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Welcome to Aviary. Web20v52. Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Gui. Tnw conf video. Keynote Werner Vogels - The Next Web Conference 2010. Virtual Choir. This video is one of the loveliest things I’ve seen in the while. Many critics of web technology complain that there is nothing special enabled by social media which you could not do with traditional media. Yes, you could make a choir of 200, but it would probably not sing like this. Take a look at this virtual choir. It brings 185 voices, all recorded independently at home, and then combined into a virtual choir. Each voice (available on the side of the video) is expert, each face unique; combined they are heavenly. Could you do a choir of 1,000?

Yes! The choir was organized by composer and conductor Eric Whitacre who well known for his choral compositions. Here were his instructions: First, I’ll record a conductor track this week, with me conducting and a friend playing the reduction on the piano. The first attempt at a virtual choir singing a piece called Sleep with fewer members is shown here. This video is one of the loveliest things I’ve seen in the while. Here were his instructions: Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide. Outsource to freelance professionals, experts, and consultants - The Next Web | An International Blog Network about Internet Life.