Acoustics 2012 joining the 11th Congrès Français d’Acoustique and the 2012 Annual IOA Meeting will be held in Nantes, France from 23 to 27 April 2012. The Congress is co-organised by the French Acoustical Society (SFA) and the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) from UK. This congress is also supported by the European Acoustics Association (EAA). […]
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The 4 ways sound affects us – TED-video
Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. See the video from TED.com below. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Click here to see video on TED.com website. Julian Treasure is the chair of the Sound Agency, a firm that advises worldwide businesses — offices, retailers, hotels — on how […]
Stonehenge design inspired by sounds?
American researcher Steven Waller states that music could have been an inspiration for the design of Stonehenge. Mr Waller is an expert in “archaeoacoustics”, looking at the role sound might have played in ancient cultures. Waller says “my theory is that the ancient Britons, when they were hearing two pipers in a field, were experiencing […]
Acoustic Bulletin LinkedIN group more than 700 members
The Acoustic Bulletin group on LinkedIN continues to grow, and discussions to flourish. With more than 730 members, quickly aproaching 750, the group provides a unique space for online discussions regarding room acoustics with other experts in the field. Click here to join.
Quarterly newsletter available online
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What is up with Noises?
If you are into sound, music and mathematics then this creative film will really tick all the boxes! Vi Hart describes herself as a recreational mathemusician – and visualises how our perception of music and sound are linked to our anatomy.
Great white sharks are less aggressive when listening to ACDC!
Photo: Michael Halsband/PR …..particularly “You Shook Me All Night Long”. A fascinating discovery was done whilst conducting research into what kinds of music affect the behavior of Great White Sharks. Some certain songs worked and certain songs didn’t in terms of an actual change in the behavior of the sharks. Listening to ACDC their behavior […]
Epidemic Sound – the world’s biggest non-affiliated music library
Do you need music for your productions? Epidemic Sound was founded in 2009. They provide the Epidemic Sound library – created with the sole purpose of being used in audiovisual productions. Epidemic Sound is a new music library with an ever growing catalogue. They work with selected composers, musicians and producers from around the world […]
Quarterly Newsletter Available Online
The latest newsletter is now available online. Click here or use the newsletter archive on the right menu to read it. This newsletter was sent out on Thursday October 13th to all our subscribers. Subcribe today to stay fully updated.
EIAS 2011 – a brief summary
EAIS 2011 main lecture hall – photo by Martin Arvebro The EIAS 2011 was a unique acoustics event held in Båstad in the south of Sweden. It was attended by around 160 people, mostly acousticians from around the world. The feedback from the event was very positive and here is a brief glimpse of the […]
