by Kourosh | Mar 1, 2008 | On Music, On Technology
Jade Lily invited Kandi Valkyrie, Cylindrian Rutabega, Komuso Tokugawa and myself to speak about Music in Second Life – Past, Present, Future on Thursday morning. I thought I’d edit the transcript to highlight the conversation and post it here:...
by Kourosh | Feb 20, 2008 | On Music
The store is now complete. And there was much rejoicing: [audio:https://www.kouroshdini.com/sample/They_re_Here__Fanfare.mp3]
by Kourosh | Dec 12, 2007 | On Mind, On Music, On 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...
by Kourosh | Jul 23, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
“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...
by Kourosh | Jun 18, 2007 | On Music, On Technology
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...