the howtoplays sound a little strange

a) that's us! The howtoplays - an acquired taste.

b) Richard sounds like Mickey Mouse! Oops - Your audio player does not recognize the audio format of our samples (8kHz mono, 16bit WAV). Solutions: buy our CDs, or install a new audio player (e.g. Windows Media Player).

c) Richard sounds like Elvis!! STOP - don't change your sound settings. This is as good as it gets!! In the unlikely event that you don't like Elvis, see solution b)