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Episode #238 - The Fade

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Why do some songs fade out when they end? The brass band in the gazebo in the public park never faded out their songs.

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‌Show notes:

  • Fade (audio engineering)
  • A Little Bit Softer Now, a Little Bit Softer Now… The sad, gradual decline of the fade-out in popular music.
  • Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, "Farewell" - Finale
  • Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa
  • Steve Reich: Tehillim
  • What Ever Happened To The Pop Song Fade-Out?
  • Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres
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