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A clear anechoic chamber

How to make a clear anechoic chamber

January 24, 2014
The World's most reverberant space

Audio recordings of the World’s ‘longest echo’ for downloading.

January 20, 2014
Why does music sound better with reverb?

What might be behind our preference of hearing music with reverberation?

January 10, 2014
Why do bubbles sound bubbly?

As you break open the champagne this Christmas, listen to the sound of the bubbles suggests Jonathan Riley. Earlier this week I watched Dr. Helen Czerski’s programme about the science of bubbles. One of the things she talked about was how a bubble makes a sound as it rises through a liquid. We know that…

December 27, 2013
Scientist vs Engineer

What is the differences between an engineer and scientist according to Twitter

December 23, 2013
Binaural reproduction: the future for headphones?

Headphone listening has become very popular as people consume radio, TV and music out and about. For this reason, researchers and companies are starting to revisit binaural technologies. For example, you can read this BBC R&D blog about their experiments with binaural. One of the strange things about listening to a favourite stereo track on…

December 20, 2013
Headphones vs Loudspeakers

The different attitudes to loudspeakers and headphones in tweets

December 16, 2013
Pitch shifting to 432 Hz doesn't improve music

Results from an experiment to see if music sounds better with instruments tuned to 432 Hz.

December 13, 2013
Wavefield synthesis: 'souped-up' surround sound

Wave field synthesis, a great research tool for audio and surround sound.

December 8, 2013
Listening to the B of the Bang

Want to hear just the B from the Bang, try bursting a balloon in an anechoic chamber.

December 3, 2013

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