Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Track Builder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKe7I2_Y-s&hl=en
Thursday, December 2, 2010
50cc Motorized Bicycle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe1spJ3UBzM&hl=en
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Learn Guitar Online, Led Zeppelin - 3 Tips to Start Climbing Your Stairway to Guitar Heaven
Stairway To Heaven is without doubt one of the popular and memorable guitar pieces ever recorded. Led Zeppelin recorded this song on November 8th, 1971 and it has since become a type of national anthem for guitarist's worldwide.
Imagine walking into a guitar centre and yelling out "can anyone play Stairway To Heaven?" Immediately almost every guitar player in the store would leap on the nearest guitar and try to knock
out their version of "Stairway".
In fact it so many budding guitarists "try" to play Stairway To Heaven" that it has become a industry joke, some music shops only half jokingly even display a sign with the "No, Stairway To Heaven" message made popular on the "Wayne's world" movie.
All jokes aside, Stairway To Heaven has become a reference point of competence for budding guitarist's. If you can play a reasonable recognizable rendition of this song it's a status symbol of the upwardly mobile guitarist.
Thousands of guitar players have played this song, however very few know much about the song itself (apart from all the media PR stories).
Here is three tips to get you started on your own stairway to guitar heaven:
Tip 1: Learn to play the melody.
The melody is the tune of the song, that's the part that Robert Plant is singing, the majority of guitar players play the introduction from TAB. Listen to the lyric and try to find the pitch of the notes that the singer is singing.
Stairway To Heaven's melody is based on the "A natural minor" or Aeolian mode, containing the following notes: A,B,C,D,E,F,G. If you confine yourself to these notes you will be able to find the
melody.
Here are the first notes of the melody: A,B,C ...B,A,B ...A,B,C,D,C,B,A etc...
By the way while we're talking about learning the melody for Stairway To Heaven, did you know that the melody is based on an old traditional Irish tune written in the 1850's?
Tip 2: Practice chromatic bass lines.
Stairway To Heaven's introduction is built over a chromatic descending bass line. This bass line is the backbone of the song, it's this reason the introduction grabs your attention and keeps
it!
Try playing these notes A, Ab,G, Gb, F against the opening chords, let each note ring for two beats ... that's your descending bass line. To match the pitch of the descending line on the recording start on the note "A" on the 7th fret 4th string and move chromatically down that string.
To hear the recorded guitar part more clearly, try adjusting the balance control so you can only hear the left stereo channel, as the guitar is mixed to that side.
Chromatic bass lines are common devices used by successful songwriters, an example of an ascending bass line would be the song "Ain't Misbehavin'" a jazz standard from 1937, another example of a descending bass line could be "Don't walk Away Renee", Left Banke (1966).
Tip 3: Use the A minor pentatonic scale.
Throughout the solo the A minor pentatonic scale is used almost exclusively: A, C, D, E , G
The only exception to this being when the F (b6) is played as either part of the melodic line or accented over the F chord. The inclusion of this F results in an overall note content of: A,C,D,E,F,G.
As you can see the musical raw materials used to create "Stairway To Heaven" have been around a long time, it's how they were assembled that makes them interesting.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Car Amplifiers - What Are They?
Is the sound quality on your car stereo at best, awful? But uncertain what to do about it? It's about time you invest in an amplifier for your stereo, but what are they exactly?
Most of us have little knowledge when it comes to electronics, hence, it can be very difficult for those of us who are not in on this 'loop of knowledge' to know what to exactly purchase. Often going up to the sales assistant for advice is a task that at least makes one sweat, as the sales assistant tries to sell you extra products that you will probably not want or need. Going into a shop with even a little knowledge is certainly better than going in naive and unarmed.
Car stereos are these days not the simplest of electronics, as they have a number of gadgets that are designed to improve sound quality - one of these being the amplifier. This is a separate system from your stereo, which aims to amplify audio signals when the cars' stereo's amplification is insufficient. It strengthens the audio signal when driving, so that the sound is at an appropriate level for car speakers when driving.
Amplifiers or amps, as they have been appropriately shortened to, are classified under the number of channels they have. A channel is one power or speaker output of an amplifier. Most people who want a reasonable signal and sound quality will go for either a two to four channel amp, whilst those with a specialist interest in car stereos will choose a amp with a bigger number of channels, as the more channels you have the more adds on and gadgets you can have.
When considering purchasing an amplifier it is highly important to ask questions about the amps efficiency and power. By efficiency, I mean how efficiently the amp consumes and distributes energy. For instance, an amp might consume 100 watts of power from the battery, and only distribute half of this to the speakers, whilst the rest is transformed into heat. In the amps specifications, it will tell you the minimum and maximum output of energy as well as the power output (in ohms).
Amplifiers are also classified into A, A/B,B and D. These divisions refer to the way the amp operates, for instance class A are inefficient power consumers but the sound output is generally better. These are, however, rarer than their counterparts. The most common amp is the A/B class - a highly efficient amp that provides excellent quality sound output. Whilst, a class D is the most efficient model, reaching up to 80% efficiency, and is often combined with highly inefficient subwoofers, so that the stereo and its additional equipment don't use too much battery power. An amp is one part of a car audio system, however it is not necessary, unless you want subs and in turn, overall better sound quality.
If you're interested in car audio, particularly amps, subs and car CD Mp3 Players, take a look at what www.caraudiowarehouse.co.uk have to offer.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Supercross - On the Track with Kevin Johnson - St. Louis, MO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1M9qbthT8c&hl=en
Monday, August 9, 2010
Discover Peace and Quiet in Your Car by Installing a DVD Headrest
Long journeys by car can be very tedious for everyone, but no more so than for children.
Kids can easily get bored with sitting stuck in the back seat of the car on longer trips. If you're planning to travel for more than a couple of hours, or over a hundred miles, then consider in advance how you'll keep your children entertained and happy. There's nothing worse than the feeling of being trapped in a car on a motorway when your children are bickering, screaming and crying in the back fro sheer boredom.
Traditional Games or DVD Entertainment
Car trips should be fun for all the family and a time that you're altogether and can bond. But even the most patient of travellers can become restless and bored. Traditional family games that can be played in the car are Eye Spy, verbal word games, and you can also take along paper and pens, for hang man or noughts and crosses. Books and some of the magnetic travel game versions of larger family board games. Scrabble and Battleship will keep the children happy for a certain length of time depending on their age, but it's always a great asset to have an in-car entertainment system too.
Make sure your DVD entertainment system has inbuilt speakers but also have external headphones so that any noise does not distract the concentration of the driver.
Quality Technology, Great Entertainment - DVD Headrest
The DVD headrests have built-in LCD screens, come with wireless headphones, IR and FM transmitters and are available in a variety of colours. Some of our DVD headrests include built-in games as well as multi-function remote control game pads. Basically, they sport the same high end technology that you'd expect from any home DVD player. Take a look at all the different products we have to offer. All the products come with a 1 year guarantee and can be connected to external devices such as a PlayStation or Xbox too.
Superb Vision, Perfect Compatibility - DVD Headrest
John Orton
http://www.ice2go.co.uk
