Ωmega Vibe – The Full Setup Video
If you have 46 minutes to spare, Leigh H. Stevens walks you through the set up, care and feeding instructions for the Malletech ΩmegaVibe.
Ωmega Vibe – Height Adjustment
Leigh H. Stevens shows how simple the height adjustment is on the Malletech Ωmega Vibe.
Ωmega Vibe – Resonator Assembly
Leigh H. Stevens shows how easy it is to drop in the resonator tubes on the Malletech Ωmega Vibe.
Ωmega Vibe – Frame Set Up
Joe Locke sets up the Malletech Ωmega Vibe frame…in under 2 minutes!
Ωmega Vibe – Pull Rod
Joe Locke demonstrates how Malletech has completely re-thought the Pull Rod on the Ωmega Vibe.
Ωmega Vibe – Progressive Dampening System
Leigh H. Stevens reviews the progressive dampening features on the Malletech Ωmega Vibe.
Ωmega Vibe – Tuning
Joe Locke and LHS discuss and review resonator tuning on the game-changing Ωmega Vibe.
What is a Xylorimba? – Answered by Bob Becker
What is a Xylorimba? By Bob Becker, first published June 1, 2005 (Are the overtones tuned differently in various ranges of its keyboard?) The term ‘xylorimba’ clearly refers to some […]
Ωmega Vibe Dampening System
Tony Miceli shows off the new Ωmega Vibe progressive dampening system.
About the Marimba – by Leigh Howard Stevens
The marimba is at once one of the oldest and one of the newest musical instruments. While the first concerto for marimba and orchestra wasn’t composed until 1935 (by American […]
Ωmega Vibe – Vibrato
Joe Locke and Leigh H. Stevens demonstrate the game-changing vibrato system on the Malletech Ωmega Vibe.
Ωmega Vibe Roundtable
LHS, Joe Locke, Mike Pope and Ton Risco discuss the features and the process of developing this game changing instrument.
Some Thoughts and Information Concerning Cymbals – by Bob Becker
By Bob Becker, first published November 27, 2003 Percussionists who perform in symphony orchestras form a relationship with their instruments that is esoteric, often arcane, and little understood by other […]
Leigh Howard Stevens – TMEA ’13 (part 1)
TMEA Clinic Part 1 – Development: Leigh H Stevens discusses the development of the Ωmega Vibe at TMEA ’13.
Leigh Howard Stevens – TMEA ’13 (part 2)
TMEA Clinic Part 2 – Features: Leigh H Stevens discusses the features of the Ωmega Vibe at TMEA ’13.
Leigh Howard Stevens – TMEA ’13 (part 3)
TMEA Clinic Part 3 – Portability: Leigh H Stevens discusses the portability of the Ωmega Vibe at TMEA ’13.
Leigh Howard Stevens – TMEA ’13 (part 4)
TMEA Clinic Part 4 – Tuning: Leigh H Stevens discusses the tuning of the Ωmega Vibe at TMEA ’13.
Ωmega Vibe Pickup
Joe Locke talks about the new Ωmega Vibe pickup system.
Standard Repertoire Mallet Suggestions
Standard Repertoire Mallet Suggestions by Leigh Howard Stevens Work Left RightIssac Albeniz, Leyenda CN14 CN14 CN14 CN14Johann Sebastian Bach Chorale: Christ lag in Todesbanden LS1 LS1 LS5 LS5 Prelude and […]
The Acoustics of Resonators
by Leigh Howard Stevens Acoustics of Keyboard Percussion Instruments There is an old joke told by orchestral musicians about harpists.“Harp players spend half of their time tuning their harps and […]
More about The Acoustics of Resonators
Why Malletech “SST” (Super Smooth Technology) is such an important advancement in sound Back in the early days when marimba and xylophone were used mostly in “novelty music,” there was […]
Milestones in the Recent History of the Marimba
1901 The marimba is scheduled for its North American debut in Buffalo at the Pan-American Exposition. Cancelled due to the assassination of President McKinley in that city. 1903 John Calhoun […]
Yarn Spinning
Everyone knows that yarn is made of fibers spun together to stay in the shape of a string, rather than in the shape of a lump. But if you want […]
Handles
Taste, tone, ticks, handle types: The research and development of the Orchestra Series Is mallet choice for orchestral excerpts strictly a matter of taste? Is preference for rattan or birch […]