The Hum of the World A Philosophy of Listening



English | 2019 | ISBN: 0520303490 | 256 pages | EPUB | 1 MB

The Hum of the World is an invitation to contemplate what would happen if we heard the world as attentively as we see it. Balancing big ideas with playful wit and lyrical prose, this imaginative volume identifies the role of sound in Western experience as the primary medium in which the presence and persistence of life acquire tangible form. The positive experience of aliveness is not merely in accord with sound, but inaccessible, even inconceivable, without it. Lawrence Kramer’s poetic book roves freely over music, media, language, philosophy, and science from the ancient world to the present, along the way revealing how life is apprehended through sounds ranging from pandemonium to the faint background hum of the world. Easily moving from reflections on pivotal texts and music to the introduction of elemental concepts, this warm meditation on auditory culture uncovers the knowledge and pleasure made available when we recognize that the world is alive with sound.

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Drama in the Music of Franz Schubert



2019 | ISBN: 1783273658 | English | 378 pages | PDF | 11 MB

It is commonly assumed that Franz Schubert (1797-1828), best known for the lyricism of his songs, symphonies, and chamber music, lacked comparable talent for drama. Challenging this view, Drama in the Music of Franz Schubert provides a timely re-evaluation of Schubert's operatic works, while demonstrating previously unsuspected locations of dramatic innovation in his vocal and instrumental music. The volume draws on a range of critical approaches and techniques, including semiotics, topic theory, literary criticism, narratology, and Schenkerian analysis, to situate Schubertian drama within its musical and cultural-historical context. In so doing, the study broadens the boundaries of what might be considered 'dramatic' within the composer's music and offers new perspectives for its analysis and interpretation. Drama in the Music of Franz Schubert will be of interest to musicologists, music theorists, composers, and performers, as well as scholars working in cultural studies, theatre, and aesthetics. JOE DAVIES is College Lecturer in Music at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. JAMES WILLIAM SOBASKIE is Associate Professor of Music at Mississippi State University. Contributors: Brian Black, Lorraine Byrne Bodley, Joe Davies, Xavier Hascher, Marjorie Hirsch, Anne Hyland, Christine Martin, Clive McClelland, James William Sobaskie, Lauri Suurpää, Laura Tunbridge, Susan Wollenberg, Susan Youens

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Links update: 26/12/2021

With so many digital audio workstations to choose from, many engineers have tried out new platforms in the hopes of finding more flexibility suited to their workflows and production styles. Reaper has been gaining popularity for its support of multiple plug-in types, easy-to-use MIDI programming and audio automation - and its affordable price tag.

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Forte Music School Lady Musicians How to Manage Your Music Career When It's That Time TUTORiAL



FANTASTiC | 459 MB

This is a topic that is NEVER talked about!

Female Musicians: We all have periods, and it can affect our moods, our energy, and our musical performance.

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Sounding Composition : Multimodal Pedagogies for Embodied Listening



English | 2018 | ISBN: 082296533X | 208 Pages | PDF | 5 MB

In Sounding Composition Steph Ceraso reimagines listening education to account for twenty-first-century sonic practices and experiences. Sonic technologies such as audio editing platforms and music software allow students to control sound in ways that were not always possible for the average listener. While digital technologies have presented new opportunities for teaching listening in relation to composing, they also have resulted in a limited understanding of how sound works in the world at large. Ceraso offers an expansive approach to sonic pedagogy through the concept of multimodal listening–a practice that involves developing an awareness of how sound shapes and is shaped by different contexts, material objects, and bodily, multisensory experiences. Through a mix of case studies and pedagogical materials, she demonstrates how multimodal listening enables students to become more savvy consumers and producers of sound in relation to composing digital media, and in their everyday lives.

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Connectionist Representations of Tonal Music : Discovering Musical Patterns by Interpreting Artifical Neural Networks



English | 2018 | ISBN: 1771992204 | 312 Pages | PDF | 1.46 MB

Previously, artificial neural networks have been used to capture only the informal properties of music. However, cognitive scientist Michael Dawson found that by training artificial neural networks to make basic judgments concerning tonal music, such as identifying the tonic of a scale or the quality of a musical chord, the networks revealed formal musical properties that differ dramatically from those typically presented in music theory. For example, where Western music theory identifies twelve distinct notes or pitch-classes, trained artificial neural networks treat notes as if they belong to only three or four pitch-classes, a wildly different interpretation of the components of tonal music.

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CreativeLive Podcasting 101 TUTORiAL



FANTASTiC | 3.2 GB

Learn how to produce and promote a professional-quality podcast. John Lee Dumas hosts the award-winning podcast EntrepreneurOnFire and is the founder of Podcasters’ Paradise, an online learning community for aspiring and professional podcasters.

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Links update: 04/09/2020

More than a legendary music producer, Olav Basoski is also an amazing trainer. In this course, he opens his bag of tricks and shares his EDM production secrets with you.

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Sonic Academy How To Make Tech House 2019 with Rene Amesz TUTORiAL



SYNTHiC4TE | 2.18 GB

This week Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back Dutch based House legend Rene Amesz for a brand new course in How To Make Tech House 2019.

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Links update: 22/05/2021

Learn Hip-Hop production from the legendary hip-hop producer Just Blaze. Get inside his head and learn his techniques for making incredible hip-hop records.

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Links update: 18/12/2020

Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back Nate Raubenheimer aka Protoculture for a look at a different type of genre this week as we check out How To Make Orchestral Hybrid.

Stepping away from his usual tracks, Nate guides us from start to finish in building this epic and grand masterpiece using both EastWest Play and NI Kontakt orchestral sections.

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Links update: 07/01/2020

Learn hip-hop mixing from veteran mix engineer Cameron Cartee. Walk through his entire mix process step by step to get incredible hip-hop vocal mixes and punchy, fat 808s and drums.

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Slate Academy Chris Lord-Alge Teaches Rock Mixing TUTORIAL



P2P | 4.68 GB

Legendary mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge shows you exactly how he gets massive rock mixes in this in-depth series. Learn exactly how he gets punchy drums, deep guitars and bass, and perfect vocals.

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Skillshare Audio Editing 101: Basics in Adobe Audition



Video: .MP4, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 48 kHz, 2ch | Duration: 30m
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Size: 446 MB

In this class I'll be walking you through my audio editing steps and practices for achieving good audio. Audio is a super important component to your productions counting up to 50% of the visual experience - and with podcasting rising in popular it's important more than ever to deliver great audio quality for your productions.

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Links update: 15/12/2022

Learn pop mixing from veteran mix engineer Matthew Weiss. Go in depth on all of the techniques, tips, and tricks for getting crystal clear, colorful mixes.

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