Looking for songs with really good vocal harmonies. [more inside]
posted by Bearman on Sep 29, 2009 - 52 answers

I was playing around with a keyboard at a Guitar Center that had an auto-harmonize feature. Below a certain note pressing a key would play a chord instead of a single tone. What was interesting was that playing chromatically (white and black keys) it played chords that retained a firm sense of key (C major) - if you jumped around randomly or did chromatic runs it didn't sound like there were a bunch of modulations taking place. What formula do you think it used to do this?
posted by phrontist on Aug 31, 2009 - 8 answers

Help us de-neurose, de-jealous-ize my cranky canine please! [more inside]
posted by amelioration on Jul 23, 2009 - 17 answers

I've been trying to branch out my musical tastes, and have started recently to listen to atonal and serialist music (Boulez, Schoenberg, Webern). There is something about it that I like, but I'm not quite sure what it is, and I feel like if I knew more about the music in question I could better appreciate it. [more inside]
posted by Frankieist on Jul 23, 2009 - 16 answers

Help me set up this USB infrared receiver for my PC. The machine doesn't recognize it when I plug it in. [more inside]
posted by kjackelen05 on Jul 22, 2009 - 1 answer

Music types: help me identify exactly what it is that I dislike about these particular types of jazz! [more inside]
posted by gallusgallus on Jun 10, 2009 - 14 answers

I am a music ignoramus. But, I know I really like a man and a woman (a guy and a girl) singing together. Call and response, harmony, part of the lyrics or not, I think it's really amazing when a masculine voice and feminine voice are working together. [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Jun 6, 2009 - 79 answers

How do I get harmony in my ears? [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Mar 12, 2009 - 10 answers

Does anybody know where to get a sleeve or case for the Logitech Harmony 680 remote? I have Googled and Ebayed extensively but no luck.
posted by Dipsomaniac on Jan 3, 2009 - 1 answer

Left ear: melody. Right ear: harmony. More, please! [more inside]
posted by Sweetie Darling on Oct 24, 2008 - 31 answers

She has an iPhone, I have an iPhone, and we want to share a calendar that can be seen and edited by both of us from our iPhones. Should be easy but apparently not... [more inside]
posted by rleamon on Aug 26, 2008 - 8 answers

Identify this song and band: American, male, R'n'B vocal group attaining brief mid-chart respectability in the UK in '92 or '93. [more inside]
posted by Jofus on Dec 18, 2007 - 20 answers

After hearing this story on NPR this morning about the Harmony Database of al Qaeda correspondence, I began wondering what other public databases like this exist out there that are ripe for analysis and picking apart. I'm looking specifically for things like this related to the "War on Terrorism" and the Iraq War, but older stuff would be good too.
posted by proj on Oct 23, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a symbol/representation for possible use as a tattoo. [more inside]
posted by greta simone on May 17, 2007 - 42 answers

What's the relationship between the melody of a song and its chord structure? [more inside]
posted by signal on Nov 4, 2006 - 32 answers

What are some good ways to avoid strife and keep things fair in a shared living arrangement? Somewhat exhaustive explanation inside. [more inside]
posted by Oobidaius on Aug 21, 2006 - 16 answers

Recently I have been listening to Magic Numbers, The Thorns, Hal and Teenage Fanclub. Should I listen to Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Big Star, Badfinger, Mamas & Papas, Raspberries, Bread or America? [more inside]
posted by meech on Apr 9, 2006 - 16 answers

Why are C and F the notes without corresponding flat keys on the piano? [more inside]
posted by billtron on Feb 24, 2006 - 67 answers

MusicianFilter: Why do I favour some names of notes in the chromatic scale over their other names? [more inside]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Jul 1, 2005 - 15 answers