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Bands. Tools. Streams. Musical-u. Lokaha (long version) Mp3's and CD's with mantra meaning, lyrics, pronunciation and translation. All Songs Considered: Music For Healing : All Songs Considered. Clockwise from upper left: Sufjan Stevens, Oumou Sangare, Sigur Ros, Alejandra Deheza of School For Seven Bells Courtesy of the artists hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the artists Music can provide a space for healing, feeling and thought. Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, including at a show in that city's Bataclan concert hall, we were compelled to play music with a meditative tone, songs that allow space and time for reflection. A tune Bob Boilen found himself playing all weekend was by Hiya Wal Âalam, a band featuring members from Tunisia, Palestine and Sweden. It's culture-blending music and perfectly pensive.
NPR Music writer Ann Powers calls in to talk about the inspiration behind her Twitter hashtag #livemusicheals. Music. Music Theory. List of styles of music: A–F. The World's Largest Lyrics Collection | TuneWiki.com. My Old Kentucky Blog. Charts | Roots Music Report. Said the Gramophone.
ChicagoKid1969's Channel. The Oldest Written Melody in History c.1400 BC!!! A top audio engineer explains NPR’s signature sound. What makes NPR’s broadcast sound so crisp and bright, while many local public radio stations have a bassier, boomier tone? Adam Ragusea, host of our podcast The Pub, wanted to find out, so he recently interviewed the guy who should know best — Shawn Fox, senior director of audio engineering at NPR.
This is an edited transcript of the interview, which first appeared on The Pub #17. Current: How did you come up with what’s been described as NPR’s “secret sauce”? Fox: Oh, the secret sauce! When we were in our very early design phases of our new building, that was one of the things that came up very quickly — making sure that we continue on with the NPR sound. There was a whole detailed analysis of what was that sound? In terms of the phenomenon of being able to hear the difference between local and national audio quality, there are lots of reasons for that. Current: What is ingredient number one of the secret sauce? Fox: The NPR sound has so many tentacles.
Current: The bass rolled off? Everything You Need to Know About Listening to Podcasts, My Favorite Free Form of Entertainment. Radiolab hosts Jad Abumrad (right) and Robert Krulwich explore scientific curiosities with a sense of humor. Photo: WNYC I spend the equivalent of a full-time job working at my computer or laptop, and that’s usually with audio turned on. On top of that, I have my cell phone almost everywhere with me and when I’m in the car; I usually plug it in and listen to the audio through my car’s speaker system.
What do I listen to? Podcasts. Podcasts are free audio programs distributed over the Internet. You can download them and listen to them as you please, essentially creating a radio station focused entirely on the topics you want to listen to. Because you can choose programs that match your interests and can swap programs in and out as you wish, it becomes much like having a customized radio station for yourself that you can even take with you wherever you go if you have a smartphone. What are the basic things I need to know? How do people find interesting podcasts to listen to? Desktop Web-Based.