TheExarion

YouTube has begun AI upscaling videos. Here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• Open YouTube Studio
• > Settings
• > Channel
• > Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"

Credit to @Zakarith_ on X for initially sharing this.
x.com/Zakarith_

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2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 20

TheExarion

AI thumbnails are cringe, but if you're going to use them, at least do something to offset the carbon emissions you incurred from generating them.

1 month ago | [YT] | 20

TheExarion

I've had the wonderful opportunity of listening to Greg Zelek live in concert. He is a virtuoso organist who is creating an incredible career for himself in the midwest U.S. at the moment. He's a riveting musician whose unabashed love for the organ really shows in the multitude of ways he demonstrates its range - on one end garnering a powerful and supersonic beast and on the other, a solemn, cooling breeze.

In looking for more performances of him (not many are out there, sadly), I was able to find his debut album! If you have ever been curious about organ music or are a fan of its many timbres, PLEASE give this a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU3c-...

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 6

TheExarion

I came across this video essay, and the way Manuel explains things here is so incredibly easy to understand despite these nuances being difficult to communicate at times. Consider giving it a watch, especially if you like thinking about the context of where you're playing a piece :)

3 months ago | [YT] | 8

TheExarion

and is "paganini's original tempo" in the room with us right now"?

4 months ago | [YT] | 7

TheExarion

Now that I've made a substantial amount of progress, I can finally let you all know that I have finally continued progress on the Original Compositions video that was supposed to be posted in December 2024. I want to sincerely for not working on this or publishing it sooner; I am currently in a PhD program that has demanded much more of my time than I thought it would.

I am now 1/3 of the way through people's submissions after having revisited this project in the last week. I do not want to promise any sort of publication date for the video, but rest assured that this project is being worked on.

If you shared your email with me, PLEASE CHECK IT. There are some submissions with YouTube links that are now defunct or with terminated channels, so email is the only route for me to contact some of you.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding.

5 months ago | [YT] | 40

TheExarion

bro wtf can we get ‪@thealkansociety8513‬ aka the YouTube channel for The Alkan Society to 1000 subscribers please?

5 months ago | [YT] | 16

TheExarion

Finally found Robert Henry's performances of some of the Chopin-Godowsky studies, thanks to the Wayback Machine/Internet Archive. I consider these to be some of the best performances of these studies - which is saying something, coming from me lmao. Give them a listen!!

6 months ago | [YT] | 12

TheExarion

For those who have listened to Jon Batiste's "Beethoven Blues": Thoughts?

For those who haven't listened to it and are interested, find the album at the links below and report back!
open.spotify.com/album/3eXr4s3rCLxNJpxqaIDyqJ
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

8 months ago | [YT] | 12

TheExarion

What are some pieces that, if you changed their key, you would fundamentally change the identity of the piece?

An example that comes to mind is the Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

10 months ago | [YT] | 6