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The view may sell the first ticket, but the sound sells the second. How frequently the audience returns to a venue to hear beautiful music will be determined mainly by the acoustic experience. Come learn how natural rock formations helped shape an outdoor amphitheater. The post Orienting an Outdoor Amphitheater Surrounded by Natural Rock Formations first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Why do polymer oboe reeds feel different? Our study makes the reed’s fast motion visible, showing that polymer and cane reeds can vibrate in different ways. The post Why Do Polymer Oboe Reeds Feel Different? first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Textured walls improve speech clarity, making an easier listening experience for all. The post Wall Design Centers Experience of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Physical exertion affects the pitch, intensity, and temporal characteristics of speech, making speech recognition difficult for systems used by emergency response personnel and wearable devices. The post Tired? We Can Hear It in Your Voice #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Honduran rosewood, which makes up the bars of most marimbas, is rare and expensive. The post Creating an Affordable and Sustainable Marimba #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Holistic studies that challenge social biases suggest that young women are not the group most likely to speak with vocal fry, also called creaky voice. The post Challenging Biases About Vocal Fry #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Acoustic analysis can reveal the benefits of baseball’s newest invention. The post How Effective Are Torpedo Bats, Exactly? #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Elite lifters use barbell vibrations to their advantage, which vary from bar to bar. The post Whip It Good: How Olympic Weightlifting Relies on a Barbell’s ‘Whip’ #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Hormones affect hearing in varying ways over the course of a person’s life. The post He Said, She Said: Why Men and Women Experience the World Differently #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Economic theory of attention can help understand and increase reliability of AI models searching for online hate speech. The post AI Content Moderation Takes a Lesson from Economics #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Sensitive, segmented antennae serve as inspiration for developing acoustic sensors with low energy consumption. The post Developing a Passive Antenna Sensor from a Mosquito Muse #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Humans and zebra finches both rely on caregiver reinforcement to learn complex vocalizations. The post The Birds and the Babies: Humans and Zebra Finches Have a Similar Technique for Learning to Speak #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

A new standard for assessing pickleball noise has been developed to better reflect how people actually experience the sound, especially in neighborhoods near courts. The post A Recommended Noise Standard for Pickleball first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Photoacoustic imaging can reveal subsurface features and guide surgeons for fewer complications. The post Safer Surgeries Through Laser-Induced Acoustic Imaging #ASA190 first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Nature's best remedy doesn't always come from complete silence and floral breezes. Sometimes it comes from steam, sulfur, and the steady roar of falling water. The post Waterfall Sounds and Sulfur Scent Shape a Uniquely Relaxing Soundscape first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Tiny, hand-sized components that block sound in modern systems can now be tested at their true scale; thanks to a novel small reverberation chamber that brings sound transmission loss measurement in line with today’s designs. The post Shrinking Designs, Growing Challenges: Measuring Noise Reduction in Small Structures first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Shear is one of the fundamental mechanical parameter that bridges geological, engineering, and environmental aspects of the seafloor which also influences loss of acoustic energy. This study uses the ratio of the horizontal to vertical components of particle motion amplitudes to estimate the shear properties of sea bottom sediments. This method is demonstrated using simulated data as well as data…

How much are customers willing to cope with noise as a trade-off for good food and a fun night out? Restaurant owners, designers, and consultants can establish realistic goals based on crowdsourced data and a reframing of what quiet means in the context of restaurants. The post Acoustical consultants are the secret sauce to better restaurants first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Species like the beluga whale use sound to navigate through icy waters where visibility is limited. Can an AI learn to do the same? The post Listening for ice: Teaching AI to detect ice using sound first appeared on Acoustics.org .

If you listen to two different sounds that are similar in pitch across the ears, something strange happens. The two sounds blend perceptually to create an illusion of a new sound. The post Novel illusions from hearing different sounds in the two ears – and how they happen in the brain first appeared on Acoustics.org .