The ACM had an article on one of its feeds regarding an autonomous car, The Hearing Car, that is beginning to listen to avoid obstacles and navigate. It is being developed by the Fraunhofer Institute.
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Tag Archives: sound
Crate-clicking and reading liner notes
Pitchfork have an article on a crate-clicker, Music Place, on YouTube. It sound like an eclectic mix of stuff, but the thing that I liked was that the owner focuses on the found music. Crate-clicking, as a term, intrigues me as someone who enjoyed digging in boxes in record fairs and second-hand shops. On a […]
Sound as Pure Form (sapf) – a new sound language
I have just come across the sapf (Sound as Pure Form) language (github source) from the creator of SuperCollider. I am currently looking through some of documentation and videos before diving in and exploring it properly. However, the examples are intriguing enough to want to investigate further and see where it might all go. More […]
You have not Read Your Favourite Book about Your Favourite Song
I was reading You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song (McDonald, 2024) today while doing some initial research for an overview paper. I had high hopes for it, but found that it was very one dimensional. Questions about culture and algorithms are largely pushed to one side and limited to a few things with […]
Sound and the Environment
A slightly belated post but the Guardian have a useful piece about soundscapes for the environment, that I take as sound methods within the Anthropocene. It’s not really part of my research but the ideas of sound to engage with the unheard under our feet. Sonic and environment certainly dates back to R Murray Schafer […]
