Photo: Hear-it.org Scientists from the University of California have found out how “the cocktail party effect” works. The cocktail party effect is the well-known human ability to focus on and pick out the speech of one person in a large crowd where there is a lot of background noise. The cocktail party effect has both […]
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“Why architects need to use their ears” – TED talk
Julian Treasure’s latest TED talk “Why architects need to use their ears” published last night, challenges architects and all of us to design spaces for our ears. He focuses on acoustic issues in Schools and Hospitals, whilst challenging the world to think and introduce sound designers (acousticians as you are known) earlier in planning stages. […]
Highest sound levels at this summers Olympics
Usain Bolt did silence his critics this summer, but when were sound levels unbearable at the London Olympics? According to The Mail, Campbell Associates using their sound level meters measured some of the recent events, the target sound barrier would be the figure of 105 decibels – the noise you hear standing next to a […]
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Anechoic chamber in the U.S is 99.99% sound absorbent!
Orfield Laboratories’ anechoic chamber in the U.S is 99.99% sound absorbent and it holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s quietest place. You’ll hear your heart, lungs and stomach! May be scary and awkward to some, and others don’t mind that much! Read more here!
Listening Matters in Building and Room Acoustics by Monika Rychtáriková
Why visualize when it is possible to auralize? Monika Rychtáriková (from Department of Building Structures, STU Bratislava, Slovakia and Acoustics and Thermal Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium) held one of the plenary speeches at Euronoise 2012 in Prague. She pointed out that listening tests (can) play a crucial role in research and in the development of […]
INTER-NOISE 2012 in New York coming up August 19-22!
INTER-NOISE 2012, the 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, will be held in New York City, USA, from 19-22 August 2012 – this in conjunction with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Noise Control and Acoustics Division`s (ASME NCAD) annual meeting. Involved bodies and organizations are the International Institute of Noise Control […]
The joint Baltic-Nordic Acoustics Meeting 2012 in Odense, Denmark
June 18 to 20 the University of Southern Denmark welcome you to the joint Baltic-Nordic Acoustics Meeting 2012, which is organized in collaboration with the Danish Acoustical Society. The meeting will take place at the University of Southern Denmark, situated in the city of Odense, well-known for being the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and […]
Conference facilities and their acoustic qualities
I must say that I have been to many acoustic conferences over the years, but all too often they are organized in buildings and facilities with acoustically rather inferior qualities. If not acoustic conferences utilize or chose spaces with adequate acoustics, which/who should then do it? Being present at Euronoise in Prague, I must say […]
First impressions from Euronoise 2012 in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague Simultaneously as the European Championship in football in Poland and Ukraine, we have the Euronoise acoustic conference in the Czech Republic. Let me just pass on to you some impressions from the very first day here in Prague. We have rather good conference weather since it is slightly cloudy and […]
