Beyond music – our response to sound Guest blog Jackie Green, President & CTO at Alteros The Good and the Bad Are there some sounds that annoy you? Make you feel jumpy? Make you feel relaxed and calm? It’s not uncommon to have quite visceral reactions to sound – both positive and negative,…
The sound of music Guest post By Jackie Green, President & CTO at Alteros Have you ever walked through the woods, and really listened to the world around you? The sounds can be almost symphonic in nature; the rush of a stream provides a persistent bass note, the percussive rustle of leaves underfoot, the…
Transferring quantum information using sound How can quantum information be transferred from one atom to another? June 5, 2018 Source: Vienna University of Technology Summary: Scientists have found a new way to transfer quantum information. They propose using tiny mechanical vibrations. The atoms are coupled with each other by ‘phonons’ — the smallest quantum mechanical…
How Frequency Response Affects the “Sound” of Microphones By Frank Beacham, Broadcast Bridge A microphone is a transducer that converts analog sound pressure waves into electrical impulses. We all know, however, that what goes into a microphone is not identical to what comes out. A lot of this can be attributed to frequency response, which…
