Audio Ta-da! Hear the fascinating history of the Microsoft Windows start-up sounds David Pescovitz

Audio "The Perfect Sound" is a perfect book for audio fans Bob Knetzger

Audio Why it's so hard to find a good tape deck these days Thom Dunn

Space Listen to the bass-heavy sounds of Mars as recorded by the Perseverance rover David Pescovitz

gadgets A bat detector made with a Raspberry Pi Rob Beschizza

movies How "natural" sounds are faked for nature documentaries David Pescovitz

music A musician couple used biosonic MIDI technology to convert their baby's ultrasound into music Thom Dunn

music The sound of 425,000 COVID-19 deaths David Pescovitz

Audio Listen to the evolution of speech synthesizers from 1939-1985 Andrea James

Audio How the oil industry accidentally created autotune Thom Dunn

Audio MIT physicists capture audio of a "perfect fluid", people put it on their Soundcloud playlists Clive Thompson

Audio When people used to press bootleg recordings onto X-Rays to pass around Soviet Russia Thom Dunn

Space How does sound travel through space? Thom Dunn

Audio New "soundbeaming" technology claims it can broadcast music to your brain without headphones Thom Dunn

Audio What microphone pop filter is best for various needs? Andrea James

Comics From 'Locke & Key' to 'Sandman' — What's the point of an audio graphic novel? Thom Dunn

Audio This BT 5.0 amplifier drives my 100W outdoor speakers and sounds great Jason Weisberger

Audio Read this: a history of the MP3, arguing that it's more influential than vinyl Thom Dunn

Audio Coffee shop ambient sound, for those staying at home who miss it Xeni Jardin

Audio Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits David Pescovitz