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Can you hear the difference?

Hosted by Eli Willis Music

When
7:15 – 11:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Experiential
Can you hear the difference? artwork

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A blind listening party for the AI era.

Play pairs of tracks and ask the room to identify:

AI vs. human Analog vs. digital Expensive vs. cheap equipment Live instrument vs. sample Real singer vs. synthetic voice Lossless vs. compressed audio

Guests lock in answers before the reveal.

Then briefly explain what everyone was hearing.

Part game show, part psychoacoustics experiment, part music nerd argument.

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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