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Tag: psychoacoustics

Scientists are trying to uncover what makes Stradivarius violins special – but are they wasting their time?

Hunting for the Holy Grail of violin making – is there really a Strad secret to be found?

Published December 20, 2016
Categorized as music Tagged halo effect, psychoacoustics, strad, vibration, violin

Data from deTune Battle

Data from the deTune Battle experiment exploring the cult of 432 Hz

Published May 15, 2015
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 432 Hz, 440 Hz, data, experiment, music, pitch shifting, psychoacoustics, sounds, tuning

The funniest whoopee cushion sound

The results from our experiment into whoopee cushion sounds for comic relief

Published May 12, 2015
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged age, comic relief, funny, psychoacoustics, red nose day, science experiment, whoopee cushion

Do you like your music flat?

Does music with a lower tuning frequency sound better?

Published July 25, 2013
Categorized as music Tagged 440Hz, claude debussey, debussy, hugi fastl, piano, pitch, psychoacoustics, sadie, tuning, youtube

Youtube experiment for Glastonbury

What makes a geat mobile recording, we’re trying to find out using YouTube clips from Glastonbury.

Published June 28, 2013
Categorized as music, perception, singing Tagged experiment, http www youtube, mobile, Noise, psychoacoustics, sound, university of salford, user generated content, video, voice, youtube videos

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Acoustical Engineer at Salford University, host of https://t.co/qSsJHg814E and author of Now You're Talking and Sonic Wonderland.

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20 May

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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Hear from Professor @trevor_cox about the use of podcasts to engage pupils in reading. https://literacytrust.org.uk/events/secondary-school-conference-reading-within-the-curriculum/ Book now!

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