Funny, poignant, catchy — trending sounds are the backbone of TikTok virality and can often make or break a video’s success. According to research by the short-form video platform, “sound is the anti-scroll on TikTok”. With their data, it’s not hard to see why. Eighty-eight percent of TikTok users said that “sound is essential to […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With the rise of short-form content across TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram reels, this is the perfect way to build an audience and any niche in 2023. Over the past six months, I’ve been testing out different ways to apply trends using short videos. I did this […]
TikTok is many things to many, many people — a daily vlog, a place to get news and an incredibly popular search engine. Still, it’s important to remember that TikTok started as a place for sounds. Yes, before it was the all-consuming social media beast it is today, TikTok was mostly known for music. In […]
Reflecting on those familiar sounds Published 8:00 am Saturday, October 15, 2022 By Steve Stricker One day last week at daybreak, as I opened the inner door to my patio, a few meters away my deer buddy, “Sister” was nibbling on my “bird” feed. We have been friends since she was a wee fawn, knows […]
Every time I write about Sennheiser’s Ambeo, it changes tack. The first time I heard the word, it was being used in relation to some sumptuous nine-channel music recordings. Sennheiser’s ‘tonmeister’ and sound engineer Gregor Zielinsky was pioneering music recordings in 9.1, and he spent several years demoing and advocating this recording technique at expert […]
A new testbed for future rFactor 2 updates has been released, and alongside new sounds includes further setup options, UI additions and AI tweaks. Share Tweet Share Share Email A new release candidate has been released for PC-based driving simulator Factor 2 – and it includes a spate of gameplay additions. For those out of […]
Soothing sounds of the sitar will fill The Linda on Sunday as part of a new series presented by New York Folklore and WAMC. The three-part showcase, which will continue in February and March, highlights traditional musicians and artists from around the globe who call the Capital Region home. It was born out of NY […]