Music Tech
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Video: I know we are all sick of Gotye but don’t blame these computer parts
Check out a group of computer parts singing Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know featuring an HP Scanjet 3C on lead vocals. Watch
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Illustration: Tools of the music trade
Illustration titled Tools of the trade by Mike Davis
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Video: See a playable record made of chocolate
Breakbot is releasing a limited edition ‘vinyl’ of his latest album made completely out of chocolate. I’m guessing you could only really play it once...
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Who was the first major artist to release an Internet-only single?
David Bowie, who else? This week in 1996 David Bowie released his single Telling Lies back when most people were using dial-up modems to get...
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Video: Listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ on a vintage Fisher Price toy record player
Remember those toy Fisher Price record players that were popular many many years ago? A man named Fred Murray has come up with a way...
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What music did Michael K. Williams play to prepare for the role of Omar in The Wire?
New York Magazine did a feature on Boardwalk Empire and The Wire’s Michael K. Williams. They discovered that to get in the right zone for...
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Infographic: Does music make you smarter?
Does music make you smarter? All signs point to yes. Check out the full infographic
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Modern albums as 3D soundwaves
Check out this project called Microsonic Landscapes that takes the waveform of an album and creates a 3d image from it. From
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Video: See a Squid’s skin change colors in reaction to Cypress Hill’s ‘Insane in the Membrane’
What happens when you hook up an iPod to a Squid and play Cypress Hill? Some pretty amazing shapes and colors that look like they...
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Infographic: The summer of music
As summer concert season is winding down, check out this infographic that shows the most popular concerts this year, as well as some tips for
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