RailsConf 2022 - How music works, using Ruby by Thijs Cadier

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Published on January 16, 2023 4:00:10 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3kEj41NwA

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That strange phenomenon where air molecules bounce against each other in a way that somehow comforts you, makes you cry, or makes you dance all night: music. Since the advent of recorded audio, a musician doesn't even need to be present anymore for this to happen (which makes putting "I will always love you" on repeat a little less awkward).

Sound engineers have found many ways of making music sound good when played from a record. Some of their methods have become industry staples used on every recording released today.

Let's look at what they do and reproduce some of their methods in Ruby!