Author Archives: Justin Colletti

Since I do so much writing to pay my rent, maybe it’s unsurprising that I often neglect my own personal blog. Unlike with my professional work, I give myself no deadlines here, so that the fact anything shows up here at all is something of a miracle. Fortunately, it’s been busy month, and there’s plenty […]

The June issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist launches one week from today. That means this is your last chance to visit the site and check out the May issue if you haven’t done so already. In this issue you can: Find the results of last month’s High-Definition Audio Poll. Return to the 90s […]

A few days go, the New York Times published a short video about conducting. In it, the New York Philharmonic’s Alan Gilbert plays guinea pig for a suite of motion-capture cameras that analyze his movements as he discusses the methods and goals of a conductor. Of all Gilbert’s commentary, one remark near the end is […]

This Monday, we released the new April issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist – The music magazine for people who make music. In This Issue You Will: Explore the evolution of “ear-splitting” in How To Win the Loudness War. Travel the universe with Neil Young and Stephen Hawking in a time machine made out […]

I Never Talk to Strangers Earlier this week, I had a chance meeting with an editor from The New Yorker while riding on the subway. I was engrossed in my copy of that magazine, and she was sitting inches to my right, scribbling out notes in brisk flurries of red ink. She’d look up from […]

Yesterday was the first Monday of the month, which means we released the March issue of Trust Me, I’m A Scientist,  “The music magazine for people who make music.” In The March Issue, You’ll Find: The real story behind “Mastered for iTunes“, complete with tips from some of top mastering engineers in the world. Exclusive […]

While doing research for an article today, I stumbled across a listening test on MP3orNot.com. MP3orNot.com is a website that allows you to quiz yourself with a blind ABX test which compares fairly high-resolution 320kbps MP3 files against the older, 128kbps standard. I hope it doesn’t come across as bragging when I say that I […]