By Ryan Van Etten on 12/20/2010
Image-Line, maker of my favorite beat-making software, FL Studio a.k.a. FruityLoops, have liberated their 50% off sale. I’ve had the producer version since 2007, but I wanted to give you all the heads up on the deal. The best part about buying direct from Image-Line is that you get free upgrades for life, which is [...]
Posted in Apps, Editorial, Music, News | Tagged Air Spin, audio, beats, Belgium, bounce, drum software, drummaking, drums, electronica, FL Studio, FL Studio 9, FLStudio GroupBuy, gift ideas, GroupBuy, Image-Line, inspiration, inspired, phat beats, production, promo code, review, software, software review, upgrades, xmas gifts for musicians |
By Ryan Van Etten on 10/31/2010
Music consumers are accustomed to controlling volume knobs, but what about dynamics? Dynamic range is compressed in the mastering process in order to boost the overall loudness. In this video, Australian students explain the issues of the loudness wars—they ask for a world where listeners can adjust the dynamic range on their favorite tunes based on the needs of their listening environment.
Posted in Discussion, Music | Tagged active vs. passive listening, audio, compression, digital, dynamics, high-definition music, idea, issues, limiting, loudness, loudness wars, major labels, mastering, music industry, music industry studies, music vs. movies, musicians, optimal decibel levels, over-compression, poll, presentation, production, radio, trends, volume levels |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/21/2009
Syntonetic has launched Moodagent—a recommendation/playlisting app based on a user’s mood and emotion—for iPhone/iPod Touch. They have a Nokia smartphone version too, dubbed Playlist DJ. Moodagent syncs with an existing music library and users adjust moods with five sliders—sensual, tender, joy, aggressive and tempo.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, News, Nokia Apps, Reviews | Tagged app review, Apps, audio, data, emotion, free, iPhone, iTunes, launch, library, listeners, mobile music, mood, moodagent, music apps, music discovery, Nokia, Playlist DJ, playlists, preview, profiling, recommendation engine, science, social music, syntonetic, technology, tempo, video |
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