100 popular science materials on sound and audio

Today we prepared a mega collection of materials from our “ Hi-Fi World ”. Here you can find our articles on the effect of the sound ecosystem on productivity and mood, notes on technology and gadgets, materials on music theory and a lot of other interesting things.

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Sound # 41: Podcast on new cinema halls and Audiomania thematic exhibition

Brain

• Against stress and insomnia: music will help
• "Hear past the ears": unusual ways of perceiving sound
• "They just hear us": how animals perceive sound
• What is useful (and dangerous) around us "noise"
• "Too Work": The Art of Listening to Music

• How sounds affect our sleep and productivity
• "I do not see, but I hear": On the role of sound in horror movies
• Cry and dance: Why music makes us emotion
• How what we hear can change our perception
• Musical abilities make a person attractive

• 7 scientific evidence of the influence of music on the body and psyche of people
• "Goosebumps ran": How music and physiology are connected
• How music affects our emotional state
• How sounds and music make video games "live"
• Music is the key to success and development

• How music "in the background" improves life
• To listen to music or not - that is the question
• The difference between "included music background" and "listen to music"

Gadgets

• "I hear voices" or does Siri have a face
• Superheroes voice assistants, or Alexa can do everything
• Why different people evaluate the sound of headphones differently
• Google Home Smart Column Receives Some Important Updates
• Myths and Reality: What you need to know about modern audio systems

• Journey inside the body
• Home Cinema: An Alternative to the Big Cinema Screen
• A tool that opens the door to the future of electronic music
• Hexagon player, stereo transformer and adaptive music

Music industry and radio

• Case SoundCloud: through thorns to new rounds of funding
• Discussion: Why not everyone likes The Beatles and their music
• How to make a fortune from noise and become a legend
• Why is the band Queen so popular
• The man who invented the stereo

• Is pop music becoming less meaningful?
• Why do most songs last on average 3-5 minutes
• Musical revolution in terms of data analysis
• Why do all modern audio recordings sound the same?
• "Get to the Top": how to make music charts
  

• 6 myths about radio presenters
• “Let's dance again”: why is radio still too early to bury
• "How it works": radio - the end of a beautiful era
• Discussing the context of modern sound.

Online

• Comparative test of Internet radio stations with Lossless-stream
• Join the stream: The present and the future of music streaming
• How and why music services form playlists.
• "Talk Show": How to create, develop and listen to podcasts
• Network music. High quality publications
• Case Apple Music: plan to capture the universe

Selection of materials

• Output hymn to work: what the developers are listening to
• Audio Digest # 1: Sound, Music, and Audio Materials
• "Familiarity with audio brands": a selection of materials and useful sources on the topic
• 100 practical materials on the topic of sound, audio and not only
• "How to choose": 50 comparisons, reviews and manuals on the topic of sound and audio

Vinyl

• The return of the era of vinyl
• Vinyl died long live vinyl
• The history of vinyl. Unfading sound
• Vinyl: New is well forgotten old
• New-old formats: HD-vinyl and DIY-plates
• We talk about vinyl: Myths, opinions and current situation
• Vinyl and CD: the taste and color - the pros and cons of formats
• How to make vinyl records, or a new LP-capital of the world

Technologies and formats

• VHS VCR for recording
• Apple AirPlay 2 - everything you need to know
• "We look at home": We discuss technologies and formats
• What is Auro-3D or Three-dimensional sound as it is?
• Why it is not necessary to pay attention to the war of HDR formats

• Soundtracks in Dolby Atmos format will be recorded on Mosfilm.
• “Not by sound alone”: How Dolby Vision makes the world brighter
• "We look at home": We discuss technologies and formats
• "New Records": Dolby Atmos strides across the planet
• Dolby Atmos: The Future of Cinemas

• What is Mastered for iTunes?
• Technology categorization: MP3 and iPod
• Sound recording history: from mechanics to digital
• The future of VR technology in the film industry
• Why cassettes are reborn
• What is THX for a projector?
• The future of 3D sound

Professionals

• Why engineers are constantly improving existing models of audio systems.
• How electronic musicians present their performances
• "Master of his craft": The art of mastering audio recordings
• "Sound factory": How to create a sound design for the movie
• How audio equipment gets on store shelves
• Sound recording history: from mechanics to digital

Acoustics

• Friday format: A selection of unusual acoustics
• "Conservative sound": Talk Arslab and Penaudio

Music theory

• How to "draw" and "read" sound
• Why do some notes sound harmoniously together
• Why Rachmaninov played Concert №3 faster than others
• Why is it hard for guitarists to read the tune from the sheet?
• Quintum: Talking about music in simple words

• How to quickly play piano cover: a new version of musical notation for beginners
• Which of the famous musicians poorly versed in music theory
• How the appearance of the note recording system changed the music itself.
• Interference and beats in physics and music

miscellanea

• How "sounds" space
• Reproduction of a sound on the image
• How Kurt Cobain Modified His Guitar
• Home projects: how a game room was made from the basement
• “More Than Audimania”: How to learn to play drums?
• Visualization of music: from traditional approaches to modern interfaces
• Find and save: how to save music, buying up all the vinyl records of the world

PS These days Audiomania is turning 20 years old :)