Music Calculator

Think of vibrato as simply a wobbly quality we add to a held note. In truth, it’s much more mechanical than that. There are realy … Read more

If you’ve ever been stuck in a recording booth waiting on producer to sign off on take, you know that feeling when they say go … Read more

Take two players who is playing the exact same note. If they’re hitting the correct key then why does it sound so wrong? The answer’s … Read more

People often say that tuning a piano is more of an art than science but actualy it’s very much about negotiating with physics. It is … Read more

Making the sound thicker by adding second oscillator to your bass patch will often result in a muddy low end that compete with the kick … Read more

Your voice doesn’t always find itself at home in standard tuning. A song sounds beautiful. But your voice can’t hit chorus without cracking, or you … Read more

Ever hear songbird tell you that their range doesn’t include that high note? Panic! Time to transpose the song, but how do you figure out … Read more

If you have ever played in an ensemble where one instrument is just slightly out-of-tune with another, you’ll know how it can make the whole … Read more

Octaves are something most of us think we know about. We know the key signature, the note name. If you’ve got a decent ear, then … Read more

Moving the pitches is not enough to transpose as it also involve changing musical context. For example, if you transposed a melody downwards by a … Read more

For example, if you’ve ever played a perfect fifth on the piano, you don’t need to know what it’s called. Your ears have locked onto … Read more

A simple way for everyone to understand is to just count half steps. This process do not require you to be able to read music. … Read more

You are in the middle of a busy orchestral score or jazz chart and stumble across a big leap on the staff. You pause, count … Read more

In a recording session you might hear that a vocal track doesn’t sound quite right in combination with a piano. It’s not a timing problem … Read more

What you might discover is that your vocal melody are too long for the chorus. Why? It has a catchy hook, but it drags on. … Read more