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How to Shop for Classical Music on Vinyl
So, you’ve decided to nerd up your record collection and expand your aural palette by getting into classical music on vinyl? Awesome! But where to start? The good news is that high-quality classical vinyl is relatively easy to find. The great news is that learning the basics of how to...
How speakers make sound
Speakers (also called loudspeakers) push and pull surrounding air molecules in waves that the human ear interprets as sound. You could even say that hearing is movement detection. So what makes a speaker travel back and forth at just the right rate and distance, and how does that make sound?
This is what a Styrofoam cello sounds like
A last-year student of musical instrument manufacturing from the College of Ghent has made a cello with a Styrofoam cover. The instrument is the result of a search for new materials and techniques to produce more sound with less effort, compared to the regular wooden versions.
Hear What Shakespeare Sounded Like in the Original Pronunciation
What did Shakespeare’s English sound like to Shakespeare? To his audience? And how can we know such a thing as the phonetic character of the language spoken 400 years ago?
How Sound Shaped The Evolution Of Your Brain
Sound gets into our brains and processed so quickly that it shapes all other perceptions, says neuroscientist Seth Horowitz. "You hear anywhere from 20 to 100 times faster than you see."
Why Do You Hate the Sound of Your Own Voice?
For many of us, there are few things more painful than hearing a recording of our own voices.
Neuroscientists Still Don’t Know Why Music Sounds Good
Scientists, musicians and philosophers have been debating why music sounds nice for literally centuries.
How do you make a vinyl record?
Watch behind the scenes as a vinyl record is processed from start to finish.
How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound
Music can be a key element of your brand's identity. Find out how audio can enhance your brand content and learn how to go about creating your signature sound.
Will vinyl sound identical to digital?
If you digitally copy a vinyl disc will it sound identical or will it instead have digital artifacts?
What is spatial sound, and how can it impact your content?
Spatial sound is a relatively new audio format that, when done properly, can enhance the quality of the content that you create.
Why vinyl makes a perfectly imperfect format for discovering classical music
LPs can bring you closer to the music, and that’s just scratching the surface.
How to Make Your Podcast Sound Like NPR
One of the first things listeners will notice about your podcast is the quality of the audio. Bad audio is a surefire way to sound unprofessional and lose listeners, so make it a priority to produce the highest quality audio you can.
How to Make Your Podcast Sound Better
You have a new USB microphone, but how you use it will determine whether your podcast sounds professionally recorded or more like amateur hour. Improve the audio quality of your podcast vocals by following these easy tips.
How To Make Your Live Sound Engineer's Job Easier
Musicians often view the sound of their live shows as something left up to chance. But there are things we can do to make life easier for sound engineers.
The Power of Sound in Education: How Music Can Help Students Learn
Strategically using music and sound in education can help solidify patterns into young minds.
What Does Your Happiness Soundtrack Sound Like?
Music is one of the most powerful human creations. Throughout the ages, it has inspired soldiers to valor and moved audiences to tears. But, have you ever thought about the important role that music can play in bringing you happiness? Read More
What Does Your City Sound Like?
A team of researchers are using data from photos to map out urban soundscapes.
What You Need to Know About Mastering at Home
Mastering used to involve prepping releases for vinyl, and then cutting them on a lathe—a demanding, finicky, physical medium that required both art and science. The expertise required to master fo…
The Color of Noise: What Do Hues Have to Do with Sound?
You have probably already heard, or at least heard of, white noise. Maybe you grew up when televisions were still analog. If so, you might remember the shhh that accompanied “snow” on a cathode-ray tube screen . It lived in special place between the few channels on the dial that actually had programming. And in that snow, you could see—and hear— residual cosmic radiation born in the big bang<br>Or maybe you grew up in the age of apps and downloaded one…
