Statistical Consequences of Fat Beats
My talk about the “Statistical Consequences of Fat Beats” from the Audio Developer Conference ’21 in London is finally on Youtube!
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Speaking at the Audio Developer Conference 2021
A few months ago I already hinted the email list at cool things happening behind the scenes here, without getting very specific. It’s time to go a little more public with what I’m currently working on.
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Why I’m Closing The Science of Sound
The Science of Sound has been a unique experiment from the start. And a walk on a tightrope. Unfortunately, I’m unable to continue the website in its current form. Here’s why.
Does Convolution Reverb Work? Part 2
We continue the skeptic’s guide to convolution reverb by looking at impulse response measurement methods and how results are affected if reverb is not linear and time-invariant.
Does Convolution Reverb Work? Part 1
Convolution reverb is said to be the go-to tool for realistic artificial reverberation. But what needs to be true so it’s really authentic?
Auditory Masking: Knowing What You Don’t Hear
After the technical topics of the recent weeks, it’s time to talk about human hearing again. Let’s dip our toes into auditory masking!
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Understanding Intermodulation Distortion
The harmonic distortion that nonlinear processing adds to single tones is widely known and understood. But apart from that, nonlinear processing adds another kind of artifact when two or more tones are involved: intermodulation distortion.
Why Do Equalizers Sound Different? Part 2: Implementation
After last week’s toe-dipping into the theoretical design of equalizers, let’s get serious and look at how decisions regarding their real-life implementation affect the outcome.
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Why Do Equalizers Sound Different? Part 1: Design
Equalizers are probably some of the simplest tools for audio and music production, at least at the surface. Their purpose is clear, and the process of boosting or cutting certain frequency ranges is a comparably clean and easily understandable one. Yet there are vast differences among different equalizer models in both sound and usability. But what exactly are these?
Two Approaches To Audio
From time to time I like to step back a bit from the explanation and demystification business and put on the wide angle lens. There are two different approaches towards working with audio that I regularly observe with myself and others. Let’s think about how they relate to each other and to what happens on this site.