The Art of Auditory Seduction

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!