Close your eyes and try to guess the sounds in the video below. Of course depending on who you ask, the analog devices depicted in the video have regained their allure, or never lost it in the first place.
Listen to familiar sounds of 1980s gadgets and other artifacts
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Patatap is an addictively fun way to make noises and visuals with your keyboard
Patatap lets you make funky noises with your keyboard. Each letter key produces a different electronic sound, and is paired with a visual. The faster you type, the faster the effects will play. Linked to Patatap is Typatone, which shares the feature of each key making a sound, but instead, you can see your typed… READ THE REST
Scientists figured out how to convert spider webs into songs
I just read a long but fascinating article on Physics World about all the different data that scientists have converted into vibratory frequencies — essentially song-ifying their science. Back in 2019, a group of scientists translated amino acids into sound. But even more recently, a paper in the Computer Music Journal explained how to sonify… READ THE REST
Dun, Dun Duuun! The mysterious past of the ubiquitous three notes of suspense
Dun, Dun Duuun! Listen to it below. The three-note musical sting of suspense is everywhere and has seemingly been around forever. You can hear it on screen all the way back to Disney's Fantasia (1940) and in countless radio dramas before that. But where did it originate? From The Guardian: Suspense, an American horror show broadcast… READ THE REST
Every camper needs to buy this powerful solar lantern, now over half off
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