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Tag: tuning

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

Pitch shifting to 432 Hz doesn't improve music

Preference verses tuning frequency graph
Preference verses tuning frequency

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

Published December 13, 2013
Categorized as music Tagged 432 vs 440 Hz, 432Hz, 440Hz, Joseph Goebbels, pitch, skeptic, tuning

The unmusical, musical road

How the second musical road in Lancaster, California is out of tune, just like the first one.

Published November 15, 2013
Categorized as music Tagged california, lancaster, musical road, physics, tuning, william tell overture

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

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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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