Apologies to Gloria…
Lots of work to be done here, but sure enough, soon enough, the robots will be able to DJ properly too.
(Never … Read the rest
Music & Sound Tech
The study of sound, music, and the technology used to create and distribute it.
Streaming Royalty Rates
Here’s some current streaming rates per service. Your rates might vary.
If you stream from…
- Spotify – between $0.0005 and $0.007
- Google Play – $0.0107
- YouTube Music – between $0.0013 and $0.0105
- Tidal – $0.0171
- Apple Music iTunes Match (US)
The Great Analog Archives
Since the early 20th century millions of talented people have recorded music. Record labels stored these archives whether the artist sold well or not.
Some archives were lost to fire or flood, and many changed ownership over the years, but … Read the rest
Fake Hi-End Audio
Apple and others continue to push the lie that lossy music is high quality.
They claim they will soon be shipping studio quality airpods and over-the-ear headphones. Please.
Nothing lossy is studio quality.
Nothing wireless is studio quality*.
Tom Petty Song Breakdown
Cool breakdown of a classic Tom Petty song, from the arrangement, the performances, and the mix.
Good stuff.
… Time’s Up
Mastering The Equalizer
The most important thing in recording and mixing – the equalizer.
Learn to master it. Your music and mixes will come to life.
Here’s 2 great videos giving you the basics of how to EQ:
… Dither is Loss
There’s this thing in digital audio called Dither. It’s the first step of lossy-ness. But it’s never talked about outside of mastering engineer shop talk. I think it’s ignored because it’s misunderstood, and frankly, would hurt sales if explained.… Read the rest
Rock & Roll!
… Creation Du Monde
This guy named Vangelis Papathanassiou is another amazing composer and artist I am just getting into. He records under his first name only, and has been making amazing pieces of music for well over 40 years now.
This one is … Read the rest
Origin Story
Millions of years ago there was WFNK Radio, or at least an idea for it. I grew up in Cleveland listening to radio when it was a Real Big Deal. I was educated by media, public school, and public … Read the rest
What is Rock & Roll?
I won’t unload all my thoughts on this vast topic, but I’ll take a quick stab at it.
What exactly is Rock & Roll?
Is it a musical arrangement style? No.
Is it a particular instrument or group of instruments?… Read the rest
The Masters: Playlist of Power by WFNK.com
No 1 hit wonders here!
… Read the restGet On Up
Out fuckin standing. Mashup audio+video
with James Brown, Led Zep, Aerosmith, Run DMC, just straight up funky
… Never Underestimate Sound
Sound waves as visual art.
Standing waves are around us when we listen to music. Good sounding rooms minimize them.
This video forgets to mention that the vibrations around us are detected first by our hair follicles and joints before … Read the rest
The Modern Artist
I submit Bernie Worrell as the perfect model artist for this new age.
True, he came from the classic music world, at least the black side of it.
But before that he came from music conservatory and a strict granny. … Read the rest
Roaming Crazy on Youtube
A little late (ahem) but finally Roaming Crazy has their own youtube channel.
Enjoy the fruits of this prolific Flux-adel Rock unit here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtqsPk8gZsuRZZtfzn0RoJQ
… Giving In To The Streaming Monster
I am always pushing for higher sound quality and reminding people about the limitations of streaming.
I’m also a modern man in this streaming world – one who is online 24/7. I can’t resist the addictive power of youtube … Read the rest