Author: Zixi Wen
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Some Thoughts on the Spotify and Bandcamp music Ecosystems5
Spotify’s algorithm and reward system exert invisible pressure on the length of creation and the structure of musical forms, while Bandcamp’s decentralized design provides a more friendly environment for more independent and niche music. However, under the dual pressure of algorithmic dominance and capital centralization, I believe that for marginal voices to persist, platforms, artists…
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Some Thoughts on the Spotify and Bandcamp music Ecosystems4
During the process of writing, I discovered a point that I had been neglecting before, which was the UI design of these two platforms. The interface setting serves as a visual presentation of values. By comparing the two platforms, two completely different auditory path designs can be seen. The bottom play bar of Spotify encourages…
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Some Thoughts on the Spotify and Bandcamp music Ecosystems3
Through some articles, I learned about the underlying logic of Discovery Mode and Spotify’s 30-second listening billing mechanism. The “Discovery Mode” paid exposure mode requires creators to participate. The tracks need to give up 30% of the royalties in exchange for recommended positions, and use algorithms to exchange for traffic, further diluting the earnings of…
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Some Thoughts on the Spotify and Bandcamp music Ecosystems2
I found some interesting user posts on Reddit and Spotify Community. Some users thought that Spotify’s tag management was very chaotic, which affected their user experience. For some creators, this also troubles them. Perhaps I can apply them in the article for reference and demonstration. After organizing some more writing ideas, I want to divide…
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Some Thoughts on the Spotify and Bandcamp music Ecosystems
In today’s era when streaming media dominates music consumption, algorithms have long become the key to the visibility of works and the direction of artistic creation, especially for experimental music whose audience is already niche. I want to study two platforms represented by Spotify and Bandcamp. The operation models of these two platforms interest me…
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“THE ECHO OF PROTEST IS DISTANT TO THE PROTEST”
This week we visited THE sound installation exhibition OF “THE ECHO OF PROTEST IS DISTANT TO THE PROTEST” by Iranian artist Nazanin Noori. This exhibition is held in a room where only red, orange and yellow alternate in a cycle. We each sat on a white plastic, surrounded by several speakers. First, I heard a…
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Final Mixing and Mastering
After completing the initial splicing, I began to work on the overall mixing and master processing. The goal of this step is to bring all the audio elements together in a more harmonious way, while enhancing the texture of the work. First, I added slight compression and balancing to the vocal tracks to ensure that…
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Scene Assembly and Audio Balancing
After working with all the raw material, the overall stitching job became much easier. To ensure a clear structure, I started by breaking down the script’s five scenarios (Act 1 through Act 5). Each scene has a different mood and rhythm, so when stitching together, I pay special attention to whether the transition between scenes…
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Sound Effects Integration and Mixing
With the foley, sfx and music files. I’m gonna drag them into the abletonlive group. There was some foley and sfx with repetitive footage, and I kept the audio that I thought was more appropriate for the scene effects. Then start on the audio clip. There are some audio dynamics that are not balanced, so…
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Holiday Production and Dialogue Editing
During the holidays, everyone starts to create their own parts. I set a time limit for my team members to make sure that everyone doesn’t delay the progress of the project for some extra reason. And it worked, because almost everyone got the job done within the allotted time. I also started to deal with…