Sound articles

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  'Dyskograf' sound installation replaces vinyl and needles with paper and cameras

  By Justin Rubio on October 21, 2012 05:21 am + 19 comments

  Drawing inspiration from traditional record players, French new media production company Avoka has Continue reading…

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  Sound Taxi turns London street noise into live music

  By Amar Toor on September 22, 2012 11:55 pm + 6 comments

  Headphone developer AiAiAi and designer Yuri Suzuki have teamed up to create the Sound Taxi — a Continue reading…

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  'Sona' for iPad provides a touchscreen take on the classic 'Simon' game

  By Louis Goddard on August 10, 2012 05:14 am + 5 comments

  For his third-year project at the University of Art and Design in Lausanne, Switzerland, student Continue reading…

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  Modern popular music does all sound the same, and it's getting louder too

  By Andrew Webster on July 30, 2012 10:17 am + 73 comments

  If you've ever turned on the radio and thought that all popular music sounds the same, it turns out Continue reading…

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  How Olympic audio engineers create a hyperreal sound experience

  By Louis Goddard on July 19, 2012 08:33 am + 9 comments

  As the 2012 Olympic Games approach and London goes into tourist lockdown, The Atlantic has a salient Continue reading…

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  Dolby Atmos making its public debut in 14 theaters with Pixar's 'Brave'

  By Bryan Bishop on June 15, 2012 02:31 am + 8 comments

  We were pretty impressed with Atmos, Dolby's new multi-directional sound platform, when we took a Continue reading…

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  Dolby reveals the future of cinematic sound in Dolby Atmos demo

  By Bryan Bishop on June 11, 2012 11:08 pm + 8 comments

  Dolby announced its new Atmos multi-directional sound platform back in April, and today the company Continue reading…

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  Artist turns 'Ecco the Dolphin' into psychedelic art installation

  By Amar Toor on May 24, 2012 02:34 am + 6 comments

  To most people, Ecco the Dolphin may be nothing more than a vintage video game. To artist Andrew Continue reading…

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  Sound in space: how waves behave in almost zero gravity

  By Jamie Keene on May 14, 2012 08:31 am + 19 comments

  There might not be any air in space, but NASA scientist and astronaut Don Pettit has come up with a Continue reading…

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  Dolby Atmos audio hits moviegoers with sound from all directions

  By Andrew Webster on April 24, 2012 01:55 pm + 19 comments

  Dolby has unveiled a new audio platform for theaters called Atmos, which it says creates more Continue reading…