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David's Tip of the Day: HOHNER Press Releases

Posted Wed, 07/30/2014 - 08:30 by David Barrett Admin
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A couple video press releases from Hohner Harmonicas today.

HOHNER Marine Band Crossover Harmonica
http://youtu.be/IY62flK5zvM

Marine Band Thunderbird Review by Dennis Gruenling
http://youtu.be/BfaOcW75d74

David's Tip of the Day: Winston Churchill Quotes - Difficulties

Posted Tue, 07/29/2014 - 07:34 by David Barrett Admin
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Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.”

David's Tip of the Day: Yen Ming Chen - HOHNER Masters of the Harmonica

Posted Mon, 07/28/2014 - 07:03 by David Barrett Admin
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Yen Ming Chen speaks of the Sirius Harmonica Ensemble and the Chord Harmonica.

Yen Ming Chen - HOHNER Masters of the Harmonica
http://youtu.be/AuNspLIWEMw

David's Tip of the Day: Winston Churchill Quotes - Masters

Posted Fri, 07/25/2014 - 08:16 by David Barrett Admin
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“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”

David's Tip of the Day: Winston Churchill Quotes - Never Give Up

Posted Thu, 07/24/2014 - 08:20 by David Barrett Admin
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“Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.”

David's Tip of the Day: Winston Churchill Quotes - Success

Posted Wed, 07/23/2014 - 08:13 by David Barrett Admin
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Here's a great one to have pinned up in your practice room...

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”

David's Tip of the Day: Cy Leo - HOHNER Masters of the Harmonica

Posted Tue, 07/22/2014 - 07:46 by David Barrett Admin
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It's always interesting to hear about other styles played on the harmonica.
http://youtu.be/SJd2wGnwnw4

David's Tip of the Day: Good Tone While Bending

Posted Mon, 07/21/2014 - 07:38 by David Barrett Admin
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A student asked in the forum this morning how to achieve good tone while bending. I thought I would share my answer with you, it's a common question. continue reading...

David's Tip of the Day: Line Out in Place of a Microphone

Posted Fri, 07/18/2014 - 07:31 by David Barrett Admin
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If you're new to recording and don't own a microphone to place in front of your amplifier, you can use the Line Out on your amp. This sends a line-level signal (not powered, like the speaker out... don't use that) via cable to your computer. if your computer has a 1/4" microphone input, you can use a cable that runs from 1/4" (out of amp) to 1/8" (into computer). Though the tone of what you're sending doesn't include the sound you like from the power section of your amp, your speaker, or cabinet... it's better than nothing. Yesterday's tip was to use two amps for recording. continue reading...

David's Tip of the Day: Mic'ing Two Amps in the Studio

Posted Thu, 07/17/2014 - 07:18 by David Barrett Admin
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The next time you find yourself in the studio, bring two amps to play through. Using a splitter or A/B box does the job to send the signal of your bullet mic into both amps. You can also plug in the Input 1 of one amp, and then with an instrument cable run out the Input 2 or Line Out of that amp into the input of the other. The studio engineer will mic each amp separately and will place a third mic in the room to pickup the ambient (room sound) of your rig, especially if it's a live (reflective) room. continue reading...