A humble meditation on the way pop music’s sound and messaging has changed in the last 20 years, and how that makes me feel as a listener.
Tag: listening
In Defense of the 128 Kbps MP3: The Greatest Music Media Format Ever
A short essay on why we should’ve never eaten the apple of industry-approved digital music streaming, and why the low-bitrate MP3 is all we really need.
Checking Your Mix as an Artist: How to Decide if It Sounds “Right”
Your mix will sound different depending on the speakers, location, time of day, and even your mood. How do you know when it really does need to change?
Reflections on Spotify’s Insight Analytics
Revisiting Spotify’s analytical Insights blog to think about how to find lasting success on the global streaming platform for your music.
The Sony Walkman Is 39 Years Old
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10 of the Most Interesting Field Recordists Working Across Aesthetic Boundaries
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Listening and Liberation: The World Is Sound
When you enter a Tibetan shrine, you see objects lit by the flicker of candles, hear…
Mastering: Decoding the ‘What’ and ‘Why’ of It All
Your music has been carefully recorded and painstakingly mixed, but there’s still one more step…
Why Streaming Playlists Will Never Kill the Album Format
It’s true. The album might be dead. Or at least the album as we once…
How to Properly Maintain Your Vinyl
By Jessica Kane Any vinyl enthusiast will tell you how crucial it is to maintain…