More and more people are deciding to choose an organic lifestyle to counteract the imbalances of today's fast-paced world.
Organic clothing is also becoming more and more popular. Natural fibres such as cotton, hemp and bamboo are grown organically and then made into clothing, which again ensures that skin does not come into contact with chemicals that can be used in clothes dye and manufacturing clothing. Many people who have children and babies will try to adopt some kind of an organic lifestyle, to give their child the purest and healthiest start as possible, and there are a variety of organic children's clothing options available.
Studies done on organically grown fruit have revealed several benefits in terms of nutrient content, flavor and shelf life. According to research, organic strawberries have higher levels of antioxidants and ascorbic acid. Their shelf life is longer and with certain varieties the flavor and sweetness was much better.
Organic fruits can be found in many supermarkets and grocery stores, usually in a separate organic foods section. Open air farmer's markets are also another place to purchase them. Some individual small-scale farmers open up their orchards to members of the public to come and pick and purchase their own fruit for a small fee.
Other benefits of organic farming is that it's healthier for the environment, it reduces the emission of greenhouse gases that cause global warming, and it maintains the biodiversity of fruiting plants. In the latter case, many commercial farming systems have reduced our fruit options to just a few genetically modified varieties, meaning that many indigenous fruit species are in danger of going extinct.
Some fruit have a higher tendency for pesticide residue, for example strawberries, apples, grapes, peaches, pears, cherries and nectarines. If you're wondering which organic fruit varieties you should select first, then these are the ones. Fruits such as pineapples, papaya, avocados, bananas, kiwi and mangoes generally have minimal pesticide residues in comparison to the non-organic varieties.
Organic gardening is the main thing in gardening today. More and more garden enthusiasts are shifting from the conventional gardening to this method mainly because it's chemical free. Is there such a thing as an organic seed though? The first thing that every gardener has to consider in order to succeed in gardening is the quality of soil he is going to plant. The next most important this is the seed because it's basically what you will be trying to grow and nurture.
The organic seed has become a favorite of most gardeners because it's much easier to grow and cultivate. Below are just some of the characteristics of seeds that you have to be familiar with so you will have greater chances of buying the right seed that you can easily grow. Manufacturers use codes or labels such as U for untreated, O for organic, OP for open-pollinated, and H for heritage.
Now let's get to know each type of seeds so you can easily determine which one to choose and which one to avoid. Untreated seeds are those that have not been coated with harmful chemicals. This means that this type of seed is not genetically or chemically modified in any way.
Organic growers have no idea whether these injected genes will mutate into something that will endanger a person's health, such as create different allergens in the food, damage the liver or the kidneys, combine with the good bacteria in the gut to create its own version, etc. Organic seed(O)comes from plants, which have been grown, via organic methods where no chemicals used nor any harmful elements coated to this seed.
Growers prefer this seed to the others because unlike chemically altered or generated seeds, this type of organic seed is mutually beneficial to the grower and the consumers. For the former, it is easy to plant and nourish. For the latter, it does not cause any harm when partaken.
The word "organic" is used quite a bit these days. We hear it in business as organic growth and now we hear it with regard to music recording and podcasting. The term "organic" has come to refer to something that is natural, authentic, and has core value. For example, the organic growth in business refers to true expansion in the central core of the company not inflated increases from outside venues or other sources.
According to the online urban dictionary, organic music is music that has a core sound and tone that is natural by use of acoustic instruments and vocals. This definition went on to elaborate about organic music resonating positive vibes or something to that effect. As musicians, the music industry cautions us to be "more organic." However, in this digital age, recording music in a home studio on a PC via Audacity or Adobe Audition by its very definition is digital. The sound is stored in a system of ones and zeros. Musicians can record short segments and easily repeat these sections by copying and pasting multiple times. Drums can be manufactured on keyboards or can be made completely inside a computer by using software. Most indie musicians use electronic keyboards, drum machines, and software for instrumentation when recording. These resonating vibrations though, are merely recreations from a computer.
Indie musicians are branching out into selling their music to film and television (i.e. sync licensing or synchronization). This leads to wondering how modern indie recording musicians can obtain an organic music texture?
Quantizing is a digital software adjustment that can move beats to equal other beats. So if a beat is slightly off, it can be snapped perfectly into place. The same can be used for vocals that are slightly flat or sharp by adjusting the pitch. Anyone doing their own recording and mixing has their own techniques for editing and layering tracks. However, something that I noticed early on with quantizing beats in my instruments was when listening back, some instrumental sounds were canceled out. The aural threshold of human hearing is limited, so by aligning every single instrument to an exact beat meant that the listener wasn't hearing everything that was intended. This aural phenomenon means that only a few sounds can exist in the same space at the same time. I also noticed that if two instruments had similar timbres or tones, one of them might be canceled out aurally.
Maybe this organic music direction has a slightly different meaning? Maybe it means less perfect?
Let's compare this to a symphony orchestra or choir where you have multiple musicians playing together at the same time. The orchestra has a thick acoustic sound which fulfills the definition organic music. If all the musicians are playing at the same time how can we hear the various instruments? There are a few factors that make this possible. The musicians are playing at the same time, but no two people can place precisely note for note at the exact time like a computer can. This fraction of a millisecond difference when each musician puts their bow to the string can be multiplied by all the musicians playing. This produces a thickness to the sound texture of orchestras and choirs.
Another reason for being able to hear the various instruments is due to the timbre of the individual instruments or choir voices. No two violins or voices have the exact same tone or vibrato. This variance allows human hearing to differentiate between sounds.
An additional reason for variance is the use of multiple ranges of notes. Orchestras have first and second violins, violas, cellos, and multitude of other instruments playing different notes in different octaves.
The last reason is where the musicians reside in the linear plane of hearing. For example, violins are heard more to the left, cellos basses are heard more to the right, and woodwinds are more central. This is a result of where they are seated in the orchestra during a performance and where a listener would commonly hear them from the audience.
Knowing this information can be vital in providing a more organic sound to recordings.
Instrumentation- If you are using more than one type of the same instruments like guitars from a keyboard or digital strings, try using completely two different textures. You can even adjust one to be more treble sounding than the other. If you are adding a digital woodwind or flute of some type, add in the vibrato. If you are using multiple instruments, use different octave ranges and divergent notes within the chord structure of the song.
Panning - Use the pan feature and place instruments left center, another center, another right center, etc. This allows the listener to hear the individual instruments. If you are a band but want to achieve a chamber orchestra sound, place the orchestra how you would hear them live-- violins on the left, viola left center, cello/bass more to the right. Place these instruments more to the back by using reverb while placing your guitar, bass, and vocals more up front.
Quantizing - By all means, quantize your rhythm and drums and a few of the instruments. In other cases, play the instruments all the way through the song and allow for that millisecond variance, as if multiple musicians were playing at the same time.
Timbres - Add a real voice, real percussion, or real other instrument along with your recording. If you are using the digital ah's in a song from a keyboard, get a real person to sing along with them. Adding in live actual sounds goes along way to making the recording more organic.
All the Way Through - I will use quantization to make drum tracks or basic percussion tracks and bass tracks. The rest I play live, all the way through. It is a challenge to do this and requires practice. The end result is that you can achieve a sound of multiple musicians even if you are recording by yourself.
Written by Suzanna Reeves @ http://neutrinomusic.com. Suzanna has been sound recording on computers since the advent of home digital recording. She has founded her own record label, recorded and published music and produced audio dramas and podcasts. She also believes that anyone with the right knowledge and tools can do it. You can subscribe to Neutrino Music Articles at our site. Twitter me @suzannareeves.
Which is better – PPC or Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
We need organic traffic for generating business. Who is going to generate that and how? Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the best solutions which are very popular amongst the online businesses. It is considered to be a great way to get website traffic but there are many cases in which Pay per Click (PPC) advertising proves to be a more powerful tool. Organic Search Engine Optimization is generally a slow process which is definitely a powerful tool for long term traffic generation. Usually the online business owners are small to medium in size and their returns are also not very high, which makes them more vulnerable and need special support from the professionals.
Often the Google algorithm makes changes which greatly affect the overall rankings of the website in search results. It is commonly observed that after every Google algorithm change the results differ hugely which can make or break a small business. Search engine optimization guaranteed results are not that difficult to achieve but how long they will last is a big question. What happens is that when you optimize the site against the popular terms the Google crawler lists you as one of the prime sources for that particular service or product. But if you have done something wrong with the website you get ready to be penalized. Google is very strict about the fake stuff. Actually, for almost every website on the web Google and the other search engines are the primary source of traffic. So, they optimize their websites according to their guidelines, if by chance or deliberately, they make some fraudulent optimization then will face big problems. This is why it is quite natural that businesses devote quality time and money on SEO and on choosing the right professionals.
Another method, PPC campaign, is a very special technique using which any website can get top listing on Google, provided you pay big bucks. Pay more, be on the top. It is definitely a fast and effective method but will last till the time website it is paid for. Both techniques have their pros and cons; choice is ultimately yours and only yours!
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