Have you ever really stopped to think about that? Given all
the possibilities for a given song to exist, with all the notes, chords and
arrangements at our disposal, will we ever reach a point where we have one day heard
it all? More so, it may surprise you to learn that the amount of possibilities for
a song, while extraordinarily gigantic, is actually a finite number – meaning that we can
one (distant) day reach the point of hearing nothing new. We as humans can only distinguish
a certain number of tones, and since it only takes just a few notes for two songs to
sound similar, will we one day run out of new music?
Find out in this highly interesting video below:
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Hisham Dahud is a Senior Analyst for Hypebot.com. Additionally, he is a digital strategist for Fame House and an independent musician. Follow him on Twitter: @HishamDahud
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Will We Ever Run Out Of New Music? [VIDEO]
Have you ever really stopped to think about that? Given all
the possibilities for a given song to exist, with all the notes, chords and
arrangements at our disposal, will we ever reach a point where we have one day heard
it all? More so, it may surprise you to learn that the amount of possibilities for
a song, while extraordinarily gigantic, is actually a finite number – meaning that we can
one (distant) day reach the point of hearing nothing new. We as humans can only distinguish
a certain number of tones, and since it only takes just a few notes for two songs to
sound similar, will we one day run out of new music?
