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There was a time, pre-1971, when all mixers were mono, and the thought of wearing headphones during a nightclub gig was laughable. Dance club DJing came into its own as an art form in the 1960s, but DJs back then were still stuck with mixers designed for radio broadcasting. Sound systems were custom installed at […]
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Producer David Lizmi discusses the soul of Cuban music, its influences, and the relations built based on this illustrious industry.
It’s a well-known fact in the music industry that Mixcloud offers its own streaming platform, Mixcloud Live (first announced back in April 2020), that allows artists to legally livestream music and video without dealing with copyright take-downs. Just this week, Beatsource LINK announced a new partnership in conjunction with Mixcloud to utilize this capability – offering […]
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Outlandish with colour and hedonism, Hard House as a genre rose to prominence in 1998 as it enjoyed almost a decade of bliss under the bright lights of the dance music skyline. Despite not experiencing the popular heights of its glory years, the legacy of the genre is still being written today by such respected […]
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If you’re in the market for DJ or production gear, you might have noticed two big trends right now in 2021. It’s really hard to get gear right now (many, many products are out of stock) and prices seem to be increasing. With DJTT’s unique footing (in addition to the blog, we also make our […]
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Combination to Enhance Client Offerings, Open New Opportunities for Artist Producers SANTA MONICA – Universal Publishing Production Music, the leading global production music company, today announced that two of its companies – Santa Monica-based Universal Production Music and Dallas-based FirstCom Music – are merging to create a new U.S.-based production music powerhouse, unsurpassed in services, ...
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@geraldinekwikmusic Watch the new mapping from the Etam brand on their office with my original music + visual by @_aurelien.w and eloifevrier // LoomProd.
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#etam #videomapping #mapping #motiondesign #animation #animation2d #millumin #aftereffects #photoshop #noel #streetart #originalmusic #frenchcomposer #abletonlive #musicforpaintings #movingimage #digitalartist #night
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@martinastellatelier Reminiscenze delle linee di luce che disegnano lo spazio. Scenografia digitale realizzata usando @millumin2
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#projectionmapping #videomapping #womenartist #contemporaryart #lines #graphic #audiovisual #av #installation #digitalart #art #architecture #music #france #drawing #artist #illustration #paris #planespotting #graphicdesign #aircraft #projection #lightart #artwork #exhibition #design #electronic #digitalscenography #show #videoart
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NASHVILLE— Howling Music scored the music for a new ad from the NFL, the Trevor Project and Los Angeles agency 72andSunny. Released in tandem with Pride Month, the spot proclaims the league’s support for the LGBTQ+ community through series of statements in white-on-black lettering that begins “Football is gay. Football is lesbian. Football is beautiful. ...
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We’ve known it was coming for a bit, but today the updated Traktor Pro 3.5 has released. The fresh version of Traktor Pro boasts two new features that are likely to be well-received: the new streaming library features for Traktor (via Beatport and Beatsource LINK) and advanced HID integration with Pioneer DJ’s flagship CDJ-3000 players. […]
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With a career spanning over 18 years, Mathew Jonson is known and loved by many for his well-crafted melodic sounds and outstanding live performances. Almost 20 years after the release of his debut album, “A Box Full of Magic” on Dekmantel, Jonson has toured the world and signed music to numerous influential labels, including Crosstown […]
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Comme Apple va (peut-être) annoncer une version sans pertes d’Apple Music aujourd’hui, j’en profite pour revenir sur un truc sur Bluetooth. On voit parfois (et je l’ai écrit, probablement sur ce site d’ailleurs) que chez Apple, l’AAC (issu d’Apple Music, iTunes, etc.) est transféré directement à un casque en AAC, sans (re)compression. Et c’est faux.
Sous iOS, macOS ou n’importe quel autre OS, d’ailleurs, l’AAC est bien recompressé. C’est assez peu audible parce que l’AAC est un bon codec (on en parle là) et que l’encodeur d’Apple est efficace. Globalement, de l’AAC à 256 kb/s est transparent à l’écoute dans la majorité des cas. Pour le dire plus simplement, les utilisateurs ne font pas la différence entre de l’AAC à 256 kb/s et de la musique sans compression. Ils peuvent le dire (et certains ne s’en privent pas) mais ma petite expérience le montre un peu, en réalité c’est… compliqué.
Maintenant, vous pourriez ne pas me croire : pleins de gens disent le contraire. Et pourtant, deux expériences (plus ou moins) simples prouvent qu’iOS et macOS recompressent bien l’AAC.
La première est assez basique : lancez un morceau sur Apple Music et un autre programme en même temps. Ou faites retentir un son système. Vous l’entendrez dans le casque en même temps que la musique, ce qui prouve que le casque ne reçoit pas uniquement le fichier AAC d’Apple Music. Il n’y a pas de dégradation ou de coupure, ce qui montre bien que ce qui est transmis (compressé) en Bluetooth est bien la sortie audio de l’OS. C’est empirique, mais efficace et simple.
La seconde méthode le prouve de façon bien plus efficace, mais nécessite un peu de manipulation. J’ai pris un morceau morceau sur Apple Music, et j’ai enregistré la sortie en Bluetooth, avec un périphérique qui m’indique explicitement que c’est de l’AAC. Il a une sortie S/PDIF, donc on évite les conversions numérique vers analogique : ce que j’ai obtenu, c’est ce qu’un casque va recevoir avant de l’envoyer dans vos oreilles. Si Apple envoyait le fichier directement au casque, on devrait obtenir le même fichier ou quelque chose de très proche (comme le décodeur peut varier). Mais le spectre est différent : on voit très nettement que la version Bluetooth coupe les fréquences hautes.
Apple Music dépasse les 20 kHz
La compression en AAC coupe les hautes fréquences
La version Apple Music, en AAC aussi, dépasse nettement les 20 kHz sur l’extrait. La version envoyée en Bluetooth, en AAC avec une recompression, coupe aux alentours de 19 kHz (un peu en-dessous). Ce n’est pas réellement un souci, dans le sens ou la majorité des gens est incapable d’entendre un son à plus de 19 kHz, mais ça montre bien qu’il y a une coupure franche, issue du processus de compression.
Dans le même ordre d’idée, l’encodeur utilisé avec les appareils Android (ici une Nvidia Shield) coupe nettement avant, et ce site l’explique bien. La Shield, sur un autre morceau, coupe vers 17 kHz quand l’encodeur Apple coupe donc vers 19 kHz.
L’AAC Android coupe tôt
L’AAC Apple coupe moins vite
Le but ici n’est pas de dire que la compression AAC est mauvaise, ou réellement un problème. Je suis plutôt convaincu que l’énorme majorité des gens (pour ne pas dire tout le monde) n’entend absolument pas la différence entre l’AAC et de l’audio sans compression dans des tests en aveugle. Mais par contre, Apple n’envoie pas le flux Apple Music aux casques. C’est techniquement possible (ça a été a priori fait en MP3 il y a quelques années) mais ce n’est pas le cas ici.
Beatport, Beatsource, and Native Instruments have teamed up to bring a Beatport LINK integration to TRAKTOR’s PRO 3 software – and through it, the ability to use LINK software on TRAKTOR’s line of controllers. TRAKTOR PRO users can now utilize both Beatport and Beatsource LINK in a Public Beta mode, with an official launch coming in […]
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One of the best parts of being a member of a DJ record pool is access to amazing tools that make life as a DJ easier. DJ edits have long been a staple way for a pool to provide value to their customers. Sometimes a pool will add intros, outros, acapellas, instrumentals, censored versions, upbeat […]
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@cyril_meroni Fin de tournage du clip pour texture droite
Merci à toute l’équipe du 6mic pour ce tournage éclair !
#texturedroite #ledscreen #choreography #danse #musicvideo #electronica #millumin #haze #shooting #jarringeffects
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Reposted from @paolo.morvan: “Detail de la scénographie réalisée pour le musicien @romain__muller
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Construction et création lumière avec @julesbouit
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@zikamine @bliiida @laregiongrandest
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#scenographie #scenography #show #concert #singer #wood #structure #light #lightray #designproject #design #eventdesign #stagedesign #stage #musicperformance #music #audiovisual #liveav #filter #3m #millumin #led #ledlights #lightart #digitalart #installation”
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A chat with the filmmakers of Affected: The Story of Us on how they were able to put the soundtrack first to render their emotions. Dive in!
If you’re a DJ with no decks at home, or wishing you could play on that club setup you love so much, listen in. Tribe XR, a virtual reality platform for DJing, has teamed up with Beatport to integrate Beatport LINK into their program. This move ultimately makes it possible for Tribe XR users to use […]
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DJs around the world are becoming increasingly aware of copyright rules due to takedowns and mutings online – but the complex nature of music means that things aren’t always as clear as they could be. Today, I hope to shed some light on this space that has been something of a gray area for many artists. […]
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#repost @geraldinekwikmusic
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LUX NATURAE / Part 1 of 6
Glad to have my music played on the bridge in Skopje last week end, written for the SKOPJE LIGHT ART DISTRICT 2020 festival.
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Visual Artists : Aurélien WOJTKO @_aurelien.w/, Susie-lou CHETCUTI, Patrick GRANDI, Jules HUVIG @juleshuvig/, Frédéric HAUDEGOND
Original Music & Sound Design : Geraldine KWIK
Production : Loom Prod France
Organization : @sk_light_art_district/
Place : Stone Bridge - SKOPJE - MACEDONIA
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#skopje #ckonje #macedonia #stonebridge #bridge #light #art #district #3rd #edition #going #green #mapping #projectionmapping #composingmusic #composer #orchestral #musicforpaintings #movingimage #digitalartist #night #millumin #frenchcomposer #streetart #skopjeinfo #instagraphynet #sklad2020 #skopjelightartdistrict (at Stone Bridge, Skopje)
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I’m so proud of being part of this new mapping with my original music written for the casino Viage in Bruxelles played by night during full december. ( Boulevard Anspach 1000 Bruxelles )
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Visual Artist : Simon Lebon
Music and sound design : Geraldine Kwik
Place : Grand Casino Brussels Viage
https://www.viage.be/fr/
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#bruxelles ##brussels #casino #viage #casinonight #videomapping #loomprod #originalsountrack #musicforpaintings #mapping #composer #frenchcomposer #musicscore #ambient #composingmusic #sound #sounddesign #art #visual #millumin #madmapper #motiondesign #aftereffects #design #architecturalmapping #projectionmapping #movingimage #digitalartist #night (at Brussels, Belgium)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhG-Wipj7z/?igshid=uqppjxxumkcx
The stage then turned into a ship launched into space with Tobin residing in a hyper-sleep pod. After dream-like hallucinations Tobin comes out actually wearing the suits shown in the animation.
A complex audiovisual narrative that blurs the boundaries between real and digital world, firing all sorts of trickery to cleanse out the audience of all their spatial references. Only when we lose all the anchor points we are truly primed to experience the digital voyage.
ISAM takes us on a journey through the unexplored universe generated by the EDM soundscape of Amon Tobin to the bring us back to the core of the action: the musician and his performance.
In my opinion, Xite Labs major breakthrough is their ability to truly animate their installation, snapping out of the static AV sculpture by delivering an immersive experience where all senses are captured within the space.
Their audiovisual world is disorienting and astonishing as it builds up in front of our eyes, departing far away from the bidimensionality of the screen experience.
Formed in the year 2000 as V Squared Labs by Vello E Virkhaus they have then merged with Tandem Digital Entertainment in 2018 to form XiteLabs.
Through the leadership of Greg Russell and Vello Virkhaus the audiovisual studio continuously executes next level experiential visual artistry.
The duo is always taking “never been done” concepts and turning them into reality. This process always starts with the blank page, and working with clients to define the words, scenery, illumination, content, interactivity, and the means to deliver it all.
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Amazing Experience at @fotonicafestival
Thanks to all⚡️
@videosolid @nick_n__ck @fotonicafestival .
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#techno #experimentalmusic #experimental #video #visualart #visual #vj #liveset #eurorack #conceptstore #concept #videooftheday #postoftheday #fotonica #festival #cinema #audio #electronicmusic #electronic #modularsynth #drum #nvs #performance #performanceart #color #cinema #vdmx #millumin #
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Of course every open call or artist residency is welcome, no matter where it comes from. But more coordination among venues and events will bring more opportunities and visibility for young and recognized artists.
Europe has the advantage (still, let’s see for how long) of a long-lasting infrastructure that connects different cultural scenarios across a myriad of different languages and beliefs.
SHAPE: Sound, Heterogeneous Art and Performance in Europe is the result of this network in action. By fostering audiovisual artists in showcasing their work internationally and audiences in experiencing a very diverse cultural offer.
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Collanews 
Compressorhead - Animatronics BandEvery year, the organizers propose a controversial and thought-provoking theme set to trigger reflection in the community and cutting-edge experimentation by the selected artists. Innovation in digital creativity is key and the festival creates a sonic space for this.
Every year, the result is an insanely powerful and immersive artistic rendez-vous that leaves a lingering impact awhile after the end of the festival.
In this Age of Pandemic, we are made acutely aware of our dependence on digital technology for work, education, and healthcare. Now more than ever, the growth of digital technology demands critical reflection.
Globalization and economic growth have brought us pandemic and environmental destruction. How can we break this cycle? Can we harness quantum technology to protect ourselves and the world we live in?
Pubblicato da GOGBOT su Domenica 12 luglio 2020
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