Human

Human


  • Hitting the right (audio) balance

    The human voice is an amazing thing. I can think of no other instrument that moves our emotions and soul as powerfully. The examples are endless: Freddie Mercury, Beyoncรฉ, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Luciano Pavarotti, Ariana Grandeโ€ฆ Just take your pick. And itโ€™s not just singersโ€™ voices that we respond strongly to. How about the

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  • I am not an audiophile

    I am not an audiophile, or an expert on music. I donโ€™t like being labelled. But I do love most musical genres. I fell in love with music when I was nine. โ€œThatโ€™s a young age to fall in love for the first time!โ€ I hear some of you saying. It is. But by nine

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  • Music Unites Us

    Of course, music isnโ€™t the kind of language weโ€™ll use, say, to order food at the drive-thru or book a car appointment at the garage (even for a car tune up, hehe). Music transcends words. It operates on an emotional frequency to make us feel. Even in songs with lyrics, itโ€™s the songโ€™s harmonic and

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  • Do Terminators Dream of Mechanical-Sounding Audio?

    A T-800 might settle for bad sound, but as this witty essay makes clear, music is meant to stir human emotionโ€”not metallic circuits. Good audio connects us; bad audio shuts us down.

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