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    Can anybody here explain the circle of fifths to me?

    The reason for the circle is the series of intervals it takes to make a major scale, which is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. Sit down at a piano and start on C and these are all white notes; go up to G and play the same intervals and you...
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    Talk to me about bass and speakers and monitors

    Open backed headphones can help with this. I use some Ultrasones all the time for practicing and learning material. You can still hear sound in the room so you adjust the level of your stereo to match it. They are nice, too, because you can plug them into a Dr. Beat and use it as a practice...