
📢NEW article on Sounding Future
Reflections on The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space
https://www.soundingfuture.com/en/article/reflections-routledge-companion-sound-space
Emma-Kate Matthews
@emmatr0n
#spatialaudio #immersiveaudio #architecture #acoustics #sounddesign #soundinstallation #ambisonics #routledge #soundingfuture
New paper on the 6dof rendering of a square: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071504

Abstract. Many acoustic studies on urban environments focus on soundscapes and subjective perception, analysing environmental parameters such as loudness, fluctuation strength and roughness. However, room acoustic parameters have rarely been applied in this context, even though public squares are frequently used for musical events. Considering classical concerts in historical or archaeological sites in Italy, or pop music performances in public squares amplified through audio systems, a key challenge is that the acoustic characteristics of these spaces remain largely unknown. This study addresses this gap by conducting acoustic measurements in Piazzale San Francesco in Parma, a public square already used for summer musical events, and by implementing its audio-rendering in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The acoustic survey was carried out following the standards for enclosed rooms, in accordance with ISO 3382, while the digital model of the space was created using photogrammetry. The piece Ti tradì quell'alma ingrata from Il Trovatore was used as the audio signal in Unreal Engine, enabling a navigation of the digital space calibrated with measured impulse responses (IRs). The resulting VR rendering allows users to be fully immersed in the virtual space, freely exploring it with Six Degrees-of-Freedom (6DoF), as they would in reality while listening to the same musical performance.
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I’m not affiliated, just been following some of the bat work they are doing and wanted to share this seasonal 12-week opportunity.
#Evolutionary #Psychology (the podcast): #Music and #Acoustics with Greg Byrant
Episode webpage: https://epthepod.podbean.com/e/greg-byrant/
Media file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e963uxx6476brwff/Greg_Bryantadpbh.mp3

What's up with music? Why do vibrating strings tug on our emotions? And why can't most animals keep a beat? In this episode, we talk to Greg Bryant (UCLA) all about things acoustic and musical. Other topics include: the evolutionary logic of distortion in rock, laughter (including in rats!), and the psychology of perfect pitch and jamming. More about Greg Bryant: https://gabryant.scholar.ss.ucla.edu/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=urz-QfkAAAAJ&hl=en Greg's music: /gbryant.bandzoogle.com/home https://gbryant.bandcamp.com/album/soft-assembly-of-a-die-hard
Sound reprograms material stiffness remotely.
Researchers use acoustic waves to remotely control the stiffness of materials, paving the way for adaptive implants and robotic muscles.
Read more: https://omniletters.com/en/sound-waves-robotic-muscles/
#Science #Engineering #MaterialsScience #Robotics #Innovation #Acoustics #Technology #FutureTech #SmartMaterials #Research

