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The Decade In Loudness

December 31, 2009 By Graham English

Robert Siegel talks with two guests about how recorded music has changed in the past decade. First, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig explains how recordings have gotten louder and worse. Then Robert talks Andrew Oxenham, a professor in the Psychology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose, Technology Tagged With: absolute peak level, Andrew Oxenham, Audio, Bob Ludwig, capitalism, CD, Christopher Clark, compression, decade, dynamics, engineering, high frequency peaks, loudness, loudness wars, low frequency peaks, mastering, mastering engineers, mid frequency peaks, mp3, music producing, music production, music technology, NPR, peak level, peak levels, producing, Psychology, recorded audio, recording, recording technology, RMS, RMS levels, Robert Siegel, Technology, University of Minnesota, volume, white noise

My Favorite Audio Sites

February 9, 2009 By Graham English

A friend recently asked me for the list of feeds I read to keep up with the audio world because I'm always sending him the coolest stuff. Until now, I've kept it a closely guarded secret. But I figured we could collaborate and you could share some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose, Technology Tagged With: aggregation, aggregators, Audio, bookmarks, digital music, electronic music, feed reader, feeds, future music, Google Reader, information, information-management, lists, Logic, Logic Pro, Logic Pro 8, Logic Studio, music production, news, recording, synth, synths, tips, tutorials

Labor Day Links

September 1, 2008 By Graham English

I don't know if you listen to RadioLab, but they recently did an episode on the phenomenon of getting songs stuck in your head. They called it "earworms." Well, they asked listeners to call in and talk about their earworms and techniques to eradicate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, earworms, engineering, frequencies, links, mixing, music production, perfect pitch, podcasts, RadioLab

A Web-Based GarageBand?

September 14, 2006 By Graham English

Splice Music is a promising new online sequencer. It allows you to mix and match user-uploaded loops and audio files to create your own music. All the music is under the Creative Commons license which encourages musicians to remix each other's work. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Creative Commons, GarageBand, music production, music software, remixing, sequencers

How To Mix A Pop Song From Scratch

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

I found this rough guide on how to mix a pop record from scratch. Since many people don't seem to know where to begin, this article will give some guidance. How to Mix a Pop Song From Scratch. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: mixing, music production, producing, Songwriting

GarageBand Changing The Face Of Music Creation

June 22, 2006 By Graham English

GarageBand is bringing music to the masses in a way that is very easy... You feel that you are in a creative mode right away. There are always people that want higher-quality recording, but the basic fundamentals need to be delivered in a simple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: culture, GarageBand, Logic Pro, music production, Protools, software

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