Convert peak watts, peak voltage, or peak current into RMS values for audio signals, bench tests, and waveform checks using the correct crest factor.

Design a notch filter for hum, buzz, resonant peaks, or feedback using twin-T, RLC, or DSP biquad math. For a 60 Hz twin-T notch, 10 k and about 0.265 uF are a common starting point. Base inductance ...

Tip 1 — Edge Clearance Rule: Always leave at least 1/8" (3.2mm) from the outer edge of the nut slot to the edge of the nut. This prevents strings from falling off the fingerboard during playing. For ...

The 17.817 Rule: Each fret is placed at the previous fret’s remaining distance divided by 17.817. This is derived from the 12th root of 2 (equal temperament tuning). Fret 12 is always exactly half the ...

The first work on my list is the opening movement of what has come to be nicknamed, the moonlight, sonata after a critic described the opening of the piece as moonlight dancing on the water of a lake.

In spite of Liszt’s formidable reputation as a travelling virtuoso and composer whose compositions verge on the unplayable by mere mortals, this series of six pieces comes as a great contrast. The ...

Classical music covers a very broad span of music from the Medieval to the present day. Each era of music has its unique characteristics and idiosyncrasies. To find your way towards a richer ...

The prelude to Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde supplies the main musical theme of the film, and Trier‘s use of an overture-like opening sequence before the first act is a technique closely ...

Little five-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed on the harpsichord, his small, dimpled hands moving quickly and precisely across the notes. The Empress of Austria, Maria Theresa, and her family ...

No “classical music about animals” list is complete without this fourteen-movement work for chamber ensemble, including two pianos and a variety of other orchestral instruments, such as the violin, ...

Many great composers didn’t start really making business until later in life, mostly in their late twenties up to middle age. However, a handful of them from the Western art music area was, in fact, ...

American folk music, as well as bluegrass, would not be the sensational genres that they are today without the Mandolin. The Mandolin is a great instrument that has a long history but as time has ...