This video demonstrates a simple by powerful audio recording fix we've included in Audacity 4. Perfect for making the lives of podcasters and sound designers much easier. Check out the full video to learn about all the other UX and UI issues we've fixed.
https://youtu.be/QYM3TWf_G38
SUPPORT
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This video - about the creation of Audacity 4 - delves into our research and design process, including how we spent years gradually transforming Audacity 3. Audacity is a free and open source audio editor and production app.
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LINKS
A talk I gave about open source design in Berlin earlier this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TJ-zTgiH0
Matthieu Hodgkinson’s talk on how he created our time signature & tempo recognition system at ADC in 2024
https://youtu.be/yMbewdnupwU?si=QXFup9F_0EXHQNlB
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Sigh - another PR issue
05:13 - Who is Audacity for?
07:52 - The state of Audacity in 2020
11:45 - Technical debt
16:07 - The gradual transformation of Audacity 3
32:03 - Building Audacity 4
36:47 - Productivity improvements
44:10 - The new branding
46:48 - The final push!
Finale: once the industry-standard of music notation software, now a cautionary tale. In this video, I explore how it slowly lost its crown through decades of missed opportunities - eventually leading to creative collapse due to various bureaucratic intrigues, unforeseen technological changes and some of the jankiest UI/UX you've ever seen. This marks the final part in my series on interface design and notation software, which had previously looked at Sibelius, MuseScore and Dorico.
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ARTICLES & BLOGS
Review of Polywriter
https://www.music-tech-solutions.co.jp/en/post/finale_polywriter_en
Contemporary review of Polywriter
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-gentle-art-of-transcription/7906
Early review of Coda’s Finale:
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/coda-music-finale/2300
Finale obituary by Scoring Notes
https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/makemusic-ends-development-and-availability-of-finale/
Phil Ferrand’s website
https://philfarrand.com/contact-me/
On Igor Engraver
https://www.ooloi.org/home/why-resurrect-igor-engraver-now
PAPERS ON SHORTCUT USAGE
Hidden Costs of Graphical User Interfaces
https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/papers/hidden_costs.pdf
Keyboard Shortcut Usage: The Roles of Social Factors and Computer Experience
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/154193120404800513
'Satisficing' and the Use of Keyboard Shortcuts
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8154909
Accommodating Both Expert Users and Novice Users in One Interface
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221096713_Accommodating_Both_Expert_Users_and_Novice_Users_in_One_Interface_by_Utilizing_Multi-layer_Interface_in_Complex_Function_Products
I used to love and rely on Facebook. But over time it began to change in strange and unexpected ways and I fell out of love. Then they acquired Instagram and became Meta and morphed into the company that went far beyond what anyone could possibly have expected. It's worse than you think.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
This list is too long for the video description, so I've created a separate document here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MSGmVYgnDNCucPSpC3t7VBEug_kLt6FKly2KV-FM778/edit?usp=sharing
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
10:05 - The beginning: the rise of Facebook
27:44 - Privacy
49:10 - Facebook get's real janky
1:04:28 - Elections
1:32:03 - Free Basics
1:47:45 - Teenage guinea pigs 1: the rise of Instagram
2:03:53 - Teenage guinea pigs 2: the media tsunami
2:24:33 - Where are we now?
GIMP is an open source image editor. Jankman is Jankman. For much more Janky UI reporting, check out the related video about Finale. You don't need to be a musician to appreciate it's heart-warming, jankalicious odour.
Many people feel that western notation makes it unnecessarily hard to read music. If we want to sight read, learn music theory or just practice an instrument, surely there's a better way? Right? This has been a hot topic for almost 1000 years... AND I PUT IT TO BED RIGHT HERE!
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---------- CHAPTERS ----------
00:00 - Setting the stage
09:26 - Notation must die INTRO!
15:12 - Ancient Greek notation
19:40 - The history of western notation
31:57 - Chromatic staves
36:15 - The piano roll
42:54 - Clefs (and resistance to change)
44:42 - Muto method
46:45 - Notation & the aristocracy
48:25 - Tablature
51:40 - Guitar Hero
52:51 - Klavarskribo
54:08 - Other types of keyboard notation
55:47 - Musitude!
1:01:18 - Dodeca
1:03:01 - Accessibility
1:04:31 - Farbige Noten
1:06:49 - Jullian Carrillo's system
1:08:26 - The best of the rest
1:11:52 - Where can we go from here?
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BOOKS
Julian Carrillo: Sistema General de Escritura Musical (Mexico City: Ediciones Sonidos 13, 1895)
Charles Francis Abdy Williams: The Story of Notation (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1903)
https://archive.org/details/storynotation00willgoog/page/n28/mode/2up
Willi Apel: The Notation of Polyphonic Music, 900-1600 (The Mediaeval Academy of America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953)
https://archive.org/details/notationofpolyph1953apel/page/32/mode/2up
Gardner Read: Source Book of Proposed Music Notation Reforms (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1987)
ARTICLES AND BLOGS
A timeline of music notation - Jon Silpayamanant (this is a wonderful resource with circa 900 notation systems covered)
https://silpayamanant.wordpress.com/timeline-of-music-notation/
Adémar de Chabannes, Carolingian Musical Practices, and Nota Romana - James Grier - Journal of the American Musicological Society, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 43-98. - University of California Press
Musical Clefs and their Abolition, T. L. Southgate - The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, Vol. 30, No. 559 (Sep. 1, 1889)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3360190?typeAccessWorkflow=login
Cross eyed pianist on the topic of notation being ‘elitist’. https://crosseyedpianist.com/tag/elitism-in-music-education/
The Muto Method
https://muto-method.com/en/score.html
Proposed redesign of piano sheet music
https://medium.com/alex-couch-s-portfolio/how-i-d-redesign-piano-sheet-music-355c4f9012f1
Musitude
https://musitude.com/
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40288/40288-h/40288-h.htm
VIDEOS
Reconstruction of Greek music, led by Professor Armand D'Angour https://youtu.be/4hOK7bU0S1Y
Offertorium: Jubilate Deo universa terra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw0Ny4Z4wD4&ab_channel=GradualeProject
An introduction to mensural notation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1F2FSLakVA&ab_channel=EarlyMusicSources
Style similar to Nonantolian notation
https://unipub.uni-graz.at/obvugrscript/content/pageview/5564611
Mensural notation wikipedia page (which is very good)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensural_notation
Database of high-res scans of early Christian music
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/subproject/stgall_music
Mensural notation scan: Missae partes decantari solitae: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus et Agnus Dei cum notis musicalibus
https://search.onb.ac.at/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ONB_alma21295855650003338&context=L&vid=ONB&lang=de_DE
Mouth pictogram imagery by pch.vector https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/mouth-animation-set_9176068.htm#query=mouth%20speaking&position=0&from_view=keyword&track=ais
I recently watched one of my followers being encouraged and coached to die on a toxic site that seeks to maximising the likelihood that its members end their own lives. In this video, I detail why this site is so destructive, why people should not give it life by participating on it and why I believe it should ultimately be made illegal.
Apologies to my followers who most likely will be surprised by this content. This is a one-off video I felt I had to make.
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Resources for those who need someone to talk to:
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Find a helpline can quickly link you to hotlines in your own country. These are anonymous lines, where you can get advice or simply just be heard.
https://findahelpline.com/
Wikipedia also has a excellent resource of hotlines for those in crisis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines
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Other Links
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Literature & Research
International Association for (S) Prevention
https://www.iasp.info/our_team/rory-oconnor/
When it’s Darkest, Rory O’ Conner (2021)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Darkest-People-Suicide-What/dp/1785043439
The Definition of (S) - Edwin Shneidman (1985) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Definition-Suicide-Edwin-Shneidman-ebook/dp/B00HBUIOVO
IMV model
https://suicideresearch.info/the-imv/
Rates in the UK and US
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2022/october/suicide-rates-record-high-amongst-15-19-year-olds
Step Closer video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndjcJAaOVdg&ab_channel=IASP
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Subtitles by Pentameron
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00:00 Introduction
06:24 How does the site work?
08:17 The philosophy of the site
10:48 "Don't seek help"
13:12 Assisting those below 18
16:22 A note about cults
17:45 Malicious actors
20:13 Protecting the vulnerable
26:28 The instruction threads
28:18 The marketplace
29:54 Who is responsible for setting up this site?
32:22 How is this site still up?
33:39 Taking action
43:06 Please seek help. You are not alone.
MuseScore 4 is a complex music composition app for Mac, PC and Linux. Its predecessor (V3) was enormous and incredibly hard to overhaul. In this video, I take you through that process: how we built the team; how we made design decisions and how we improved its playback & engraving quality. Come experience the pain with me!
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Download MuseScore 4 here
https://musescore.org
Detailed post about our engraving improvements
https://musescore.org/en/node/330793
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00:00 Introduction
02:56 Background behind MuseScore & our challenges
07:54 Technical & design challenges
12:31 The re-design process
21:21 Overhauling playback
33:22 Overhauling engraving
42:42 The final mad dash...
45:17 Why open source matters
Musical elitism is a vast topic that touches on aspiration, historical legacy, class, gatekeeping, education, snobbery, wealth, privilege, classical music and popular culture. In this video I take a broad look at all of these.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
05:22 - Ancient China & Confucius
09:21 - The Secret Power of Music
11:51 - The Sex Pistols
15:46 - Mozart
21:11 - Mainstream Elitism
26:47 - The Classical Image
40:58 - The Curious Case of Milton Babbitt
46:00 - The Imposter Phenomenon
52:38 - The Cultural Revolution
59:55 - Final Thoughts
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Subtitles by Pentameron
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So many links!
Papers
“The Music and Musical Instruments of Ancient China” by Robert W. Marks
Source: The Musical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct., 1932), pp. 593-607
https://www.jstor.org/stable/738941
“The musicality of Plato” by Leon Crickmore
Source: Hermathena, No. 180 (Summer 2006), pp. 19-43
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23041660
“Musical Art in Early Confucian Philosophy” by Siu-Chi Huang
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1396785?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
“Moral Psychology and Degenerate Regimes in Plato’s Republic” by Peiying (Peggy) Zhu (thesis)
https://repository.wellesley.edu/object/ir783
“Why Chinese people play Western classical music” by Hao Huang
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0255761411420955
“Music under Mao, Its Background and Aftermath” by Mao Yu Run
Source: Asian Music , Spring - Summer, 1991, Vol. 22, No. 2
https://www.jstor.org/stable/834309
‘Milton Babbitt Encounters Academia (And Vice Versa)’ by Brian Harker
Souce: American Music Vol. 26, No. 3 (Fall, 2008)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40071711?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
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Articles
“After the Cultural Revolution: what western classical music means in China” - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/after-the-cultural-revolution-what-western-classical-music-means-in-china
Confucianism Revival in China - The Economist (June 23rd 2021)
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/06/23/how-did-confucianism-win-back-the-chinese-communist-party
New York Times article on Classical music in China (1974)
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/15/archives/china-assails-beethoven-and-schubert.html
New Statesman article on elitism in classical music (July, 2012)
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2012/07/classical-music-should-be-about-more-elite-parties-and-private-s
BPI research on inequality in access to music in state schools
https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/bpi-calls-on-government-to-tackle-growing-inequality-in-access-to-music-in-state-schools/
Relevant articles in the New Statesman by Andrew Mellor
https://www.newstatesman.com/author/andrew-mellor
Interview with John Lydon, The Times, UK, (March 1999)
http://www.johnlydon.com/TIMES_UK99.HTM
Einaudi & Elitism in Classical Music, The Cross-Eyed Pianist (2020)
https://crosseyedpianist.com/tag/elitism-in-classical-music/
“Who cares if you listen?” Milton Babbitt, High Fidelity, vol. 8, no. 2 (1958)
https://wps.prenhall.com/hss_mymusiclibrary_1/167/42754/10945080.cw/index.html
A perfect Roger Ebert summary of ‘Masked and Anonymous’
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/masked-and-anonymous-2003
Pat Metheny on Kenny G
http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm
Musicians Union Education Statistics Report (2015)
https://musiciansunion.org.uk/Files/Reports/Industry/Education-Statistics-Report.aspx
Arts Council - Creating a more inclusive classical music (2021)
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Executive_Summary.pdf
Arts Council - In Harmony programme (link to a report on the homepage)
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/music-education-hubs/harmony
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Books
“Mozart: Portrait of a Genius” by Norbert Elias (1993)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Portrait-Genius-Norbert-Elias/dp/0520084756
“Mozart” by Maynard Solomon (1995)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000ROKXXS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
“The Secret Power of Music” by David Tame (1984, read at your own risk)
https://kupdf.net/download/david-tame-the-secret-power-of-music_58d59399dc0d60cb7cc34628_pdf
“Class, Control, and Classical Music”, Anna Bull (2019)
https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190844356.001.0001/oso-9780190844356
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Film
“The Filth and the Fury” - a documentary by Julian Temple
“Mao to Mozart - Isaac Stern in China” (1979)
https://youtu.be/1JtXq63b-Fw
In this video, I review the Unison MIDI Chord Pack, which is advertised as a revolution for beginners who want to produce great music or great beats. It's not.
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ABOUT UNISON AUDIO
Some Adverts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqZsK-vVzg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIfGxBFeRc
Business details
https://www.bbb.org/ca/bc/vancouver/profile/music/unison-audio-inc-0037-2400854/details
Trust pilot Reviews
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/unison.audio
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YOUTUBERS APPEARING IN THIS VIDEO
Liam Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIioZmfa319qfzquQJfeDHg
Audacity is the world’s most widely used audio editing & recording software. It is free and open source software (FOSS) and maintained by an amazing community. In this video, I’m announcing my own involvement in the project, which I’m very excited about. For those worried about MuseScore (an open source notation & music app that I also lead): don’t be. I’m not going anywhere!
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Any highly experienced developers, designers or product owners interested in a career working with either Audacity or MuseScore, please check out: https://mu.se/careers
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Audacity Links
Homepage
https://www.audacityteam.org/
Forum
https://forum.audacityteam.org/
Social Media
https://twitter.com/getaudacity?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/AudacityTeamOfficial
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Other Links
About Logo
https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=83108
The use of stock music on Reality TV (Gordon Ramsay & Kitchen Nightmares, America's Got Talent, The Bachelor, Married at First Sight, etc.) has become more blunt over the last 20 years, constantly reusing the same tropes to present a simplistic, highly reified portrait of people & animals. Misrepresenting the world. In this video I break down the most common musical tropes used across various types of Reality TV comparing them to similar tropes used in nature documentaries to show how manipulative and unsophisticated they are.
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The 'Other' in Music
Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation, and Appropriation in Music https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Music-Others-Representation-Appropriation/dp/0520220846
About Archetypes in Branding
https://brandsbyovo.com/expertise/brand-archetypes/
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Helpful Reification Links:
Introductory:
Reification, Music and Problems of Modern Philosophy - Jonathan Lewis, 2014
https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reification-music-and-problems-of-modern-philosophy(c07e3c0b-baa5-4001-85f5-a8a6db1c8340).html
Adorno: A Critical Introduction - Simon Jarvis, 1998
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0745611796/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Advanced:
History & Class Consciousness, Georg Lukacs, 1923
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/works/history/hcc05.htm
Dialectic of Enlightenment - Adorno, Theodor, 1944
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dialectic-Enlightenment-Classics-Theodor-Adorno/dp/1859841546
Philosophy of Modern Music - Adorno, Theodor, 1949
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philosophy-New-Music-Theodor-Adorno/dp/0816636664
This video covers how I designed a music notation font for MuseScore 3.6, in collaboration with my friend Simon Smith, a professional engraving expert. Apart from MuseScore's 5 million users, this font is available for free for anyone to download and use. Along the way, I also discuss the inspiration for our font: an application called SCORE, created by Leland Smith.
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The Piano Trio is one of the most popular chamber ensembles in classical music. In this video I discuss how composers write for it and why it's difficult. Along the way, I look at one of my own compositions along with examples (with sheet music) from Telemann, JS & JC Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Clara Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Andriessen, Morton Feldman, Gordon McPherson, Donnacha Dennehy, Jonathan Harvey, etc. I also describe my own writing process too, drawing on a great performance of my work by the Fidelio Trio.
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THE ATOS TRIO (featured in this video)
www.thomashoppe.com
www.atostrio.com
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OTHER
Description of Mozart’s relationship to the emergence of the PianoForte
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/arts/music/30moza.html
LITERATURE
The Piano Trio: Its History, Technique, and Repertoire - Basil Smallman
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Piano-Trio-Technique-Repertoire-Paperbacks/dp/0198163045
An experiment in variation: The finale of Mozart’s piano trio in G, K.496 - Ivanovitch, R.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290766238_An_experiment_in_variation_The_finale_of_Mozart's_piano_trio_in_G_K496
The Effect of Scoring on the "Sonata-Form" in Mozart's Mature Instrumental Ensembles - N. Lee Orr
https://www.jstor.org/stable/830514?seq=1
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