Comments on: Favorite Artists on Productivity, Process: Jonathan Coulton, New Imogen Heap Album

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:58:37 +0000

@Simon: absolutely, and that’s the point, I think, that format (musically speaking) is now more or less entirely abstracted from different physical media.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:52:39 +0000

I think we need to differentiate between talking about the LP as an album and as a format (i.e. a 12″ record)… especially if we’re talking about DJing, considering that long-playing records are very rarely used by DJs and never really have been, at least as far as dance music goes.

By: NicksTutorials

NicksTutorials — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:14:41 +0000

I’m really looking forward to the new Heap album. I’ve been following her charming vBlogs for a while now; I love getting glimpses into her creative process.

By: Zoopy

Zoopy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:21:56 +0000

Imogen looks like a demon

By: Joe The Wizard

Joe The Wizard — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:39:40 +0000

Imogen, I’d be your boyfriend.

By: Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:51:53 +0000

That’s absolutely true. They don’t structure musical output like they used to. But they’re not gone! :) I agree with you that the idea of an album is arbitrary and not entirely necessary in the age of online music sales. But the idea of the album is still dominant. So the LP is still with us in that sense, which of course you already stated. So are they really gone? Even in the dj world, the idea of djing evolved around the media used, LPs. We still see a lot of different interfaces for the art though emulating that format. So while the format is not there, the idea of it still is. It’s a very exciting time thought to see new ideas developing about musical interfaces and distribution, though, as reported on CDM. :)

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:43:12 +0000

LPs are not dead in that people still make and listen to them. But, yes, I can say seriously that the notion that a two-sided vinyl disc is no longer the dominant and exclusive means by which you structure musical output. Nor is a 78, a wax cylinder, an 8-track… and while billions of dollars of CDs get sold, anyone selling music online can format the idea of an album however they like. I mean, that’s kinda obvious, right? Part of the reason LPs are making a small comeback is because of this new agnostic approach to format. And it is a relic of another time – it just proves you can buy it anyway.

By: Jinsai

Jinsai — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:28:03 +0000

Runagate -
THink of it this way: Buffer size is set at a constant number of samples. At higher sampling rates, the same number of samples is used to represent a shorter bit of audio.

This means the buffer is then a shorter bit of audio.

The downside here is if your CPU can’t handle it, you’ll get more glitching. For various reasons, some systems can handle shorter buffers at lower bit rates and some systems can handle larger buffers at higher bit rates.

Annoying, yes. But worth time to experiment.

By: Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:26:51 +0000

By: Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:25:29 +0000

LP’s are not dead. Are you serious?