives to replicate traditional music production procedure.
Multi-track simultaneous recording can be performed here, and it can also be used for post-editing, mixing, mastering, and even Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 film and television post production.
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The live room is equipped with the latest Steinway B-211 Spirio | R seven-foot grand piano with automatic playing module, which can accurately reproduce the performer's performance and obtain a clean and dynamic acoustic piano recording. It can also read MIDI files and perform editable piano replaying, saving time and effort while ensuring perfect and accurate performance.
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A Sonor SQ2 drum kit is also provided in the live room for drum kit recording.
The control room design follows the advanced hybrid mixing mode, which means a combination of modern digital control and traditional analog equipment, using a large number of analogue digital control equipment.
Focusrite Rednet Dante network audio system
The core of the studio is the Focusrite Rednet Dante network audio system, which provides 64 channels of I/O. It can perform up to 64 tracks of analog mixing and hardware summing as well as the latest Dolby Atmos (up to 7.1.4) production. With the support of Antelope 10MX clock and Trinnov Demon sound field correction system, the control room can provide precise digital processing and soundtrack playback.
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In terms of analogue, a Solid State Logic Origin 32-channel console is at the core, which has the characteristic of the legend SSL 4000 series console. It uses pure analogue architecture. Together with the classic hardware effect in the control room, it can reproduce the process of pure analog music production in the 70s and 80s.
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MATTI JÄRVINEN: MATIN LEVY – 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 2 x LP + 7”
Svart Records is happy to present a luxurious anniversary edition of Matin levy. Put together in co-operation with Matti Järvinen, the set includes a 7" with demo takes of songs that became Matin levy and a full 12" LP with home demos of songs meant for a 2nd album that never happened. The set is packaged in a triple gatefold jacket and includes a 12 page booklet with liner notes and more.
It’s one of the many unfortunate events in Finnish pop music that Matti Järvinen released only one solo album. Järvinen stepped out of the music scene soon after Matin levy (Hi-Hat, 1976) was released and hasn’t released anything since.
The album wasn’t a commercial success in its time. The critics loved it and later it became a cult classic. 40 years after the album release people are still talking about it – and trying to get hold of the original vinyl pressing.
Matti Järvinen (b. 1955 in Vaasa, Finland) can be described as a real multi-talent: he plays all the instruments on the album except for the drums and the bass (that are played by Urpo “Upi” Sorvali and Ilkka Hanski). Järvinen also designed and drew the cover art.
Matin levy was Järvinen’s artistic statement. At the time it was recorded he was already frustrated with life on the road and only did a few gigs after the album release (with Upi Sorvali, Harri Merilahti and Kari Kuusamo in the lineup). According to interviews from the time he spent all his spare time playing music. Many of the songs were originally sketched while he was on tour with his previous bands SP Insect and The Matthews. He made some very interesting and ambitious home demos with several overdubs (some of the demos are included on the bonus lp and 7 inch) playing all the instruments.
The bonus demos included here have never been released before and they offer a straightforward glimpse of how Järvinen wrote his songs. Some of his demos were close to being finished songs, for example Miljoonat (Millions)that is one of the highlights from his demos. A political song with social criticism as Järvinen sings about poverty and war
Perhaps the most astonishing and ambitious demo from the bunch is the 16-minute epic prog song Haaksirikko (Shipwreck) – possibly the best example of Järvinen’s enthusiasm towards progressive rock with melancholy and world-weary lyrics. The demo has clear, melodic ideas for several songs. It’s also the demo Järvinen definitely wanted to include to this anniversary edition. Like the album, these unreleased recordings also represent the talent that Järvinen has as he plays all the instruments.
The record didn’t succeed commercially and as Järvinen didn’t enjoy touring Matin levy ended up being the only album Järvinen made. For the past 40 years the good-humored man has been working in Kerava with the mentally handicapped. He still plays music daily – at work and for his own pleasure. He’s a little embarrassed of the album and very modest about it even though it’s an undeniable classic with some really inventive stuff.
“My first thought about this re-release was: are there really people that still want to hear it…”
1. LÄHTÖ HUOMISEEN (2:51)
2. KATSELEN KAUNISTA ILTAA (3:49)
3. TUULEE NIIN (3:20)
4. LAISKA MIES (6:28)
5. TUTKIMUSMATKA (3:02)
6. SELVÄÄ SULLE SE ON (3:53)
7. NIMENI MUN PIIRRETÄÄN (4:20)
8. PIENI SIENI (3:53)
9. OUTO PÄIVÄ (2:53)
10. SAMEASSA VEDESSÄ (4:27)
BONUS 7” SINGLE
Both tracks previously unissued. All music composed, arranged and recorded by MATTI JÄRVINEN at Wanha Pappila, Kerava, 1975.
A1. LÄHTÖ HUOMISEEN (2:51)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, electric guitars and electric bass.
B1. SELVÄÄ SULLE SE ON (3:39)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, electric guitars, electric bass and handclap.
BONUS 12” LP - DEMOS FOR UNFINISHED 2ND ALBUM
All tracks preciously unissued. All music composed, arranged and recorded by MATTI JÄRVINEN.
A1. ETEENPÄIN (3:46)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, piano (Hellas), electric guitars, electric bass and drums.
A2. ANNELE (3:46)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, marimba, electric bass and drums.
A3. KISKOT KOLISEE, MAISEMAT VILISEE (4:32)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, piano (Yamaha), electric guitar, electric bass and shaker.
A4. VUOKOT ALLA JÄÄN (4:45)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – vocals, electric guitars, electric bass and drums.
A5. MILJOONAT (6:22)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – vocals, piano (Hellas), acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass and bongos.
B1. JÄNÖJUTTU (3:49)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – hum, electric guitars, electric bass and maraca.
B2. WANHAN PAPPILAN PIANO (3:51)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – piano (Yamaha).
B3. HAAKSIRIKKO (16:10)
MATTI JÄRVINEN – vocals, harmonium, piano (Hellas), acoustic guitars, electric guitars and electric bass.
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Racoonhead is a 4 piece emo/punk band from Singapore, comprising of unwanted members from other local bands Forests, Two Seas and Long Live The Empire.
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