Surround sound

I snap my fingers and the air around me shifts then vibrates. When the air vibrates, it creates a sound wave. Our ears pick up this wave and translates it so we can understand and comprehend what amazing intangible creation is before us. A middle C key is pushed on a piano, the hammer hits the tuned wire, the wire vibrates and creates the sound humans recognize as a simple C. As time has passed, humans have progressed from single note instruments, to handwriting sheet music for orchestras, to…

enough to send shivers down your spine. The audio cues associated with the killer alerts you to her presence, but more importantly it directly affects exploration. When the sounds emanate ahead of you, it would be wise to improvise a new route--that in turn reinforces the need to memorize Sehwa High School's layout. When the sounds originate behind you, it severely complicates an eventual retreat--especially if you've stumbled upon a dead end. Because of this, the thought that Ms. Song might…

differences, there are also a lot of similarities. A brass instrument, such as a trumpet, tuba, or trombone, is an instrument that is made of brass and whose sound is changed by the length of tubing the air travels through. A reed instrument, like a clarinet or saxophone, is an instrument that uses vibrations from a reed to produce its sound. The specific sound is determined by where the air is escaping from the instrument. Both brass and reeds play their instrument by using a mouth piece.…

The sounds, the smell, the sights, and the eerie and melancholy, but somehow always beautiful sound of jazz music assaulted the man's eardrums, as usual, as the dusk began to darkness, and the final rays of the sun lit up the sky in an incandescent, orange glow, which perfectly match the scene. New Orleans was a city, Michael O'Loughlin was still to become accustom to, and that showed in the way his bright green eyes shifted from side to side, his attention caught by the bright dolls and…

Burkard, R. F., & Sims, D. (2001). The Human Auditory Brainstem Response to High Click Rates: Aging Effects. American Journal of Audiology, 10, 53-61. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2001/008) Although extensive research has been conducted to determine the effects of aging on peripheral hearing sensitivity, the effects of aging on the central auditory nervous system through the use of auditory brainstem response (ABR) procedures is less commonly researched. A previous study attempted to examine the…

Timmy a college student is writing his English paper gets bored with the assignment and sees his Beats by Dre, the Solo 2. As he goes to put them on and lay in bed he sets an alarm so he can finish his paper then goes to queue Logic's The Incredible True Story album and falls asleep; knowing his last paper must be summited before midnight. Unfortunately, his English paper is not submitted because the music is louder than the alarm. Rosecrans Baldwin, writer of “Throw Away Your Earbuds, Boredom…

When the phonograph first became popular in America, people were finally able to have music at home and other places without it having to be performed live. With "records", people were also able to listen to different types of music. Before the phonograph, people only heard music that was popular or played in their own areas. The spectrum of influence that musicians had became significantly larger once their music could be produced and sent to different areas. Because of the rate technology…

The most challenging duty for a columnist, blogger, or anyone who writes about popular music is appealing to a demographic of musos and die-hard admirers. It’s one thing to venture off into the skeptical world of music aficionados alone, granted that you’ve taken a class or two on how to speak their technical language, but it's another thing to venture off without being able to communicate why an artist’s musical choices are, in fact, artistic. Take, for example, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A…

Sam Pollard The Senses (Journal) Audition A busy street. A jet in the sky. A child crying. These are just some of the millions of sounds that you encounter on a daily basis. But, how do these sounds go from one object to another? How do our ears work? How do we perceive sound and do we perceive sound differently than others? Even though we cannot see the inside of our ears to find out what is going on, we do know that hearing is triggered by certain physical stimuli. Pressure waves are one thing…

it be the drums, guitar, or piano, there is usually some form of sound constantly flowing into everyone’s ear drums. Once I decided on playing the alto saxophone, everyone was just as enthusiastic about it as I was, which only help spur my eagerness to practice more passionately while enjoying this new gift and talent that I was slowly understanding. There are many great perks to playing the sax. The aesthetics of its crisp clear sound, and its complicated, but smooth flowing body, are sometimes…