[Music] [Applause]
in 1966 Timothy Leary famously advised
in 1966 Timothy Leary famously advised us baby boomers to turn on tune in and
us baby boomers to turn on tune in and
us baby boomers to turn on tune in and drop out the idea that teenagers could
drop out the idea that teenagers could
drop out the idea that teenagers could take control of their lives galvanized
take control of their lives galvanized
take control of their lives galvanized me into action I biked down to Ted’s
me into action I biked down to Ted’s
me into action I biked down to Ted’s drive to the store and bought my first
drive to the store and bought my first
drive to the store and bought my first rock album it was the doors
rock album it was the doors
rock album it was the doors I put the family record player on the
I put the family record player on the
I put the family record player on the piano bench next to me and I played over
piano bench next to me and I played over
piano bench next to me and I played over and over along with Ray Manzarek
and over along with Ray Manzarek
and over along with Ray Manzarek hypnotic bassline – Soul Kitchen
hypnotic bassline – Soul Kitchen
hypnotic bassline – Soul Kitchen [Music]
[Music]
[Music] yeah crank it up for the first time I
yeah crank it up for the first time I
yeah crank it up for the first time I was physically and emotionally engaged
was physically and emotionally engaged
was physically and emotionally engaged with the music wow I went on bought more
with the music wow I went on bought more
with the music wow I went on bought more rock albums I joined rock bands with
rock albums I joined rock bands with
rock albums I joined rock bands with names like The Avengers and the
names like The Avengers and the
names like The Avengers and the unlimited 5 although our friends refer
unlimited 5 although our friends refer
unlimited 5 although our friends refer to us as the untalented 5 yeah but music
to us as the untalented 5 yeah but music
to us as the untalented 5 yeah but music became my BFF well and it still is here
became my BFF well and it still is here
became my BFF well and it still is here 50 years later and so the other day I
50 years later and so the other day I
50 years later and so the other day I was out raking leaves and I thought hey
was out raking leaves and I thought hey
was out raking leaves and I thought hey you know I can I can stream anything I
you know I can I can stream anything I
you know I can I can stream anything I want so I put in my earbuds and I got my
want so I put in my earbuds and I got my
want so I put in my earbuds and I got my iPhone on and I started streaming Soul
iPhone on and I started streaming Soul
iPhone on and I started streaming Soul Kitchen
what’s up where did the baseline go wait
what’s up where did the baseline go wait a minute then I went back to the CD
a minute then I went back to the CD
a minute then I went back to the CD there it is
there it is
there it is so for comparison’s sake I went back to
so for comparison’s sake I went back to
so for comparison’s sake I went back to the mp3 to listen to it holy cow
the mp3 to listen to it holy cow
the mp3 to listen to it holy cow what did they do to my music and then I
what did they do to my music and then I
what did they do to my music and then I realized it wasn’t they it wasn’t them
realized it wasn’t they it wasn’t them
realized it wasn’t they it wasn’t them it was me I had with my ear buds and my
it was me I had with my ear buds and my
it was me I had with my ear buds and my mp3’s completely become complicit in the
mp3’s completely become complicit in the
mp3’s completely become complicit in the distortion of sound all right and I
distortion of sound all right and I
distortion of sound all right and I thought of Neil postman the author of
thought of Neil postman the author of
thought of Neil postman the author of Technopolis the surrender of culture to
Technopolis the surrender of culture to
Technopolis the surrender of culture to technology and I remembered that he
technology and I remembered that he
technology and I remembered that he wrote to be unaware that a technology
wrote to be unaware that a technology
wrote to be unaware that a technology comes equipped with a program to change
comes equipped with a program to change
comes equipped with a program to change society to maintain the technology is
society to maintain the technology is
society to maintain the technology is always neutral and to make the
always neutral and to make the
always neutral and to make the assumption that technology is always a
assumption that technology is always a
assumption that technology is always a friend to culture is at this late hour
friend to culture is at this late hour
friend to culture is at this late hour stupidity plain and simple and then I
stupidity plain and simple and then I
stupidity plain and simple and then I thought well heck I’m a neuro
thought well heck I’m a neuro
thought well heck I’m a neuro musicologist I should look into this and
musicologist I should look into this and
musicologist I should look into this and I did and here and now I want to talk to
I did and here and now I want to talk to
I did and here and now I want to talk to you about how your brain can hear more
you about how your brain can hear more
you about how your brain can hear more than you might think
than you might think
than you might think all right so one of your brains super
all right so one of your brains super
all right so one of your brains super hearing powers is the head related
hearing powers is the head related
hearing powers is the head related transfer function sound represents
transfer function sound represents
transfer function sound represents motion and so your brain takes the
motion and so your brain takes the
motion and so your brain takes the incoming signals that bounce off of your
incoming signals that bounce off of your
incoming signals that bounce off of your nose and the folds of your Penna it
nose and the folds of your Penna it
nose and the folds of your Penna it listens for frequencies canceling each
listens for frequencies canceling each
listens for frequencies canceling each other out as they bounce around your 3d
other out as they bounce around your 3d
other out as they bounce around your 3d environment and you are able to detect
environment and you are able to detect
environment and you are able to detect proximity and direction of mo
proximity and direction of mo
proximity and direction of mo with two Millis to microsecond accuracy
with two Millis to microsecond accuracy
with two Millis to microsecond accuracy all right so you are able to survive in
all right so you are able to survive in
all right so you are able to survive in in the environment and even thrive in it
in the environment and even thrive in it
in the environment and even thrive in it reacting quickly even in the dark
another one of your brains superpowers
another one of your brains superpowers is sonic scene analysis your brain takes
is sonic scene analysis your brain takes
is sonic scene analysis your brain takes the incoming signals and compares them
the incoming signals and compares them
the incoming signals and compares them to sonic models as you carry around in
to sonic models as you carry around in
to sonic models as you carry around in your memory you’re out on the Savannah
your memory you’re out on the Savannah
your memory you’re out on the Savannah and you are hunting by moonlight you
and you are hunting by moonlight you
and you are hunting by moonlight you cure a rustling to the left even before
cure a rustling to the left even before
cure a rustling to the left even before you see the bush shake what’s it gonna
you see the bush shake what’s it gonna
you see the bush shake what’s it gonna be fight flight or freeze you know
be fight flight or freeze you know
be fight flight or freeze you know there’s something to eat out here you
there’s something to eat out here you
there’s something to eat out here you choose flight because this time it was
choose flight because this time it was
choose flight because this time it was almost you all right so we are able to
almost you all right so we are able to
almost you all right so we are able to do many things with our hearing let’s
do many things with our hearing let’s
do many things with our hearing let’s switch to a more civilized setting
switch to a more civilized setting
switch to a more civilized setting you’re at a cocktail party and you hear
you’re at a cocktail party and you hear
you’re at a cocktail party and you hear somebody say your name it’s the couple
somebody say your name it’s the couple
somebody say your name it’s the couple over in the corner with your ability to
over in the corner with your ability to
over in the corner with your ability to attend to specific sounds in a noisy
attend to specific sounds in a noisy
attend to specific sounds in a noisy environment you are able to zero in on
environment you are able to zero in on
environment you are able to zero in on their conversation and while you’re
their conversation and while you’re
their conversation and while you’re listening a band starts warming up in
listening a band starts warming up in
listening a band starts warming up in the next room
the next room
the next room you recognize the sound of music and
you recognize the sound of music and
you recognize the sound of music and your reward system kicks in as if to say
your reward system kicks in as if to say
your reward system kicks in as if to say splish-splash I was takin a bath how did
splish-splash I was takin a bath how did
splish-splash I was takin a bath how did I know that there was a party going on
I know that there was a party going on
I know that there was a party going on well music also as we know has the
well music also as we know has the
well music also as we know has the ability to evoke emotions our brains
ability to evoke emotions our brains
ability to evoke emotions our brains take in audio signals and form complex
take in audio signals and form complex
take in audio signals and form complex sensations like pleasure and fear and
sensations like pleasure and fear and
sensations like pleasure and fear and sadness and joy feelings that humans
sadness and joy feelings that humans
sadness and joy feelings that humans have learned to express through music I
keep thinking back to that sad day when
keep thinking back to that sad day when my childhood sweetheart rejected me I
my childhood sweetheart rejected me I
my childhood sweetheart rejected me I wandered over to the piano sat down
wandered over to the piano sat down
wandered over to the piano sat down started noodling all around and kept
started noodling all around and kept
started noodling all around and kept coming back to that sad sad song that
coming back to that sad sad song that
coming back to that sad sad song that was at the top of the charts in the
was at the top of the charts in the
was at the top of the charts in the spring of 1970
spring of 1970
spring of 1970 [Music]
[Music]
[Music] that poor kid
already
already [Music]
music also has the power to control our
music also has the power to control our bodies when you dance or March or
bodies when you dance or March or
bodies when you dance or March or exercise to music or play a musical
exercise to music or play a musical
exercise to music or play a musical instrument or sing you are engaging in
instrument or sing you are engaging in
instrument or sing you are engaging in musical embodiment now dynamic changes
musical embodiment now dynamic changes
musical embodiment now dynamic changes in music can also trigger something
in music can also trigger something
in music can also trigger something called chills or goosebumps these come
called chills or goosebumps these come
called chills or goosebumps these come with increases in skin conductance and
with increases in skin conductance and
with increases in skin conductance and respiration pulse rates and increased
respiration pulse rates and increased
respiration pulse rates and increased neurological responses now can you find
neurological responses now can you find
neurological responses now can you find the chill moment in this piece of music
I’m gonna get chill how many people
I’m gonna get chill how many people gotta chill okay all right so our our
gotta chill okay all right so our our
gotta chill okay all right so our our brains can do so much more with music
brains can do so much more with music
brains can do so much more with music than we might think
than we might think
than we might think and at this point I’d like to take you
and at this point I’d like to take you
and at this point I’d like to take you through a brief history of mobile music
through a brief history of mobile music
through a brief history of mobile music technology in 1888 Thomas Edison sent
technology in 1888 Thomas Edison sent
technology in 1888 Thomas Edison sent his perfected phonograph to London along
his perfected phonograph to London along
his perfected phonograph to London along with a recording one of the first
with a recording one of the first
with a recording one of the first musical recordings of Sir Arthur
musical recordings of Sir Arthur
musical recordings of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s The Lost chord
Sullivan’s The Lost chord
Sullivan’s The Lost chord [Music]
Sir Arthur wrote back immediately and
Sir Arthur wrote back immediately and said I can only say that I am astonished
said I can only say that I am astonished
said I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the result of
and somewhat terrified at the result of
and somewhat terrified at the result of this evenings experiments astonished at
this evenings experiments astonished at
this evenings experiments astonished at the wonderful power that you have
the wonderful power that you have
the wonderful power that you have developed and terrified at the thought
developed and terrified at the thought
developed and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may
that so much hideous and bad music may
that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever well
be put on record forever well
be put on record forever well nevertheless musical recordings caught
nevertheless musical recordings caught
nevertheless musical recordings caught on now listening to music had always
on now listening to music had always
on now listening to music had always been a communal affair but people longed
been a communal affair but people longed
been a communal affair but people longed to have a more personal and private
to have a more personal and private
to have a more personal and private experience and so the race for portable
experience and so the race for portable
experience and so the race for portable music technology was on okay so maybe
music technology was on okay so maybe
music technology was on okay so maybe radios weren’t the perfect personal
radios weren’t the perfect personal
radios weren’t the perfect personal entertainment device but in the mid 60s
entertainment device but in the mid 60s
entertainment device but in the mid 60s we got 8-track cassettes how many people
we got 8-track cassettes how many people
we got 8-track cassettes how many people had eight tracks okay I don’t see
had eight tracks okay I don’t see
had eight tracks okay I don’t see anybody under 30 even anybody under
anybody under 30 even anybody under
anybody under 30 even anybody under under 60 raising their hands out there
under 60 raising their hands out there
under 60 raising their hands out there okay eight track assets and then we had
okay eight track assets and then we had
okay eight track assets and then we had audio cassettes in the late 70s then in
audio cassettes in the late 70s then in
audio cassettes in the late 70s then in the 80s everything changed
the 80s everything changed
the 80s everything changed we got dat players and we got CD players
we got dat players and we got CD players
we got dat players and we got CD players and today you are able to stream almost
and today you are able to stream almost
and today you are able to stream almost any tune you want at any time you want
any tune you want at any time you want
any tune you want at any time you want from any point on the planet and therein
from any point on the planet and therein
from any point on the planet and therein lies the problem okay with its ability
lies the problem okay with its ability
lies the problem okay with its ability to deliver mp3’s 24/7 technically has
to deliver mp3’s 24/7 technically has
to deliver mp3’s 24/7 technically has completed the assimilation of our
completed the assimilation of our
completed the assimilation of our musical heritage and I for one welcome
musical heritage and I for one welcome
musical heritage and I for one welcome our new auditory overlords
but this golden transition from analog
but this golden transition from analog to digital came at a great price okay so
to digital came at a great price okay so
to digital came at a great price okay so how does technologists Hort our concept
how does technologists Hort our concept
how does technologists Hort our concept of sound well to begin with stereophonic
of sound well to begin with stereophonic
of sound well to begin with stereophonic recording is a one-dimensional
recording is a one-dimensional
recording is a one-dimensional recreation of humans performing in 3d
recreation of humans performing in 3d
recreation of humans performing in 3d acoustic space in a typical recording
acoustic space in a typical recording
acoustic space in a typical recording session the microphones are placed in
session the microphones are placed in
session the microphones are placed in close proximity to the sound sources and
close proximity to the sound sources and
close proximity to the sound sources and these monophonic signals are then mixed
these monophonic signals are then mixed
these monophonic signals are then mixed down with different amplifications on
down with different amplifications on
down with different amplifications on left and right when you put earbuds in
left and right when you put earbuds in
left and right when you put earbuds in you’re defeating your head related
you’re defeating your head related
you’re defeating your head related transfer function and so you’re not
transfer function and so you’re not
transfer function and so you’re not getting the full picture the stretching
getting the full picture the stretching
getting the full picture the stretching of sound sources along the line between
of sound sources along the line between
of sound sources along the line between your ears is far removed from the
your ears is far removed from the
your ears is far removed from the original performance you’re not getting
original performance you’re not getting
original performance you’re not getting the full picture you’re not even getting
the full picture you’re not even getting
the full picture you’re not even getting to dimensions out of three these sounds
to dimensions out of three these sounds
to dimensions out of three these sounds bounce off every surface and they
bounce off every surface and they
bounce off every surface and they resonate impossible to pick up in a
resonate impossible to pick up in a
resonate impossible to pick up in a stereophonic recording or recreate
stereophonic recording or recreate
stereophonic recording or recreate alright the next thing that Technopolis
alright the next thing that Technopolis
alright the next thing that Technopolis is it degrades the signal here’s where
is it degrades the signal here’s where
is it degrades the signal here’s where lossy compression enters the picture
lossy compression enters the picture
lossy compression enters the picture mp3s use something called perceptual
mp3s use something called perceptual
mp3s use something called perceptual encoding they take CD quality audio and
encoding they take CD quality audio and
encoding they take CD quality audio and remove the pieces that it thinks you
remove the pieces that it thinks you
remove the pieces that it thinks you can’t hear so take the Monalisa
can’t hear so take the Monalisa
can’t hear so take the Monalisa it looks fine on your smartphone JPEG
it looks fine on your smartphone JPEG
it looks fine on your smartphone JPEG 2072 dots per inch but when you blow it
2072 dots per inch but when you blow it
2072 dots per inch but when you blow it up it doesn’t look so good on your
up it doesn’t look so good on your
up it doesn’t look so good on your laptop well lossy compression is to
laptop well lossy compression is to
laptop well lossy compression is to music what pixelation is to art so here
music what pixelation is to art so here
music what pixelation is to art so here we have this
we have this
we have this dichotomy we have this thing that we
dichotomy we have this thing that we
dichotomy we have this thing that we really like
really like
really like we appreciate the original but we
we appreciate the original but we
we appreciate the original but we struggle with the crude copy well in
struggle with the crude copy well in
struggle with the crude copy well in order to study how the brain deals with
order to study how the brain deals with
order to study how the brain deals with musical information we used Magneto and
musical information we used Magneto and
musical information we used Magneto and Selig Rafi or emmy gee – exam the brains
Selig Rafi or emmy gee – exam the brains
Selig Rafi or emmy gee – exam the brains of subjects listening to and watching
of subjects listening to and watching
of subjects listening to and watching clips from Star Trek for the voyage home
clips from Star Trek for the voyage home
clips from Star Trek for the voyage home we played just the video and played just
we played just the video and played just
we played just the video and played just the audio and we got what we expected
the audio and we got what we expected
the audio and we got what we expected the corresponding visual and auditory
the corresponding visual and auditory
the corresponding visual and auditory areas of the brain light it lit up but
areas of the brain light it lit up but
areas of the brain light it lit up but when we played them together a funny
when we played them together a funny
when we played them together a funny thing happened the auditory areas did
thing happened the auditory areas did
thing happened the auditory areas did most of the heavy lifting and they did
most of the heavy lifting and they did
most of the heavy lifting and they did it with less effort so what was this and
it with less effort so what was this and
it with less effort so what was this and we found out that the doctrine of
we found out that the doctrine of
we found out that the doctrine of inverse effectiveness took over Stein
inverse effectiveness took over Stein
inverse effectiveness took over Stein and Stafford discovered this in 2008 and
and Stafford discovered this in 2008 and
and Stafford discovered this in 2008 and they say that multi-sensory enhancement
they say that multi-sensory enhancement
they say that multi-sensory enhancement is inversely related to the
is inversely related to the
is inversely related to the effectiveness of the visual cues being
effectiveness of the visual cues being
effectiveness of the visual cues being combined alright so the idea is let’s
combined alright so the idea is let’s
combined alright so the idea is let’s bring something back into our music how
bring something back into our music how
bring something back into our music how can we retrieve these audio cues that
can we retrieve these audio cues that
can we retrieve these audio cues that are missing well one answer is Subodh of
are missing well one answer is Subodh of
are missing well one answer is Subodh of audible supplementation
audible supplementation
audible supplementation if the inventors of this technology are
if the inventors of this technology are
if the inventors of this technology are correct
correct
correct it increases definition to enhance our
it increases definition to enhance our
it increases definition to enhance our emotional engagement Grammy
emotional engagement Grammy
emotional engagement Grammy award-winning producers and engineers
award-winning producers and engineers
award-winning producers and engineers are now beta testing the software and
are now beta testing the software and
are now beta testing the software and they say things like impressive and Wow
they say things like impressive and Wow
they say things like impressive and Wow it just sounds better and amazing I wish
it just sounds better and amazing I wish
it just sounds better and amazing I wish I could go back and remaster everything
I could go back and remaster everything
I could go back and remaster everything I’ve already done so these are expert
I’ve already done so these are expert
I’ve already done so these are expert listeners and these are testimonials
listeners and these are testimonials
listeners and these are testimonials take an original signal
take an original signal
take an original signal [Music]
[Music]
[Music] from this to make a customized notice
from this to make a customized notice
from this to make a customized notice signal its sub-audible that’s how you
signal its sub-audible that’s how you
signal its sub-audible that’s how you tell it’s working right you can’t hear
tell it’s working right you can’t hear
tell it’s working right you can’t hear it I blew it up it sounds like this
when you add that signal back in it
when you add that signal back in it sounds like this alright so we are doing
sounds like this alright so we are doing
sounds like this alright so we are doing some preliminary studies on this and
some preliminary studies on this and
some preliminary studies on this and they are promising what we’re finding is
they are promising what we’re finding is
they are promising what we’re finding is that inverse effectiveness actually does
that inverse effectiveness actually does
that inverse effectiveness actually does take hold that the untreated signal
take hold that the untreated signal
take hold that the untreated signal engages of course the auditory areas but
engages of course the auditory areas but
engages of course the auditory areas but the treated signal let’s the brain here
the treated signal let’s the brain here
the treated signal let’s the brain here more with less effort so until this
more with less effort so until this
more with less effort so until this comes to market what are some things
comes to market what are some things
comes to market what are some things that you can do
that you can do
that you can do to hear more to reduce stress to kick in
to hear more to reduce stress to kick in
to hear more to reduce stress to kick in your reward system and to increase your
your reward system and to increase your
your reward system and to increase your emotional and intellectual and social
emotional and intellectual and social
emotional and intellectual and social engagements well one thing you can do is
engagements well one thing you can do is
engagements well one thing you can do is support live music go to concerts it’s
studies show that going to concerts
studies show that going to concerts reduces your cortisol level and
reduces your cortisol level and
reduces your cortisol level and consequently reduces stress all right
consequently reduces stress all right
consequently reduces stress all right you can also get out your CDs in your
you can also get out your CDs in your
you can also get out your CDs in your vinyl and start listening to them again
vinyl and start listening to them again
vinyl and start listening to them again you know we all made a pledge to convert
you know we all made a pledge to convert
you know we all made a pledge to convert all of our records to digital when we
all of our records to digital when we
all of our records to digital when we are able to start burning CDs how many
are able to start burning CDs how many
are able to start burning CDs how many people actually ever did that okay no
people actually ever did that okay no
people actually ever did that okay no one okay yeah and you can listen over
one okay yeah and you can listen over
one okay yeah and you can listen over loudspeakers to group listening but you
loudspeakers to group listening but you
loudspeakers to group listening but you can embody music if you can play an
can embody music if you can play an
can embody music if you can play an instrument go dancing exercise to music
instrument go dancing exercise to music
instrument go dancing exercise to music you know join a jam session get into the
you know join a jam session get into the
you know join a jam session get into the whole embodiment thing to truly
whole embodiment thing to truly
whole embodiment thing to truly appreciate your music in the meantime
appreciate your music in the meantime
appreciate your music in the meantime I’m going to turn on my turntable and
I’m going to turn on my turntable and
I’m going to turn on my turntable and tune into my sonic environment and drop
tune into my sonic environment and drop
tune into my sonic environment and drop out of the interweb for a while and you
out of the interweb for a while and you
out of the interweb for a while and you know just occasionally I’m gonna take
know just occasionally I’m gonna take
know just occasionally I’m gonna take those old records off the shelf and not
those old records off the shelf and not
those old records off the shelf and not sit and listen to them by myself though
sit and listen to them by myself though
sit and listen to them by myself though so I hope you’ll join me thank you
so I hope you’ll join me thank you
so I hope you’ll join me thank you [Applause]
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