Audio Digest # 2: Materials on Sound, Music, and Audio Technology

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[ Audio Digest # 1 ]
Vinyl
1) How do vinyl records, or the new LP-capital of the world

An article on how the music industry is trying to meet the growing demand for vinyl records
2) How to save music by buying all the vinyl records in the world

How a passion for collecting helps save music: the story of one businessman
3) Vinyl and CD: taste and color

The bottom line is that they sound different, that's all
4) How do vinyl records

Description of the LP manufacturing process
5) Is the music industry fixated on its past?

Why do labels sell old albums on new records?
6) Vinyl vs CD: “The War of Volume”

Why labels have exchanged quality for sound volume
Headphone sound
1) 5 reasons why different people evaluate the sound of headphones differently

The author talks about why we observe huge differences in the perception of headphone sound by different people
2) How to make bone conduction headphones at home in 5 minutes

A small guide from the author and analysis of popular misconceptions about this technology
3) “Customize” the headphones under the ear

Several ways to isolate yourself from external noise
4) Headphones: Audio illusions

How to fool the brain with stereo recording
5) Noise reduction in headset

The author talks about what is active and passive noise reduction
Science and music
1) Will science help improve music theory?

Opinion of Daniel Wilkerson on the construction of the theory of harmony
2) Musical multitasking: Why music should be always and everywhere

Jeffrey Morrison responds to readers' comments about listening to music “in the background”
3) The effect of music on a person

The author describes how music affects our mood, and what role various genres play in this.
4) Quantum theory and classical music

Interview for the NUVO resource, in which the conductor of the symphony orchestra reflects on how science and music converge
5) The same song

An article on what modern music is
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