I have spent the past week or so crawling the internet looking for ways to advertise Mic Professional and especially the website. I have tried Google's Adwords, but it has not allowed me to log in. I have uploaded a free advert at Gumtree, but they ask horribly huge prices for ads on the first page.

So, what I have done is advertised on IOL Classifieds for 3 months online for free! That's something, at least. Thanks to my brother who worked at IOL for a few years, I know about their free online ads.Read more

The Kleinsêr competition in Stellenbosch this year, as always, was the most exciting event on the university's calendar. Most of the shows were sold out, and many unexpected groups did many unexpected things. So, business as usual.Read more

I just realised that I cannot write website reviews to save my life. 

I have been having trouble recently with an aspect of my own music creation on my computer, which runs Ubuntu Linux. Thus, I have been searching the internet forums for solutions and hints. In that time, I came across a website which seems made for people like me, and another website that is also great for musicians. These websites are all about online communities and sharing music and tips. They are:Read more

The Open-Source sheet music software project MuseScore has recently released a new version, 0.9.4, which has many important updates to the previous version. At the same time, it was necessary to update the online manual, which is also available on their website.Read more

The other day, I realised that one of the music programs I use on my computer no longer works. I didn't know why, and no-one else seemed to know why. I use one of the programs featured in my post on the Forum, under Sheet Music, where I explain how to set up a Linux computer to use Midi-supported sheet music software. I went through all the steps again, but nothing seemed to work.Read more

The past few weeks have been an exciting time - many new possibilities and opportunities have been envisioned. However, the most important one of all is the birth of a new cabaret, written by Jessica Moll and Etienne Snyman, tentatively called "The Ben and Shirley Show".Read more

It has come to my attention that many people might be able to make use of a blog concerning setting up things like a home studio. I figured that, since I am starting the process of setting up my own, I will blog about it, and in the process put together a number of How-To's that I can post on the forum.

So, please let me know (on the Contact page) if there is anything in interests you (just bear in mind, that if I need to help you specifically, it is a Service that I would be giving) and I will happily blog about how I went about doing just that.Read more

The Problem

I have been a Linux user for about a year now, having used Windows XP successfully for years, and a copy of Sibelius 3 catered to my sheet music writing needs. However, due to many reasons, I migrated and began using Ubuntu Linux. Yet Linux is incredibly tricky when it comes to using any program with MIDI. I have struggled with playing MIDI on and off for about a year with varying levels of success, and used two programs with varying levels of success to write my music.Read more

The online community Forum has just been completed! The aim of this forum is to help musicians network, collaborate, find partners, and help each other in their respective aims.

Feel free to post tips, how-to's, comments, and any relevant content. Ask questions and post your own queries. Find other people, network, collaborate, and start a band. Find the third person in your ensemble or people to join your choir.Read more