100 popular science materials on sound and audio
Today we prepared a mega collection of materials from our “ Hi-Fi World ”. Here you can find our articles on the effect of the sound ecosystem on productivity and mood, notes on technology and gadgets, materials on music theory and a lot of other interesting things.
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PS These days Audiomania is turning 20 years old :)
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Brain
- Against stress and insomnia: music will help
- "Hear past the ears": unusual ways of perceiving sound
- "They just hear us": how animals perceive sound
- What is useful (and dangerous) around us "noise"
- "Too Work": The Art of Listening to Music
- How sounds affect our sleep and productivity
- "I do not see, but I hear": On the role of sound in horror movies
- Cry and dance: Why music makes us emotion
- How what we hear can change our perception
- Musical abilities make a person attractive
- 7 scientific evidence of the influence of music on the body and psyche of people
- "Goosebumps ran": How music and physiology are connected
- How music affects our emotional state
- How sounds and music make video games "live"
- Music is the key to success and development
- How music "in the background" improves life
- To listen to music or not - that is the question
- The difference between "included music background" and "listen to music"
Gadgets
- "I hear voices" or does Siri have a face
- Superheroes voice assistants, or Alexa can do everything
- Why different people evaluate the sound of headphones differently
- Google Home Smart Column Receives Some Important Updates
- Myths and Reality: What you need to know about modern audio systems
- Journey inside the body
- Home Cinema: An Alternative to the Big Cinema Screen
- A tool that opens the door to the future of electronic music
- Hexagon player, stereo transformer and adaptive music
Music industry and radio
- Case SoundCloud: through thorns to new rounds of funding
- Discussion: Why not everyone likes The Beatles and their music
- How to make a fortune from noise and become a legend
- Why is the band Queen so popular
- The man who invented the stereo
- Is pop music becoming less meaningful?
- Why do most songs last on average 3-5 minutes
- Musical revolution in terms of data analysis
- Why do all modern audio recordings sound the same?
- "Get to the Top": how to make music charts
- 6 myths about radio presenters
- “Let's dance again”: why is radio still too early to bury
- "How it works": radio - the end of a beautiful era
- Discussing the context of modern sound.
Online
- Comparative test of Internet radio stations with Lossless-stream
- Join the stream: The present and the future of music streaming
- How and why music services form playlists.
- "Talk Show": How to create, develop and listen to podcasts
- Network music. High quality publications
- Case Apple Music: plan to capture the universe
Selection of materials
- Output hymn to work: what the developers are listening to
- Audio Digest # 1: Sound, Music, and Audio Materials
- "Familiarity with audio brands": a selection of materials and useful sources on the topic
- 100 practical materials on the topic of sound, audio and not only
- "How to choose": 50 comparisons, reviews and manuals on the topic of sound and audio
Vinyl
- The return of the era of vinyl
- Vinyl died long live vinyl
- The history of vinyl. Unfading sound
- Vinyl: New is well forgotten old
- New-old formats: HD-vinyl and DIY-plates
- We talk about vinyl: Myths, opinions and current situation
- Vinyl and CD: the taste and color - the pros and cons of formats
- How to make vinyl records, or a new LP-capital of the world
Technologies and formats
- VHS VCR for recording
- Apple AirPlay 2 - everything you need to know
- "We look at home": We discuss technologies and formats
- What is Auro-3D or Three-dimensional sound as it is?
- Why it is not necessary to pay attention to the war of HDR formats
- Soundtracks in Dolby Atmos format will be recorded on Mosfilm.
- “Not by sound alone”: How Dolby Vision makes the world brighter
- "We look at home": We discuss technologies and formats
- "New Records": Dolby Atmos strides across the planet
- Dolby Atmos: The Future of Cinemas
- What is Mastered for iTunes?
- Technology categorization: MP3 and iPod
- Sound recording history: from mechanics to digital
- The future of VR technology in the film industry
- Why cassettes are reborn
- What is THX for a projector?
- The future of 3D sound
Professionals
- Why engineers are constantly improving existing models of audio systems.
- How electronic musicians present their performances
- "Master of his craft": The art of mastering audio recordings
- "Sound factory": How to create a sound design for the movie
- How audio equipment gets on store shelves
- Sound recording history: from mechanics to digital
Acoustics
Music theory
- How to "draw" and "read" sound
- Why do some notes sound harmoniously together
- Why Rachmaninov played Concert №3 faster than others
- Why is it hard for guitarists to read the tune from the sheet?
- Quintum: Talking about music in simple words
- How to quickly play piano cover: a new version of musical notation for beginners
- Which of the famous musicians poorly versed in music theory
- How the appearance of the note recording system changed the music itself.
- Interference and beats in physics and music
miscellanea
- How "sounds" space
- Reproduction of a sound on the image
- How Kurt Cobain Modified His Guitar
- Home projects: how a game room was made from the basement
- “More Than Audimania”: How to learn to play drums?
- Visualization of music: from traditional approaches to modern interfaces
- Find and save: how to save music, buying up all the vinyl records of the world
PS These days Audiomania is turning 20 years old :)
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