Loudness War in Cinema

Loudness War in Cinema by dolomuse | Oct 21, 2017 | technology | The cinematic use of high resolution, multichannel digital audio, with its capability to produce higher intensity (amplitude) sounds without distortion, has led to steadily increasing volume levels in...

Autotune and beyond

Music Software and AI by dolomuse | Sep 19, 2018 | technology | The pervasiveness of autotuned music is a subject of concern from a musician’s perspective. Is a musician’s performance becoming subordinate to technological manipulation, or will it remain as a primary...

Music Software and AI

Music Software and AI by dolomuse | Dec 19, 2018 | technology | A humorous and informative perspective on the idiosyncrasies of Sibelius music scoring software. This video shows, from a software designer/musician’s perspective, that we are not alone in feeling that...

Reflections on High-Resolution Audio

Reflections on High Resolution Audio by dolomuse | Nov 11, 2017 | technology | Many arguments over high-res audio ‘hype’ or ‘scams’ seem to ignore the larger picture of the inevitable inconsistencies within our current, disjointed transition period. It seems that we...

Functional Music and AI

Functional Music and AI by dolomuse | Mar 19, 2018 | technology | AI (artificial intelligence) composition systems are being marketed toward a new category of ‘functional’ music – music created and valued for its use in soundtrack, gaming, popular...