Dubstep Violin by Lindsey Stirling

Lindsey Stirling had a strange, but wonderful idea – to mix the violin with the wonderful genre of dubstep! Without further introduction, I present you with a song titled Crystallize which is her first song experimenting with this mix. I really like it and hope you do as well.

This track can be downloaded from her website in high quality for $0.99! Please check out her website and support her at http://lindseystirlingviolin.com/store/crystallize-single/

Music Spotlight: Cascade by Hyper

I know it is older, but I am really digging this. I am going to have to pick up this album. I just thought I’d share. It is just good, smooth techno.

Good Beats: December 2012

George Acosta feat. Emma Lock – Never Fear (ATB Remix)
Buy this track on Beatport!

Lange – This Is New York (vs. Gareth Emery) (Heatbeat Remix)
Buy this track on Beatport!

Please enjoy!

Converting FLAC to MP3 in Linux

Converting FLAC files to MP3 is very easy to accomplish in Linux. Unfortunately, FLAC files can not be played on most mobile devices and they normally take up too much space anyway. Use the script I wrote below to easily convert a folder (recursively) to mp3 files. It defaults to 320 kbps bit rate if you do not specify. This script was tested in Ubuntu 10.04 with: flac 1.2.1 and lame 3.98.2. Nothing else is required.

Usage

flac2mp3 /path/to/flac/files/ /path/to/output/mp3/files/ [bit_rate]

The Script

#!/bin/bash
convert_dir=$1
output_dir=$2
bitrate=$3

# Ensure require params are passed in
if [ -z $convert_dir ] || [ -z $output_dir ];
then
  echo "Usage: flac2mp3 rip_dir output_dir [bitrate]"
  exit
fi

# Default to 320 kbps if bitrate not specified
if [ -z $bitrate ];
then
  bitrate=320
fi

# Get the list of files to convert
files=( `find $convert_dir -iname '*.flac' | tr "\n" " "` )

# Convert each file, one at a time
for file in ${files[*]}
do
  flac -dc $file | lame -b $bitrate - $output_dir/`basename $file`.mp3
done

echo "Conversions complete!"

Installation

cd /usr/bin
sudo curl --silent --output flac2mp3 https://gist.github.com/raw/708704/10b41ddb2ab43ade403038cfb78364eb5e168286/flac2mp3
sudo chmod 755 flac2mp3

Music Spotlight: Boom Bach Music

This is one of my colleagues at work. He combines anything from trancey synths, guitar riffs, and big bass lines to make what he calls ‘Gangsta Jazz’ Check out all of his work on his SoundCloud page. It is definitely work a look!

DevELOpe
DevELOpe by BoomBachMusic

Oh no, Tokyo
Oh no, Tokyo by BoomBachMusic