No1 Finds

No1 Finds: The Vocal Coach App

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3 years ago

November 8, 2021

Aanchal

“La la la laaaa la la” – that’s me trying to sing. It sounds much better on here where you can’t hear it. Like a lot of people (I suspect) I’ve always wanted to sing.

Just to be able to learn how to hit the right notes and not sound terrible would be amazing. If you’re the same, or even if you can already sing, but want to improve, I know of something which may well help – the Vocal Coach Singing App. This app comes with pedigree – the woman behind it, Annabel Williams, is the head vocal coach for TV’s Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor, and has been for nearly a decade.

A screengrab from the Vocal Coach App

Here’s a bit of official blurb:

“Choose from one of three levels – easy, medium and hard – and work through the programme, with Annabel as your guide. Each level is accompanied by a tutorial video so you can see Annabel’s teaching techniques simply and easily. The app will even put reminders in your diary so you’ll know when to practise. It’s like a personal training app but for your voice – the best singing app! Developing as a singer at any level is like training in the gym, if you commit to regular sessions, you can see results pretty quickly.”

Follow Annabel down below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevocalcoachofficial/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/anniwilliamsing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevocalcoachofficial/

Website: https://thevocalcoach.com/

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No1 Finds: Tunetables – A Stylish Solution To Music Storage

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No1 Finds: Tunetables – A Stylish Solution To Music Storage

Published

3 years ago

November 11, 2021

Aanchal

“The Tunetables idea was borne,” says Rob Chappelhow, the man behind a range of ingenious new storage solutions, “out of a personal desire to have my music collection around me once again.”

That’s something all of us record-collector’s can empathise with. Now, I’ve banged on before about how, for many of us, digital streaming doesn’t cut it. Streaming services are great, but for a large number of us hard-core music fans, we want something we can hold in our sweaty hands, right? But, once you have all those lovely records, where do you put them?

Flat-pack shelving is fine, but it’s hardly inspiring. That’s where the Tunetables range comes into its own. More words from Rob Chappelhow, who explains that the idea came to him during a visit to the Joe Strummer Archive exhibition in the basement of Fred Perry’s flagship store in Covent Garden – “Set out under an acrylic plinth was Strummer’s personal tape cassette collection…his musical heritage and inspiration perfectly showcased.”

It was totally spellbinding. I soon started to conceptualise how I could create my own version of this…a personal time capsule of life-affirming music. I wanted something that could be inherently useful, something that I would see and use every day, and that would be a talking point for like-minded music enthusiasts.”

And lo! Tunetables was born… What Chappelhow has done is to take brand new music-equipment flight-cases (the type we are well-used to seeing lugged around by roadies and musicians) and turn them into hand-crafted storage solutions for your CDs, tapes and vinyl. It’s a wonderful idea and, most importantly, they look great. As mentioned, each case is built by hand, and can be personalised with your own initials (or whatever you fancy). Storage ranges from 100 – 500 for CDs, 30 – 60 for tapes, and 75 for vinyl. That’s not a bad amount at all. I can see a lot of people going for this, from pro and semi-pro musicians to plain music-lovers such as myself. This is modern design with an old-school aesthetic. Check them out for yourself!

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