Audio Digest # 3: Sound, Music and Audio Materials

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Past, present and future of audio technology

1) The history of portable sound: the evolution of headphones

From heavy and awkward creepy models to cutting-edge wireless headphones

2) The history of high-end audio equipment

About striving for high quality and detailed sound

3) Muzik headphones - the future of audio

How the Internet of Things penetrates the music industry

4) The future of audio technology

What the sound industry is preparing for us: upcoming trends

5) What happened to the high-end stereo market

What mistake do people make when they compare the sound of the "past" with the sound of "today"?

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The Era of Vinyl Records

1) The return of the era of vinyl

The story of the work of the plant for the production of vinyl records Cascade Record Pressing

2) How does the biggest vinyl record factory work?

Lauren Martin talks about the production process of vinyl records

3) How to care for your collection of vinyl records

A few simple rules and tips on how to care for your precious records.

4) Factory that makes records

The story of the factory for the production of vinyl records in Haarlem

5) Vinyl drop in the sea of ​​streaming

The answer to the question of why the records are again popular?

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Music around us

1) Noise and orderliness in music: the opinion of physicists

About an interesting experiment of two physicists with a faucet and a metal basin

2) Music lover Steve Guttenberg on where and how to listen to music

It seems that hearing is a purely mechanical process, but as soon as you concentrate, you will begin to hear much more.

3) Music cannot be stored forever, even on the Internet

The author talks about what can happen with your digital recordings.

4) Computers that write music: fine or scary?

EMI program and algorithmic music

5) Overgrown harmony

Why with age is it harder for us to distinguish harmony from dissonance

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miscellanea

1) Top 10 Tips for Music Producers

Producer Joey Sturgis gives valuable advice to those who are serious about making music.

2) Jukedeck - “artificial” composer

The story about the project Jukedeck with interviews and presentations from the developers

3) How music affects our brain

On the processes occurring in the brain, and how music helps in the work

4) Which of the rock stars can rightly be considered the greatest musician

Expert opinions and discussion of the issue in the comments

5) Direct road to deafness

Who of the musicians is getting worse hearing and how to avoid it

PS Other materials on the topic of audio - in our blog " Hi-Fi World ".