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sexta-feira, 27 de maio de 2016

As Rádios Pirata Estão Voltando!


Pirate Radio Stations On The Rise Again








Once upon a time pirate radio stations were big business and a big influence, with Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg and XERF all helping birth the modern radio and music industries. Most pirate stations have been long closed, and it was thought that they’d be gone for good thanks to the Internet. Surprisingly, pirate radio is actually on the rise again, according to a report by the Associated Press.
It seems that you can actually put a station on the air that covers a couple of miles for a mere $750, but why would anyone even think about it? The fact is that many want to broadcast to underserved immigrant communities to provide them with a slice of home. Others who formerly had their own Internet station but were forced to abandon it because of the recent huge increase in license fees have turned to a more traditional terrestrial approach. Still others feel that the homogenized sound of the radio thanks to the station group ownership has let down the listener.
The FCC issued about a hundred warnings to pirate stations last year, mostly in Boston and Miami where clusters of them seem to operate. According to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, fining the operators and seizing their equipment doesn’t stop many of them because often they won’t pay the fines and will just buy new equipment if it’s confiscated. The problem is that the FCC is short-handed and isn’t able to following up as timely as they’d like. As a result, agents have instead gone to landlords and local police to enlist them to be on the lookout for pirates.
Why is pirate radio a problem? With officially licensed radio struggling so badly, any advertising siphoned off by pirates can really hurt financially. Plus there’s the issues of interference with existing station signals and even the Emergency Alert System.
So it looks like something very old is new again. Terrestrial pirate radio may not be hip, but it’s making a comeback.

quinta-feira, 26 de maio de 2016

Facebook Novo Slideshow Para Vídeo De Música



Facebook’s New Slideshow Feature Just For Music Videos

First of all thanks to my friend
BOBBY OWSINSKI 

for this article.







It’s obvious that Facebook has been gunning for YouTube for some time now, and the service now claims that it now has more video viewers (although that’s debatable). That’s not enough though, as Facebook will soon introduce a feature called Slideshow that will allow users to create their own soundtracks from a list of licensed popular songs.
Although only Warner Music has signed on currently, all the major labels look to Facebook as a higher paying alternative to YouTube. Having another competitor in the music video streaming space could also force YouTube to reconsider it’s 55/45 payout schedule which has been the bane of record labels for some time. With the rest of the streaming industry paying 70% or more of collected revenue out on royalties, the major labels view YouTube as the thing that’s holding back users from subscribing to the paid tier of streaming networks, since it’s difficult to compete with free.
The labels would still be OK with YouTube if it paid a higher royalty, but since that doesn’t look to happen soon, Facebook’s Slideshow could be their dream scenario.
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger users currently spend 50 minutes a day using the services, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on the company’s last earnings call. It also reported an surprising 57 percent increase in ad revenue to $5.2 billion, and the music industry would certainly like to get a larger piece. That said, the average person spends about 1 hour and 12 minutes viewing online videos, and much of that is still on YouTube. Facebook would like to be part of that daily experience, which is why it views Slideshow as important.
Slideshow better be easy to use and even easier to search, as that’s the secret sauce of YouTube. It’s the second largest search engine in the world (and owned by the largest, which is Google), and that basic ability shouldn’t be underestimated.


Este Mac APP Faz Fones De Ouvido Baratos Soarem Melhor!


This Mac app makes cheap headphones sound way better













There's an app for Macs called Boom 2 that helps unleash the true potential of any headphones, including those cheap earbuds that came with your smartphone purchase.
The app helps boost certain levels of sound, like bass, mids, and treble to give your music a clearer, richer sound.
There's also a special option that makes you feel like you're on stage with your favorite band or artist, and it's amazing. It'll sound like your headphones just woke up and spread their wings.
Without the app, my music sounds flat, constrained, and muffled.
Yes, Boom 2 costs $15, which does seem expensive for an app. At the same time, we write about and recommend products worth hundreds, even thousands of dollars, so this app is a comparative drop in the bucket. Boom 2 is also a one-time purchase that you can keep forever and transfer to new Macs.
Here's how it works.

Find the Boom 2 app in the Mac App Store and buy it.

Find the Boom 2 app in the Mac App Store and buy it.
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Once installed, you'll see the Boom symbol on the menu bar at the top of your Mac's screen. Click it and click the the button with the three dots. Start playing music so you can hear the difference when you change the settings in Boom 2.

Once installed, you'll see the Boom symbol on the menu bar at the top of your Mac's screen. Click it and click the the button with the three dots. Start playing music so you can hear the difference when you change the settings in Boom 2.
Tech Insider

In the Boom 2 menu, turn off the Boom Volume at the top. All it does is boost your Mac's overall volume, which you most likely don't need.

In the Boom 2 menu, turn off the Boom Volume at the top. All it does is boost your Mac's overall volume, which you most likely don't need.
Tech Insider

Turn on the Equalizer option, then select "Rock" from the presets on the right. This will give your music a little boost in bass and treble to make it sound a little livelier.

Turn on the Equalizer option, then select "Rock" from the presets on the right. This will give your music a little boost in bass and treble to make it sound a little livelier.
Tech Insider

Then, click the Ambience option on the bottom left, and click/drag the orange circle to where the orange arrow is pointing. Your music should sound much better than it did before you installed Boom 2.

Then, click the Ambience option on the bottom left, and click/drag the orange circle to where the orange arrow is pointing. Your music should sound much better than it did before you installed Boom 2.
Tech Insider
You can try turning the settings off again to hear what your music used to sound like, but chances are you'll never go back. 
You can always try different equalizer presets, like Hip Hop or Jazz. But the key here is the Ambience option, which unlocks the true potential of almost any headphone. You can also adjust the level of Ambience, but I've generally found that a conservative setting serves me best.
Note that not all headphones, especially the really cheap ones, will be able to handle these extra settings.

A Trilha Sonora De The Force Awakens Vem Com Holograma No Vinil



The Force Awakens Soundtrack on Vinyl Has Spinning Holograms Etched Into the Records













Given the resurgence in the popularity of records, Disney didn’t really have to do much to sell 
copies of The Force Awakens soundtrack now that it’s finally available on vinyl, months 
after the film’s release. But if you still need a reason to drop $50 on another copythe 
records feature 3D holograms etched right onto them.




Um Novo Tipo De Guitarra Que Você Pega e Sai Tocando Instantaneamente!! Veja os Vídeos


MI Guitar by Magic Instruments.
A new type of guitar that you can pick up and play, instantly.









MI Guitar is a new type of guitar that you can pick up and play, instantly. We’ve reinvented the fretboard of a traditional guitar so that anyone (including people with no musical training) can play their favorite songs at first sight, or create their own original music­­. Choose from thousands of your favourite songs on our mobile app and have fun playing music in a matter of minutes!





Instantly play your favorite songs using our companion mobile app, available on iOS and Android on both phones and tablets. Our app contains a large catalog of thousands of popular songs - just select the song you want to play and you can see the song's lyrics and button numbers for each chord. By pressing the right buttons and strumming the strings, you can play the song. Here is a video of how it works:



see more on : https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mi-guitar-by-magic-instruments--3#/




segunda-feira, 23 de maio de 2016

Frog Leap Studios by Leo Moracchioli - You Have to Check


Frog Leap Studios by 

Leo Moracchioli 




Leo runs a studio on the westside of Norway where he record and produce bands, do video work and play live shows. 

On his youtube channel there is lots of videos with covers, gear reviews , studio updates and other shenanigans.

For his covers he plays everything himself as well as record, mix, master, shoot and edit the music & videos.





Eye of the Tiger (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Rob Lundgren)




YouTube Adota Uma Nova Ferramenta Para Pagar O "Royalty" Mais Rápido


YouTube Adopts A New Tool For Faster Royalty Payments


One of the things that bugs artists, songwriters and labels about YouTube is that it’s pretty difficult to get precise information about views and payments. In many cases, views aren’t counted and in other cases payments take too long to arrive. YouTube is hoping to alleviate those problems by implementing a new tool based on the DDEXDigital Sales Report Flat File standard.
DDEX is an organization dedicated to standardizing the data of the digital supply chain, and its members include Amazon, Apple, ASCAP, BMI, Google and the 3 major labels. The Digital Sales Report Flat File standard is a way to standardize the data so it’s the same regardless which part of the supply chain its in, from content owners like labels, to performance rights organizations and publishers, to digital retails like Spotify and Pandora.
By adopting this format, YouTube is taking a giant step to not only speeding this standard along to companies and organizations that haven’t adopted it yet, but also much faster and more accurate reports and payments from the service.
Data exchange has long vexed the music industry, as each organization has their own standard primarily based on the accounting system it has in place. In many cases, these accounting systems are old but reliable, and companies are reluctant to spend the money and feel the disruption of implementing something new that might end up not being able to interface with other new systems. As a result, it’s not uncommon for a label or publisher to receive sales data from a distributor, then have to enter it in manually into its own system. Because of the manual component, not only does it take an inordinate amount of time to input, but there are also errors that occur along the way.
Maybe now we’ll all see faster and more accurate royalty accounting. The initial testers of the new standard include YouTube, SACEM, GEMA, BMI, NMP and Kobalt.