MOTTO 2022 - KEYBOARDS and GUITARS

Every quarter different Guitars and Keyboards

KEYBOARDS


Straight to the   PARLOR - G U I T A R S

COMPLETED PROJECT

Construction report of my SECOND - Round meets square (PDF)
With the construction of my II. I could express my ideas of the sound of a concert guitar! In addition, I felt the need to share with you my more than 200 pages of my construction report.

ACTUAL PROJECT

Construction report of the THIRD - Oval meets triangle (PDF)
With the construction of my III. I would like to express my ideas of new Classic guitar in terms of sound and design! At the moment, building is stopped because I am learning the technique of keyboard instruments.

CURRENT buying recommendation

MIDI Keyboard Controller - M-AUDIO Keystation 88 MK3
No frills keyboard controller with 88 acceptable keys.
and a well thought-out SoftWare package, AVID Pro Tools first, and
AiR Technologies sounds, currently at an unbeatable price!

ACTUALS

Basic income for artists - 325 euros a week for three years
High praise for Irish Ministers for "Culture and the Arts".
From March, artists will receive 1300€ per month basic income.
MukerBude says BRAVO Ireland !!!

OWN

Two new headings enrich the Mukerbude:
1. Pianists - Sub-category at the guitarists
Electrics & Acoustics Pianists
With Genres - Boogie Woogie - Jazz - Classical Music
2. Comedy Music - New completely independent section
Long overdue, the category of comedy and/or artistic musicians.
Folks, you're laughing if you don't just open your mouth
fascinated the sensational performances follows.

Compilation - Electric KeyboardsInstruments & Piano Samples
A compilation of the keyboards that are important in the Schland.
This includes digital pianos - electric organs - keyboards
(including workstations) - MIDI controllers - Stage pianos
and synthesizers.
Of course, the piano samples that go together should not be missing
here with a cost-effective MIDI controller for premium sounds
worry. With mostly better sound than expensive stage pianos.

Compilation of an overview of the current FreeWare DAWs
From the originally attributed comparative test is in the course of the Research an installation and testimonial about CakeWalk become. Which presents itself as a first-class DAW!

Instructions - Install low-cost SoftWare wings
It needs a computer, an audio interface a decent keyboard and headphones or speakers. Because the MIDI controllers called keyboards do not create their own sound, which is also their great advantage. Even the most expensive keyboards can't really work with the digitized Sounds compete.

Playing the piano and learning notes made easy ...
The elaboration shows diagrams of scales and chords
and is supported by extensively researched links to the topic with
ExpertsOpinions enriched...


... with musicSee through refreshingly colorful notes

In agreement with MusikDurchblick, MukerBude now has over 100 videos, listed in the order of their appearanceDate, for better traceability.
The Videos of MusikDurchblick in order

Here is the 1st version of the tutorial developed by MukerBude, based on the index various tutorials offered freely on the Internet, filled with the first-class Videos of MusikDurchblick.
Learning grades for kids, semi-strong, young mothers and granies
This is only a first presentation of the project, which the development, its optical design and the handling still strives to improve significantly.

FORUMS

Forums dealing with pianos, keyboards & recording
CASIO - Music Forums - Answers about Casio Keyboards and E-Pianos
clavio - Forum for Piano and Keyboard - Has competent answers
Heidruns Musikerseiten - Lot of good information - Hardware Yamaha
Keyboard Akademie - Forum - Blog - Software - Video Courses and Help
Keyboarder_forum by Musiker Lanze - Current topics - Well attended
mt MUSIKTREFF Klavier-Forum - Very up-to-date and well attended
musikerforum - Independent Forum for Musicians - By MusicStore
RECORDING - The community of music makers - Part of the magazine
SEQUENDER - Sequencer and Synthesizer Forum - Vierlinteresantes
TAMINO-KlassikForum - Forum for Baroque - Classical - Romantic etc.
TONSTUDIO FORUM - Information for Musicians and Sound engineers

INSTRUMENTS

KEYBOARDS

Manufacturer

Keyboards - E-Pianos - MIDI-Controller - StagePianos & PianoSamples
Electric pianos, stage pianos and 88-key master keyboards for the Home use with high demands on keyboard and sound.
As we know it from DIY do-it-yourselfers, they often work
much more precise than the professionals because they have the time
to do so and therefore don't have to mess up. So to be found in music.
Our experience shows that so-called semi-professional musicians
(not the real professionals) don't worry about grades and
make their instruments because they don't want to or can't.
For every missing tone, - to the delight of the instruments -
Dealer - immediately a new instrument. Instead of something
to deal in more detail with the existing instrument.


THE KEYBOARDS WE RECOMMEND...

Two all-rounders - controller - keyboard - piano - synthesizer...

Casio PRIVIA PX-5S

The all-rounders, without even one of the functions would be average. 88 piano weighted keys, AiR Sound 256 harmonious polyphony, systhesizer engine, sequencer, arpeggiator and, and, and. For studio,
stage and of course for home. It takes an amplifier to make yourself heard.

and the

Studiologic Numa 2x


There are a number of really good contenders to just to name a few.
Of course, play in this sequment also Arturia, Kawai, Cork and Kurzweil
play a significant role.

After heated debates, we have not least opted for the cost-cheap board
decided by Studiologic, but before especially because their overall concept convinces us.
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MIDI Controller - Native Instruments KK S88
Is priced slightly above the targeted 1000 €, but is a absolute high-end product in all classes!
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Digital Pianos
Are something like brothers of the stage pianos but without their own Speakers get by, that's why we do without them here.

Roland FP-30X


und das

CASIO PX-S3100 Privia

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Attentive readers know that we are familiar with the concept of electric piano That is why we have tabled a number of amendments.
Towards keyboard controlled digital sound samples.

MIDI Keyboard - Kurzweil KM88


A MIDI keyboard or better keyboard, are the Controler Keyboards Very similar, but they have only rudimentary control functions for a DAW. The main focus here is on the most possible Piano-like keyboard directed.
Such a balanced keyboard with one of the really good piano Samples is still well below our current price target from 1000€, but sounds much better than an electric piano in the Price range and can be played almost like a real piano.

Two absolutely outstanding sounding samples:
PRODUCTION VOICE - Concert Grand - Steinway Grand Piano D
KEYSCAPE from Spectronics Virtual Instruments - Yamaha C7

KNOW HOW

Complex topic - hammer mechanics of wooden keyboards
Louise von San Mateo Piano - Explains Kawai keyboards
San Mateo Piano - Louise explains KAWAI keyboards on YT channel
WIKI - Touch piano - touch types and things worth knowing
WIKI - Touch dynamics with many further links
WIKI - Keyboard - Mechanics developed over centuries
WIKI - Explains piano, hammer and stop mechanisms
Schimmel explains his game in detail - PDF loads with a click
WIKI - Explains the aftertouch on keyboards - the other mechanics
clavio - Responses to the touch of the keys on an acoustic piano
Thomann - Explains SAMPLES in great detail in eight chapters

MUSICIANS

Take a look at the new section - Pianists and Keyboarders

NEWS and TESTS

Magazines and magazines that mainly deal with electric pianos
and/or keyboards of all kinds
Magazin for Music und Musicians
Jazz-Fun - Magazine for Jazz Music - With lots of info around it
Magazin for Instruments
bonedo - The Musicians Portal - Everything from the World of Music
BuenasIdeas - Music Production and Home Recording - Well Done!
clavio - A piano portal in German - Many interesting things
delmar - (self-proclaimed) Trade magazine for musicians - reports etc.
Keyboard - Electronic. Music. Instruments. - Reviews and more
PIANOO - Guide portal for digital piano and piano - Well done!
RECORDING - News - Reviews - Interviews - Workshop and Forum
RONDO - The Classic and Jazz Magazine - In German
SEQUENCER - Synthesizers, sequencers, nerdic walking, forums
tastenwelt - News - Reviews - Practice - And a lot more
Even if most other magazines have some. If a sponsor is in it and/or behind it, it is with Amazona is very offerable, managing director is Hans Thomann. With such a sales magazine, although not badly made of course - with regard to the evaluation of products - always exercise a good deal of caution.
Amazona - From Thomann - Interesting sales magazine

SHEET MUSIC and TRACKS

Klassika - Classical music pages - You'll find what you're looking for
MIDIstart - MIDI collection - With currently over 10,000 titles

SHOPS

San Mateo Piano Store - KAWAI the future of the Piano - Reference

SOFTWARE

CakeWalk - Von BandLab - FreeWare DAW of the absolute top class
Cakewalk Documentation - Online help like no other provider
MuseScore 3 - Worldwide best NotationsSoftWare from W. Schweer
MusikSoftware - Home Recording Software Portal - There you find it
Plogue sforzando - SFZ Player - The OpenSource Standard
Instructions - Installing the software instruments (PDF)
With the change from Cubase to Cakewalk we have also the virtual instruments changed, from VST to SFZ as it is with the Precursor of Cakewalk, sonar was already planned. As open source programmers, we finally use open source Music software and instruments.
A free music studio with top-class instruments! We explain how to install the Progue SFZ player and how to integrates instruments under the SFZ and the SF2 format there.

SOUND TECHNOLOGY

Digital sound samples in VST and SFZ formats
A_PIANO - 12 official sounding SFZ piano samples
FreePats - Acoustic Grand Pianos - Keep your ears open
MUSICAL ARTIFACTS - Piano samples in usable quality
Piano Dremers - A detailed list of VST pianos
Plugins4free - Instruments - Effects - MIDI - Hosts etc.
POLYPHONE - Good quality software instrument collection
PRODUCTION VOICES - Estate Grand a Kawai GS-60 SFZ sample

TEACHER

Piano teachers, of the many we looked at, these convince us the most due to their good didactics. Of course, there are other qualified piano teachers. However, we have only dealt with those in more detail, the widest possible free introduction to their Offer lessons.
Fanny Engelhart - Piano School - Large YouTube Video Collection
Thomas Forschbach - werdemusiker - Crashkurs and YouTube Videos
Brendan Kavanagh is Dr. K - A versatile Boogie Woogie teacher
Marcel Maciej from Modern Music - Piano exercises with lots of fun
Thorsten Schuchardt - His YouTubeChannel is a real treasure trove
Franz Titscher - Learn the piano by playing with joy and success!

THEORY

... with musicSee through refreshingly colorful notes

In agreement with MusikDurchblick, MukerBude now has more than 100 videos listed in the order of their appearanceDate for better traceability.
The Videos of MusikDurchblick in order

Here is the 1st version of the tutorial developed by MukerBude, based on the index various tutorials offered freely on the Internet, filled with the first-class Videos of MusikDurchblick.
Learning grades for kids, semi-strong, young mothers and granies

American researchers have discovered the quickest way to learn to play the piano by dividing the exercise into roughly 10 second parts, then playing them and 10 seconds not playing. Play through all the individual parts of the piece in this 10-10 rhythm. It is said that what has been learned is consolidated faster and more intensively.
I will try it.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Scientists explain how to practice properly

Chaun C. Chang - Fundamentals of Piano Practice
Bayrischer Rundfunk Klassik - Practice properly - Tips from pro's

MUSICIANS - YouTube Channel

Hiromi The Piano Quintet


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Virtuosos on Grand Piano

No people today, just recorded piano sounds which are
played back as samples with appropriate players.


These six samples are free - like many others
A_PIANO - BECHSTEIN C118........ J.S.Bach
A_PIANO - FIAZOLI GP............ J.S.Bach
A_PIANO - KAWAI UST-7........... J.S.Bach
A_PIANO - Steinway Modell C..... J.S.Bach
A_PIANO - Yamaha C5............. J.S.Bach
Production Voice - KAWAI GS60... 14 Titel

Two samples that cost money, but also sound really good
KEYSCAPE - Yamaha C 7........... Demos
Production Voice - Steinway D... Demos

Small overview for orientation how samples sound
10 Outstanding Grand Piano Samples Compared
Piano samples compared to Steinway A188 - 1925

PARLOR - G U I T A R S

COMPLETED PROJECT

Construction report of my SECOND - Round meets square (PDF)
With the construction of my II. I could express my ideas of the sound of a concert guitar! In addition, I felt the need to share with you my more than 200 pages of my construction report.

ACTUAL PROJECT

Construction report of the THIRD - Oval meets triangle (PDF)
With the construction of my III. I would like to express my ideas of new Concert guitars in terms of sound and design! At the moment, building is stopped because I am learning the technique of keyboard instruments.

ACTUAL

Rick Beato 1. Teil - Explains and shows guitars from 1929 - 1969
Rick Beato 2. Teil - Explains and shows guitars from 1970 - 1979
Rick Beato 3. Teil - Explains and shows guitars from 1980 - 1989
Rick Beato 4. Teil - Explains and shows guitars from 1990 - 1999

FORUMS

GUITARS

Robert Randall - Show us two traditional Parlor guitars
Greek salon guitar - Beautiful handmade instrument

KNOW HOW

Musik-Produktiv - Parlor - Body shapes - pay close attention
WIKI - Parlor Guitars - The Little Western Guitar 12 Fret Transition

MUSICIANS

NEWS and TESTS

Professional Music TV UK - Meg tests five Parlor guitars under $500

SHEET MUSIC and TRACKS

SHOPS

The Bouzouki Shop - Papa Polydorou and Sons - Athens Greece
Parlor Guitars - Washburne Vintage Series R314KK - A Classic

SOFTWARE

SONGBOOKS

SOUND EGENEERING

THEORY

YouTube Channel

Daddy_Stove_Pipe


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Virtuosos on Parlor Guitars

Guys, we didn't find a woman currently playing Parlor guitar
and that although the Parlor at the beginning of the 20th
century was played in the salons of women.

A small selection

Terry Bell.........Slide Blues 1927 Parlor
Blinde Blake.......Diddie Wa Diddie
Edward Phillip.....Crossroads Blues
Sting..............Christmas At Sea

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The JoSeBas

My own Work

MukerBude develops for the world...

For the guitar hobbyists among you, I have developed a small aid, which makes it very easy to construct the body of concert and western guitars. can be constructed. In just a few steps with the simplest geometry.



It's really easy for children!

The construction of my SECOND has finished...

Two months of planning and one year of woodworking

Construction-Report of the SECOND - "Round Meets Agular" (PDF)




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Most important first

Instruction - Install SoftWare Grand Piano (PDF)
Report - CakeWalk DAW with preview of other DAWs (PDF)
Book - Piano & learning - Notes - Theory - Scales - Chords (PDF)
Recommendation - Digital Pianos - Keyboards - MIDI Controllers (PDF)

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Instructions - Building an exact fit piano bench (PDF)
Instruction - Building report - THE THIRD under construction(PDF)
Instruction - Simple construction aid for corpus determination (PDF)
Instruction - Building report - THE SECOND - Is ready (PDF)
Invention - The country needs functioning tuning cranks (PDF)
Done in June of the year 2019 - Photo taken from a bicycle (PDF)
Instruction - Report of an full-acoustic travel guitar (PDF)
Invention - Fold cutter - Holding device for Dremel (PDF)
Calculation - Frets Distance from nut and fret width (ODS)
Book - Peters small notes and harmony teaching - E-Book (PDF)
Instruction - Building an acoustic lap steel string guitar (PDF)
Instruction - Drill yourself 12-hole knottingblock easy (PDF)
Instruction - Replace frets of your classic guitar yourself (PDF)
Instruction - Stratocaster becomes a nylon guitar (PDF)
Recommendation - Best classic guitars under 1000€ (PDF)

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Instruction - Construction of a guitar from vegetable boxes (PDF)
Instruction - Construction of a drill stand made of wood (PDF)
Instruction - Downsize a guitar neck made very simple (PDF)
Calculation - Pressure force of strings on the bridge (PDF)
Report - Cort NTL 20 F - Western Guitar in Jumbo style (PDF)
Report - Salvador Cortez CS-205 - petite concert guitar (PDF)
Report - Ibanez MASA SX72 - little western guitar (PDF)
Book - A fairy tale - My Concert aunt tells her life (PDF)
Recommendation - To learn guitar, theory & sheet music (PDF)
Recommendation - New nylons - long neck, narrow body (PDF)
Invention - Arm pad for small acoustic guitars (PDF)
Invention - Cajon - with tuning and disconnectable snare (PDF)
Invention - Chords TABs for piano with link to download txt-file
SoftWare - Installation Guide - Guitar Pro 6 lite (PDF)
Studio - Example for a HomeRecording Studio (PDF)
Knowledge - Guitar techniques - trying to list them (PDF)
Knowledge - Guitar fretboard notes for sharp # and flat b (PDF)
Knowledge - Circle of fifths in two tables Major and Minor (PDF)

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