Composing and Notation Software

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sat down to compose, he had to draw off lines on a blank page and draw in his own music notes.  Every change he made to a composition required erasing and redrawing notes as necessary, and if one bar was wrong at the beginning of the piece, he had to chuck [...]

Ipod and MP3 technology

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been decrying the use of MP3 technology since its inception.  It is so easy for recorded music to be pirated that many people do it without even thinking it’s wrong.  The fact that it is wrong has been brought home to some individuals in expensive ways. Last [...]

Music CD versus MP3

For those who have seen the end of vinyl records, eight-track tape players, and the serious health issues of the cassette tape, it may seem that the CD player’s days are numbered too.  Before you start writing an obituary for this medium, you should look at some differences between CDs and the main competitor, MP3s. [...]