How To Set Up The Best Sound System In Your Own Home

A quality sound system can add an impressive amount of richness to your home. A sound system that is properly installed can allow you to enjoy your favorite songs with a new appreciation and become absorbed in your favorite movies as if it was your first time watching them. The good news is that properly setting up a sound system isn’t rocket science. Instead, you simply need the correct components installed using the correct techniques.

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What Makes Quality Headphones For Classical And Rock Music Enthusiasts

If there is one thing people are hooked on, it is the music they relax or rock out to on a daily basis. To enhance their listening experience, music enthusiasts spend a bundle of money on high end audio-systems and top of the line speakers. However, sometimes they need to keep it quiet, but still want to experience full body, quality sound. This is where having a superb pair of headphones are required for the task. The following are some tips to consider when looking for the right kind of headphones for getting the most out of classical and rock music.

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Coronavirus And The Music Industry: This Startup Wants To Help Tackle The Problems

The music industry is one of the sectors that the coronavirus has hit the hardest. With concerts, festivals and other live events being canceled worldwide, many music professionals are seeing a historically unprecedented loss of income. Artists, organizers, promoters and many others were quick to resort to live streaming and engaging fans online, thus strengthening the importance of digital media and increasing competition. On Spotify alone, around 40,000 tracks are reportedly uploaded daily – proving that success often comes down to simply being able to break through the noise.

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So, You’re A Muso? Here Are 4 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Studio Headphones

If you are serious about music, that is, you consider yourself somewhat a professional when it comes to mixing or recording music, it’s probably a good time to invest in a set of studio headphones if you haven’t done so already.

We would even say if you just want to enjoy music at a casual level, studio headphones are a great choice because of their amazing sound production!

Here are 4 reasons why you should get on the studio headphone bandwagon.

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Translating Song Lyrics: How To Take A Good Song And Make It Meilleur

Musical lyrics are notoriously difficult to translate. Tastes in music are profoundly affected by culture and language, and those tastes don’t cross linguistic borders easily. We’ll consider options for composers, producers, and labels seeking to globalize their lyrics or adapt foreign songs to local ears. We will consider several approaches to translation: language service providers, freelance translators, and AI-driven machine translation, considering the pros and cons of each. We’ll also explore another option: using subtitles in music videos to maintain the integrity of an original version while making the meaning of the song accessible to foreign audiences.

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How To Soundproof A Room For Drumming!

Having a drum set at home is such a thrill, opening up hours upon hours of fun time for you and possibly your band mates. However, that also means that the noise levels will go up, causing disturbance to your family or even your neighbors. If you are keen to reduce the amount of sound that will escape from your studio, have a look at this areas where you can make some changes to reduce noise.

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5 Tech Essentials For Starting An Audio Streaming Channel

Streaming eliminates the need to download large media files, which means you save storage space for other stuff like games and documents.

One fall out is that streaming may be interrupted due to various factors, which results in negative user experience – driving your audience away.

With the right equipment though you can ensure a seamless flow. The rest depends on the quality of your content.

Here, therefore, is a checklist of essential equipment you will need for setting up an audio or video streaming channel.

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4 Ways To Troubleshoot Your Home Sound System

If you enjoy music, then a home sound system is one of the best ways to truly experience your favorite tunes. Sometimes, however, you may encounter trouble with your sound system, which can quickly become frustrating if it’s not quickly resolved.

Rather than becoming angry, though, there are some simple steps you can take to troubleshoot your sound system and identify the source of the problem. To avoid an unpleasant listening experience, here are four ways to troubleshoot your home sound system.

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The Internet Of Musical Things & You

From the audience’s perspective, it can be easy to think that the music industry doesn’t change a whole lot. Sure, there are shifts from one popular musician to another and the occasional change of primary medium, but apart from that, there’s not too much movement. Those of us who are deeply embedded in the industry, hustling to make a living from something we love, know that reality is quite different. The music business is in an almost constant state of flux, and that’s a huge challenge.

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Cybersecurity For Musicians

As a musician, you have many things to worry about. After all, you’re focused on writing songs, marketing, branding yourself, and preparing for that upcoming performance. You’re probably often on your phone or your laptop, and chances are you haven’t given much thought to cybersecurity. 

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The Need For Cybersecurity In Streaming Services

The growth of technology in our lives has offered us many amazing benefits. We are able to connect and share information with people all over the world in a breeze. We have knowledge on just about any topic at our fingertips. Tasks such as depositing checks into the bank or paying bills no longer require a physical trip anywhere.

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How AI Is Changing The Music Industry

The music industry has often been an early adopter of new technology. Musicians are keen to experiment with equipment that can usher their creative vision into new directions. Still, there have always been those who have seen the use of gadgets as in some way cheating, or uncouth. From the backlash Bob Dylan received after using an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival, to the current industry reliance on Auto-Tune. Perhaps the discussion shouldn’t focus on the fact that musicians are using technology, but how they are using it in order to support their creative visions. 

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APPIX Launches Broadcast Tech That Creates Immersive Experiences And Audience Engagement At Concerts, Events

APPIX, a revolutionary new audience engagement and lighting effects tool, recently got the chance to prove their expertise at creating memorable moments on The Mixtape Tour with New Kids On The Block, which saw the iconic 80’s and 90’s act reuniting in large-scale venues throughout North America. The tour included 55 concerts and grossed $53.2 million while selling over 662,000 tickets.

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Audio Networks - Key Considerations

Today everything is making use of a network. When it comes to the history of audio networks- it’s full of incompatibilities and questions of its reliability to give an optimum performance in a production environment whether it’s broadcast; live, cinema, post or recording.

In this article, we will discuss some key aspects to consider in audio networks and some key information that will help you out to design and configure your own.

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