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Acoustic treatment for your home studio (on a budget / DIY)
We discuss effective DIY acoustic treatment options for your home studio that are viable within three different budgets: $0, $500, and $1,000.
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What is impedance in audio (and why is it important)?
Let’s explore what impedance is, and why it can be important for both making and listening to music.
Creative sonification: Using data to make music
Let's explore how the process of creative sonification can allow us to transform data into some truly unique musical experiences.
Exploring the world of data sonification
Learn about how data sonification allows us to use sound to represent information at the forefront of research today.
The history of adaptive music in video games
From Space Invaders to Super Mario Odyssey, let's take a look at video games across history that feature soundtracks shaped by adaptive music techniques.
What are inter-sample peaks and true peaks?
Learn about what inter-sample peaks / true peaks are, why and where they occur, and to what extent you should pay attention to them when creating music.
What is phantom power?
Learn about what phantom power is, how it works, and when to use it when you're creating music using microphones and other devices.
What is FM synthesis?
Let’s discuss how FM synthesis works, what makes it unique, and how you can incorporate its distinctive sound into your own music.
What is wavetable synthesis?
Let's discuss how wavetable synthesis works, what makes it unique, and how you can incorporate it into your own music.
Microphones you didn’t know existed: Parabolic mics, hydrophones, and more
From parabolic and fiber optic micropones to hydrophones and binaural heads, we explore an array of niche microphones and recording setups.
How do analog emulation plugins work?
Let’s talk about the primary ways analog emulation plugins are created, the areas they excel in, and how they differ from the gear they strive to recreate.
5 things you didn’t know about MIDI
Explore five lesser-known facts about MIDI, a protocol that most of us can't live without when producing and performing music.