Weekend Reading: 65 articles on streaming, the history of the old "musical iron" and audio technology

This is a traditional mega-selection from our blog on Habré and “Hi-Fi World” - a thematic magazine on the topic of auditing equipment. We bring to your attention selected materials: from a retrospective analysis of the development of the music industry to the podcast market, the history of the first audio gadgets, “computer sound”, free libraries and streaming.





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Music industry



Not fired: audio projects in which something went wrong

What the Beatles, Radiohead and Doors borrowed from classical composers

How and what did pop artists borrow from classical music

This is a hit: the history and records of music charts

Eminem goes on IPO: what does it mean



From critics to algorithms: the fading voice of elites in the world of music

From critics to algorithms: labels, corporations, and 20th-century music culture

From critics to algorithms: how democracy and technocracy came to the music industry

A plate as a gift or free music for lovers of cola and ready breakfasts

Birth and death of an album: how formats have changed over the past 100 years



Audio podcasts



“Good morning Vietnam!”: How to launch your Internet radio

What was on the first iPod: albums that Steve Jobs chose

How to Launch Your Podcast, A Beginner's Guide

What listeners and presenters hate

What is happening in the audio podcast market



Brands spend more and more money on podcast ads

Meditation Apps Become More Successful Than Podcasts

10 thematic podcasts about sound, audio, soundtracks and vinyl

10 popular science podcasts on sound and recording

What to listen about audio: 15 podcasts



Old and new gadgets



How did the history of record players for cars begin and end

Radio recorders from the USSR: a brief history of audio systems in Soviet cars

How the screen became talking: the story of the chorinophone

Between Vinyl and Cassette: The History of Tefifon

Sound on the wire: the history of the telegraph





Photo Sony TPS-L2 Walkman by Alexander Svensson Flickr CC BY



Music from paper and cardboard: the history of the variophone and “drawn sound”

Audio cassettes in culture: why the obsolete format is back in fashion

Bobbinniki: a brief history of reel tape recorders

Do not take off: 6 unusual audio gadgets

Unusual portable - sports car, retro radio and "audio boots"



Computer hardware and software



Enthusiast recreated Sound Blaster 1.0 sound card - what makes the project remarkable

Innovation SSI-2001: the story of one of the rarest sound cards for the IBM PC

Music "by default": what tracks could be found on players and PC

How the PC conquered the media industry with Pro Tools and Media Composer

Open libraries for visualization of audio content



12 thematic resources with tracks licensed under Creative Commons

Where to get audio samples for your projects: a selection of resources

How to write music using OOP

Word for human speech: what he can do

Machine Sound: Neural Network Synthesizers



Audio technology around us



Musical roads - what is it and why they are not in Russia

“We Heard You”: Unusual Audio Technologies in Retail

“It could be”: effective ways to use audio technology

How to read sound from a packet of chips, or what is a “visual microphone”

Friday format: how digital money “sounds”





Photo Wendelin Jacober Flickr PD



What is 8D audio - discussing a new trend

Release of "HD-plate": what is the essence of the new technology

Directional sound: technology that can replace headphones

Audio technology: how pieces of plastic are moved using ultrasound

A sound insulation method has been developed that dampens up to 94% of noise.



Manufacturers and Brands



A brief history of the Klipsch audio brand

From Austria with Love: Acquaintance with AKG

Soviet legend: the history of the factory "Radio Engineering"

Innovative Conservatism: A Bang & Olufsen Story

What kind of music was “wired” in popular OS



Streaming



SoundCloud History: From Idea to 10th Anniversary of the Project

How an IT company struggled to sell music

Tighten the nuts: Spotify stopped working with the authors directly

For every taste: streaming services for listening to music

Winamp is back - discussing whether he has a chance in the era of streaming



Now streaming services in the US will pay musicians more

Bypassing labels: SoundCloud launched direct deals with musicians

In Canada, proposed to introduce a tax on streaming - what is the problem

EU approves Copyright Directive - platforms against

What is the essence of the conflict between the two most famous streaming companies






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