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Sound, Music, and Audio

Audio Index
iPods, iTunes, and MP3 Index
Sheet Music Index
Guitar Index
Main Music Index
Musicians Health and Exercises
The Science of Music

Instrument Maint

Clarinet
Trumpet
Trombone
Flute
Saxophone
Guitar Setup Tips
Build Your Own Humidifier
Setting Up A Guitar

Links

Main Links Index
General Brass Links
Saxophone Links
Music Theory & Education
Music General
Music Equipment Manufacturers
Multimedia White Papers (PDF)
Multimedia Articles
Jazz
Blues
World Music
Saxophone
The Brass Connection
Modern Dance

What is Just Cool

Autos/Hot Rods for Sale
The Brass Instrument Factory Tour HTM
The Brass Instrument Factory Tour PDF
An Open Letter to the American People 1945

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For those who love vacuum tubes, computers, and hearing music reproduced optimally then this is it. There are also some who not only enjoy listening to good music, but also love making their own and for them we have numerous music indexes to explore. Finally, for those who may love it all and want to be part of the production process we have our DIY pages.

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Computer Audiophile & Recording: For the DIY computer audiophile, the analog audiophile, those interested in home recording, and/or the science of audio. Two new categories with several new pages are: Modify Your Existing Audio Components and
Vacuum Tubes Several

DIY: Electronics: Almost any aspect of DIY that involves electronics, musical instruments, and audio reproduction. Enough tutorials and reference material to give those wanting to create their own DIY project a jump start.

The Guitar: Anything and everything pertaining to the guitar.

Music: Let the various indexes guide you.

Musicians Health: Maintain optimal physical health.

Problem Solving: Whether DIY, learning to read music, etc., it all involves good problem solving skills to succeed.

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Audio

Indexes
DIY Audio and Recording Index
iPod, iTunes, and MP3 Music All you need to know to maintain your iPod!
Audio Basics
DIY Electronics Index
DIY: Synthesizers
Links: DIY Kits for the Audiophile DIY kits, instructions, schematics, and more.

DIY Audio Pages
Getting Started With Audio and Electronic DIY Projects New
An Introduction to Modifying Hi-Fi Components New
Hi-Fi Modifications New
Links: DIY Kits for the Audiophile Kits, instructions, schematics, and more.

Vacuum Tube Pages
How Vacuum Tubes Work New
Theory of and Types of Vacuum Tubes New
How Vacuum Tubes in Linears Work New
Vaccum Tube Amplifiers New
Vacuum Tubes Vs. Transistors New
Vacuum Tubes Vs Transistors in Electric Guitar Amplifiers New
Vacuum Tubes: Buying New
Audio Tube Maintenance
Amplification Primer: The Sound of Vacuum Tubes

Audio Components
Links: DIY Kits for the Audiophile DIY kits, instructions, schematics, and more.
Power Amplifier Set-up Tips
Everything You Wanted To Know About Speakers New
A Guide to Optimizing Speaker Performance
Audio Cables
What is a Digital Analog Converter (DAC)? New
ADC and DAC Glossary New
Wire Specifications
Converting Analog into Digital (IIR) Filter

Creating and Maintaining a Music Library
MP3 vs AAC vs FLAC vs CD
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) New
An Introduction to DVD Recordable (DVD-R) New
Digital Audiophile: Defining Audio Quality in iTunes
Digital Audiophile: Importing a CD Using iTunes
Digital Audiophile: Moving Your iTunes Library Between Computers

Vinyl to Digital Conversions
Converting Vinyl to Digital: Interface Turntable to Computer via USB
Converting Vinyl to Digital: Connect Turntable to Computer via Existing Preamp
Converting Vinyl to Digital: Various Configurations Used to Connect a Turntable to a Computer
Converting Vinyl to Digital: All About The Phono Preamp
Converting Vinyl to Digital: All About Turntables and Cartridges
Converting Vinyl to Digital: Tune-up a Turntable
Converting Vinyl to Digital: How to Clean Your Vinyl

Links
Links: DIY Kits for the Audiophile DIY kits, instructions, schematics, and more.
Audio and Home Recording Links
Multimedia Articles
Acoustics, Music, and Science
Technology of Modern Recording Studio
Music Equipment Manufacturers

Recording
Using Poetry as a Method of Creating Musical Vocals
Using Voice Filters in Studio Logic
Improve Your Mixes With This Critical Listening Exercise
Critical Listening - Basic Exercises
Using Voice Filters in Studio Logic

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DIY: Electronics, Guitars and Synths

DIY: Electronics and Guitar
DIY Audio
DIY: Synthesizers
DIY: iPod, iTunes, and MP3 Music
DIY The Guitar
DIY Guitar Books
DIY Guitar Electronics Books

Topics
The Electronic Century: A Historical Perspective

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Guitar

Maintaining and Setting-up Your Instrument
Guitar Setup Tips

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Music Indexes

The Main Music Index

Secondary Indexes
Sheet Music Index
Guitar Index
Musicians Health and Exercises
Health for Guitarists
Musician Exercises is an extensive listing of PDFs that teach you how.
The Science of Music Index
Music Equipment Manufacturers Index
Music Related Links Index
Music Theory and Education Index

Maintaining and Setting-up Your Instrument
Clarinet
Trumpet
Trombone
Flute
Saxophone

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Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving
Truth Tables
Binary Numeral System Your brain is the ultimate binary computer.
Meditation Handbook Another freebie.
Writing for Mathematics Great problem solving method.

Problem Solving
Introduction
A Working Definition of Problem Solving
Human Information Processing Systems
Problem Space and Goals
Searching the Problem Space
Biological Aspects of Problem Solving
Developmental Factors in Problem Solving
Characteristics of Problem Solvers
Blocks (Cultural, Perceptual, Emotional) to Creative Problem Solving
Memory: Simple Tools to Improve It
Creativity
Change Attitudes in Problem Solving Via Affirmations
Writing Logically
Bibliography

Papers
The Triune Brain PDF
The Self PDF
Self-Realization and Social Responsibility PDF

Digital Media Studies
Coursework

DMS
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Photoshop
Mac OS X
Problem Solving
Web Design
DW Projects
Design Process Index

Computers

Mac OS X Hardware and Software
Windows hardware and software
Free Windows XP Software
Free Mac Software
Free Music Software
Free Portable Software Index
1,000,000 Free and Legal Music Tracks
Open Source Software Index
Open Source Portable Media Software Index
Plugins Index
Computer Ethics

Web Design

The Web Site Design Index
The Graphic Design Index
Web Resource Links
Web Design: Rules to Code By
Multimedia Papers
Web Design Tutorials Links

Color
Color Theory & the Color Wheel
Real Color Wheel
Web Safe Colors by Value Order
Web Safe Colors by Hue Order
Communicating With Color
Color: Creating a Palette
Color Wheels and Gray Scales
Design Process Index

Monitor Calibration Enhance your experience.
Calibrate Your Monitor
The Lagom LCD monitor test pages With the test images on these pages you can easily adjust the settings of your monitor to get the best possible picture quality. External link.