Velkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Although these words may
sound and look different, they mean the exact same thing. It has been said (by others
and myself) that verbal communication is the major barrier preventing a united
world. There are simply too many languages currently being spoken for any sort
of master language to develop.
On the other side of the spectrum, away from linguistics and
towards the fun stuff, we do find a global language. No matter where you go in
the world, whether it be a small town outside of Shanghai or the great city of
Boston, music remains the same. The style will vary, and so will the language
in which the songs are sung, but the way in which it is written will not. That
is what really captured my interest in music. It is something that billions of
people can share and love together. What I’m really restricting my blog topic
to, however, is the manner in which audio (I’ll be concentrating mostly on
music) has been, and is, recorded and played back.
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| Binary jokes are fun |
The various methods that I will be discussing are extremely
ingenious and deserve to be awed. Until recently I’ve never given it much
thought. It’s probably safe to assume that most of you guys have taken music
for granted as well. It is when we think of what music really is, though, that one
cannot help but wonder how it can be captured and stored almost indefinitely. I
hope to convey my fascination of audio and music on to you guys so that every
time you plug in your headphones to an iPod or raise the volume of your car
stereo you realise that you’re listening to a bunch of ones and zeroes (keep reading and that sentence will make sense).
You'll be hearing from me in a few hours. Until then, happy blogging!
(In the event of a mistake, please inform me)
Hey how’s it going, I really like your blog and I find it a very interesting topic because me myself I really love music and different music in different languages and I love listening to multicultural music because they make you feel like you are actually from that country, so I am looking forward to your blogs. Can’t wait :D.
ReplyDeleteI found your reference joke quite amusing Joey. It's about time you posted one of these things Haha. But as you know, I'm really not tech-savvy. But I still am interested in it, even though it goes right over my head most of the times. I can operate my phone, and that's pretty much it. I'm excited to learn how 1010010101 can make music somehow because I can't seem to understand that concept & I'm not going to google it on my own because the geeky explanations will only confuse me that much more! I really did like your first paragraph, it was very symbolic and captivated me to read on. You sure are a true star, because your blog is out of this world ! Haha, I'm looking forward to reading your next posts in a few hours.
ReplyDeleteI made the joke with you in mind, Aaron. I have been slacking a bit but rest assured all three blogs will be posted tonight. Don't worry, binary is quite easy to understand. It's the actual interpretation that you need to worry about. Hopefully I can make it understandable so I don't lose too many readers Haha! Thank you for the kind words and I hope to keep you as a reader.
DeleteGuten Tag Joey! Very interested in the topic of your blog as it was something I was quite intrigued in delving into, having rather recently picking up a turntable and switch to that golden sound of vinyl. The history of audio recording is definitely something I'll be interested in reading further as you delve deeper into the subject. Music is perfection and the history behind it is fantastic. You humor is also quite welcomed. Consider this blog on my playlist.
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