Once again, the research of British scientists can possibly make us happier. They have discovered the ideal formula of music, which guarantees a good mood of the listener. I can't tell you much about the formula because it's secret and I can be brutally killed for that..., but I'd better give you top-10 songs, which should be immediately listened at the first sign of depression.
1. Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
2. Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
3. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
4. Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
5. Madonna - Holiday
6. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
7. The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
8. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Starting Something
9. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
10. The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
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Glitch
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Glitch
Glitch chops up your audio in real-time and implements a mixture of effects. The effects can either be selected at random or can be manually sequenced. Of course you can use a mixture of both. The plugin can return sounds ranging from quite subtle to quite freaky, depending on how much you tweak the controls.
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U2 and Songs Of Ascent.
U2 announced that they plan to release a new album before the end of 2009.
The musicians said that the album would be an excellent complement to the record «No Line On The Horizon», which was published on March 2, 2009, but will be more soft and meditative, rather than the last release.
The next studio album of U2 is called «Songs Of Ascent», and the first single will be the track «Every Breaking Wav».
According to Bono, the album is deep and meditative, but not trivial. The mood of «Songs Of Ascent» is very much like the record of Miles Davis «Kind Or Blue».
The exact date of the album release has not yet been announced.
The musicians said that the album would be an excellent complement to the record «No Line On The Horizon», which was published on March 2, 2009, but will be more soft and meditative, rather than the last release.
The next studio album of U2 is called «Songs Of Ascent», and the first single will be the track «Every Breaking Wav».
According to Bono, the album is deep and meditative, but not trivial. The mood of «Songs Of Ascent» is very much like the record of Miles Davis «Kind Or Blue».
The exact date of the album release has not yet been announced.
Billboard Top Rock Albums.
1. Lamb Of God - Wrath
2. Nickelback - Dark Horse
3. Fray - The Fray
4. Coldpaly - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
5. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
6. Soundtrack - Twilight
7. Bruce Springsteen - Working on a dream
8. Jason Mraz - We Sing
9. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
10. Chris Isaak - Mr. Lucky
2. Nickelback - Dark Horse
3. Fray - The Fray
4. Coldpaly - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
5. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
6. Soundtrack - Twilight
7. Bruce Springsteen - Working on a dream
8. Jason Mraz - We Sing
9. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
10. Chris Isaak - Mr. Lucky
When Should You Use Dither?
How often and when dither is best used. Don’t let the hype drive you bananas—we’re talking about a spot of icing on the cake here—the cake will taste just fine without it.
We all want to max out that sweet spot, so when you are processing recordings digitally, you should nevertheless apply dither at the right time. Lately, ever more software bundles and hardware devices offer the functions you need for this purpose.
First of all, you should make a habit of passing on unnecessary processing operations.
For example, if you plan on compressing audio data, there’s no need to normalize it first—you’re best off recording it at the highest possible level anyway. If feasible, use an Eq only at a single position within the signal chain.
As a rule, carry out only the processing operations that you really need—every type of processing colors the audio signal to some albeit minimal extent. Of course, if you like wallow in lo-fi dirt, then process to your heart’s content;
anything that adds grunge to the signal will make you all the happier.
Dither the final master signal post-master fader when you are doing the final mixdown. If at some point you have to convert word lengths, be sure to fall back on dithering. After all, dither can mask the rounding errors of complex processing operations—try it out for yourself and see what happens. In any case, do not use dither everywhere at every opportunity.
Keep in mind that every dither operation adds noise in the form of the dither signal. Besides, extreme noise shaping processes can generate undesirable side effects in the course of further signal processing, for example when you’re cutting, also possibly when you’re compressing data.
We all want to max out that sweet spot, so when you are processing recordings digitally, you should nevertheless apply dither at the right time. Lately, ever more software bundles and hardware devices offer the functions you need for this purpose.
First of all, you should make a habit of passing on unnecessary processing operations.
For example, if you plan on compressing audio data, there’s no need to normalize it first—you’re best off recording it at the highest possible level anyway. If feasible, use an Eq only at a single position within the signal chain.
As a rule, carry out only the processing operations that you really need—every type of processing colors the audio signal to some albeit minimal extent. Of course, if you like wallow in lo-fi dirt, then process to your heart’s content;
anything that adds grunge to the signal will make you all the happier.
Dither the final master signal post-master fader when you are doing the final mixdown. If at some point you have to convert word lengths, be sure to fall back on dithering. After all, dither can mask the rounding errors of complex processing operations—try it out for yourself and see what happens. In any case, do not use dither everywhere at every opportunity.
Keep in mind that every dither operation adds noise in the form of the dither signal. Besides, extreme noise shaping processes can generate undesirable side effects in the course of further signal processing, for example when you’re cutting, also possibly when you’re compressing data.
Dynamic Processing Guitar
Compressors often are used to record electric guitar. Most guitars have a very wide dynamic range, and a compressor is what gives a guitar that smooth always-in-your-face sound. In order to have no volume divergence between a single note and a full chord, compressor puts all the notes and chords into a very narrow dynamic range . Outboard compressor configured for studio, work pretty well with guitar, but compressors made particularly for guitar, work best in a setup of a musician.
Whether you are recording a direct signal or miking the speaker, your need to capture precisely the existing sound rather than creating and adjusting a new sound. You can put a compressor on the signal that's coming into the mixer if you need to, but ideally, the guitarist will have a properly adjusted compressor in his kit.
In a guitar setup that uses many effects, the compressor ought to be the first effect in the chain. This will give the best final result and will help hold the rest of the effects from strong signals that might overdrive their inputs. With a intelligent amount of compression, the guitar will sustain longer, plus each note will be audible.
Whether you are recording a direct signal or miking the speaker, your need to capture precisely the existing sound rather than creating and adjusting a new sound. You can put a compressor on the signal that's coming into the mixer if you need to, but ideally, the guitarist will have a properly adjusted compressor in his kit.
In a guitar setup that uses many effects, the compressor ought to be the first effect in the chain. This will give the best final result and will help hold the rest of the effects from strong signals that might overdrive their inputs. With a intelligent amount of compression, the guitar will sustain longer, plus each note will be audible.
Travis and File Sharing
The leader of the Scottish group Travis Freni Healey (Fran Healy) believes that fans who download their music for free from the web, just make the group more popular. As it turned out, the singer has nothing against the presence of Travis records on file-sharing sites. The fact that fans are actively looking for group albums on the Internet, is a proof of the relevance of Travis music.
«If someone is looking for our online music and download it, then he is our fan. - Another plus for the networking: if you made a cool record, and everyone's talking about it online, they contribute to its promotion, which in itself is very important ».
Freni also admitted that he downloaded music for free as well. «There are two camps - those who buy music, and those who do not buy. Last - is mostly teenagers, who can not pay 20 dollars for a disc. Children have the opportunity to get acquainted with new music now, and they will grow as music lovers, becoming solvent, will promote the development of the music scene in the future », - summed up the musician.
At the end of September, Travis presented to the audience a new, sixth album «Ode To J. Smith». Disc appeared online a few weeks before the release date.
«If someone is looking for our online music and download it, then he is our fan. - Another plus for the networking: if you made a cool record, and everyone's talking about it online, they contribute to its promotion, which in itself is very important ».
Freni also admitted that he downloaded music for free as well. «There are two camps - those who buy music, and those who do not buy. Last - is mostly teenagers, who can not pay 20 dollars for a disc. Children have the opportunity to get acquainted with new music now, and they will grow as music lovers, becoming solvent, will promote the development of the music scene in the future », - summed up the musician.
At the end of September, Travis presented to the audience a new, sixth album «Ode To J. Smith». Disc appeared online a few weeks before the release date.
The End of The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are finishing the work on the long-awaited new album. According to a team member Will.I.Am, the completion of the follower of «Monkey Business» (2005) is scheduled for the end of October. The album is called «The END» and it was recorder at Metropolis Studios in London.
Explaining the name of the new album, Will.I.Am argues that it has nothing to do with the near-term perspectives of the group. «Black Eyed Peas are not going to leave the scene - said the musician. - The title simply put the abbreviation «The Energy Never Dies».
The release date of the album, which will become the fifth studio album in the discography of the team, is not announced yet. Their last album «Monkey Business» sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, bringing two Grammy's to The Black Eyed Peas.
Explaining the name of the new album, Will.I.Am argues that it has nothing to do with the near-term perspectives of the group. «Black Eyed Peas are not going to leave the scene - said the musician. - The title simply put the abbreviation «The Energy Never Dies».
The release date of the album, which will become the fifth studio album in the discography of the team, is not announced yet. Their last album «Monkey Business» sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, bringing two Grammy's to The Black Eyed Peas.
Michael Jackson & The Big Auction
Michael Jackson is preparing for a big auction, where he is going to sell more than 2000 of his personal belongings.
The Trades will start on April 21 in Los Angeles and the auction will last five days.
The King of Pop personally took part in the selection of lots for which he expects to gain several million dollars.
The Julien Auctions Company provided a catalog with detailed descriptions of all lots. To fit all the information about the items exhibited in the auction, it took six volumes.
The lots are quite different, from exclusive Rolls Royce, bought for more than 112,000 pounds sterling, to the salt and pepper set, bought for a couple of dollars.
Also among the lots you can find the famous white glove from «Thriller» movie clip, the gates of his Neverland, tourist bus, the portraits of the King of Pop and much more.
The Trades will start on April 21 in Los Angeles and the auction will last five days.
The King of Pop personally took part in the selection of lots for which he expects to gain several million dollars.
The Julien Auctions Company provided a catalog with detailed descriptions of all lots. To fit all the information about the items exhibited in the auction, it took six volumes.
The lots are quite different, from exclusive Rolls Royce, bought for more than 112,000 pounds sterling, to the salt and pepper set, bought for a couple of dollars.
Also among the lots you can find the famous white glove from «Thriller» movie clip, the gates of his Neverland, tourist bus, the portraits of the King of Pop and much more.
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