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  • Sound Feels

    Every sound has its own feel. This feel is primarily a function of the sound’s timbre, but it’s also shaped by the volume of the sound, and the energy of the person making it.  Musical instruments are distinguished by their timbre profiles or what is sometimes called their “sound color” or “tone color.” Timbre is Continue reading

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  • Notes On Anti-Automated Music

    “The higher the creativity component of a profession, the more likely it is to have disconnected inputs and outputs.” – Naval Ravikant No one, especially me, wants to listen to automated music—music, acoustic or electronic, that’s on auto-pilot, that just unfolds without responding to its environment or to the subtleties of its own exigencies. (I Continue reading

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