Man, Music, and Technology

(… somewhere in my mind is a quote whose origins I can’t quite seem to find … something about music reflecting the state of its society … if only I had written it down … but, …) Is technology empowering or destroying music? Have we lost something on the ride into this...

Physics in music

“Music’s real effect on people is a new field of science called psychoacoustics- the way and organism deals with wiggling air molecules.” – Frank Zappa Just what are these “wiggling air molecules”? Is it necessary to think about...

Compression in Music and the Artist's Message

The technique of compression is frequently used in editing music. Basically, one takes the quiet sounds of a piece of music and makes them louder, while essentially leaving the loud parts the same. Compression can be useful when using a wide range of dynamics over a...