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A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous

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A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous

A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous by Caspar Henderson
English | November 9th, 2023 | ISBN: 0226823237 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 1.68 MB

A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways.

The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World

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The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World

The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World by R. Murray Schafer
English | October 1st, 1993 | ISBN: 0892814551 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 5.69 MB

The soundscape—a term coined by the author—is our sonic environment, the ever-present array of noises with which we all live. Beginning with the primordial sounds of nature, we have experienced an ever-increasing complexity of our sonic surroundings. As civilization develops, new noises rise up around us: from the creaking wheel, the clang of the blacksmith's hammer, and the distant chugging of steam trains to the "sound imperialism" of airports, city streets, and factories. The author contends that we now suffer from an overabundance of acoustic information and a proportionate diminishing of our ability to hear the nuances and subtleties of sound. Our task, he maintains, is to listen, analyze, and make distinctions.

Logic Pro For Dummies, 3rd Edition

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Logic Pro For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Logic Pro For Dummies, 3rd Edition by Graham English
English | June 20th, 2023 | ISBN: 1394162103 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 24.38 MB

This one-stop source for Logic Pro insight helps you spend more time creating music

Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound

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Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound

Whale Music: Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound by David Rothenberg
English | February 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 9781949597264 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 9.74 MB

The marvelous sonic world of whales, from the perspective of music and science.

Tuning the World: The Rise of 440 Hertz in Music, Science, and Politics, 1859–1955 (New Material Histories of Music)

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Tuning the World: The Rise of 440 Hertz in Music, Science, and Politics, 1859–1955 (New Material Histories of Music)

Tuning the World: The Rise of 440 Hertz in Music, Science, and Politics, 1859–1955 (New Material Histories of Music) by Fanny Gribenski
English | January 26th, 2023 | ISBN: 0226823261 | 280 pages | True EPUB | 2.68 MB

Tuning the World tells the unknown story of how the musical pitch A 440 became the global norm.

What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency

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What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency

What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency by Richard Mainwaring
English | December 27th, 2022 | ISBN: 1728259363 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 4.56 MB

"You'll never listen to the world the same way again. A truly ear-opening experience!" —Chris Ferrie, award-winning physicist and author of Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions

Sound Actions: Conceptualizing Musical Instruments (The MIT Press)

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Sound Actions: Conceptualizing Musical Instruments (The MIT Press)

Sound Actions: Conceptualizing Musical Instruments (The MIT Press) by Alexander Refsum Jensenius
English | December 13th, 2022 | ISBN: 0262544636 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 26.36 MB

A techno-cognitive look at how new technologies are shaping the future of musicking.

Sex Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music (The MIT Press)

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Sex Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music (The MIT Press)

Sex Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music (The MIT Press) by Danielle Shlomit Sofer
English | July 5th, 2022 | ISBN: 0262045192 | 432 pages | True EPUB | 10.89 MB

An investigation of sexual themes in electronic music since the 1950s, with detailed case studies of “electrosexual music” by a wide range of creators.

Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

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Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction by David George Haskell
English | March 1st, 2022 | ISBN: 198488154X | 448 pages | True EPUB | 1.46 MB

“A symphony, filled with the music of life.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (The MIT Press)

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Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (The MIT Press)

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (The MIT Press) by Nina Kraus
English | September 28th, 2021 | ISBN: 0262045869 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 20.60 MB

How sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are.