Spain does seem to be a hotbed of audio research these days; the Univesitat Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona brought us the ReacTable, and now engineers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia have devised a method of bending sound around an obstacle so that it effectively becomes inaudible…
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Sennheiser are currently running a sound design competition - or, more specifically, an audio logo competition. This is an interesting challenge for any musician, particularly if you’re looking for a new angle to fuel your creativity - as it’s an audio logo, it must be no more than eight seconds long…
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Synaesthesia is a condition (or ability) whereby two or more senses are experientially intermingled; synaesthetes often perceive letters as having a particular colour, or can experience music not only as sound but also as having form, texture and colour. Although synaesthesia is typically an involuntary congenital condition, a research group are developing a device that may allow blind people to ’see’ by converting video images to sound…
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I first became aware of Topspin when Ian Rogers left Yahoo Music earlier this year to become the CEO of this mysterious startup. Some of the suspense has been lifted now that Topspin has come out of stealth beta - but is this the new music marketing model that so many of us have been waiting for?
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While the idea of a nude version of Lucas’ classic movie may have some appeal, today’s post presents a rather different angle on two popular pieces of music. I mentioned Radiohead’s release of Nude in stem form a while ago, and while many excellent remixes emerged, the one featured below is easily the most unusual I’ve heard (or seen)…and in a similar vein, we have a floppy disk playing the Emperor’s march from Star Wars…
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