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Learn to Play Guitar | Chords for Beginners: How to Transpose the Key of a Song.

Mar 9th, 2009 | By Project-D | Category: Featured Article, Guitar Chords, Songwriting Links

If you’re learning how to play guitar you might want to play some songs in a different key.  Guitar music, especially songs using barre chords is easy to transpose.  If you’re not using barre chords you’ll need to know a little bit of music theory to transpose music in your head.  It’s a good skill [...]



Linkin Park Drum Loops For What I’ve Done

Jan 19th, 2009 | By Project-D | Category: Featured Article, drums

What I’ve Done is a fairly simple song as far as drums go, it’s only got a few fills to speak of, and the basic groove only gets minor variations. The drums start with hi hat and a stick tapping on a stand, I didn’t add that part in my loops at the bottom of [...]



Tips For Recording Better Tracks - Without Spending Anything.

Jan 4th, 2009 | By Project-D | Category: Featured Article, Recording, Software

Would you like to make your recordings sound more professional?  Without spending a dime? Interested? Here’s a quick peek at an upcoming series on 4 simple things you can do to make better recordings.
1.  A good room.  Look for a room in your house that has lots of drapes or soft furniture and [...]



How To Make Your Own Drum Beats. Part 1 Basic Beat.

Dec 23rd, 2008 | By Project-D | Category: Featured Article

Ever want to come up with your own, original drum beats from scratch?  Rock, Rap, Jazz, Latin, whatever? If you can master the concepts about how modern drumming works, you can create any beat in any style. You can listne to any beat and take it apart and mash it up, or change it.  This is [...]