Kyle Smitchens
Scoreahit – Do You Have What It Takes To Top The Charts?
Well, well, well. Looks like now you too can write chart topping hit singles because by the powers of British scientists the reason for what makes a song chart worthy has been discovered. At least that’s what’s starting to float around on the internet. Me, I’m skeptical, so before I start going on a tirade let’s see what we’re up against.
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Christmas Music and Chords Part 2
Following up my manipulation of Silent Night from just the other day there is still much fun to be had in the realm of harmony. Yet again I'm going to hit two birds with one stone.
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Fun With Guitar Chords And Christmas Music
For this experiment what I've done is play the melody as it's written and toyed with the harmony built around it, so the song is irrefutably recognizable as Silent Night, but through the power of harmony you can still produce new feels.
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Jimmy Page – Death Wish II Collector’s Edition LP
December 1st marks the release of Jimmy Page's exceptionally limited Death Wish II Collector's Edition LP, and Jimmy Page is rolling out the red carpet and setting up the velvet ropes for this occasion.
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Dr. Smitchens Discusses Song Structure And Merges Music And Morse Code
Welcome to another installment in this apparent ongoing series I've just sort of adopted on the art of composing with precise restrictions. Currently this is the third article on this topic so if you haven't read the previous handicap articles yet you may find them of interest.
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Another New EHX Pedal – The Analogizer
The Analogizer is a modest Nano pedal built with EHX's new help-make-your-signal-sound-more-analog technology to help thicken your signal and as they advertise more specifically to counter the potentially negative side effects of digital pedals. Additionally with the right tweaking you can attain a delay-like effect out of the pedal, though I'm given the idea that the Analogizer never traverses into being an official delay pedal.
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New Pedal From EHX – The Switchblade+ Channel Selector
The super human team of pedal developers Electro-Harmonix have as of recently contributed to the world the new Switchblade+ channel selecting pedal. While the Switchblade+ is a new pedal it is not the first of its kind, but rather the successor to EHX's previous Switchblade channel selector, with extra benefits.
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BC Rich Bich Double Neck Guitars
BC Rich is no stranger to the wondrous world of multi-neck guitars, though as many different models as they've produced no other model has made the leap from one neck to two as abundantly as the Bich model.
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Despite Parkinsons, Michael J. Fox Can Still Play Guitar
Here within the deep recesses of this article is absolute, undeniable, irrefutable, factual proof that Michael J. Fox is awesome. Just last Saturday, the 12th, Michael J. Fox took to the stage of the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom in New York City, and reprised the iconic performance of Johnny B. Goode from Back to the Future.
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Line 6 Mobile In and Mobile POD
Are you lost without a POD? Are you tired of messing around with power supplies? Are you constantly throwing your back out lugging heavy gear around? Learn about Line 6's mobile solutions.
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