Thursday, January 10, 2008
Semitones and tones are distances from one key to another key on a keyboard. For example if we play middle C on the keyboard and then play the next white note to the right which is D then that distance is one tone. For those of you not familiar with a keyboard then get my Lesson 1 e-Book here, which will show a 61 note, keyboard with the correct notes names printed on each key.
The thing to remember when counting semitones and tones on a keyboard is to count the distances and not the notes. A semitone is the closest distance from one note to another note. So again, if we play middle C on a keyboard and want to move one semi-tone to the right the note you should be playing is C sharp that is the black note between C and D. When you first look, at the C and D keys they might appear to be closest to each other but the black notes are placed between the white notes, which make them closer. Now starting from middle C again if you move one semitone to the left, you will notice there is no black key between the white keys so the closest key is B.
Counting semitones on a keyboard is very useful especially for finding chords. For example if you wanted to find C chord which consist of a root, third and a fifth we use distances to find the notes. The distance from the root to the third is four semitones and the distance from the root to the fifth is seven semitones. Now since the root is always the name of the chord in this case C, count four semitones (distances) to the right from C to get E then count seven semitones to the right from C to get G and you have just found your C chord C, E and G and since all major chords (triads) use a root, third and fifth you can find all twelve major chord by counting semitones.
I personally count distances in semitones, that’s just my preference. Instead of saying two semitones, you can of course say one tone. It’s up to the individual. Remember to count distances and not notes.
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Michael David Shaw (Mike to his friends) runs websites http://www.mikesmusicroom.co.uk and http://www.keyboardsheetmusic.co.uk
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ManiacTools Releases MIDI Converter Studio 5.6
April , 2007
For Immediate Release
ManiacTools Releases MIDI Converter Studio 5.6
New Tool Converts MIDI Files To Popular Music File Formats.
MIDI Converter Studio is a specialized software utility for musicians and sound professionals that converts MIDI files to popular music file formats, such as MP3, WAV, OGG and WMA. The software is very simple and straightforward, and is capable of processing various types of MIDI files - MIDI 0, MIDI 1, Karaoke MIDI, RIFF MIDI 0, RIFF MIDI 1.
One advantage MIDI Converter Studio offers to its users is a quick way to convert MIDI files by dragging and dropping source files directly from Windows Explorer onto the program window. Another critically important feature is capability to change bit rate and frequency, before conversion is started. Program users can also tweak with Mono/Stereo settings and insert tags, which aren’t normally a part of MIDI format, into the converted files.
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MIDI Converter Studio is distributed electronically over the Internet; free demo version is available at http://www.maniactools.com/ for evaluation.
The price of a single copy is 24.95 US Dollars.
ManiacTools is a small independent software developing company specializing professional music products. The company was founded in 2000 and is well known among the industry professionals. Company’s best selling titles from the digital music software line include mp3Tag and AudioConverter.
System Requirements:
- Operating system: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP
- Sound Card.
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