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Worth repeating: “We Stopped Letting Our Kid Listen to Digital Music. You Should, Too”

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Digital Music, Parenting

I found this on a website called Fatherly. Read and discuss. We live in an age of endless distraction. From

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Gadgets 

Looking for Better Sound from Your Digital Files? This Might Help.

October 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Files, Digital Music, Master Enhancer

Slowly–very slowly–people are coming around to the benefits of better sound for their music: cleaner highs, firmer lows, more depth

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Music History Music Industry 

Is There Anywhere Where Music Will Last Forever? No. Here’s Why.

February 16, 2016February 15, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Digital Music, Soundcloud

All things must past, including even the best musical recordings. Every single storage format invented has something mortal and finite

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Music News 

We Spent Less on Digital Music in 2014. Really? Yep.

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Music

Digital is the future of music, right? Therefore, it stands to reason our music spending must be shifting in that direction.

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Music Industry 

Let’s Ask Again: What Do We Do About Liner Notes in the Digital Age?

July 26, 2015July 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Music, Liner Notes, Rush, Spirit of Radio

Had it not been for old-school liner notes, you wouldn’t be reading this. Here’s why. In early 1980, a bunch

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Music News 

The Fourier Transform: This Mathematical Formula Makes Digital Music Possible

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Music, Fourier Transform, Noise-cancelling headphones

I didn’t get into radio or the music business to do math, but sometimes it’s an inevitable part of doing

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Music History 

From Analogue to Digital and Back Again: A Quick History of Recorded Music [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analogue, Digital Music, Record Store Day, Vinyl

As we get ready for the orgy of vinyl that is Record Store Day, this infographic from Parcel Hero sums

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, April 15, 2015

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Arab World, Cher, Chris Hadfield, Digital Music, Florence + The Machine, Headphones, Michael Jackson, Vinyl

It’s tax day in the US. Which reminds me: I still haven’t done my taxes. We have until the 30th.

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Gadgets 

Wearable Album Art + Digital Music = This

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Music, T-Shirts, Wearable Tech

Have you gone digital with your music? Do you miss the liner notes we used to get with CDs and

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Black Sabbath, David Crosby, Digital Music, Hawaii Five-O, Inflight Audio, Johnny Marr, Lawsuit, Motorhead, Music Collection, Ringo Starr, TuneIn Radio

Today is the 26th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill. Book ’em, Dano: There’s a problem with the legality of

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Music Industry 

More Predictions for Digital Music in 2015

January 13, 2015January 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, Digital Music, Predictions

These (abridged) predictions come courtesy of JonMaples.com. That’s where you can find the full text of each bit of prognostication. Say

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