Jul
17
In the words of TUAW : The effect you see is mesmerizing, but not really representative of the way that guitar strings actually oscillate. Instead, its another example of how the iPhone 4s rolling shutter can create some interesting photos and video. Still, its fun to watch. Me? I was reminded of that slo-mo cymbal …
Jun
27
Answer – because people listen to all their music through stupid little ear buds plugged into mp3 players and phones – a fact not lost on Mr S Wilson. Why did SACD, DVD-A, and Blu-ray fail as music surround formats? | The Audiophiliac – CNET News.
Jun
27
Great read from ‘rampant blogger’ JP Rangaswami …. I thought I knew the law. Yet I may have repeatedly broken the law (apparently!) by buying a CD and transferring its contents on to ITunes over the years. As the Daily Mail says here: Full Read : Musing about unheralded heroes and heroines and accidental criminals and …
Jun
27
Full read available here Biophilia for iPad will include around 10 separate apps, all housed within one “mother” app. Each of the smaller apps will relate to a different track from the album, allowing people to explore and interact with the song’s themes or even make a completely new version. It will also be an …
Apr
15
You know who you are – those of you with large Vinyl collections – living in a digital world of ‘convenieince’ – though what is convenient in having all your music in a cupboard that you can’t play on the road … well Those of you out there with a vinyl collection may at some …
Mar
25
My biggest pet peeve about modern music recordings is in the process of being addressed. The loudness wars are ending. The kicker? Sales rankings reflect better results for music with better dynamic range. (Note: for a great explanation of the problem, see here)
Jul
15
ExtensionFM is a browser extension for Chrome that finds every MP3 file on pages you visit and automatically creates a library of those songs for you to enjoy. Sweeeet.
Jul
03
Now there’s an aspect of the Tree that I never new … Richard Barbieri – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia His keyboard-playing role in Porcupine Tree is similarly split with frontman/producer Steven Wilson, with Barbieri processing the sound of other musicians in the band as well as playing more orthodox keyboard parts. Passed on – with …
Jun
11
Really interesting interview with ‘the man from NIN’ – some great insights – good thoughts and sound advice. Trent Reznor Digg Dialogg from drawaside on Vimeo.
Apr
29
Making Music Make Money
by Fractals
Saw this article earlier today and got annoyed. To extract just one point : This post is about the recorded music part of the business, not publishing, not touring, not movie or video game soundtracks. Caveat – I ain’t in the music business – not even a musician – but I LOVE music – listen …
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