Sep 20, 2017 · TIL that "Opus No. 1", one of the most recognizable hold music songs of all time, was recorded by two highschool students in their garage in 1989, one of whom went on to build IP phones for Cisco. The song is now being played on over 65 million IP phones worldwide.

Jun 13, 2024 · Most of my audio library is encoded in opus and those files play without any problem, but in many matroska files the opus audio won't play. This pertains to all multitrack audio tracks like 5.1 and 7.1 and also some stereo opus tracks, but most of those seem to play fine.

Jan 19, 2018 · The music you never knew you loved. In the 70s and 80s, if you watched a documentary in a science class or saw a movie at a museum, there is a good chance the soundtrack was in the genre of "library music".

Oct 15, 2015 · The term "Opus" is usually applied by the composers themselves or their publishers, while RV and BWV are named by the people who did the categorization after the composer's death. Historically, composers would often publish multiple compositions at the same time so they would be branded under the same opus number (hence the Op. X No. Y format).

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Dec 8, 2020 · The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down [Rock] (From the rooftop of 3 Savile Row in London, their final performance held 55 years ago today in 1969)

Feb 13, 2023 · I am looking for the part in this commercial at 0:52 where the beat really breaks down and sound super modernized. I listened to the original “Opus No. 1” and that part is not there. Did bud light do a remix? Will they release a full version? Or did someone already remix this part and bud light used it? Can anyone help?

Aug 15, 2022 · Opus #1, Cisco's default hold music. One fun thing about this mostly 80's drum machine midi banger is that it made very interesting intense use of stereo panning, that you can't hear in a phone, so it sounds like it's cutting in and out all the time.

Apr 23, 2022 · This hold music is called Opus #1 You can find the story behind it from a archive of Cisco's Blog-- and a full copy on youtube “The song is called Opus No. 1, by Tim Carleton and Darrick Deel. It’s never been on a Top 40 list or gotten radio play, and yet it’s heard around the world by the millions of people who are placed on hold each day.

Jul 25, 2021 · MA Status of copyright on Opus #1 We just upgraded our phone system and I'd like to use Opus #1, the famous default Cisco hold music. The only info I could find on it said it might be free to use but I'd like to know for sure.