Humans may be predisposed to understanding the complexities of music

There is a long-standing debate in the field of music cognition about the impact of musical training and whether formal ...

PartyStudio is a wireless MIDI speaker with 128 built-in instrument sounds

PartyKeys and PartyStudio are a 36-key MIDI keyboard and MIDI / Bluetooth speaker that pair together in seamless fashion. The ...
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Amir ElSaffar’s Microtonal Mission to Expand Jazz One Note at a Time

Epiphanies come, as epiphanies do, in unexpected and often far-flung settings. For trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, three such ...
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I tested 5 open-source music players and this is the only one I kept

Echo is the only open-source music player I'll use, because it beautifully handles both on-device files and streaming service ...

Songwriter's son shares how a vaccine pill inspired a sweet Disney musical classic

For StoryCorps, a reflection on how a child's vaccination sparked the creation of one of the most beloved songs in the movie, "Mary Poppins." ...