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While I am not sure why you would want to listen to FM radio on your Nintendo DS-Lite, Dragon Electronics has created a FM Radio Converter which allows you to do exactly that. The tuner plugs into your DS Lite’s GBA port and is powered by its battery so it doesn’t require an additional power source of its own. While I guess it might be useful to take to a sporting event to listen to local radio coverage, it seems like there would be cheaper and more compact solutions. Similarly I’d think an add-on for playing MP3s or other compressed audio format would be better for music. Still, I am amused that somebody bothered to make a FM terrestrial radio tuner for the DS-L. The Dragon Electronics Stereo FM Radio Converter is available from Brando for $15. |
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Before Saturday night, I am not sure if I had ever attended a handbell concert before or not. I had a vague mental image of a single row of players each holding two handbells a piece and ringing them at the appropriate time. Whether this was an early childhood memory or just a mental image I conjured up, it in no way prepared me for the show the Virginia Handbell Consort (VHC) put on Saturday night at the Reform Lutheran Church. For one, the VHC has over 200 Schulmerich bells or bell-like instruments. While not all of them are used for every piece, each of the thirteen ringers had four bells and perhaps another percussion device or two in front of them. Some of the higher pitched bell ringers were holding four bells at a time while playing. Wow. I was also completely unaware just how many different ways a bell could be struck to produce the desired sound. Apparently an arranger can call for up to 45 different ringing methods. The VHC demonstrated at least twenty over the course of their twelve songs and encore performances. I was completely blown away by their terrific performance and look forward to their spring concert series. I would highly recommend seeing them in action, they still have a few performances left in their Holiday 2006 season. |
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If the Finger Drum Mousepad didn’t do it for you, perhaps you would like something closer to the real thing. The DrumXtreme DX-150 connects via USB 1.1 to your computer and only Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP are supported. The DX-150 has 6 pads and 2 foot pedals with 10 varying sound collections to provide 110 sound combinations. It doesn’t appear that the DrumXtreme is available at this time Walmart.com has the price listed for $189 so should it ever come available again, it won’t be too expensive.. |
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