Odd Quartet
How Music Was Made Before Computers- Music Engraving
Before music notation software allowed us to create high resolution sheet music, the only way to get a good print of sheet music was with music engraving.
Curated Video
The Origins and Structure of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
With its use of non-acoustic instruments, synths, and electronic production methods, EDM offers an immersive and energetic musical experience. From the disco roots of the 70s to modern subgenres like drum and bass and dubstep, EDM...
Odd Quartet
Electronic Bagpipes: Building The Kit And Making Music
I make a set of electronic bagpipes and try to play some music on them! I saw this kit and really wanted to make a Music Technology video with it. Let me know if there are any other electronic music kits out there you want me to try for...
Curated Video
MIDI: The Language of Music Production
MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a technical standard that allows hardware instruments to connect and interface with computers. It is a computer language that contains instructions for playing music, such as pitch and...
Curated Video
Exploring the Intersection of Music, Technology, and Creativity
The method is a revolutionary software that creates personalized music compositions based on input provided by the user, such as voice samples, sounds, and rhythms. Developed by Pete Townsend of The Who, this innovative tool generates...
Curated Video
Exploring the Elements and History of Music
Explore the various elements of music, such as pitch, harmony, rhythm, tempo, and timbre, and how they come together to create music. We also discuss the different ways music is made and played around the world, from using our voices and...
TED Talks
TED: Beethoven the businessman | José Bowen
The revolution that made music more marketable, more personal and easier to pirate began ... at the dawn of the 19th century. José Bowen outlines how new printing technology and an improved piano gave rise to the first music industry.
SciShow
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Curated Video
Music Technology: From Vinyl to Compact Disc
At one time a revolution in music storage technology, the compact disc is now in danger of becoming obsolete; with the advent of downloading from the Internet.
PBS
Is Dubstep the New Musical Avant-Garde?
While some people may hear noise, some hear amazing musical genius in the creativity of Dubstep. There is a long history of avant garde musicians and thinkers promoting the concept of noise and non-instrumental sounds as music, much to...
TED Talks
TED: A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King
A genre unto herself, Kaki King fuses the ancient tradition of working with one's hands with digital technology, projection-mapping imagery onto her guitar in her groundbreaking multimedia work "The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body." using...
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Art, Music and Other Visible Things: OAE@Whitechapel Gallery
In collaboration with Community Music, Music Technology students have been given the opportunity to work with OAE players to create a soundscape to accompany The Bloomberg Commission: Giuseppe Penone: Spazio di Luce. Bringing together...
Curated Video
Richard Branson's Holographic Launch: Blending Technology and Music Heritage
Innovative holographic technology brings Richard Branson's digital music service launch to life in London, with his holographic double standing in for him live from Necker Island. The high-definition projection allows for interactive...
Curated Video
Music and Technology: Revolutionizing the Gaming Experience
In this video, renowned music composer Inon Zur explores the intersection of music and technology in the gaming industry. With a fully orchestrated score for the game Men of Valor, Zur and his talented orchestra are revolutionizing the...
Curated Video
Yahoo Music Unlimited: The New Player in the Online Music Arena
Yahoo Music Unlimited is a new online music service offering over 1,000,000 songs for subscribers to access, transfer to MP3 players, and share through Yahoo Messenger. Priced at 699 USD per month, Yahoo's service undercuts competitors...
Curated Video
Robotic Musical Instruments: The Next Trend in Music?
The video discusses the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR), a group of artists and technologists in Brooklyn developing robotic musical instruments. The guitar bot, one of their inventions, has advantages over human hands...
Curated Video
Exploring the Future of Computer-Generated Music Composition
At the University of Plymouth's Computer Music Research Laboratory, researchers are exploring the development of computer applications that can replicate the creative process of composing music. Led by Eduardo Miranda, they are...
Curated Video
The Future of Home Technology: Microsoft's Integrated Living Space
The Microsoft Home is a revolutionary prototype that aims to fully integrate all of your technology needs into one centralized location. With the ability to control everything from climate to music, this innovative system adapts to the...
Curated Video
Introducing Individual CD: A New Way to Purchase Music
Individual CD is a new music purchasing system introduced in Lubeck, Germany. Customers use a portable mini computer to scan the barcode on the CD cover and select up to 14 songs to compile their own personalized music CD. This system...
Curated Video
The Evolution of Music Downloads: Embracing the Digital Age
This video discusses how record companies are embracing music downloading as a way to adapt to the changing market. It highlights the rise in legally downloaded songs and the increasing number of online music stores. However, it also...
Curated Video
Convergence of Consumer Electronics and Information Technology: The Big Bang in Digital Imaging
The convergence of traditional consumer electronics and information technology is exemplified by the HP Media Centre PC, which combines TV, stereo, and PC capabilities into one home computing and entertainment machine. Additionally, HP...
Curated Video
Tomatoes Listening Centre: Treating Learning and Developmental Challenges with Music
The Tomatoes Listening Centre offers a non-medical approach to treating concentration, communication, reading, and learning difficulties in children, including those with autism. Named after specialist Alfred Tomatoes, the technique...
Odd Quartet
How to Import MIDI to MuseScore
MIDI can be a powerful tool that you can use to import music into your music notation software like MuseScore. First we will make a MIDI file in a DAW, then import it into MuseScore. We will also look at importing a larger piece of music...
Odd Quartet
Transposing Vocals - MuseScore tutorial
There are many different types of vocal ranges in music and sometimes music is not written in a key that fits into a vocal range very well. One thing we can do to help the vocalist is transpose the music. In this tutorial I will show you...