Technologies and media
Apple’s iTunes Is Alienating Its Most Music-Obsessed Users
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- Monday, 30 November 2015
Most of iTunes’ latest enhancements exist solely to promote the recommendation-driven Apple Music, app downloads, and iCloud.
The brave -- and complex -- new world of digital music
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- Monday, 30 November 2015
I never heard Gould play live, but I have listened to his recordings all my life with awe and admiration. I fell in love with them as a kid via old mono LPs heard over a cheap record player in my bedroom.
Download 10,000 of the First Recordings of Music Ever Made
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- Monday, 30 November 2015
Long before vinyl records, cassette tapes, CDs and MP3s came along, people first experienced audio recordings through another medium — through cylinders made of tin foil, wax and plastic.
Music Industry Adopts a ‘Hi-Res Music’ Logo
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
The unveiling of the new ‘Hi-Res MUSIC’ logo is being billed as a significant step forward in the digital listening experience, one that will allow digital retailers to mark recordings that meet the official definition for ‘High Resolution Music.’
Kenya: How Technology Saved Ohangla Music
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
It is a musical genre that is proving to be popular across the country, even among the modern young Kenyans.
Deaf singer 'hears' music with help from 'Not Impossible' tech-hackers
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
“Essentially, it’s the printing press in a box, right? It’s... it is a renaissance device. It’s revolutionary.”
Microsoft sounds final death knell for Zune music streaming service
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
Four years after discontinuing Zune devices meant to compete with Apple’s iPods, the tech company announced it would shift focus to Groove music player.
Wave Your Phone in the Air: How Technology Is Changing Live Music
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
For decades now, technology — from vinyl LPs and FM radio to MP3s and online streaming — has been changing the way we listen to recorded music. But more recently, tech has also been changing every aspect of the concert-going experience, from getting in the door to sharing the show with friends.
Lifechanging Music Apps
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- Monday, 16 November 2015
Musicians, teachers, and students — listen up! Did you know you have a wealth of resources available to help you learn scales, improve your rhythm, check your pitch, and teach you new techniques?
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