Love vinyl? Check out this video on how records reproduce music in stereo
I’m a big nerd when it comes to the technology behind music. This video (via Boing Boing) explains how dragging
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Stereo
Weekly survey: Into vinyl? Are you now thinking about upgrading your stereo/audio gear to enjoy better sound?
Sales of vinyl records have been on fire since 2008, posting double-digit growth year after year. According to some articles
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Here’s an interesting side effect of the whole COVID thing: Increased sales of stereo gear
Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in
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Ongoing History Daily: Sonic Youth’s guitar sounds
Few bands managed to get as many sounds out of a guitar as Sonic Youth. What was their secret? In
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Ongoing History Daily: The first attempt to kill vinyl happened in the 1950s
Music on rotating discs has been with us since the late 1800s. The vinyl record has been with us since
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 902: The story of stereo, part 2
We are always pouring sound into our heads, whether we’re using some kind of speakers or wearing headphones. And I’m
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 901: The story of stereo, part 1
Our ears are amazing things. Evolution has endowed us with an ability that allows us to determine the direction of
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[A guest post from Jess Walter aimed at anyone who wants to get really serious about creating a dedicated space
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The introduction of stereo recordings wasn’t a slam dunk. Here’s how it was sold to a public that initially didn’t care.
The public tends to be skeptical whenever anyone tries to sell is a new music-listening technology. For example, Columbia Records’
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Sure, we’ve heard of 3D audio. Grab some headphones because this is 8D audio.
Created and presented properly, a stereo recording gives the listening a send of space. If you close your eyes, your
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When Mono Records Were Still a Thing
Everything that gets released today is, at a minimum, produced in stereo: two distinct channels (left and right) with the
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