General Discussion

Friday, May 22, 2020, at 8PM Pacific time, I'll be doing a one-hour online presentation titled Magicians, Zeppelins, and Juke Joints, a social history of the harmonica from the 1820s to the present.

Viewing is free, but requires registration (click here)

Hi I am a "brand new" newcommer to the harmonica. Just wanted to get some advice re first harp to purchase. I have been eying the Hohner Special 20 and the Lee Oskar. Can I go wrong with either one? Is there any one of these that you think might make a better fit  as a" learners" instrument. Any other you might recommend? 

Thanks in advance 

Oscar

I'm new to the forum.  Is there a way to search a subject in the forum.

Hello Everybody; I would like to start practicing with an amplifier but I got to worry about the neighbors so I want to go quiet.   Is there a type a headphone that I should look into? Thanks 

When recording yourself for submitting songs to the website, does anyone else feel like the gymnast who, after practicing their routine long and hard for months, executes a perfect routine for the judges, goes to stick the landing (that LAST lick) and falls flat on their face?  Do-over!!

Hello Everybody;

I want to start tuning my harmonica. I already got the Cleartune app and I have noticed that several notes are out of tune in my Marine Band Classic (C).

I would like to have a go at tuning it, just for practice. The problem is that I don´t have access to specialized tools and there is no place to get them because because of the Coronavirus. continue reading...

I am happy to be back to bluesharmonica.com It is indeed very helpful specially in this time of the Covid crisis. Not only educational but also therapeutic as well. Keeps me sane. Here is a wish for everyone to stay safe and healthy. Keep your harps clean.

Iron Mojo

  Hey Folks,

Can anyone recommend a cd

by Sonny Boy Williamson I

John Lee Curtis?

I must admit it can get pretty confusing 

figuring out which albums are  by him

and which ones are by Rice Miller

(Who I love Too)0

Thanks

Greg

Ive used Garage Band for recording.  I just stumbled on the fact that there are standard drum beats in there.  Not much documentaiton available.  Has anyone got guidance on how to get a drum beat for slow or fast blues?   What Ive tried so far makes no sense for our music. 

gary

Hi All,

I'm looking for some guidance - I'm currently using garage band to record my submissions. I'm uploading the Jam Track and have been recording a seperate track, using the Jam Track as a back up. Is there a way that I can merge these tracks? Up until now I have been resorting to playing the two tracks simultaniously and using the internal mic on my Mac to record both tracks into one. As you can immagine, the result isn't the greatest - the song comes out thin and tin-can-ey and virtually wipes out all intended dynamics and color I'm adding to the song.

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