Stereo Phase Algebra
The phantom center is a psychoacoustic illusion — there is no center speaker. How phase, polarity, and sum/difference math define what you hear …
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Meme: this is what people worry about music theory
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Groundhog Day
So it’s Groundhog Day, and that’s the day in the movie where you do things over and over again.
formants
When you use a classic speed up or slow down effect to change the pitch of a sound, you’re preserving the relationship between the sound’s fundamental …
Multiband Compressor: Why?
The practical application of a multiband compressor comes into focus when you consider not just how it differs from a regular compressor, but how it …
Intervals: scale degrees
Sometimes the naming conventions in music theory almost seem cruel.
The Claw
If you’re unfamiliar with the keyboard, this is about to be the best and the worst lesson you’ll ever get.
Frequency Harmonics: if you go to school to be an audio engineer
If you go to school to be an audio engineer, you’re gonna hear an awful lot about frequency.
No Music Theory Without Music
Music always comes first, but music theory exists whether you believe in it or not.
How Do You Know What Key Something Is In
How do you actually know what key something’s in?
Sus
A suspended chord is a bit of a chameleon.
tuning part one unison
Easiest way to start to understand tuning is to begin with the idea of a unison.
louder quieter
You know how compressors make stuff quieter?
