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The Loudness War & Metallica’s “Death Magnetic”
When Nirvana’s Nevermind came out, it was touted as one of the loudest albums ever released. Today, if that album came onto your iTunes playlist after Death Magnetic, you’d have to turn your speakers...
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Is Beat Detective Killing The Magic?
Note: Though this article refers to live drum performances, all information below can be applied to MIDI sequencing and quantization. The music blogosphere is abuzz this month with talk of an informal...
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5 Pop Songs With No Music (TrendWatch)
Pop minimalism is one of the most interesting and distinct music trends of this decade. Particularly over the last four years, much of rap and Top 40 dance music has had no chord progression at all,...
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Claps & Snaps: The Death of the Snare Drum (TrendWatch)
Not exactly breaking news, but humor me: scan the Billboard Hip Hop chart and you’ll see that it is hard to find a rap song with a snare drum on the back beat. Why? Let’s go back to the late 90s for a...
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The Sociological Implications of “Swagger” (TrendWatch)
From “ill” to “trill,” buzz words have been a mainstay in hip hop culture since its inception, used to associate one’s self with a particular scene or movement. A few years ago, using the word “crunk”...
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The Rise & Fall of the Southern Rap Empire
From crunk to snap music, Southern rap has reigned supreme over the charts for the last half decade. When ATL stole the crown from NYC as the Mecca of hip hop, aspiring rappers and producers made the...
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Use Bandcamp To Release Dynamic Versions Of Your Mixes
For a thorough explanation of dynamic range and the “loudness war,” read: An Explanation of The Loudness War That Even Your Dad Will Understand. But here’s the gist: in order to make a mix louder,...
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The Loudness War & Metallica’s “Death Magnetic”
When Nirvana’s Nevermind came out, it was touted as one of the loudest albums ever released. Today, if that album came onto your iTunes playlist after Death Magnetic, you’d have to turn your speakers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Beat Detective Killing The Magic?
Note: Though this article refers to live drum performances, all information below can be applied to MIDI sequencing and quantization. The music blogosphere is abuzz this month with talk of an informal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Pop Songs With No Music (TrendWatch)
Pop minimalism is one of the most interesting and distinct music trends of this decade. Particularly over the last four years, much of rap and Top 40 dance music has had no chord progression at all,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Claps & Snaps: The Death of the Snare Drum (TrendWatch)
Not exactly breaking news, but humor me: scan the Billboard Hip Hop chart and you’ll see that it is hard to find a rap song with a snare drum on the back beat. Why? Let’s go back to the late 90s for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sociological Implications of “Swagger” (TrendWatch)
From “ill” to “trill,” buzz words have been a mainstay in hip hop culture since its inception, used to associate one’s self with a particular scene or movement. A few years ago, using the word “crunk”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rise & Fall of the Southern Rap Empire
From crunk to snap music, Southern rap has reigned supreme over the charts for the last half decade. When ATL stole the crown from NYC as the Mecca of hip hop, aspiring rappers and producers made the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Use Bandcamp To Release Dynamic Versions Of Your Mixes
For a thorough explanation of dynamic range and the “loudness war,” read: An Explanation of The Loudness War That Even Your Dad Will Understand. But here’s the gist: in order to make a mix louder,...
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