Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

1 / 10 | On June 28, 1846, Belgian musician Adolphe ___ obtained his patent for a new musical instrument he had invented. Though these instruments are made of brass, they are categorised as woodwind ...

The soundcard has a lot to do with the quality of midi output. <BR> Basic soundcards (such as your onboard sound or the onboard nForce sound processor) use either FM synthesis or tiny size wavetables ...

A Brahms concerto being played on a Stradivarius violin can be a priceless experience, but is the wooden box with the strings stretched over it in and of itself a good investment? Historically, ...

A key composing skill is understanding the sounds that musical instruments make and how they can combine together to create a sound, that you want for your composition. A violin is the highest pitched ...

Functional, polyrhythmic instruments have a commercial application, according to artist/musician Ed Potokar. Just listen. Ed Potokar is a musician who’s been playing the drums, composing (he wrote the ...

Summer is the time for outdoor concerts. But how do the summer heat and humidity impact the instruments providing such delightful tunes? FOX Weather talked to experts — who are themselves musicians — ...