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for fruit trees, is it better to plant a single multigrafted tree, or multiple trees in one hole? | the question is where you want the competition for resources to take place. on multi grafted trees some of the grafts may grow faster due to their position or vigour. i have seen trees like this where one of the grafts fails but you are still getting fruit from the others. by planting three trees in one hole you are p... | comparison |
is it better to pick herbs from the top or bottom of the plant? | i would take basil by pinching whole stems off. the new growth is the best tasting and the plant will sprout multiple new stems from the old one. you have to be careful not to overdo it which is why you might want more than one plant to produce enough basil on a regular basis. most herbs will respond to this treatment,... | comparison |
plastic pots or ceramic pots, which is better in terms of plant health? | you've only asked about ceramic versus plastic pots from the plant point of view, so that's what i'll answer. if the ceramic pot is glazed, then the water retention will be about the same as a plastic pot, but because the material might be thick walled, they may be slightly more insulating against heat and cold than pl... | comparison |
is rain water better than tap water for plants? | your tap water will have particular properties depending on where you live, the source of your water, and whether you have some sort of water softener or filtering system. my tap water, for example, is from the public system and is considered 'hard' because it has a high mineral (calcium and/or magnesium) content. if ... | comparison |
which is preferred: worm castings or worm casting tea? | if you're talking about leachate (worm castings steeped in water), some gardeners say that this tea will have approximately the same benefit to plant growth as the pure composted worm castings themselves. but studies have shown that, in the long run, using the castings directly in the soil will produce better plant g... | comparison |
is mulch or topsoil better for new lawn in clay soil? | not sure where you're from but in the usa you can send a soil sample to your local university extension office and for a nominal fee they will give you a report on the soil that you can use to improve it for your intended purpose. two key things to look for is the existing organic matter content and cation exchange cap... | comparison |
are citrus trees better grown using containers or in the ground? | i've seen many citrus trees in pots. in fact where i live that is all i see since they'd have to come inside during the winter. i'd think that the trees would do fine in a pot. if you get a decent size pot they will grow to fill that pot. i'm not sure what you mean by stunted by being in a pot. the tree size wil... | comparison |
what are the pros and cons of rubber vs wood mulches? | rubber mulch is a better insulator which may be important in very hot or very cold climates. it also doesn't absorb or retain water which helps keep it weed free since weed seeds won't germinate in it like they can in some other types of mulches. it will last a long time. different agencies and labs have tested the use... | comparison |
is xp mode in windows 7 better than a regular virtual machine? | edit: is it better? hard to say, it's rather subjective. does it work? yes. windows 7 has the microsoft virtual pc xp mode windows virtual pc requires a cpu with the intel™ virtualization technology or amd-v® feature turned on. this feature must be enabled in the system bios. for details on how to ena... | comparison |
what filesystem to have on my usb-harddrive; fat32 or ntfs? | you need to make sure that any device that will access the hard drive can read the ntfs file system. with windows it's not an issue as all versions from xp onwards can. the question then becomes can the ps3 access a ntfs drive? judging from the first link (admittedly from 2007) that turned up from a search for "ps3 n... | comparison |
is it better to use a laptop on battery or on ac power? | it won't make all that much difference. what will shorten battery life is temperature: if it gets hot, it will shorten the battery life. best thing to do, if you are able, is to remove the battery while you're at home and keep it somewhere cool. if it's a li-ion battery, then they don't like to be completely discharge... | comparison |
what is better for gpg keys - rsa or dsa? | the gpg maintainers are thinking of changing the default to rsa (source: dealing with weakness in sha-1 [lwn.net]). so, it seems they think rsa is currently the better option (and they should know more about it than you or me). | comparison |
what's the difference between wifi and bluetooth? | wikipedia has good articles on both 802.11 wifi technologies and bluetooth technologies. wikipedias quick summary of the differences: bluetooth and wi-fi have many applications in today's offices, homes, and on the move: setting up networks, printing, or transferring presentations and files from pdas to... | comparison |
p4 thinkpad with 1gb (max) ram - windows 7 or windows xp? | all the older computer i have running xp seem to run better with windows 7. these computers include: p4 1.8 ghz with ht and 1gb ram celeron 1.6 ghz 1gb ram give it a try. | comparison |
chinese ime: microsoft or google? | april 2016 update: qq ime is merged with sogou, so now they use the same engine. the input quality of sogou imo is still second to none, but after these years, sogou has got even more bloat. google pinyin hasn't been updated since 2014. it is virtually dead. the windows 10 stock ime, microsoft pinyin, is probably ... | comparison |
what are the differences between windows 7 rc and the rtm? | paul thurrott has a full breakdown of the features included in windows 7 rtm. i know that the guest mode feature has been removed from windows 7. | comparison |
should i choose 'format' or 'format (quick)' when installing windows xp? | it depends. if it's a disk that has been working fine, just use the quick format, otherwise i'd do a full format, which also scans for bad sectors. more info here: kb302686. | comparison |
westell vs. linksys - which one should i keep around? | i've had a westell 7500 for one day, and so far, i don't like it. one workaround that i have discovered for dyndns: if you use mac os x, there is a dyndns widget that will update dyndns for you. [ref] | comparison |
why firefox on linux looks different than windows/mac? | apparently, it's because linux users want it that way: the reason linux isn’t shown above is that all of the feedback we’ve received so far indicates that linux users would be happier with a theme that uses native gtk icons in the navigation toolbar, which rules out this type of customized visual treatment. | comparison |
internet connection sharing (windows vista/windows 7 or windows vista/ubuntu)? | to set up connection sharing between your two computers: connect the two computers' rj-45's with a cross-over ethernet cable open the network and sharing center, find your network connection, right click on it and go to properties in the "advanced" tab, check the box to allow other users to connect through this co... | comparison |
what are the differences between itunes on the mac and on windows? | since the 7.6 upwards release the only difference between the two versions is the language they are written in. itunes on the mac is written in objective c with cocoa and the windows version in c++. however functionally and otherwise they are the same. osx has always rendered fonts differently from windows. all other ... | comparison |
what is the difference between sleep and hibernate? | sleep is commonly known as standby in windows systems or s3 in acpi. in sleep mode, the power supply to non-essential and non-critical components is withheld, and most system operations are shutdown and stopped. all data in physical memory (ram) is still kept in internal memory, and the whole system is placed in a stan... | comparison |
should i use vfat or ext3 for a 1tb external usb hard drive? | definitely ext3/4 over vfat. ext3/4 are journaling file systems, which means no fragmentation issues. read/writes will be significantly faster with ext. vfat has a 4 gb maximum file-size, which can come back to haunt you when you need to store a large file on it after you already have it loaded up with data.... | comparison |
should i choose 32 or 64 bit for linux? | you should install 64-bit linux. even though there are ways for the 32-bit kernel to address more than 4 gb the applications will still have a 3 gb limit. | comparison |
if i visit los angeles, am i better off renting a car or not? | rent the car! los angeles is built for cars. it has some of the worst public transportation imaginable, ever since general motors conspired to eliminate the city's trolley system. yes, there are buses and taxis, but you will find that buses take forever (and get stuck in the same traffic) and taxis are hard to find an... | comparison |
is it best for canadians to get an egyptian visa in advance or at the cairo airport? | normally it is not required to have visa tourist in advance for usa, canada and most of europe. but this is only for tourist visa, any other visa (work, businesses, diplomatic, ...) should be arranged in advance. also this is for normal passports, official or diplomatic passports need advance visa. tourist visa can b... | comparison |
car rental in sydney - airport or town? | most reputable car hire companies will let you pick up from the airport, although i'm not exactly sure where the pickup point is as i live in sydney and have never needed to do this. it is absolutely unnecessary to head into the city center from the airport, so just forget about that. from the airport you're pretty m... | comparison |
car rental vs. buying a car for 1 month, when visiting the usa? | buying option for a one-month trip, i do not recommend buying and selling a car. although it probably could be done, let me address some of the complications with that first, then i'll discuss rentals: a $3000 car will be old, and probably not very reliable. i would not trust a car in this price range to get me sa... | comparison |
when i have the choice should i choose traveling on an airbus 340/330 or a boeing 777? | this is going to vary strongly from carrier to carrier because as far as i can tell what really matters is how long it's been since the interiors were refurbished (a process airlines do one plane model at a time) and whether the route is considered important by the airline. sure, you can make some overall opinions abou... | comparison |
is it cheaper to get to cuba from miami or cancún? | be aware that for the most part, you can't go from the us to cuba, unless specifically authorized by the government. most people go to canada or mexico and fly from there. from wikitravel: jose martí international airport outside havana is the main gateway and is served by major airlines from points in canada, ... | comparison |
is it cheaper to buy a tour to the galápagos islands at home or when in ecuador? | first off, it's never going to be 'cheap', unfortunately. there are a few reasons for this. (*these prices correct as of november 2010) the base if you fly, there's no way around the fixed fare of usd$420 to fly return from quito or guayaquil. then there's the $100 national park entrance fee. and another $10 for ... | comparison |
should i book thailand rail tickets online (pre-trip) or at the station when i arrive? | i have not used that web site, but always bought the tickets a day in advance at the station or even just when getting on the train in thailand. for sleepers i would recommend to buy in advance, just to be sure. whether you should buy before your trip really depends on how sure you are about the dates. what if you rea... | comparison |
last minute flight bookings - better to book online or at the airport? | i might contribute some inside knowledge since i am working for a company which contributed the software for a major cheap-flight company. generally the prices are determined by offer and the demand but there is another major variable (in fact several) in the game for short-booking. statistics show that most (80%) la... | comparison |
is it cheaper and/or easier to buy a cheap tent and sleeping bag in turkey or bulgaria? | i live in turkey and travel to bulgaria regularly. (~20 times now). my general idea would be that this might be easier to find in bulgaria as long as you were in one of the major cities. turkey doesn't seem to have this stuff just anywhere. that being said, it's cheap-ish generic gear can be found at some major market... | comparison |
is it better to travel by train or plane when there is risk of snow in the eastern us? | here's my take, which isn't actually based on anything empirical as much as about a decade living on the east coast: if you're along the acela corridor, served by the acela express and the northeast regional lines, your best bet is probably the train. this is rooted by two experiences: boston logan is built out in ... | comparison |
is it better to book a car rental in advance, or once i'm in south africa? | it is definitely better to book a car in advance, even in lower season. i would not take the risk of arriving there and not finding a suitable car. moreover, when you book your car at home you can rent it through a broker. this way you will get a good price. and i have some doubts that you will find a better deal by po... | comparison |
why is a nonstop flight sometimes more expensive than multiple connections? | i think the answer has to do with competition. if you want to fly from madrid to rio de janeiro with one stop, you have lots of options. you can fly tam (via sao paulo), tap portugal (via lisbon), american (via new york or miami), klm (via amsterdam), air france (via paris), etc, etc. (i found these with kayak.) th... | comparison |
suitcases: hard or soft? canvas, polycarbonate or something else? | there is no one right answer for this. either kind of suitcase could serve you well for this trip. in my experience, the quality of the workmanship seems much more important than which type of sides your suitcase has in regards to its ability to protect its contents. you'll want strong sturdy zippers with big teeth th... | comparison |
should i buy an around the world ticket from australia or a nearby country? | depends(tm). for star alliance rtw tickets, which are probably the single most popular choice (but not necessarily the cheapest), prices do vary considerably by country, although this is largely due to currency fluctuations and you need to do a bit of legwork to figure out how much you can actually save. here's a thr... | comparison |
what is preferable, eurail pass or buying pass on the spot? | a rail pass, like the eurail, is not always cheaper than buying tickets separately. it depends on your age and on how much and how far you want to travel. if you book in advance you can get more or less important discounts. the drawback is that you have to commit to an itinerary in advance. a pass gives you much more f... | comparison |
biking in arizona: homebase in phoenix or scottsdale? | it depends on whether you want relatively flat trails or mountain biking, as you didn't say. the scottsdale green belt is a paved trail several miles in length that begins just north of shea boulevard and ends in tempe. there are only a few places on the trail that require crossing a street, as there are lots of tunn... | comparison |
travelling from london to italy's amalfi coast. better to fly or take the train? | a good resource for checking train connections is [ref] there are often good deals on europe's high speed trains, though you might only get a good deal to the south of france, not all the way into italy. it will be hard to beat a budget flight. obviously on journey time but also on cost. book in time and your return j... | comparison |
what's the difference between vip and normal sleeper-bus from vientiane to pakse? | i was in sea at the beginning of the year. firstly, good on you for not flying south. it's a very expensive and unnecessary flight for a trip that can very easily be made on land. when it comes to vip buses in south east asia, there isn't usually a big difference, but it does depend on the price. sometimes a vip bus m... | comparison |
"pie" vs "tart"? | generally speaking, a pie refers to a pastry covered with a lid, like a typical apple pie. a tart is open topped, like a quiche, or a french tartes aux pommes. however, there are exceptions to this: many pies will be open topped too. usually this is a matter of depth: the deeper it is, the more likely it is to be call... | comparison |
what are the advantages and disadvantages to using a griddle instead of a cast-iron skillet? | yes, you don't have the edge of a pan in the way when going to flip things, but it also means that you don't have a mass of metal there to add as a heat sink, which can help dramatically when pre-heating your pans, as they'll be evenly heated across their bottom more quickly (at least, compared to something of the same... | comparison |
what is the difference between "mongolian grill" and "hibachi"? | hibachi are technically a traditional japanese device used for heating one's house. they are a basic, heat-proof container that holds charcoal. the cooking devices that many people refer to as "hibachi" are what the japanese would call "shichirin": i'm guessing that the term "hibachi" was popularized in north am... | comparison |
what is more difficult to make: beer or wine? | i haven't done it myself, but i guess making beer is more difficult for one good reason: safety! grapes will ferment by themselves and will produce either wine or vinegar. the fermentation process is violent, so there's no risk. added meat will be fermented as well! beer needs to be sterilized before a yeast is added... | comparison |
should a pound cake be stored in the fridge or the freezer? | this is going to depend on how long you want to keep it for. if you're serving it soon (say, same day, maybe next), then don't refrigerate it at all, though some people seem to think it gives better flavor to refrigerate overnight. if you've used e.g., buttercream frosting, you'll need to refrigerate or freeze it, unl... | comparison |
in what way is kosher chicken different from brined chicken in terms of salt absorbtion? | i explained several of the differences in my answer to brining a kosher bird and also discussed some issues relating to salt consistency in a much earlier answer to chicken comes out salty... occasionally. to make a long story short, kashering is a long process with many steps, but the part you're concerned with is si... | comparison |
what's the functional different between a skillet and a saute pan? | skillets are not designed to hold much liquid; as you point out, the curved sides are optimized for easy flipping and turning (i.e. with a spatula). they also normally do not come with lids; i'm sure there are some out there, but even my all-clad skillets didn't. you can really only use a skillet for high-heat searing... | comparison |
what is the difference between grape and cherry tomatoes? | the difference in their name is - not surprisingly - because of their form. cherry tomatoes are round, while grape tomatoes are more oblong. wikipedia mentions that grape tomatoes are 'sweet as cherry tomatoes', so not much difference in flavour according to this. perhaps grape tomatoes are more similar to small plum t... | comparison |
what is the difference between caramelized onions and "crispy onions"? | both crispy and caramelized onions are cooked for a long time, and will be very brown. however, they are cooked slightly differently. caramelized onions are usually cross-cut on the onion to release its moisture, and then cooked over very low heat in a crowded pan, stirring infrequently, so that they gradually releas... | comparison |
should i buy steel or ceramic knives? | in general, ceramic knives are great for what they do, but too fragile to do everything. they can shatter if dropped on a hard surface, and can easily get get notched on bone. i use my ceramics exclusively for vegetables for that reason. if you're strapped for funds, you really only need to by one expensive knife... | comparison |
what's the difference between gazpacho and normal soups? | gazpacho is possibly spain's most famous chilled soup. the main difference aside form the temperature is that it's raw, meaning that the soup is not actually cooked it's just blended and chopped vegetables and occasionally bread. there is nothing inherently wrong with heating up gazpacho but it would lose its fresh tex... | comparison |
what is the difference between good quality chocolate and cheap chocolate? | the short answer is that good quality chocolate has a high proportion of cocoa constituents with little or no substitution. what to look for: high cocoa solids content. chocolate with less than 50% cocoa solids will have little real chocolate taste and those with more than 70% will have a much more complex and fine... | comparison |
what is silken tofu compared to regular tofu and how do you use it? | yes, silken tofu is undrained tofu. in japan it is often eaten raw, in dishes like miso soup or even simply dipped in soy sauce. however, you can certainly cook it as well - it is especially useful as an egg substitute in vegan cookery (any number of recipes online). firm tofu is probably better for frying with as it... | comparison |
what is the difference between quick bread and cake? | this question has become blown out of proportion. i was just curious- then i started getting answers that quickbreads and cake are the same thing- which they "obviously" aren't. so i started doing my own research. wikipedia says that the term quickbread was probably invented in the us after the discovery of chemical l... | comparison |
what is the difference between risotto rice and paella rice? | 'paella rice' is not actually a variety of rice, but a category suitable, as the its name suggests, for making paella. some common varieties are: bahia, balilla, bomba, senia, and calasparra; the particular variety should be indicated on the packet that you choose. these varieties differ from risotto rices, such as ar... | comparison |
what's the difference in baking bread in a loaf pan vs. in a dutch oven? | there's two important distinctions: the dutch oven is preheated, so the oven conveys a lot of heat, rather quickly. this causes some steam to be pretty much immediately made. the dutch oven is covered. this traps the steam previously made. this is trying to replicate steam injection and the goal of most methods ... | comparison |
what is the difference between pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce? | red pizza sauce is often (but not always) two things: thicker. thinner sauce will tend to run in the oven and also steam the pizza crust as it cooks - if loaded with toppings, otherwise thin is fine. depending on the crust, the heat of the oven, the toppings above sauce, and how watery it is, this may not be neede... | comparison |
which method of preparation would produce a more tender and juicier steak, grilling or broiling? | if by 'grill pan' you mean something heavy (cast iron) like: or then it would be your choice as to whether you want to heat them on top of your stove or under your broiler. if your 'grill pan' is less heavy duty (say aluminum) then it is unlikely to be capable of with standing the heat required to 'best' cook a s... | comparison |
benefits of vinaigrette vs. pouring oil and vinegar separately on salad? | a vinaigrette is not a stable emulsion so it will eventually separate- however it will stay together long enough for the salad to be immediately served and eaten. i find that pouring the oil and acid separately creates a salad with a mouthful of olive oil coating the leaves and pool of vinegar at the bottom of the pla... | comparison |
what are the pros and cons of coarse and fine coffee ground? | mainly the grind types have to do with how long the grounds are going to be in contact with the water during the brewing of the coffee. finer grinds for espresso (quick brewing) and medium grinds for drip, etc. this chart will give you an idea of what grinds go with which preparations [ref] | comparison |
what's best: boil eggs in advance or just before use? | by your definition, i would cook them all at one time. from there you have a couple options. leave them in the shell and peel when needed. this keeps out a lot of the air which extends the shelf life to 2 weeks, but can dry them out a little making the texture a little harder. immediately peel and dry them as b... | comparison |
to refreeze or to refrigerate? | tldr; if you defrosted the chicken in the fridge, go ahead and refreeze it. if you thawed it on the counter, cook it, then freeze it. i was always taught: do not refreeze uncooked meat! but, i did a search and found this somewhat contradictory statement from a reliable source: "refreezing once food is thawed in t... | comparison |
basil - to wash or not to wash? best practices? | people generally wash fruit and vegetables (organic or not) to remove surface contamination ,and the bacteria it may host, from the farm and supply chain this includes soil (ground based animal faeces), compost (rotted vegetable matter), airborne dropped bird faeces, road dust (often high in animal faeces), and other ... | comparison |
what is the lesser evil, degassing too early or too late? | in my experience (and i'm only an amateur baker), you could leave this until you get back and knock it back then. if you leave it really long (e.g. 24 hours), you might find it just doesn't have enough life left in it to rise again properly after, but an extra hour or so will probably improve it - i've always found th... | comparison |
what is the difference between a wilted salad and a massaged salad? | i've only heard of massaging kale. if you rub the greens together they get softer, darker and more tender and useable in a salad. never done it with anything else. wilted is steamed or blanched greens. wilting definitely changes the texture and can make the greens more palatable and less bitter. i won't eat raw coll... | comparison |
to achieve maximum flavour is it better to cut or tear basil leaves? | tearing is for artistic effect some people will claim tearing does not damage the cell of the plant as much as cutting, a simple look under a basic microscope will show you otherwise. not sure how this would affect basil in particular. what dish are you preparing? if you want more basil flavour and smell, cut it more... | comparison |
turkish delight: cornstarch or gelatine? | if you want to make real turkish delight, use cornstarch and only cornstarch. nowhere on the balkan have i seen a gelatine-thickened turkish delight. no turkish person will recognize a gelatine-thickened candy as lokum. i would go as far as to insist that aromatzied sugar syrup+gelatine = gummi bear, while aromatized s... | comparison |
what's the difference between pink tea and other types of tea? | it's hard to know exactly what you're referring to without any context of the event, location, or what you remember it tasting like, so i'll give you my best educated guesses. if your pink tea sweet and fruity or floral, it was an herbal tea - tisane, and not true tea. ("tea" actually refers to the plant whose leave... | comparison |
what is the difference between milk chocolate and dark chocolate? | short answer: yes, milk chocolate differs from chocolate by the milk its manufacture. real chocolate (as opposed to many other confections) is made from chocolate liquer, which despite the name, is not alchoholic, or even liquid at room temperature. the fruit of the theobroma cacao tree contains seeds, known as bean... | comparison |
would using milk powder better than fresh milk when poaching? | poaching is a gentle process - the milk isn't boiling so there is no risk of it burning or the like. it will of course not spoil in the sense of it going off, that's a totally different process. fresh milk is better because, well, it's fresh. powdered milk would probably work, but if you have fresh, use that. | comparison |
why does chinese food reheats better on stove than in microwave? | i believe it has more to do with how a microwave cooks or reheats food vs. the way a conventional stove top does it. when you put something into a microwave to reheat it, it does not apply heat the way a stove does. microwaves use their namesakes -microwave radiation- to jostle the molecules contained within the food,... | comparison |
is it easier to play on a grand piano than an upright piano? | in my experience, it is usually easier to play a grand piano. a grand piano responds better in many ways, for example: the dynamic scale is bigger. i find it much easier to get a good relaxed fortissimo from a grand. the notes just ring longer. this makes cantabile playing easier and it's also easier to play slowly... | comparison |
why is a grand piano better than an upright piano? | it's all about the size, and therefore the length of the strings and the size of the vibrating surface of the wooden soundboard. even a baby grand at ~5 feet is longer than a typical upright is tall. a concert grand at 7-10 feet is much, much longer. i can't do any better than what wikipedia says, so i'm going to quo... | comparison |
what are the differences between coated drumheads and clear drumheads? | here are some key points about coated drumhead vs clear drumhead: coated drum head: coated heads are warmer in tone easier to tune more controlled than clear produces more bounce when hit by the stick muted and more focused clear drum head: the tones are a bit higher in pitch produce brighter and less co... | comparison |
pushing a tube amp : better use the channel volume or master volume? | a possibly more direct method to solving your problem would be to use "hot-plates". if you're familiar with paul gilbert, he uses hot-plates to basically heat up the tubes of his amp to get the desired tone, without of course, increasing the volume. you might be able to use something like this to help your situation. ... | comparison |
which interface to choose for connecting my electric guitar to the computer? | from the options you gave i suggest the first one. to connect to the 3,5mm input is not a good option. there are several disadvantages & problems that might come up, the worst are latency, low sound quality and physical limitations with the 3,5 mm input. latency means that when you play/record the audio interface mig... | comparison |
guitar practice: more often but less time or once in a few days but for a few hours? | what's better: pick up a guitar every day for a few minutes or play more rarely, but having a longer session? neither. it's not length of time, but what you do with it when you have it. if you spend your time playing the same three songs over and over again, you'll not likely improve save to be able to play three ... | comparison |
7/6 no 3 or 13 no 3, 9, 11; which chord name is more correct (if any)? | i wouldn't go with either of the names you suggested. when you use "no" chord notation typically you are changing the intended harmony of a chord to something the chord symbol was not ment to represent. let's look at what we have: c g a bb i'm assuming the c is the bass note. it would be a stretch to call this a... | comparison |
what are the benefits and drawbacks of active pickups? | [ref] passive pickups: passive pickups send a low output, raw signal to the amp that can only be affected by the volume and tone controls on the instrument itself. passive pickups tend to lose the extremes of high and low frequencies, but still give a very even and punchy tone. this is because passive pickups tend t... | comparison |
what is the difference between male head voice and falsetto? | falsetto and chest voice are different mechanisms. basically, falsetto stretches the vocal folds by lengthening the distance between their fixtures (the larynx mechanism is a rather complex contraption with various muscle groups changing the overall geometry). chest voice, however, also involves tightening the muscle... | comparison |
is the alto recorder any 'quieter' than the soprano? | the decibel level you can reach and still maintain pitch does increase as the recorders get shorter, but i agree that your main problem may be technique. that being said, playing a soprano "quietly" is not easy, esp. up above g6. altos are mellower, tenors even more so. there are tenors being made with keys (mollenha... | comparison |
what are the benefits and drawbacks of the floyd rose speedloader tremolo system? | a friend of mine had a guitar like this, and it wasn't too bad. one of the main bummers was that finding strings for the thing was pretty tricky. if you have to have special strings for the guitar, you have a lot less selection of strings and the different tones that different brands can provide, which is kind of a b... | comparison |
what is ideal to learn first - scales or chords? | to the extent that these subtopics are very interrelated, it doesn't really matter which one you start with. whichever appeals to you is probably the best, all else being equal. chords are of course built out of scales, so you could learn some chords first, then something about scales, then analyze the scales that are ... | comparison |
what's the difference between alnico and ceramic pickups? | this may not help a lot, but here is one person's opinion + facts about magnetic cores: sonicwrench forum q: what is the difference between alnico and ceramic magnets? a: alnico magnets are made of an alloy of aluminum, nickel, and cobalt. ceramic magnets are made from ferrites (often iron oxides). magnetica... | comparison |
what's the difference between genre and style? | these words are very dependent on the context, and in many cases, they can even be treated as synonyms. that's one reason why you see them being used interchangeably: in case there is no possible confusion, either word can be used. one way to look at it i am not completely sure if this is the correct way to look at ... | comparison |
why do wooden woodwinds sound better than plastic? | the basic answer (which applies to carbon fiber stringed instruments too) is that our current understanding of materials science is insufficient to produce a material which exhibits as "flat", i.e. uniform frequency resonance curve as wood. keep in mind that it takes a lot of skill to select proper wood -- there's a r... | comparison |
what is the difference between overdrive and distortion? | from a sound design / sound engineer context as an effect, distortion is any process that alters the sound in the harmonic (tone, timbre) domain. overdrive is a type of distortion. it is achieved by saturating (overdriving) the valves in an amplifier (or a simulation of this dynamic). in that context, overdrive is... | comparison |
is true bypass better than buffered bypass? is it possible to be neither? | tl;dr which is better? that's up to your ears. both bypasses have trade-offs: true bypass is the most pure and high-fidelity, but it exposes your signal to long-cable degradation (plus it's more expensive). pedals with buffered bypass will color your tone (especially if you have many of them), but you can run long cab... | comparison |
what are the advantages of wav vs. mp3? | the executive summary of charles' very detailed answer is: use wav for recording and editing. use your audio editor's native file format with references to the wav files to keep disk space under control use mp3 for distribution. 44.1 and 160kbps is lots, unless your audience has a home stereo that is worth more th... | comparison |
what are the pros/cons of the "tuning-in-slide" method of trombone design? | actually, american manufacturers (notably conn and olds) produced slide-tuning instruments well into the 1960s. the design lasted longest in bass trombones (the olds p24 and conn 7xh). s. e. shires currently produces a slide-tuning alto and makes slide-tuning slides for tenors and basses on special order. kanstul ma... | comparison |
learning guitar, start at low end or high end? | interesting question wskid. your question got me thinking, so now i'll try to give an answer that, hopefully, will be useful to you. i can see your point about playing on the higher end. in fact, most exercises would be easier to do at the higher end, because the frets are spaced closer to each other. however, i think... | comparison |
what are the advantages and disadvantages of xponent and torq vs a traktor s4 and traktor pro 2? | i'll consider you know the basics of djing and how soft/hardware works in these cases so let's try to split this question: xponent vs traktor s4 the main advantage of the xponent is that it freakin' blinks! it has an awesome club presence, just check any youtube video to get that. the main disadvantage is that it ... | comparison |
which one has more impact on the sound, the string or the body? | on an electric guitar, the construction of the body is of limited importance. at the high end of the market, people worry about the tonal qualities of various kinds of wood, but for the most part, we worry about an electric guitar body being as rigid as possible, and the pickups are where most of the character comes fr... | comparison |
starting piano - which instrument to choose? | i'm going to answer the general question so that this is not a shopping reccomendation per se (61 un-weighted key keyboard with lots of features vs. 76 graded "soft touch" key keyboard with minimal features). arguments for a 61 key, unweighted keyboard (psr-e423 in your case): this is simple and easy to play, due t... | comparison |
what's the difference between a junior guitar and a normal guitar? | the les paul junior is not a different size guitar, it's simply an entry-level les paul model. it was originally designed to be an affordable alternative to the les paul standard, and thus is not as fully-featured. the main differences compared to a traditional les paul are: flat top instead of carved top only one ... | comparison |
what's the difference between "modal music" and "tonal music"? | "modal" and "tonal" both describe works that: have one defined "home" pitch, or "tonal center," around which the melody and harmony are based; have only one tonal center at a time, though that tonal center can change throughout a piece; and use a seven-note diatonic scale as their pitch collections. the differe... | comparison |
is it better to play the keyboard standing or sitting? | it will always be easier to sit and operate pedals - the required uneven shift in weight from one foot to the other and holding it for extended periods can become quite tiring. if your biggest concern is how it looks to the audience then yes, you'll probably have to put up with the discomfort and awkward stance of sta... | comparison |
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