Archive for the 'Entertainment' Category
I guarantee that you will never create a perfect audio or music recording first time; and one of the characteristics of the track you will (nearly) always want to change is the frequency response or Equalization (EQ).
Equalization is used to achieve four things:
> To make a vocal or instrument sound cleaner, more defined and [...]
January 12th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Comedy shows can either be a complete waste of time or a night of wonderfully entertaining memories. Of course, if you end up getting a few drinks in your system before the comedian takes the stage, you might find that the comedy show ends up being a bit more entertaining than [...]
January 12th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, General Blurbs, Theater | No Comments
When it comes to the design and layout of a Home Music Recording Studio, most of us don’t have the luxury of dedicating space to separate functions: performing musicians, vocal booth, control room, loads of equipment and so on. So we have to do the best we can with what we’ve got. My studio is [...]
January 12th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Broward County is a popular part of the state with some fine amenities. Coral Springs Florida is a large town in the county that offers residents and visitors a pleasant environment. Shoppers can find just about everything they need at the Coral Square Mall, including branches of Sears, Dillard’s and two Macy stores.
There are plenty [...]
January 7th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Family Life, Holidays, Travel and Hospitality | No Comments
A long time ago, a very clever guy called Alexander Fleming discovered that if you introduced an electric current into a magnetic field, you produced motion. Conversely, if you moved a coil of wire within a magnetic field, you induced an electric current within the coil of wire. Most people are grateful for this invention [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
In my Home Recording Studio, my most favorite part of the recording process is experimentation and nothing allows more creativity than recording the guitar and the search for killer electric guitar tones or clear, expressive acoustic sounds. Finding sounds that fit perfectly into the mix, whether it’s an acoustic rhythm part or a soaring solo [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Home Recording Studios generally do not have great acoustic properties. This affects monitoring and can have a big impact on the recording process. You need to be able to hear exactly what has been recorded and have an accurate reference for mixing and mastering. Sound reverberations and reflections can accentuate some frequencies and cause cancellations [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Making music sound dynamic is a huge part of the audio recording and mixing process. It can transform a lifeless recording into a vibrant one; it can even out the high and low levels and create interest by allowing the quietest sounds to be heard among the louder ones. It can maximize the overall listening [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Making a Home Recording Studio acoustically neutral is an essential part of producing good music recordings. Reverberations due to sound being reflected off hard surfaces can cause sounds at some frequencies to be accentuated, and at other frequencies to be reduced. Sound absorption and diffusion can occur and is especially noticeable at the low end [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
Homestudiozone.com offers free advice and tips on how to create and operate a home recording studio including making your studio acoustically neutral, the layout, and electrical and audio cabling. How to record vocals, electric, acoustic and bass guitars, along with drums are covered.
This site also deals with how microphones work and how to select a [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, General Blurbs, Music | No Comments
In the Home Recording Studio world we often refer to dB’s. Guitarists will usually tell you to turn them up a couple of dB’s (rarely do they tell you to turn them down!), and mixing advice will often tell you to turn the level down a dB or so at some frequency or other. The [...]
January 5th, 2008 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Hobbies, Music | No Comments
How many times in your life have you wished you could just get away from it all and run off to the Caribbean or something other tropical location? For many people this dream is made a reality year after year as the result of a Geo Holiday membership, perhaps it’s time you see for yourself [...]
December 24th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Holidays, Travel | No Comments
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Within the course of an average day, how many times do you wish you could manage a tropical vacation to the Caribbean or some other exotic location away from the worries of the every day? Join the Geo Holiday family today and you too can begin [...]
December 10th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Holidays | No Comments
Thrice is a post-hardcore band from Irvine, California. The group was founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while in high school. Throughout the band’s career, they have been known to donate proceeds from album sales to charitable or non-profit organizations.
Before Thrice, Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi knew each other from [...]
December 6th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Music, Recreation | No Comments
The Geo Holiday Club guarantees members vacation accommodations for many years to follow at no additional charge than you will pay for the same accommodations today. Join in today and get your Geo Premiere membership so that you can see for yourself what vacations, destinations, and accommodations await you and those you travel [...]
November 27th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, General Blurbs, Recreation, Travel | No Comments
Don’t we all get impressed, when we see someone pull a small magic trick right before our eyes?
Of course we do!
You can quickly learn a magic trick with paperclips and a money bill by watching this video.
November 26th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, General Blurbs, Performing Arts | No Comments
Discover the advantage of a Geo Premiere membership today when you are able to lock in vacation accommodations for a lifetime at no extra costs. When all is said and done, this means that when you are in a position to explore the world time wise you won’t be limited due to financial constraints thanks [...]
November 26th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Holidays, Travel | No Comments
As just mentioned, there are a number of benefits to decorating your home with Elegant Christmas Decorations. When it comes to elegant Christmas decorations, you will find that different individuals have different views. Despite these different views, you will most commonly find that elegant Christmas decorations look better than most other decorations. [...]
October 30th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, Family, Family Life, Home and Garden | No Comments
Children love including their favorite television personalities in their birthday celebrations and they can do that with Sesame Street birthday party favors.
Themes are always a fun idea when it comes to celebrating a child’s birthday. Everything from the wrapping paper you use for the child’s gift to the paper plates and cups can be included [...]
October 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, Family, Family Life, Gifts, Shopping | No Comments
Being at home is deffinitely an advantage if your guests are as restless as mine. No less than four times during each of the movies, I had to stop the flick and turn off the HDTV Projection for a break of some kind. The first was a bathroom break, then they wanted some snacks, then [...]
September 10th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, Theater | No Comments
Many dinner party ideas center on having a party theme. For example, you can host an Italian food dinner party and serve all Italian foods and wine, including pastas, breads, olive oil dippings, antipasto platters and fine Italian wines. Centering your dinner party ideas around a cuisine help your guests have something to talk about, [...]
September 10th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, Family, Shopping | No Comments
Remember back when you got that cheesy sweater for Christmas? With the resources at our disposal these days, it is a synch to find perfect birthday presents and popular christmas gifts to suit anyone. I recall a few years back when my family thought it would be a great idea to draw names from [...]
September 8th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Family, Gifts, Shopping | No Comments
If you want to celebrate your birthday, or the birthday of a child at Disneyland, you can easily do this – and it doesn’t even have to be done on the exact date of birth! Start celebrating by going to City Hall, which is located in Town Square, upon your arrival to Disneyland. Here, you [...]
September 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Family, Family Life, Gifts, Shopping | No Comments
Legend says that he used the triangular form of the Christmas tree to symbolize religious meanings. In the Europe of the 12th century, on Christmas day, the Christmas tree was installed upside down, hanging down from the ceiling! It appears the tree was first decorated at Riga in 1510. Christmas decorations that were meant to [...]
September 1st, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment, Family, Gifts | No Comments
DVD orders online are becoming standard practice for many people. Ordering a DVD of your favorite movie or TV show is a good way to store them nicely, and watch them anytime. Since DVDs are supposed to last a lifetime, your movie collection will always be safe and secure.
But are you aware of a few [...]
August 26th, 2007 | Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment, Movies, Multimedia, Video | Comments Off