Archive for November, 2009

Does it hurt an acoustic pickup to add heavy metal distortion?

A friend of mine said that using heavy metal distortion on an acoustic pickup hurts the pickup. This didn’t make sense to me cause its a input, meaning that it reads electric signals and then the amp distorts the readings. But then again I dont know a ton about pickups. SO i just thought [...]

I want to be the greatest guitarist, so can u help?

I want to be an amazing guitarist. I love every kind of rock, but I’m looking to be a metal guitarist, so does anyone know any secrets or good places to go or good things to buy that will help me to be a great metal guitarist?
nice start, but does anyone have anything more specific?
The [...]

How many songs have Hayley Williams in them, as a guest vocalist?

I remember seeing a Wikipedia page showing about 6 of them, but that was a while ago.
I’m wondering if there are any other ones, and can someone please tell me which ones they are? I’ve forgotten them.
Then Came To Kill – The Chariot
ps … just Wiki "Hayley Williams." there’s 2 Say Anything songs, a New [...]

What are the tour dates for the Slipknot, Machine Head and COB tour?

Im so confused, i only want the UK ones, on machine heads myspace they have none of the uk dates although i know all 3 are playing at the NEC.
If its any easier are all three playing at the Apollo in london?
okay dude:
mon 1st december- london hammersmith apollo
tue 2 -london hammersmith apollo
fri 5 -cardiff arena
sun [...]

Can a male singer with an alto range expand his range enough to hit notes in the whistle register?

I am a 21 year old male singer who’s range is between the contralto and mezzo-soprano range but I was wondering with proper training from a vocal coach or teacher can I expand my range to hit whistle register note’s?I know that Mariah Carey self-identifies herself as a alto singer but is able to sing [...]

Can a metalloid bond with a non-metal to form an ionic compound or ion?

I have a chemistry test tomorrow. We learned that ionic compounds or ions can only be formed with teh combination of a metal and a nonmetal. However, can a metalloid take the place of a metal? Also, is there an easy way to remember which are the nonmetals or metals on the periodic table? Thanks.
Yes, [...]

How far ahead of the iphone 3g release was information released on the phone?

The iphone 3g was released in june of 2008 if I recall right… I’m curious as to how far ahead of that did apple let people know what exactly was coming on the new phone?
Just curious with all the rumors flying bout this coming june for when apple might release info.
Well if you get very [...]

How do you only get the vocals to a song?

I know about the countless ways to take vocals out, but how do I take everything else out and leave only the vocals?
And is there a free way to do this, like with Audacity?
You can adjust the EQ / Frequencies with Audacity , Abelton , Pro Tools ect….You would CUT the bass and adjust the [...]

what rock music should i play at party tonight?

I have to provide music for a party tonight i like tool and the secret machines and jimmy hendrix , rolling stones and all the clasic oldies. i want some rock music other than this to play …help!
You can try some Echo And The Bunnymen,Nirvana,Pixies,Nine Inch Nails,The Cure(I’ve noticed the popularity of certain Cure [...]

(For music) What’s the difference between Rock, Metal, and Heavy metal?

I thought of this question because I was on itunes listening to Three Days Grace.
The music Genre is Metal. It seems like a little bit of rock in a way. If you listen to Pain it seems like… Metal or Heavy Metal….
So what is the difference?
they are all considered to be rock. some [...]