Introduction to Digital Music Recording: Part 1 - Finding a Space for Your Home Studio

If you're a musician, at some stage you've probably considered the idea of recording yourself, or your band, or the cool duet you do with the cat (she takes the high notes). Digital music recording technology has come a long way in recent years, and the best part is that you no longer need to remortgage your house to be able to build a decent quality home studio set up.
The first step on the home studio path is deciding where you're going to work. Are you a garage band with access to a real garage, or are you a solo act who neatly folds onto a single chair in your study? Before you think about shelling out for any equipment, you need to sort out where you're going to be recording music. As the experts say, "location, location, location". It's pretty important. Here are the things you should consider.
Peace and quiet
It almost goes without saying that if you live near a railway line or in a flight path you might want to consider recording at a mate's house instead. Always remember that you're aiming for minimal background noise, unless of course you're recording at a live venue in which case ambient chatter and intermittent clanging are part of the experience and therefore the recording. Choosing a time that you have the house to yourself is always an excellent plan. There's nothing more frustrating than laying down a perfectly executed riff that's ruined by a door slamming, the dog barking or someone yelling, "Honey, I'm ho-ome!".
Sized to fit
If you're solo artist who will only be recording a single instrument at a time, then it shouldn't be too hard to find a corner that will accommodate you and your stuff. If you're going to try simultaneously recording all members of a cello octet, you'll need to think through your space requirements a little more carefully. In some cases it could even be worth booking a local studio or hall, instead of cramming into your spare bedroom. Remember that some musicians don't like to feel confined when they play (drummers and lead guitarists in particular), so realise that you'll need a lot more space for simultaneous instrument recording. If space is tight, you should instead consider recording instruments one-by-one.
Acoustically sound
If you've ever sung from the choir stalls of a stone cathedral, you'll notice your voice sound distinctly different from when you sing in your living room. Floor and wall coverings such as carpet, curtains and wallpaper act as dampeners, which stop soundwaves from reverberating and echoing within a space. A bit of an echo can be a good thing, especially when you're recording vocals or acoustic guitar - both sound fuller and richer, as if the notes have more body. People sing in the shower because it's where they sound best! I know plenty of musicians who routinely record in their tiled laundry or bathroom for this very reason, so for a crisper, fuller sound try to avoid overly dampened rooms.
Love thy neighbour
A quick note about sound levels - if you're know you're Armageddon Loud and that you're going to be recording regularly, keeping your nearby neighbours happy should be a priority. One person's music can be another's noise, and if neighbours suspect you're breaching acceptable sound levels, a quick phone call to the local council or police can shut down your jam sessions quicker than a grace note. Be considerate about the hours you play, and consider soundproofing if you regularly rock out in close proximity to your neighbours.

Jackson Guitars - Screaming Heavy Metal Machines

The Beginning...
As many know, Jackson Guitars was born out of Charvel Guitars when the Heavy Metal music genre was at its peak. Charvel was originally co-owned by Wayne Charvel and Grover Jackson with Charvel's name on the guitars. In 1978 Jackson bought out Charvel and took control of the company with the Charvel name remaining on the guitars. The Jackson-built Charvel guitar debuted at the 1979 summer NAMM show in Atlanta and quickly became popular with the heavy metal stars of the period.
The Birth of Jackson Guitars...
In late 1980, Jackson was approached by a young guitar virtuoso named Randy Rhoads, formerly of Quiet Riot. At the time Rhoads had joined forces with Black Sabbath's former vocalist, Ozzy Osbourne, and wanted a totally distinctive guitar designed for him. The result was a sleek, white, v-shaped guitar initially called the Concorde. The look was similar to the Gibson Flying-V but the lower wing of the guitar was about half the length of the upper wing. The typical Charvel guitar was much more conservative in appearance so, deciding that the new guitar was too radical for the regular Charvel customers, Jackson put his own name on the guitar and thus Jackson Guitars was born. Rhoads played the guitar for a time but wanted a model designed with features of his own specification. The Concorde was dropped in favor of the new model, which became known and revered as the Jackson Rhoads(sometimes called the Rhoads Half-V). The Rhoads was the first of the Jackson electric guitars.
The Legend Grows...
The Rhoads was a springboard for Jackson to stake its claim in the Heavy Metal industry as a leader in the manufacture of high quality, ultra high performance guitars that were innovatively and often radically designed. Due to their radically original designs, high production quality and excellent playability, Jackson electric guitars soon became highly popular during the mid and early 1980's. This period saw the creation of the legendary and enduring Kelly, King V, Dinky, and Soloist models as well as the Concert bass. The later part of the decade saw the creation of the PC1 (designed for Def Leppard's Phil Collen) and the ultra-cool Warrior line. Jacksons continue to be popular with signature models created bearing the names of many of the top Metal stars such as Mark Morton and John Campbell (Lamb of God), Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Matt Tuck (Bullet For My Valentine) and many others.
Jackson Today...
To date, Jackson Guitars has changed hands a couple of times over the years. In 1985 Jackson Guitars was purchased by the Texas based International Music Corporation. IMC continued the high quality and performance standards that Jackson electric guitars had become famous for and in 1986 produced the highly popular King V model. The King V was originally designed for Robbin Crosby of Ratt and was highly praised by many top level Heavy Metal musicians, including Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.
In 2002, Fender acquired Jackson guitars. Jacksons suffered a decrease in popularity due to the fear that, as often happens when a company like Jackson is merged with a long standing brand like Fender, that a decrease in quality occurs as the parent company doesn't want the brand in competition with their main lines. Fender had no such intention, however, and artists soon saw that Fender maintained the same high standards that the Jackson electric guitars were known for. Jackson Guitars are now as popular as ever and can be seen in the hands of top artists such as Zakk Wylde, Mark Morton and Phil Demmel.

Bright 'N' Shiny Bassist

Born in 1960, Adam Clayton was the eldest son of Brian and Jo Clayton. Birthplace was Oxfordshire, England, but not for long however. Brian Clayton was a pilot, so the family moved around a bit, before finally settling down in Malahide, Ireland. Adam was now 5 years-old. He spent some time playing with neighborhood kids. Including the Evans' kids, Dave, his brother Dick and sister Gillian. If you don't know already or if you read the other bios, Dave Evans would later become Adam's U2 bandmate, the Edge. The two families parted ways and the inevitable would have to wait until Adam would read Larry's note on Mount Temple's bulletin board.
At 8 years-old, Adam began school at Castle Park, a British-style boarding school. The main goals here were academics and sports. Adam was not that good at either. Discouraged from listening to popular music and watching television, Adam was miserable there. His only artistic outlet came twice a week at the Gramophone Society. Here, he could listen to classical music, which he enjoyed. He began piano lessons, but with no coordination and little ambition, this was short-lived. Adam turned his interest, instead to the guitar. When reaching his teens he bought a second-hand guitar for 5 pounds and began learning to play songs with new friend, John Leslie. He then, switched to bass, when he and John tried to get a band together. His parents purchased his very first bass guitar. Adam was now attending Columbia Middle School, but was kicked out because of poor grades. It was then he began attending school at Mt. Temple High School. Within a month of completing his first term, he was in Larry's kitchen for auditions.
He showed up at the auditions wearing an Afghan coat and sunglasses. It must have been his taste in fashion, as well as owning a bass, (a bass he did not play well at all), that got him into the new group, known then as 'Feedback'. The fledgling band practiced every Wednesday after school. They got their first gig in a talent show at the school. Adam acted as manger of the group until Paul McGuiness took over. Not only was Adam devoted to the band, but also to his instrument. It wasn't long before he had gained his style and was able to make his presence known. Examples of this, washis bass lines in the songs, "Gloria", from second album, 'October', and "New Years Day", from the album that catapulted them to stardom, 'War'. Adam definitely had developed an unmistakable flair.
In 1989, Adam was busted for simple possession of marijuana in Dublin. To avoid a conviction, he was ordered by the judge to donate 25,000 pounds to the Dublin's Women's Aid Refugee Center. He expressed regret for the trouble but was all too happy to pay the donation. Unfortunately, this would not be the last time Adam would have a problem with substance abuse.
Soon after, Adam began to get that 'ultimate rockstar' phase. This suited his bachelor and 'Playboy' lifestyle. He would often be seen in public wearing brightly-colored clothes, peroxide bleached blonde hair, smoking cigarettes, and a supermodel, always on his arm. But Adam's bass playing was phenomenal. Outside influences did not seem to be distracting him, until the end of the tour when he had miss a show because he was under the influence of alcohol. The rest of the band was in a near panic, as the first Sydney show was a test run to a live show that was going to air around the world. Canceling the show was not an option, and the decision was made to have Adam's guitar tech, Stuart Morgan, fill in for him. After the missed show, Adam admitted he had a problem and went sober then and there.
After the madness of the Zoo TV tour, Adam returned to New York with friend and fellow band-mate, Larry Mullen. He collaborated with Larry on the Mission Impossible soundtrack, which was very successful in the U.K. He seemed to go through a personal growth, emerging with a new and more positive outlook on his life and career. Adam took this new outlook and kicked ass on his next project outside of U2. The "Pop" sessions gave him a chance to show his talent, not only as a bassist, but an artist and musician.
Adam has stated that he didn't feel destined for fame and fortune, before U2. But you better know that joining U2 was the "best decision" he ever made. He will be a part of rock 'n' roll history, and he knows this. But he looks forward to the near future, knowing that eventually it must end. But Adam is optimistic and has said, that as long as "people are able to make that commitment, then it's worth doing."

The Way Of Acting - Who Said Theatre History Is Not Important?

As Bob Marley once said..."if you know your history, then you'll know where you're coming from".
I would certainly agree to BM's opinion about history. At the IAFT-acting program, I once shared a story about my favorite professor who is known for his draconian method of teaching theatre. During that time, one of the toughest and best class I ever took was his class MA Theatre History in UP. It was hard. By the end of the semester only 3 of us were left from original 7. He would start his class with trivia question's of famous playwrights to check if we read Brockett's History of Theatre (our Bible during that time). Everyone dropped, flunked, and some change their cognate subjects just to evade him. But by the end of the class, I knew more than I thought I would when I was still a theatre undergrad. I relearned history, he told us many fascinating stories of people who lived and died so that we can learn Shakespeare and Marlowe and August Wilson and all the rest of them. And then, in his last breath of the class he turned us loose, he said in a mock way, " ...and now, it's up to you."
I remember him vividly saying, " How can you possibly understand a genre without looking without looking at its roots? If an actor (especially the young ones) don't understand why a particular style is done in a particular way then how can he or she hold their own and compete with other actors who have those tools in their bags?"
This is personally true: if a woman is working in an era which she would have been seriously constrained by the clothing she was wearing - from a corset to multiple skirts, to fabrics that don't "give" to not even being to sit in certain outfits because there was no way for the period furniture to accommodate the skirts - she had better have a good understanding of how the level of physical constriction is going to affect her performance! She will have to breath differently. She may be seriously limited in her volume vocally. She will be limited as a performer and as in how much she can eat and drink within a performance.
Plus, these women were not athletes - they did not move with the long strides that you see in many women today. Partially due to their clothes, and partially because they didn't have the musculature.
Emotionally? How many pregnancies were lost because the corset was worn too tight or to long into the pregnancy? How about the fact that if she truly sobs while wearing a corset she's likely to pass out because she won't be able to get enough breath?
It's amazing how many modern actors don't really think about these things and end up looking "wrong" in their costumes, attempting to move in the same way in which they would if they were wearing jeans and tennis shoes.
All relevant, and just as important for film. There are a lot of pieces that are not set in the modern era - not just Elizabethan pieces, but also pieces set earlier in the twentieth century, where theatre such as Brecht and theatre of the Absurd started popping up as reactions to what was happening in the world politically and the styles that were in favor onstage.
I know, some of the above is more period "costume" stuff - but if you don't understand that women couldn't perform on many European stages during particular eras you might not understand how the MALE performers playing females had to adjust to all the costume/clothing requirements of the day.
If you understand that theatre was once an entertainment for the masses, you will better understand the content of the plays, as well as, hopefully, try to solve the dilemma we now face where theatre is seen as more elitist and bourgeois than more populist entertainment like TV!
The past is prologue. The future is yours. And I say that knowledge is perhaps the most important thing you have. It's more important than your headshot, your resume, and what you wear to an audition. A person is the sum of his or her actions. And also what he/she feels and thinks. And who we are as people, and whomever we are going to represent on the stage or the screen ought to be based in some reality. And knowing how your art form has grown and changed through time, what has been lost and gained, and what has come about in the last 100 years, is all vital and important to what you will do in your craft.

Indian Actress Aarti Chhabria Biography and Hottest Pictures, Bollywood-Tamil Kannada Actress Aarti Chhabria Filmography-Pics

Aarti Chhabria is an Indian Actress, She was born on 15 November 1982. She is a actress of Bollywood, Tamil and Kannada film industry movies. She is very famous for bold and hot roles in these Indian Industries. Aarti was also presenter of ICL (Indian Cricket League).


Filmography
Debut Film: Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai
Famous Movies: Shaadi No. 1, Ssukh, Aham Premasmi, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo, Raja Bhaiya, Awara Paagal Deewana, Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai, Lajja, Akanksha
Latest Movies: Shaadi No. 1
Upcoming Movies: Kisse Pyaar Karoon, Jeet: Feel the Force, Milenge Milenge