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How is the effect called when you slap a drum stick on the metal edge of the snare?
I am actually looking for a sample that contains this effect, like in this song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers at 0:55
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What piece of classical music is quoted in Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' "Sinister Minister"?
This is from Victor Wooten concert, he and band "Bela Fleck" performs their song Sinister Minister.
I believe this part, that's starts from 3:26, heavily inherits from classical music.
And I do like to know what classical music is this.
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Does the sound card of a digital mixer affect the quality of the vinyl song?
my setup for my vinyl is like this:
I have one vinyl player who is connected to a (real crappy) dj mixer (Cortex dmix-600). This mixer has a sound card, i guess, because it can play directly from an iPod or USb-disk. But does this sound card does…
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Can you identify the song from this video frame?
Apple recently launched Apple Music, in their "home for music" video: https://youtu.be/Y1zs0uHHoSw they show the following music video frame: https://i.stack.imgur.com/qts9u.jpg
The video appears to show some sort of metallic cat-like creature…
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Was the Jaws theme derived from the finale of Dvorak's 9th symphony?
The Jaws theme has a lot of similar elements of the finale of Dvorak's New World Symphony. They both begin with alternating minor seconds.
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Why is Slash still playing Guns N' Roses songs?
Slash's current band Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators plays some songs from Guns N' Roses. Doesn't GN'R have the copyrights of the song?
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What was the story behind Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"?
It was 1971 in Montreux close to where I live. But it wasn't me who ...
We've got just married in that time!
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Trying to Find the Name of a Musical
I'm hoping on a long shot somebody may know what I'm talking about. I'll definitely add more details if I can recall any.
This is a sarcastic sort of musical, relatively new (within the last 10-15 years I'm almost certain, but say 20 to be extra…
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Violin melody - 2/4 time, D major
I'm looking for a piece for violin and accompaniment (piano or orchestra, I can't remember). The violin has a tune which, as far as I can remember, goes like this.
Neither http://www.themefinder.org/ nor musipedia.org could find it.
I expect it was…
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Is there a guide or database that links a specific sound to a synth?
I was wondering if there a is guide so you can link a specific sound to a synth.
Or some kind of database that catalogs the synths used in popular songs.
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When is the SAMA 21 CD coming out?
When is the 21st South African Music Awards Nominees CD coming out? The winners were announced in March this year already (2015).
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Why did Maverick Records ask Muse to remove falsetto?
Origin of Symmetry was an album made by alt-rock band Muse in 2001.
Maverick Records, the planned publisher before release, had asked that some songs be recorded again without lead singer Matthew Bellamy’s famous falsetto from them.
Why was this?
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Has anyone recorded a cello version of Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major (BWV 846)
Note: I really mean CELLO version! I'm sure I've heard it, but starting to think I imagine it.
It's also called 'Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major, BWM 846'.
I believe it's the warm-up piece Bach wrote for his students to prepare for the Well…
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2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G. - objective comparisons
People have argued for decades who is the best between rap legends Tupac and Notorious BIG. Most people just choose which artist they love.
Who would come out as the objective winner by the following statistics:
Influence on other artists and the…
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What sub-genre of jazz is Dondi by Ed Motta?
To which sub-genre of jazz belongs Ed Motta’s Dondi?
Is it pop jazz? Smooth jazz? Or anything else?
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