Sounds can be made by twanging a string, blowing down a pipe, banging something together, and scraping or shaking something. There are three families of musical instruments: string, wind and ...

There are three families of musical instruments: string, wind and percussion. When a string is plucked on an instrument, such as a guitar, the vibration is passed into the air and you hear a sound.

Before buying an audio interface, the first thing to consider is how many inputs and outputs you require for your music project. The more inputs you have, the greater the number of instruments you ...

In China, stone is one of the eight categories under the bayin – the classification of musical instruments based on the materials they were traditionally made from.

In this series, the Post looks at classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese orchestra, how the eight different types of instrument are played as well as their history.