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Playing the World's 'longest echo'
My experience of playing the saxophone in the world record oil tank
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Can computers compose?
Can computers compose music that is worth listening to?
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The myth of the stradviarius
Are stradviarius violins the best money can buy?
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I am sitting in a room
A version of Alvin Lucier’s most famous work “I am Sitting in a Room” performed using the world’s ‘longest echo’ (reverberation time).
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Why does music sound better with reverb?
What might be behind our preference of hearing music with reverberation?
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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.
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Slower music has higher sound quality
An analysis of pop and rock music shows that slower music has higher sound quality
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The unmusical, musical road
How the second musical road in Lancaster, California is out of tune, just like the first one.
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Do you like your music flat?
Does music with a lower tuning frequency sound better?
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How weather affects sound at Glastonbury
How weather affects the sound at festivals like Glastonbury