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Stonehenge model

Did the circle of stones cause focussing and discrete echoes within Stonehenge.

Published March 5, 2020
Categorized as archaeoacoustics Tagged architectural acoustics, echo, focusing, impulse response, reflection, stonehenge

Did acoustics affect where palaeolithic cave 'art' was painted?

Did the first large scale scientific test of the theory that acoustics affected where palaeolithic cave ‘art’ was painted, support the hypothesis? The lead author on the paper explains.

Published September 12, 2017
Categorized as archaeoacoustics Tagged architectural acoustics, Bruno Fazenda, caves, echo, resonance, reverberation, sound, Spain, university of salford

Playing the Echo

A recording of a remarkable percussion piece that plays with the echo in the reading room of Manchester Central Library.

Published October 29, 2016
Categorized as music, Uncategorized Tagged 360 video, alan williams, ambisonics, architectural acoustics, binaural, dome, echo, manchester central library, Manchester Science Festival, reading room

Underneath the arches

A soundwalk in castlefield, showing how unusual acoustic effects can be found in unlikely places like under railway bridges.

Published February 9, 2014
Categorized as soundwalk Tagged arch, balloon burst, bridge, castlefield, davide tidoni, echo, ku ku, Manchester, Manchester Science Festival, reverb, reverberation, saxophone, science festival, slapback echo

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Interested in studying for a research degree with me @SalfordAcoustic ? We're running a webinar next wed lunchtime https://hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acoustics/2022/05/15/postgraduate-opportunities-acoustics-research-centre-the-university-of-salford/ looking at topics, funding, how to apply etc.

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18 May

The registration for the 1st Clarity Prediction Challenge (CPC1) workshop is open. Improving models of speech intelligibility for hearing loss and aids. Virtual via Zoom https://claritychallenge.github.io/clarity2022-workshop/

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13 May

I'll be joined by author @taniahershman for the session as well. Tania did a fab story for the @PodInventive Episode 1 @ShroukELA https://hub.salford.ac.uk/inventivepodcast/2021/06/14/inventive-podcast-episode-one/ or your usual podcast app

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