In a traditional stereo recording, a virtual sound stage is created by a number of techniques. Panning audio left and right is the most obvious way to place sounds on the stage. Adjusting levels and/or adding reverb will allow the representation of depth in the virtual stereo stage. You can imagine the virtual stage as
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Music Tech Summit and Music Hack Day SF
It’s been a busy weekend for Music Tech in the Bay Area. Yesterday saw the Music Tech Summit in San Francisco and Saturday and Sunday held the Music Hack Day. There is an awesome full list of hacks on their wiki page and the Soundcloud Developers Blog has a good review of their Music Hack
Continue reading »I Can Hear Music?
Here’s an interesting bit of neurological research on speech processing in the brain. The researchers were able to decode the brain activity associated with speech recognition and formulation so they could ‘hear’ what the subject heard and/or was about to say. This is obviously a great breakthrough and could have many real-world applications for people
Continue reading »Neil Young Still Hates Digital Music
Well sort of. He’s been ranting a bit again recently. He’s always hated MP3 and CD as media. He was a big proponent of DVD-A (96kHz, 24 bit) and now claims he was working on another format with Steve Jobs to return to the actual potential of digital music. It’s true that a lot of
Continue reading »Music Business Seminar- “Recession Proof”
I’m off to Berkeley this morning to attend the Music Business Seminar held by the California Lawyers for the Arts. They’ve put on a full schedule of events including a keynote address from Erik Metzger, patent attorney for Intel, and panelists including speakers from Pandora and other digital music ventures. Sessions include DIY Marketing, Make
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