A phaser is an effect that moves an audio signal in and out of phase so that it sounds like it's cancelling itself out, adding a sense of motion to an otherwise static tone.

It can really liven up a mix, however it has no Starfleet applications no matter what you may have heard to the contrary. Welcome to Strong Songs a Podcast About Music.

I'm your host Kirk Hamilton and as always I'm so glad that you join me to talk about music that's in phase,

music that's out of phase, and sometimes music that's a little bit above.

It's a new year. Strong Songs Year 3 is underway.

We've got new theme music which you're hearing right now and I'm very excited for the year to come.

The episode that you're about to listen to is entirely listener supported and if you'd like to

know more about how to help me make strong songs go to Patreon Patreon.

This year I wanted to get into the meat of the episode a little bit faster

so as soon as this intro music ends

we're going to get right to it.

Of course, before we make a change like that,

I feel like there is one opinion that we should probably get.

So let's ask the horns what they think. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Music is magic and it is all around us however for just one just one moment, I want you to stop listening to the

music around you and turn your eyes and ears to the sky.

There's not enough magic or mystery in our day-to-day lives, and one could be forgiven for sitting and staring at the sky,

wishing for something magical to happen.

Like what if a mystical being from another world brought us a collection of songs that changed everything,

songs that saved humanity and made this remember the unifying joy of being human.

It's a romantic notion, isn't it? A being from another world with art or music so beautiful that it changes our world for the better, shows us things we never could have

imagined. It's that promise that music

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