Patch & Tweak with Korg and Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
Patch & Tweak with Korg and Inspire the Music  ·  Source: Robin Vincent
We look at two new books by Kim Bjorn. One that gets you patching and tweaking with Korg semi-modulars and another that celebrates 50 years of Roland.
Bjooks has cornered the coffee tables of musos and synth nerds with beautifully rendered books on electronic music gear. Largely driven by author and explorer Kim Bjorn, these weighty square tomes have covered guitar pedals, modular and synthesizers. The latest two books both expand and focus the series, delving into 50 years of Roland while making some patches with Korg’s latest semi-modular gear. Let’s curl up on a sofa with a fresh brew and check them out.
Patch & Tweak with Korg and Inspire the Music
The original Patch & Tweak, published in 2020, took us into the world of modular synthesis. Written by Kim and Leaning Modular’s Chris Meyer, it covered over 700 Eurorack modules and filled 368 pages with full-colour photographs and text. The point wasn’t just to be informational. It also aimed to help and guide the reader into understanding modular synthesis via tutorials and patch examples along the way. Kim followed it up with a similar book that focused on Moog’s semi-modular and modular synths. This new one is all about Korg.
Patch & Tweak with Korg
Rather than being sidetracked into too much of the tempting historical riches from Korg’s extraordinary past, Patch & Tweak with Korg sets most of its focus on the marvels of the current synthesizer industry. In particular, it uses the reissued ARP 2600M and MS-20 Mini as the basis for exploring synthesis. It also spends time with the strange and experimental Volca Modular to push us into more unfamiliar territory. Much of the leg work is done through interviews with artists and engineers, which adds a level of fascination you won’t get with other textbooks on synthesizers.
The contents take you through every aspect of semi-modular synthesis, from oscillators to filters, envelopes and modulation. Both the 2600 and the MS-20 are famous for their external inputs, and so a whole chapter is given over to the input signal chain, envelope following and patching sources into the filter. Even the Volca Modular gets some weird patches to try out. Every chapter is peppered with diagrams and ideas that you could try yourself. And then we get transported into an interview where artistic passions are explored in the very thing we were just learning about.
Patch & Tweak with Korg
There’s a killer combination of solid instructional information, beautiful photos, inspirational interviews and patches you can try yourself. You feel captivated at every turn. It doesn’t really matter if you have a Korg synth or not; the detail and learning you can gather from this book are transferable to any synth to some degree.
Patch & Tweak with Korg originally came out in a bundle with the Korg NTS-2 oscilloscope, and there are plenty of pages dedicated to it. It’s a fabulously useful device. But if you don’t have one, it feels a little bit like you’re reading a sales brochure. Similarly, with the other synths, you will undoubtedly reap the most benefit from this book if you are sitting next to an ARP 2600 or MS-20 or have a Volca Modular on your lap. I have none of these devices, and I do tend to find myself skipping the patches to devour the next interview or synthesis concept.
Patch & Tweak with Korg
However, this is the best resource on semi-modular synthesis that I’ve ever come across. It’s going to be good for anyone with an interest in the subject. And rather than see a lack of Korg gear as the problem, you could see that this book has a built-in bonus for people who do. I mean, look at these interviews; Jean-Michel Jarre, Pete Townsend, Richard Devine and then Andrew Huang, Martha Bahr (Panic Girl) and Natalie Chami and many more. Loopop even contributed a patch, and ChrisLody breadboarding with the Bastl Kastle and Volca Modular was deeply interesting.
Patch & Tweak with Korg
Kim’s writing style is one of exploration and wonder. Some of the material can be a bit dry and technical, and he handles it with warmth and a lightness of touch. There’s good clarity here, and the way it’s interspersed with great diagrams, tips and the use of colour is all excellent.
It’s a great book, and it’s going to make you want to buy a Korg synth.
Bjooks Patch & Tweak With Korg
This book celebrates 50 years of Roland and is definitely intended to be historical. But that’s not all because the charm and character of these books come from the interviews and the sense that you’re part of a story that touches on everything you think you know about synths. Such has been Roland’s influence.
Inspire the Music
The book doesn’t plough through a single timeline, although you’ll find one of those at the back. Instead it gathers itself together into useful sections and gives them 50 pages or so of in-depth analysis. The sections include Groove, Drums, Guitar, Keys, Synth and Studio, which also reminds you that Roland does a lot of stuff.
The writing style feels toned down a little bit from the awe and wonder of the Patch & Tweak series. It’s straightforward, clear and magazine-style readable. I like the way Kim cuts in examples of usage and comparisons to other products and pulls us along with the historical context. I feared it might get a bit hyperbolic, but it doesn’t; it’s much more balanced and inquisitive than that.
There’s a huge amount of product and information to get through, and too much enthusiasm would get very tiring. So it’s pitched really well; I feel I’ve already learned a lot more about Roland synths than I thought there was to know.
Inspire the Music
Flicking through the pages, it’s hard not to be charmed by the vintage gear. And perhaps feel a little nostalgically bereft when faced with the ACB and ZenCore technology of today. Many pages are given over to explaining the Plugin/Plugout concepts, the intention behind the Boutique synths, the layering of sounds and synth engines made possible with ZenCore and the meshing of hardware and software.
Roland is often criticised for favouring software emulations over revisiting its analogue heritage. Kim handles this by combining clear information with interviews from the engineers that designed it and the artists that use it.
Inspire the Music
And these interviews are a key aspect of what makes this book awesome. They also give a window into how the current Roland synths are serving the music industry of today. It’s interesting hearing Nick Rhodes talk about his love of the hybrid JD-XA while finding something like the Fantom hard to navigate. In comparison, musical director Ashton Miranda considers the Fantom to be the elite choice for live shows. Guy Fletcher from Dire Straits talks up the genius of the System-8 plug-out technology. While former Roland president Jun-ichi Miki talks about how the Jupiter-Xm is his personal dream synth. That’s something that producer Joe Wolfe agrees with.
So while many of us would love Roland to reissue beloved analogue synths from their back catalogue, the reality is that Roland builds instruments for hard-working, creative professionals rather than enthusiasts, and this book is full of people attesting to that.
Inspire the Music
Inspire the Music is about far more than synthesizers. There are pages on neo-baroque pipes organs and harpsichords, pianos and arranger keyboards. You’ve got sections on Boss, loop pedals and cube amps. Groove boxes, drum kits and the Space Echo are all represented and fully investigated. Roland really have influenced all areas of music production.
These books are great. They are packed with fascinating material, interesting commentary and inspiring ideas. Kim has a great ability to bring together artists and engineers to inform on the story of the gear. This sheds new light on these fabulous instruments. While Inspire the Music has a historical importance, the Patch & Tweak series feels much more immediate and something you would open in the studio, not just flick through on the coffee table.
Patch & Tweak with Korg and Inspire the Music
The interviews thread through a sense of being part of the community of synth enthusiasts. It humanises the subject and reminds you that it’s about more than the gear, and that’s beautiful.
Bjooks Inspire The Music
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The University of the District of Columbia is seeking approval for a new master’s of social work degree program, one that could receive significant D.C. funding to boost the pipeline of front-line mental health workers, especially those of color.
The process to add the new degree program is in the early stages and can only proceed with internal approval of the curriculum as well as approval by the Council on Social Work Education, said Lawrence Potter Jr., the university’s chief academic officer.
But there’s already funding being proposed to support students funneling into the program to remove the cost barriers and diversify the talent pipeline at the District’s public historically Black university.
In late September, D.C. Councilman Robert White, D-At large, introduced the Pathways to Behavioral Health Degrees Act, which proposes investing $6 million over four years into scholarships for future master’s of social work degree students at UDC. The scholarships would be reserved for D.C. residents.
White said in an interview that he wanted to shape a pipeline of workers for the mental health field, similar to how some local governments and higher education institutions have partnered on pipelines for other fields.
“Almost every day, I’m talking to or hearing from people who are looking for mental health help and can’t find it,” White said. “I realized that what we have to do is find a way to open up the workforce pipeline so that we are creating an army of mental health professionals who can meet the growing need that we see here in the District.”
Angela Bullock, director of the bachelor’s degree program, and other faculty members spent nearly two years crafting the curriculum for the proposed master’s degree program. It’s based on pedagogy as well as gaps in access for District residents, revealed through undergraduate social work student placements and field research, Bullock and Potter said.
“We know that there are areas that the MSW needs to address, particularly in the areas of behavioral and mental health,” Potter said. “We believe very clearly that our MSW program will address behavioral health, environmental justice, health care and community organizing.”
In September, the university submitted its eligibility application for the new master’s degree program to the Council on Social Work Education, a national nonprofit. With its approval, the curriculum will move through the university’s internal approval process.
“We believe we a have a fairly strong chance for our eligibility application,” Potter said, adding he expects the university will hear back from the council by June. 
The program could launch as early as August 2023 or in time for the winter 2024 term, Potter said. That’s also when White hopes to make the city’s funding available.
The bill, co-introduced by eight of White’s council colleagues, would fund full tuition, books, transportation and a living stipend for 20 students per academic year. The next steps require a committee hearing, committee vote and two votes by the full council. 
“Any support that our students can get to enter into a program where any and all or some portion of their studies can be paid for, I think, is a great thing,” Bullock said. “Ultimately, our students will benefit, and if our students benefit, they go out into the workforce and they’re able to make a deeper impact on the communities they serve.”
UDC’s accredited bachelor’s of social work degree program offers 100 majors for the 60 to 70 students who are currently enrolled. The program has placed students in the field in governmental organizations, nonprofits and private organizations where a social worker is on staff to supervise. Some students have worked with child welfare, LGBTQ+ youth and housing programs. It’s a requirement for their graduation, Bullock said. 
As of September, D.C.’s School-based Behavioral Health Program, which places social workers at D.C. public and public charter schools, had 111 vacant positions, White said. He believes it’s crucial to funnel social work graduates of color, who have similar lived experiences and have cultural competency, into these positions given the DCPS population.
“A lot of people of color, myself included, prefer to seek therapists of color who have shared experiences and shared backgrounds,” White said. “Even before the pandemic, there were not enough people of color in the mental health field.”
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Sure, it makes sense that a job in social work or healthcare might require candidates to have a master’s degree. But you wouldn’t think that a babysitting job would, right? Well, wrong.
A TikTok user just shared a recent babysitter job listing he found and this parent has some pretty strict requirements. Just take a look.
TikTok creator Collins O (@thatboycollins) took to the platform to share what many folks would consider a very demanding job posting with inadequate pay.
Why did Tiktok take this down..😂
In the background of his video, he projects the full listing. It reads “Babysitter Needed ASAP” on the top and explains that the job would require overseeing four young kids between ages 2 and 7.
This caretaker would be needed between noon and 6 p.m. on weekdays. There is also a possibility that they may have to work the occasional weekend.
While the job sounds like a handful, it’s the requirements that have people stunned.
The job’s requirements include “must be a great cook and avid cleaner,” which if you ask me, sounds like they want this person to also be a maid. Next, the person must be at least 25 years old, which eliminates any college student who might be trying to make some extra cash in between classes.
But here’s the real kicker. The minimum education level for this babysitter position is a master’s degree. “B—h, I didn’t know you need a master’s degree to be qualified to look after kids, but OK,” said Collins.
He continued to go down the list. As he explains, this person must not have any social media accounts. They must not drink, smoke, or vape. They must also not have tattoos or piercings.
On top of all of that, they must provide five professional references, take a drug test. and submit to a background check. Pretty steep qualifications, huh? And sadly, the pay is a pretty meager sum of $200 a week.
On the bottom of the flyer, it asks that those interested contact Tammy if interested. As Collins said as he ended his video, “Tammy, with all due respect, go to hell.
In the comment section, folks were astonished by the pay and requirements — basically the whole listing. No one could take it seriously.
Others questioned why someone with a Master’s would want to be a babysitter in the first place.
Not to mention, one person actually did the math and concluded that the gig payed way below minimum wage. At the minimum, the babysitter would be working 30 hours a week, (remember, it said some weekends would be required), so on the shortest work week they would make $6.67 an hour.
Although, one person did try to give Tammy the benefit of the doubt by suggesting that it could be a typo. Maybe if they forgot a zero it would be worth it.
Tammy, if that was a typo, please fix it ,stat. Because as of right now, I don’t see any willing candidates in the comments.
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The future nomenclature will only be decided when Mercedes goes purely electric
When Mercedes-Benz unveiled its electric EQ sub-brand, more than a few were skeptical whether this was the right decision for the German automaker's electric future. Mercedes has now officially presented the last piece of the puzzle of its EQ sub-brand with the debut of the EQE SUV. With it, the brand has now added an electric counterpart to the ICE model in all important vehicle segments. However, the question now arises as to what the future holds for EQ, especially if Mercedes is to go purely electric from 2030.
Related: 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE
Motor1.com spoke to Christoph Starzynski, vice president of Electric Vehicle Architecture, and Chief Technology Officer Markus Schäfer on this topic during the launch of the EQE SUV in Paris. When asked what will happen to EQ if Mercedes goes all-electric, Starzynski deferred to the marketing and sales team, but added that EQ "is more than just a battery; it’s a technology, its intelligence…The brand is more than just the badge on the rear of the car." This suggests that the EQ label is likely to survive, at least until the end of the decade, but in what form remains an open question for now.
Related: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 580 Drive: A Powerful And Tech-Laden Masterpiece
When asked about a future for EQE and EQS's EV2 platform, Starzynski said it will eventually be replaced by the new MB.EA platform. That platform, he said, would then be used in mid-range and high-end models. This suggests that the successor or successors to the Mercedes EQC will also be based on this platform from 2025. On the EV2 platform, however, the EQE is likely to remain the smallest model. This becomes particularly clear when considering Starzynski's statements about the smaller MMA platform that Mercedes is developing for new models up to the mid-range.
However, Markus Schäfer hinted that the EV2 platform will not be put to bed just yet, but could carry other models. "We have further ideas, more to be announced yet, that we could do on this platform," he told Motor1. Whether it will ultimately get that far remains questionable, especially since the MB.EA is expected to be operational as early as 2025. What's certain is the ICE versions that serve as the basis for the EQA, EQB and EQC will be phased out for a switch to an all-electric platform, but which platform is still to be determined.
Moritz is a car enthusiast who is especially interested in novelties and the car industry. In addition to his work as a car journalist, Moritz is pursuing a Master’s degree in Sustainable management and enjoys sports.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
KnowBe4, Inc. KNBE's sale to Vista Equity Partners for $24.90 per share in cash. If you are a KnowBe4 shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
CyberOptics Corporation CYBE's sale to Nordson Corporation for $54.00 per share. If you are a CyberOptics shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.  
Equillium, Inc. EQ's merger with Metacrine Inc. If you are an Equillium shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.  
Brigham Minerals, Inc. MNRL's merger with Sitio Royalties Corp. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Brigham shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 1.133 shares of common stock in the combined company for each share of Brigham common stock owned on the closing date. Upon completion of the transaction, Brigham shareholders will own approximately 46.0% of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. If you are a Brigham shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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On the morning of Wednesday, October 26^th, George Mason University professor Suzanne C. de Janasz conducted her first-ever negotiations workshop for female high school students at McLean High School in Northern Virginia. An enthusiastic audience of about 100 young women came to hear de Janasz explain why negotiation is important for women of all ages and walks of life, and how to build negotiating skills for the future.
De Janasz, an organizational researcher who holds a joint appointment in the School of Business and the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, says there is a pervasive cultural bias against women who ask for what they deserve. The negative labelling begins in childhood, with terms such as “bossy” being applied to more assertive girls.
As she writes in a recent post for AACSB Insights, “Equality-minded negotiations professors can enable women to overcome this gap…by engaging younger age groups. If we introduced core negotiations concepts and skills to high school students, they would hopefully be seasoned and poised self-advocates once their careers began in earnest.”
To that end, de Janasz’s McLean High School workshop, which was organized by the student body’s Girls’ Leadership Group, touched upon the obstacles women negotiators face but mainly offered advice on getting around them. She detailed how the strengths commonly associated with women—asking, involving, seeking participation and consensus—can be leveraged for positive results in negotiations and interpersonal conflicts.
A good negotiator, de Janasz explained, is well-equipped to turn gender-biased situations into fairer ones. She called on the students to recognize incidents of bias or unfairness as opportunities to negotiate better outcomes rather than as fixed and final. She also suggested that the girls look out for each other, amplifying other girls’ voices or inputs (that are more often ignored than those of boys), and introducing their accomplishments or expertise, which girls frequently find it hard to do for themselves. This sets the model for others to follow and invites reciprocity.
For example, she asked the McLean students what they would do if they discovered they were being underpaid for a babysitting job. One of the students countered this hypothetical scenario with one from her own life, in which the couple for whom she was babysitting neglected to pay her for her services. The student let the apparent oversight pass without comment, for fear that the couple would think she was too demanding and not call her again.
For de Janasz, the student’s story perfectly illustrates why the workshop was necessary. “As women, we often face an opposition between being seen as a nice person and getting what we deserve. I want to teach young women strategies for negotiating that, which they can carry throughout life,” she says.
Toward the end of the workshop, students paired off for a simulated negotiations exercise. One played a student wanting to hold a potentially divisive fundraising event at their school; the other acted the role of the principal, wary of the pushback from parents and administrative headaches such an event might cause.
The workshop was well-received by the student attendees, as well as McLean High School principal Ellen Reilly. McLean sophomore Maymuunah Little says, “I found your workshop to be helpful and informative. I have been slowly implementing the negotiation skills and tactics you taught me in my daily life. And this upcoming week, I plan to use them in my very first job interview!”
De Janasz says she hopes this is only the beginning of a much broader initiative. “My hope is that we use this event as a springboard for other events like this in the community, state and nation,” she says.
 
Suzanne C. de Janasz is the author of Interpersonal Skills in Organizations and Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, among other books. She is available for comment, as is Principal Reilly and the co-presidents of the Girls’ Leadership Group at McLean High School.
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The City of Evanston, in coordination with Hey and Associates Inc., will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Room 2404 of the Morton Civic Center to give an update on the Stormwater Master Plan project. At the meeting, staff will provide an overview of the project, updates on the current status and next steps. 
Over the past two years, the city has contracted with the Chicago engineering firm of Hey and Associates to create a hydraulic and hydrologic model to analyze the city’s stormwater system. This model will be used to evaluate the city’s existing stormwater performance as well as the system’s resilience to future conditions.
The Stormwater Master Plan is one component of the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — After decades working in the transportation business, Tee Sims decided to head out on his own.
He launched Big Papa Boogie Productions in 2020. It’s a full-service music and entertainment production studio. The business offers a little more, too.
“A place where kids can come and learn how to do music production and create their own music, create their own catalogs, have the rights to the music and we teach them how to run a business,” Sims said.
Big Papa Boogie Production opened in the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Startup Hub. While the idea of striking out on your own isn’t for everyone, it’s worked for Sims.
“It is scary. You have to make sure you have the revenue, the capital to do it. And sometimes you don’t,” he said. “You have to be ready. You have to really work hard, knowing the right people and know what resources are available.”
Sims has a second business in the same location that includes firearms education and his own design for a gun case.
Startup Wisconsin Week is focused on connecting entrepreneurs with investors, resources and talent around the state. The end goal is helping grow the state’s startup community.
Ron Franklin, director of entrepreneurship with the Greater Green Bay Chamber, said the Startup Hub has seen steady occupancy since the pandemic.
“We’re at almost 100% capacity across the board,” he said. “We’ve been at 100% capacity the past few months and we have some turnover as businesses grow and expand. Every single office that comes available is usually filled within the same month.”
That growth and expansion is exactly what he wants to see from tenants.
“I’m the only landlord in town that wants to kick someone out because that means they’re growing,” Franklin said. “That means they’re expanding and they’re able to be out in the community hiring more people, re-investing in the local economy, taking up open space or even building their own custom building, and then hiring more staff and growing the business.”
While it’s hard work, Sims said he isn’t looking back at his decision to head out on his own.
“I’m hoping it will pay off,” he said. “I’m not looking forward to going back. I’m looking forward to going forward.”
You can find a list of Startup Wisconsin Week events around the state here.
There are also a variety of events happening in Green Bay, which you can find here. 

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Spending time near bodies of water can reduce anxiety, ease mental fatigue and rejuvenate us. Here are some ways to soak it in.
“Water meditates us by taking away all the noise,” says Wallace J. Nichols, a marine scientist, whose work focuses on how blue spaces affect our well-being. “All we have to do is show up.”
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Remember that all water counts.
You likely have some close by, even if it is just a creek alongside the road. Start there.
Then branch out to water you can visit on the weekend or on a trip. Urban water such as rivers, canals and fountains counts. So do pools, bathtubs and sprinklers.
If you can’t get to the water, paintings, photographs, videos and movies can produce some of the same benefits. Choose locations that represent positive memories for you.
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Go often.
A little bit makes a big difference.
A recent study found that it takes about two hours a week near water to improve our well-being, which can be broken into smaller stretches. Scientists also have found that people who peered into aquariums had lower heart rates and better moods after just 15 minutes.

Try a water sport.
And get good at it.
This will help you experience a flow state where time, and your worries, fall away as you become fully engaged in what you are doing.
When you become proficient at an activity, your brain forms new neural pathways that become faster and stronger. This makes it even easier in the future to enter a state of flow while doing this same activity.
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Listen.
One of the most calming properties of water is its sound.
The water sounds people find most restorative are a rainforest with rain, a beach and a babbling brook, according to a study published in May by Mathew White, an environmental psychologist at the University of Vienna.
When the researchers added biotic sounds from living beings to the water sounds, people liked them even more. Make an audio recording of your favorite water. It will trigger happy memories.
Use your imagination.
You can spend time on the water anywhere, anytime in your mind. And when the water you imagine is water you have enjoyed in real life, the positive effect will be even stronger.
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Research celebrating 70 years of the UK singles chart also indicates that minor keys are in and fade-outs are out
If you want to create a number one hit, don’t use any key changes, forget about a fade out and make sure you write it in 4/4.
These are some of the takeaways from new research by PA Media – or, more specifically, from data journalist Ian Jones, who says that he’s “spent the last few months listening to every one of the 1,404 songs to reach number one in the UK singles chart.”
The research was carried out in celebration of the chart’s 70th anniversary, and also reveals that number ones are getting shorter and slower, and that more of them are now written in minor keys.Music theory basics: How to use key changes in your songs without resorting to cliché
Key changes were a commonly used songwriting device in the early days of the charts, with 43% of number ones featuring one in 1953. They were still regularly being deployed right up to the ‘80s – the era of the power ballad, let’s not forget – but have since fallen out of fashion.
The same can be said of fade-outs which have, um, faded out. You can hear one (at gradually decreasing volume) in every song that hit number one in both 1971 and 1983, but there were none in 2011, and there have been just 23 since then.
Chart toppers are almost exclusively four-to-the-floor now, too – since the turn of the century, only 13 have deviated from ‘common time’.
Discussing these trends, chart analyst and historian James Masterson said: “Many changes are due to the advance of technology, which has upended previous ways of working in music production and composition.
“When you are doing it organically by playing live instruments, your instinct is to change things up a little to stop a song becoming tedious – and once upon a time that meant changing key. Now everything is on a computer screen you can be more subtle and shift the harmonics instead.”
Playing live instruments, your instinct is to change things up a little to stop a song becoming tedious – and once upon a time that meant changing key. Now everything is on a computer screen you can be more subtle and shift the harmonics instead.
The move to DAWs may have influenced the type of music being made, then, but when it comes to consumption, Masterson argues that the shift to streaming services has had an equally profound impact.
“Songs have lost their intros, with streaming to blame,” he argues. “You only get paid – and a play only counts for the charts – if the listen lasts longer than 30 seconds. People will still not sit through a song they don’t like, so production is now focused on getting to the meat of the song as quickly as possible, to hook the listener in.”
On why songs in minor keys have become more popular, Materson speculates that the economic downturn could have had an impact, but we’d suggest that the growth of broodier electronic genres – the likes of dark-pop and trap – is also a factor.
In terms of the people who are having the number ones, the research indicates that there’s yet to be a year when all-female acts have been in the majority, though there was a 50-50 gender split in 1998. What’s more, there have been only six years when number ones by mixed/non-white acts have outnumbered all-white artists, though in a sign of progress, five of these have been since 2009.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the current UK number one, Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero, clocks in at a relatively brief 3.20, has a 4/4 time signature and runs at 97bpm. There’s no fade-out, though it is written in a major key – E.
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Bruce Springsteen released his 20th studio album on Friday, Nov. 11, titled “Only The Strong Survive.” The 73-year-old rock ’n’ roll legend is still producing music with his original bluesy rock sound.  
The opening song of the first track shares the album’s title and delivers a great soulful, raspy voice sound that sets the tone for the following songs. “The Boss” does not deter from his signature sound; then again, why fix something that ain’t broke? If you are a fan of Springsteen’s music then you will be a fan of this album.  
Jumping right onto the next song, “Soul Days,” Springsteen features a frequent collaborator —  the very talented soul singer Sam Moore. Moore is the only feature on the album, appearing in “Soul Days” and “I Forgot to be Your Lover.” 
As someone who tends to focus more on the lyrics when listening to music I noticed that much of the content in this album caters to the baby-boomer generation. There is a theme of reminiscence to a time that many younger members of society, myself included, were not alive for. That being said, even if you didn’t witness the era directly, but are a fan of the music, you may still find it enjoyable.  
Springsteen eloquently slows down the mood of the album with “Nightshift” before diving into contrasting love songs. He seems to cover both sides of the coin with the love songs on this album, alternating between the desire to be with someone you love and the anguish of lost love. It is particularly interesting to hear him still hold onto the style of lyrics that involve specific names of make believe characters. It’s something Springsteen always did, as did many other artists of the ’70s and ’80s, but it is cool to see it survive even in 2022 music production. It shows that he is still holding onto his roots. 
I happen to be friends with some Springsteen superfans who share an undying love for “The Boss.” But in their perspective, his newer music is nowhere near as iconic as his older albums. I mean “Born in the U.S.A.” is an anthem of a generation and one of the top three most sold albums in music history; it’s pretty hard to compete with that. 
However, there were some noticeably strong works of art on this album. The use of trumpets and violins in “The Sun Ain’t Going to Shine Anymore” made for a beautiful orchestral sound that complimented Springsteen’s strained vocals.  
Love song “Turn Back the Hands of Time” had an ironic double meaning as this album would have done significantly better if it was released 30 to 40 years ago. “The Boss” kills it again though, showing that he still has incredible range and passion through his vocals in “When She Was My Girl”.  
Overall, “Only the Strong Survive” was a very solid, cohesive Springsteen album. If you go in expecting him to try out new musical tactics you will be disappointed, but for the millions of fans who love Springsteen for who he is, I’m sure you won’t be too upset. It likely won’t gain any significant attention in the public eye, but it was nice to see that an artist is still doing what he loves.  
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Now with more bass options than an angling competition
In a perfect world, all headphones would offer perfect frequency reproduction across the perceivable spectrum, we'd all have perfect hearing, and we'd only listen to original, perfectly high-quality master recordings. In reality, we have basically none of that. Instead, we make the best of the situation, and when it comes to tweaking our audio experience, that often involves the help of an adjustable equalizer. A few months back, Google introduced its Pixel Buds Pro, and today the wireless earbuds get a major customization upgrade with the arrival of a 5-band EQ.
So far, the only real choice Pixel Buds Pro users have had for managing the earbuds' output is the option for a low-volume bass boost. But back in September, a teardown of the Pixel Buds app offered some pretty convincing evidence that work was well underway on an equalizer. Sure enough, Google confirms that the 5-band EQ is rolling out now, involving both a new Pixel Buds app release and updated firmware for the Buds Pro themselves.
Just as that earlier teardown suggested, in addition to the five-band EQ, the app's adding a balance slider for setting left/right stereo pan. If you'd rather not fiddle around with finding just the right EQ settings, the app offers six ready-to-go presets (and Google offers a few hints on when you might want to use which).
We hope to bring you a hands-on of the new EQ in action soon, but for the moment we're just thinking “better late than never.” Still need to pick up a pair for yourself? Have we got the deal for you.
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The Colts beat the Raiders, 25-20, in Jeff Saturday’s debut as interim head coach. Here are five big thing we learned in Week 10.
Taylor ripped off a 66-yard touchdown run and had 147 yards on 22 carries in the Colts’ 25-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
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On Friday, interim head coach Jeff Saturday ruled out RB Deon Jackson, LB Shaquille Leonard and TE Jelani Woods for Sunday’s game vs. Las Vegas.
Frazier will call plays for the Colts starting with Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
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Located at 2130 Broadway at 75th Street, Hotel Beacon has been the jewel of the Upper West Side since its opening in 1928, but it’s not just for out-of-towners. In addition to its spacious suites and extensive amenity package, the beaux-arts hotel features elegant spaces for people to convene, connect and celebrate.

The spaces – which range from banquet halls to theater and classroom-style rooms, reception areas, conference halls and board rooms – can accommodate between 10 and 160 people, and the hotel hosts every type of event you can think of: weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events, educational and medical conferences, sweet sixteens, brises and more.
There’s never a food and beverage minimum, and when you book an event space it comes with complimentary wi-fi. The hotel can also recommend a caterer of your choice.


Conference and meeting rooms come equipped with everything from projectors and sound systems to notepads and pens to ensure your event is a success.


Event organizers can also reserve Hotel Beacon’s sleek, lobby-level bar and lounge, and for breakfast, guests can enjoy a classic New York diner experience at the Viand Cafe, located right next door.

For those whose friends, relatives and colleagues need a place to spend the night, Hotel Beacon offers studio, one and two-bedroom suites equipped with kitchenettes, marble bathrooms and sweeping city views.



In addition, overnight guests will have access to a fitness room and business center, both open 24/7.

Ready to make your next event truly iconic? Learn more at beaconhotel.com/events and contact the hotel with your details here.
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