:: mikro orchestra project :: Articles: The Social History of the MP3. Considering all the new music we have to sort through so far in the 21st century, we've sure been focusing an awful lot lately on two of the biggest stars of the 20th. Decades after their respective popular peaks, recent events reminded us, neither the Beatles nor Michael Jackson have loosened their grip on our imagination. Yet one particular thing I noticed amidst the nostalgia surrounding the latest (and likely last) Beatles CD reissues, and Jackson's sudden passing was a sense of resignation that the eras within which both stars emerged seem highly unlikely to happen again.
The Beatles, in 1963-64 and 1967, and Michael Jackson in 1983-4 arguably represented for pop music what World Cups, the Olympics, and Super Bowls do for sports, and what blockbuster summer hits do for movies: the ability to command everyone's attention at once. The cassette "crisis" seems quaint when compared to the rise of the mp3. Let's not get carried away, though. Next> The MP3 Story Begins. Archival Sound Recordings. The Conversations Network » The Levelator. As of the end of 2012, the Levelator is no longer supported or being updated by The Conversations Network. We have therefore stopped accepting donations. Please continue to download and use the most-recent versions. Windows Requires Windows XP, Vista or 7 Download The Levelator® for Windows (version 2.1.1) Latest build: 4261 Download previous versions: Requires OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later Tested with OS X 10.7 (Lion) Universal binary (PowerPC and Intel native support) Download The Levelator® for OS X (version 2.1.1) Latest build: 4261 Download previous versions: Linux Built and tested on Ubuntu (Feisty Faun) Requires Python 2.5 and wxPython Download The Levelator® for Ubuntu Feisty Faun (Python 2.5) Will NOT work with Ubuntu Edgy Eft or Python 2.4 Latest build: 1893 (relelase 1.3.0) Support, Bugs and Updates Upgrading from Previous Versions Simply install the new version.
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