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TY - JOUR
T1 - A Digital Recording Consciousness
T2 - Analysing, Mixing and Evaluating Audio in the Mashup Community
AU - Michielse, Maarten
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - This article investigates a specific musical sensibility that plays a role within the mashup community and makes it possible for participants to re-use and recombine recorded songs in new and imaginative ways. Inspired by the work of H. Stith Bennett, I call this sensibility a “digital recording consciousness”. In order to be able to participate in the community, mashup enthusiasts need to develop an in-depth understanding of digital audio files and interrelated software programs. By tinkering with existing tracks and by commenting on each other’s work, mashup enthusiasts strive to collectively explore and develop such technical knowhow further. Based on a (virtual) ethnographic investigation of mashup community Mashstix.com, this article investigates these communal processes in detail. Instead of highlighting topics such as piracy and theft, it develops a focus on community interactions, competences and skills. These aspects play a key role in the values and meanings assigned by mashup enthusiasts to their practice.
AB - This article investigates a specific musical sensibility that plays a role within the mashup community and makes it possible for participants to re-use and recombine recorded songs in new and imaginative ways. Inspired by the work of H. Stith Bennett, I call this sensibility a “digital recording consciousness”. In order to be able to participate in the community, mashup enthusiasts need to develop an in-depth understanding of digital audio files and interrelated software programs. By tinkering with existing tracks and by commenting on each other’s work, mashup enthusiasts strive to collectively explore and develop such technical knowhow further. Based on a (virtual) ethnographic investigation of mashup community Mashstix.com, this article investigates these communal processes in detail. Instead of highlighting topics such as piracy and theft, it develops a focus on community interactions, competences and skills. These aspects play a key role in the values and meanings assigned by mashup enthusiasts to their practice.
KW - Mashup Practices
KW - Recording Consciousness
KW - Digital Technology
KW - Skills
KW - Learning
U2 - 10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i2.8en
DO - 10.5429/2079-3871(2016)v6i2.8en
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 139
EP - 153
JO - IASPM@Journal
JF - IASPM@Journal
SN - 2079-3871
IS - 2
ER -