Category: Tips & Guides
If you’re new to MIDI keyboards and MIDI, we’ll explain what they are how it works, and how to get started with them. We will help you configure a MIDI keyboard with your DAW. Follow ...
Congratulation on your new e-kit! Here we’ll show you how to set up your electronic drum kit for the first time. You’ll be learning how to assemble the drum rack, connect all the drum and ...
It is a great idea to take a few minutes to do a thorough inspection of your electric guitar. A multiple number of seemingly harmless things can cause your guitar to break or become unplayable ...
Caring for your guitar is key to its longevity in both appearance and sound. Though guitars are fairly low maintenance, every guitar player should practice maintain their guitar in order to keep it in the ...
Now that you have received your Guitar, here are a couple of things you need to check: If your guitar is said to come with accessories, check whether all of them are present. Slowly ...
Bajaao Gift Card – A Musical gift of choices As we all know now everything is available at your fingertips, and buying a gift online is the most convenient option these days. Music Instrument Gift ...
If you want to impress your band members, friends or maybe for a guitar contest or guitar quiz. Here are 10 amazing and interesting guitar facts from around the globe, every guitarist should know. 1.After ...
Receiving your first drum set is a matter of sheer joy and excitement. And after social updates and the wishes accompanying them, the first thing on a beginner’s mind is the drum kit setup. Setting ...
Much like the perfect partner, ‘the perfect guitar pedal’ does not exist. And no matter how many forums or discussions you’ve been a part of, finding your perfect fit comes down to a matter of ...
Having a bad day? Why not play a uke? It will make you happy and playing it for a little longer time will make everything feel fine again. If all the music legends were tasked ...
It is quite possible that you might have played an awesome guitar and you want your close friends to try it once. Yes, we know that feeling. Moving ahead, you may have found a selection ...
If you are reading this then you might have known by now that recording an Acoustic Guitar is not a simple task. Bad acoustic guitar recordings will considerably bring down the quality of your entire ...
It seems you want to produce music from home, and you want it to be great. Yes, it is possible to get studio quality recordings at home. In fact, having a studio setup at home ...
Table of contents: 1. Choosing the wrong type of guitar 2. Choosing a professional electro-acoustic guitar instead a beginners guitar. 3. Most problems arise by selecting the wrong size guitar – Choosing a wrong sized ...
We know you love to attend concerts, live shows, or parties with live music. Some part of you is always connected to music. Some pick up an instrument as a hobby to play or as ...
Electronic keyboards come in many varieties, ranging from Sizes, Shapes and lots of different features and options. It can be a real challenge to sort through it all if you are buying for the first ...
The Standard Stratocaster is a legendary instrument, sought by many guitarists since the day they learn to fret a note. The list of iconic musicians who have graced a Fender strat is endless, right from ...
Ukuleles are getting popular each day and children are more likely to pick up a uke at school than a keyboard or recorder; probably because they sound better, non-threatening in terms of size and they’re ...
When planning to learn to play a musical instrument, most folks tend to start from fairly easy ones, although mastering a certain instrument takes a lot of practice and dedication. The most common instruments chosen ...
Have you purchased your first guitar and confused about what guitar pedal effects to buy or planning to upgrade your guitar? Having a massive amount of choices can be baffling. Beginner or expert we have ...
Whenever you feel like cribbing over the dead music scene in India. Or whenever you feel that the real sense of spirituality that India is known for doesn’t exist. Consider this. One of your favourite ...
We know the world is noisy but we don’t realise how much until we initiate building a studio. Be it your bedroom workstation, your basement jam room or your full-fledged recording studio, it’s almost impossible ...
There used to be times when my fingerpicking on an acoustic just used to sound outright FLAT. That’s because when I started fingerpicking, no one taught me how to do it properly. I was just ...
There are things in our everyday life that keep us tied up; work, relationships, bills you have to pay and so on. And then there are things that transcend above all this. Important things that ...
Your guitar is not just an instrument. It indeed is a precious piece of art, a keepsake of your passion for music. Because you love guitar playing so much, it becomes your sole responsibility to ...
When it comes to getting a great metal tone, it looks a lot easier than it actually is. It’s like you want to cook something great and you have all the awesome ingredients. But where ...
If you are a music lover, you need to be well aware of the physics of sound as well. The fundamental basics of understanding “sound” underlies in the comprehension of Tempo and Time signatures! What ...
“The square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.” Yes, I’m quoting the infamous Greek mathematician Pythagoras and before you ...
We’ve put together an article to explain the difference between to amazing guitars, the Yamaha F310 Acoustic Guitar and the Fender SA105 Acoustic Guitar. Hope this helps you choose the right guitar with the features ...
The Roland E09IN Indian Edition Interactive Arranger Keyboard is one of our most popular products on our site! Watch BAJAAO sound engineer Rahul give a small overview of the keyboard. You can buy the Roland ...
At BAJAAO, we don’t just think of the instruments we sell as products. For us, they’re the means to achieving your creative dreams. As a company founded by a musician and featuring many musicians in ...
The Focusrite 2i2 and 2i4 are some of the highest selling products on BAJAAO. They work efficiently and at the same time, they won’t burn a hole in your pocket! We’ve put together a simple ...
Feedback is the common enemy of every sound engineer, musician on stage or even the people in the crowd who are sometimes bombarded by an unbearably shrill high frequency sound. Everyone hates feedback! Many musicians ...
We know how amazing it feels everytime you pick up your guitar to jam, but all that is spoiled when there is this annoying fret buzz. If you are experiencing the fret buzz, the very ...
Classical guitar may seem intimidating, but it can be a great entry point for beginners just starting to play as well as a way for experienced guitarists to widen their repertoire. The study of this ...
1. Be prepared when you enter the studio. Do not assume that the studio has better amps and effects than you do. It is not their responsibility to supply you with the equipment that you ...
Learn How To Choose Drumsticks This free video drum lessons will teach you how to choose the appropriate drum sticks for your style of playing, and for your skill level. Watch Dean Reimer, and Mike ...
Audio engineers have been recording electric guitars for decades now, there are no hard, rock lines when it comes to how recording needs to be done. There are several techniques that help, some yield a ...
Drum Set Warm-Up Exercises re you looking for simple drum set warm-ups that you can use at the drum set? In this video drum lesson, Jared Falk demonstrates four exercises that you can use to ...
The much-speculated reunion of GUNS N’ ROSES — featuring singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan — has been officially confirmed for this year’s Coachella Music And Arts Festival. The festival will take ...
Mixing bass guitar is always a challenge. Too much bass can muddy the mix, eat up headroom, and drown out everything else. But too little bass can make a mix sound thin, not to mention ...
There are a ton of dirt pedals on the market these days. Many of them give you transparent overdrive and/or distortion, so that the basic tone of your amp shines through. However, some pedals are ...
s David Gilmour’s latest solo album hits the streets, we break down the Pink Floyd guitarist’s four- and five-fret string bending technique. You can expect to snap an occasional string playing these huge bends Notable ...
Lightning licks from the speed maestro Andy rounds off his lessons by sharing more of the secrets that have earned him a reputation as one of the world’s most formidable shredders. In his final lesson ...
Hobbiest Let’s talk about being a hobbyist first. Making music for fun is awesome. In this scenario, purchases should be based solely on means and immediate needs. If you sing and play and acoustic ...
1. Check The Files Triple check the files you are submitting to your mastering engineer. Be sure that the mastering engineer is receiving the actual final approved mix files. I know this sounds silly, but I ...
1. Ambience One of the reasons most guitarists disapprove of amp simulators is a lack of real air. Even if you close mic an amp in a room, you still hear some of the sound around ...
Artists often talk about their “sound.” That Skrillex sound. That Deadmau5 sound. That Armin sound. Etc. More specifically, though, there’s a lot of talk about “finding your sound” within production circles. The idea that it’s ...
1. Trust your taste. In other words, don’t second guess yourself. Who are you doing this for anyway? 2. Stop crapping on popular music for your ego. You can learn from anything. In fact, it’s ...
Headphones sound better than ever. There are so many choices in feel and sound, and while most studios have headphones for musicians to wear while they’re tracking, I really suggest you find a pair of ...
With an eye to the past while still looking forward, Fender’s Bassbreaker series puts classic tones at your fingertips, with a few twists to offer up a wider palette of tones. They pay tribute to ...
Let’s face it: one of the most important parts of a song is its intro. A memorable intro can bring lighters out of pockets, prompt roars of recognition from a crowd and cause freeway drivers ...
It always starts with something small, a seemingly insignificant act that can have a huge effect on the rest of your life. Horror stories usually begin like this. Guitar tuners. We all use them. Clip-on. ...
Polarity: What is it? Polarity, when it comes to recording, means having the speaker move in the same direction that the mic membrane originally moved. For example, if you put a mic in front of ...
If you’ve ever had to decide whether or not to bring your guitar along with you solely due to space, check this out. Here are some ideas for portable guitar rigs that don’t sacrifice quality ...
PP Turntable laptop pouch Another great design brought to you by ‘ThePusspuss’, and perfect for any DJ tech historian/vinyl junkie. Inspired by the classic Technics SL-1210MK2 decks, these pouches come in Medium and Large sizes ...
Guitarist’s own Neville Marten demos Roland’s avant-garde SynthAxe design in 1985 Many have tried to make the guitar synth cool. Most have failed. Let’s take a quick journey through the evolution of the instrument… The ...
While you wait for your carefree rockstar dream to arrive, you’re going to have to struggle with the daily grind of setting up, caring for, and troubleshooting your gear yourself. Over the years, I’ve dealt ...
Is there any question that the era of the desktop studio is here? With today’s technology, you can assemble a studio that fits in a laptop bag and delivers fully pro power and sound quality. ...
For most musicians, this is something that most know they should do but feel uncomfortable with or don’t know how to approach. However, it’s something that can open the doors to better shows, a record ...
The mixing desk is the hub of the recording and mixing environment; the centrepiece that brings together all the different sound signals into one tactile mixing surface of faders and pots, giving the studio engineer ...
I wanted to go over a few recording studio tips that I feel the artists need to know before entering the studio. There are two sides of recording music, the engineering and the performance. Typically ...
Saturday, I was conducting an audio training session and I was given the opportunity to work on their mix with the worship band. The mix was pretty good so instead of re-building their full mix, ...
Every string player wants to sound better. Here are 10 things you can do today (not tomorrow, not next week) to make you and your instrument sound better. 1) Practice. Hah! Bet you didn’t think ...
Instrument Care and Maintenance by the Player Temperature & Humidity In most parts of North America, temperature and humidity levels vary dramatically from summer to winter. Stringed instruments are made principally of wood, which expands ...
When you’re recording — especially if you’re recording alone — it can be tempting to stop as soon as you’ve made a mistake, undo the record pass or delete the offending performance, and start again. ...
Propellerhead Software has a cool video series going on how to make beats using Reason; the tutorial series is called “Super Neat Beat Cheat Sheet” and currently consists of three videos covering different styles: Electro ...
Native Instruments has released MASCHINE 2.4, which features deep integration with third-party plug-ins via Native Instruments Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) format, first introduced with KOMPLETE KONTROL. With NKS, supporting third-party products can pre-map their plug-in ...
One of the more important aspects of playing the drums is to increase your hand speed and your control. And as with a lot of topics, there’s so many ways you could do this, with ...
I’ve been teaching online drum lessons over the past 10 years, and I’ve always been adamant that I will answer my own emails. To this day, that is still the same (I’m not lying, try ...
If you are like most guitarists out there, you will have at some point found it frustrating getting the “perfect tone.” Try the following tips to help improve your guitar sound. Crank Up The Mids! ...
Apply separate dynamics processing to the centre and sides of your stereo signals with this powerful technique Mid/side compression is a technique used by many pro engineers for increased flexibility when processing stereo material. By ...
This week marks 38 years since the release of the Sex Pistols’ incendiary debut album, Never Mind The Bollocks. The record sparked a musical and cultural sea change all around the world, helping to bring ...
Richard Danielson tells us how he keeps the soul-rockers grooving. “I’m in a band with a bunch of purists” “We used to record on tape and we had to play from beginning to end. I ...
Introduction No survey of the Marshall stack’s five-decade reign would be complete without honouring the players who have made them howl like fallen angels. Here, we present 11 essential licks in the style of 11 ...
There’s nothing quite like the satisfying crack and thump of a live drum kit, the punch of bass and guitar amplifiers, and the energy of synthesizers and vocals over the PA system or powered monitors. ...
Many engineers and musicians use the two terms interchangeably. But if you want to get tweaky about it, echo effects are a subset of delay effects, but delay effects can be much more than just ...
The “efficiency” of a speaker refers to the sound level in decibels (dB) measured from a distance of one meter. Decibels, in this case, are a measure of perceived volume, not power, so the more ...
It’s easy to talk about the sample rates for sessions, but how much do you know about it? In this article, I’ll answer a few questions about sample rates. What is “Sample Rate”? Sample rate ...
Want to be a great musician? Then, you have to practice — a lot! Having the proper tools and practice space will help with organization, workflow, accuracy, and time management in order to make the ...
Sometimes you just have to let it all out. Whether on stage, on reality shows or sitting opposite Piers Morgan (the latter a state of affairs that would make the hardiest of us blubber), here ...
Don’t be misled by the term “overhead” into thinking that if you use overheads, they have to be high up or far away. In most cases, the purpose of overhead mics is to capture a ...
Eitan’s Bartel absolute love for the instrument he makes, the perfect measurements needed to craft one of his guitars, the unbelievable skill and precision required in each step, the shots of woodworking, the imagination ...
How to build your band using social media and more There was a time when all bands had to do was make music and the suits would take care of the rest. Now, thanks to ...
Push is designed to make composing a breeze, even if your knowledge of music theory is limited. Here’s how to get going… Press the Note button once you’ve loaded any instrument that isn’t a Drum ...
Introduction Buying a vintage guitar can be a minefield of dodgy playability and overpriced mint-conditions, but there are still some bargains to be had out there – you just need to know what you’re doing. ...
Learn how to use multiple compressors in series and capitalise on their combined strengths. Serial compression means using multiple compressors in series (ie, one after the other), and it’s a great way to combine the ...
For as far back as we are able to look into the prehistory of the human race, music has been a crucial part of the life of humans. Some scholars even speculate that human music may ...
Cleaning your keyboard may make some noise, but soon your fingers will be delighted to tickle those clean ivories. Table of Contents: Dusting the Keyboard General Cleaning Restoring Yellowed Ivory Keys Additional Tips and Advice ...
Keyboard Layout The following graphic indicates which keys on the piano keyboard correspond with the notes on a staff of music. There is no need to know the names of the notes. Just press the ...
KORG PA-50SD 61 KEY KEYBOARD OVERVIEW Korg’s popular PA50 professional arranger brought up to date with SD data card storage, For years, the Korg PA50 has been the most popular member of the Korg Pa ...
Headphones Just like any other piece of DJ equipment, DJ headphones need to meet certain requirements that have to do with how and where they are typically used. By the way, DJs are expected to ...
Like most DJs, your club career will most probably begin with doing warm up slots. Playing for an empty dancefloor early in the evening may seem boring and uninteresting, but only at first glance. In ...
These gold nuggets of mixing / audio production wisdom are insights into doing something small to make a huge impact. My notebook is filled with audio mixing tips and tricks from the Gurus of Tech ...
Choosing a drumstick that fits your playing style and dazzle your personality when you are on stage can be hard and is often overlooked since most drummers focus more on finding the perfect drum set ...
Choosing a drumstick that fits your playing style and dazzle your personality when you are on stage can be hard and is often overlooked since most drummers focus more on finding the perfect drum set ...
Either you want to impress the girls in your college or you have a simple intention of introducing your child to music, having a good guitar is very, very essential. Now, how would you ever ...
What according to you is the, let’s say the cheapest way to enhance your guitar’s appearance as well as make its tone better? Cleaning, of course! And how can you possibly do that when you ...
In this lesson I will show you how I advise my students on choosing a variety of guitar picks – we will look at which ones are suitable for which type of song, guitar and ...
In my opinion, 90% of guitar players fail because their lack of discipline and believing in themselves. I got a solution – they should believe that it’s possible to learn difficult thing like sweep pick ...
The dominant chord is an important chord in improvisation and in music in general. You can experiment a lot with the dominant chord regarding to scales and chord shapes. In this lesson I’ll talk about ...
This lesson shows how the guitar tuning dictates shapes we get on the guitar, and shows how we arrive at the various octave shapes, which in turn break a 12-fret block of the guitar into ...
Welcome UG readers to this lesson on live performance. I went through sitting in my room for hours just practicing my techniques. Getting the drills right, learning songs and riffs and getting a sound for ...
Hey guys, here’s a short lesson on single string pedal point shapes. It is all in C major but as usual, I urge you to apply this to every key and string. A pedal point ...
In this lesson I want to talk about the I VI II V turnaround and what you can play over it and how you can practice it. The lesson will give you some exercises and ...
“Modern” and “Rhythmic” Music of the 20th Century One of the most distinctive features of “modern,” “popular” music styles that have emerged with the 20th century (including, but not limited to everything that is usually ...
The eleven chord is a strange beast all to its own. It is one of the easiest chords to play, but also one of the hardest to wrap your head around. The essence of the ...
Soundproofing is also known as ‘Isolation’ for the simple reason that it stops sound from disturbing people inside the house or around you. Soundproofing is also important because it stops all the noise from coming ...
Key changes are almost a taboo subject in the music community. Some songwriters shun the use of them, while others like them so much they employ them constantly. So who’s right? The way I see ...
The basic chord progression in modal music is the famous ii-V-I progression. This turnaround is common in jazz music but also in other popular music styles that are based on modal theory. It determines the ...
I’m no guitar hero but I’m very into improvising and soloing with my guitar. I have some advices for soloing strategies. Actually they are basic but I think they work out really good. Here’s my ...
G–D–C–D, is the base for a large variety of songs people enjoy playing. You may encounter scenarios where you don’t know the song you are about to jam with someone but, after studying this section, ...
Hey, guys! In my last article, we discussed how to handle a type of criticism that is not in any way constructive, offered not with the intent of improving your music, but purely to tear ...
What Are the Blues? The twelve bar blues is a very common chord progression found in a lot of songs. The progression, whilst less popular now, is very common in early blues music around the ...
I truly believe that in order to become a better guitar player, one should listen and absorb as much inspiration from guitarists that one personally admires. These men are often kind enough to share with ...
Hey, guys! So, some of you UG-ers might know that my recent series of lessons, Musician Psychology, deals primarily with motivation and ways to boost your creativity to levels that are typically only experienced by professional ...
I’ll be referring to this reference sheet and A minor throughout, but the same concepts can be applied to any scale. You’ll see 7 patterns and an A minor scale diagram. Those 7 patterns are ...
Chord progressions are nice, and a lot of good songs have been made using them, but to move on to more complex patterns (or make your own progressions) you really need to learn the personalities ...
There is already a perfectly good way to name your chords, it already makes perfect sense, and, it describes what notes you are supposed to play, where you might play them on the neck and, ...
Would you like to be able to touch the hearts of the people that hear you playing? When most blues players train improvising, they just arbitrarily keep playing lick after lick and think that the ...
Break out the reading glasses, bring the iPad to the bathroom, it’s story time! A short story, long, about the importance of clear oral communication when speaking the language of music. Music theory is boring. ...
Although these exercises can be set to different rhythms, I’m focusing on just triplets as the slap, index, middle pattern works nicely as you have three different strikes (motions) which creates a single beat. For ...
A great way to improve and expand your own guitar playing is to study the styles and techniques of others, and then apply what you like to your own playing. Chet Atkins is a great ...
Examples of each topic are given below. All of the examples are meant to inspire you to learn more. There is not really an order or one of more importance. Your goals are up to ...
Using scales, a lot of students ask me why they should learn scales, what use will it have to their playing and perhaps even, shall I practice scales more than songs and just focus on ...
This article is developed in line with my other post, “The Use of Scales.” Read this article before proceeding with practising scales for guitar, this is a more advanced method to incorporate what you have ...
This lesson isn’t going to deal with writing harmonies, so much as what to do with them once we have them. We’ll cover two simple concepts that will give awesome results for your writing. You ...
Funk is some of best fun you can have on the guitar. It’s a party; get on up! The simplicity to the style is a part of its beauty, but also becomes deceptive in how ...
Do I Need to Learn to Read Music? If you are a hobby guitarist, the outright answer is no. If you enjoy playing songs, can play along to backing tracks in time and can read ...
Mapping out the C scale. Let’s memorize those whole and half steps with scale degrees as well. C step D step E half step F step G step B half step C. Step = 2 ...
Using chromaticism with swing picking Hi Guys. I’m taking a break from interval-related theory, to show you some ideas for working with chromaticism and the technique of swing picking. This can really help open up ...
For a quick overview on how to play gypsy jazz, check out this excellent lesson by TheWall27! It covers all the basics. I will be focusing more directly on the harmonic and chords aspect. Django ...
Jimi Hendrix is arguably one of the most influential players ever to wield an axe. His mind, his touch, his technique, were a magical combination of talent, prowess, dexterity, and explosive creativity – it was ...
Setting goals on guitar We’ve all been there: you listen to Steve Vai‘s or Satriani‘s or some other guitar god’s latest album and you think it’s so cool that you go “This is it! I’m ...
Example for This Lesson Look at the pattern of coloured circles on this next diagram. The solid red circle, numbered zero, is placed at an arbitrary fret. The pattern shows it uses pitches that are ...
I used to really suck getting better at guitar. Actually, that’s a pretty blatant understatement. I was a terrible self-teacher and progress was agonizingly slow. Back in high school, I lived and breathed rock music, so naturally ...
In our last article we discussed on how to select the guitars that suit your needs without getting distracted and getting confused. The Research Now that you’ve played a bunch of guitars, and hopefully found ...
Buying a new piece of instrument is always a tough task at times, with so many lucrative options available. Musical instruments are always very alluring and 90% of the times one ends up getting distracted ...
Were you ever discouraged in math class when you were deducted points for not adequately showing all of your work? It seemed like a trivial thing. The answer to 1 + 1 is 2. The ...
It has become more and more popular over the years to create unplugged acoustic versions of electric songs. Sometimes these acoustic versions you hear sound great, and other times they can kind of miss the ...
When you start out playing blues guitar one of the most challenging things is to make the blues scale actually sound bluesy. It’s one of those scales that require an extra effort in order to ...
We will create a chord chart for each key in the major scale. This will show you each chord in a key and when to use sharps and when to use flats when you are ...
