The Art Of
Auditory Seduction.
Typically
it is uncommon for us to ask questions about how it is we understand music or
the human voice. Often times even though we ourselves can't sing, we can tell
when singers are out of tune if they hit a sour note. Mechanisms built into the
brain allow us to discern these differences. After visiting Ted.com and
reviewing the best of the Web speeches, I noticed a short speech by Bobby
McFerrin. In the beginning of the speech he talks about expectations.
Afterwards he briefly encouraged the crowd to follow along. At that point he
began to hum a tone and jump up and down. He then began to jump in different
direction humming a different tone for the two areas he landed in. Each time
the crowd anticipated the correct tone without him having to say so, it would
prove to demonstrate his point on expectations. At the same time he's
demonstrating what I feel should be known to all as the art of seduction!
The art of
seduction is a simple concept. Although science and music may have many
explanations for this concept, the best way to explain this at this point is to
use simple terms. It’s the emotion in the music. It's not just necessarily the
tone of the singers voice in the vocal tracks and a song treated to perfection
by the world's greatest audio professionals. It also means the way the music is
put together by collision of the harmonics being pressed together, varying in
amplitude at different specified times, tempo, and beat per minute. Pitch
extraction is a word defined here at this
link to some supporting
information by Standford.edu which explains how the mind can
estimate perfect pitch and naturally assume the next logical harmonic tone and
a musical sequence on a whole scale. Dr. Joy also mentions this
concept
deep in an article written here at JRSM. If we use the same concept here, we
can also use this same concept to understand a simple idea. Typically in a song
harmonics and tones created by the writer are intended for this song alone.
However the main parts known as the hook can also be more than just the chorus
area of the song. These areas of the song can then be accented in motif fashion
to allow for generative playback or live mix via audio mix engine.
Next, if we can surprise this
substantial feeling of emotion the best craftsmen create to generate an
algorithm to invent a generative mix engine. This would be in perspective to an
audio project. Then we can listen to music a brand new way. This new way will
allow for more work, for media development, and hopefully more innovative ideas
based on the exception society will eventually make because of the melting pot
of the Internet. Internet sites like
Pandora allow
you to listen to who you want, when you want, for as long as you want. Apply
that concepts to music and the way it's mixed and normally listened to.
Understanding and controlling this thought itself is the art of seduction.
Mastering this idea could become very lucrative to anyone looking to get rich
in this area of the market. Being able to fool the audience offering the
greatest musical turnaround and anticipation along with the best follow-through
along with longevity will be the desired skill amongst the future producers of
tomorrow!
9:26 AM
TJ Stampley
