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via io9.com
At first this seems to just be a music-theory-for-all article on why the perfect fourth & fifth are used so much... But then it's Bear McCreary, so it…

via cepro.com
Ignore the stupid wannabe-controversial headline - this is actually a really down to earth and informative article interviewing renowned sound engineer Alan Parsons.
A few quotes:
[re: Dark Side of the…

Celemony became the first German software company ever to be honored by the Recording Academy with a Technical Grammy for Melodyne. The distinction was presented in recognition of “contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.”
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Celemony revolutionized recording studio technology around ten years ago with a program called Melodyne that offered a radically new and distinctly musical approach to audio editing. Polished, expanded and recognized many times with awards over the years, Melodyne today counts almost all musicians and producers of note among its customers. The Who guitarist Pete Townshend regards the software as “a miracle”, Ultravox singer Midge…

"Equal parts funeral and party, the wonderful LCD Soundsystem documentary/concert film Shut Up And Play The Hits chronicles for posterity the revered dance band’s final concert in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. Like D.A, Pennebaker’s Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars,the film documents an artist intent on going out on top... As the similarly transcendent earlier Sundance documentary Sugar Man illustrated indelibly, that is how legends are made. At its ecstatic, delirious best, Shut Up And Play The Hits is a profoundly spiritual and emotional experience..."
- shutupandplaythehits.com
 
Looking forward to seeing this movie! Looks like they…

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