Listen Well: Recent Episodes
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A nice, brief episode discussing the Lombard effect and the Cocktail effect. Featuring the new host Thomas Evans.
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Theme music is "Let's Sell Some Cars" by Steve Combs.
Today we discuss how to maintain good acoustics with more environmentally sustainable building materials. The guest today is Nick Hewson from Viridi Group.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
A short bonus episode which is an outtake from the interview with Luke Zoontjens from SLR Consulting. In this episode he briefly discusses the principles of thermo acoustic refrigeration.
An additional reminder: We are having a dedicated listener question coming up shortly. Please send in your questions on acoustics.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Dr Luke Zoontjens from SLR Consulting shares his knowledge of train noise.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Today, we start a new series where we speak to representative of companies that make acoustic products. In the first episode, we are joined by Megan Short from Soundmask who manufacture sound masking systems.
More information can be found at: https://www.soundmask.com.au/
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
It's been a while but here is the finale to the series on vibration. This episode is about tuned mass dampers that have been used in famous buildings around the world.
Thanks to Lloyd Cosstick of Embelton for cowriting this one.
Theme music is "Let's Sell Some Cars" by Steve Combs
All sound effects are from Freesound.org and include:
Marching 2.wav by WebbFilmsUK
Splash,Jumping,C.wav by InspectorJ
Bathtub trickle.aiff by mwmarsh
Sloshing Waterbottle.wac by Razzvio
More discussion about vibration isolation today, including damping, natural frequency, resonance and the role of mass.
This episode was cowritten by Lloyd Cosstick of Embelton.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
All sound effects are from Freesound.org and include:
CarEngine.wav by prometheus888
Garden Hose Spraying Hitting Pavement by deleted_user_71
oneshout.wav by Ellenskellington
19-yeard-old Girl Shouting by annatabernero
Electric Fan Switch On / Off by nebulousflynn
bubbling01.wav by Mattj99
In this episode we start a series on my favourite acoustic subject, vibration!
Special thanks to Lloyd Cosstick from Embelton for co-writing this episode.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
All sound effects, except for the gym noise, are downloaded from Freesound.org:
Comedic Boing, A.wav by InspectorJ
bubbling01.wav by MattJ99
Train Passing, A.wav by InspectorJ
Air conditioning.wav by BradHT
Footsteps on concrete, early morning ambience, men, low whistling 1.wav by miguelpascucci
basketball by noamp2003
dramatic drum roll.wav by ingsey101
bongos.wav by Warhawk717
Bongo4.wav and Bongo1.wav by menegass
In this episode, Christophe Delaire and Ed Griffen of Marshall Day Acoustics kindly share their expertise and experience with wind farm noise. We discuss such topics as:
- How noisy are they?
- What causes the noise?
- Is it harmful?
- How is the noise treated?
- How is the noise changing as the technology improves?
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
A look at the first electronic instrument and the very interesting person who invented it.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are:
Rhythmicon all keys.mid from Wikimedia Commons uploaded by Hyacinth
Freesound.org sound effects:
theremin-dive by Bone666138
Record scratch by Luffy
18-theremin by Rap2h
Today we have a change in format. I'll be interviewing Andrew Mitchell, the director of Cogent Acoustics, about noise barriers.
What can they achieve? What are their limitations and can my home fence act as a noise barrier?
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
What is the difference between all the different types of microphone?
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are:
Alexander Graham Bell's Voice.ogg from Wikimedia Commons
winston-churchill-fight-on-the-beaches-1940-06-04 from Winstonchurchill.org
Today we are going on a tangent and talking about Australian Aboriginal musical instruments.
Special thanks to Matthew Bowman for co-writing this one.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects from Freesound.org, including:
Didgeridoo Man by Digifishmusic
Clapstick Beat 4 by dylanbigdaddy
Street Didjeridoo cut 1 by temawas
didg 3 sample by CMeeson
Cambodian Music 02 by Rucisko
Piano Key C2 by Group 1
This is the episode where we talk about how to acoustically improve your own home.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are from Freesound.org and include:
"Fuze Switch Flick" by Lordforklift
"Exhaust Fan 4" by Mwlandi
"air-conditioning_hotel-room" by Geodylabs
"Mexico nightclub" by Vortichez
"Large_crowd_medium_distance_stereo" by Eguobyte
"Big train passing by" by Mrkva
"Hwy 134 (Binaural)" by Courter
This is going to be a two part episode where we discuss how sound behaves in a room before moving on to soundproofing your home.
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Flutter echo recording used with the kind permission of Derrick Gill from Donegan Acoustics in Ireland. Here is the original clip in full:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGNvJGaJ0U&t=1s
The orchestra recording within an anechoic chamber was kindly made available by:
Pätynen, J., Pulkki, V., and Lokki, T., "Anechoic recording system for symphony orchestra," Acta Acustica united with Acustica, vol. 94, nr. 6, pp. 856-865, November/December 2008. [Online IngentaConnect]
Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Other sound effects are from Freesound.org. These are:
"Poem: Darkness (Voice)" by Speedenza
"Glass Smash, Bottle, D" by InspectorJ
"Marbels in Glass 2" by Lightartphotos
"Slurping" by Biawinter
"Evan's Single Bounce" by Evan.schad
"SummerOpenFieldDusk" by Kvgarlic
"Street Fighter Hadouken Sound Effect" downloaded from Soundfxcenter.com
When you see a decibel rating on a fan, it's obvious what it means, right? Unfortunately, no. Here is what those decibel ratings really mean.
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The following sound effects were used from Freesound.org
Chinese_poem.wav by st888
Cartoony nonsense talk 01 by unfa
Uplifting Orchestra by oymaldonado
V-start by Raelwissdorf
Jet by Bird_man
Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
What does that (A) mean that you often see on the end of sound ratings? Like 65 dB(A)?
Well, after this you will know, and as GI Joe says "Knowing is half the battle".
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Effects from Freesound.org:
Electric Fan 02 by Unfa
Air Conditioner, Rotating Fan,A.wav by InspectorJ
Get ready for a special episode where we demonstrate some amazing acoustic illusions and meet some of the people who made them.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Effects from Freesound.org:
DescenteInfinie.org by TasmanianPower
Shepard_tone_seamless by 1urker
Effects from Wikimedia Commons:
Binaural_beats_lossless_new.wav by MetalHead 64
ConstantSpectrumMelody.ogg by Fabrice Neyret
Deutsch_scale_illusion.ogg by Mysid
YannyLaurel.ogg by Yoshiman6464
Effects from http://deutsch.ucsd.edu/:
ex_octave_illusion_1min.wav
Sound_demo_1.mp3
Sound_demo_2.mp3
The endless stairs clip from Super Mario 64 is copyrighted and is used under fair use for the following reasons:
-There is not adequate alternative known that really shows a musical shepard tone effect.
-The sample is used for educational purposes.
-The sample is relatively short and the clip is only long enough to clearly show the effect.
The final episode in our series on music. This time we talk about music itself rather than the instruments.
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Special thanks for this episode go to Justin Lloyd for the face melting guitar solo at very short notice and to Joel Murray for writing the episode.
Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
The short piano piece was "Classical Piano Loop" by DDmyzik and was downloaded from Freesound.org
Did dinosaurs really sound like they do in Jurassic Park? Let's find out!
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
The parasaurolophus sound was posted by Dark Raven on Freesound.com from a Wikimedia commons file.
The T-rex sound was made by Tim Murray, based on work from a wide range of professional sources.
In today's episode we discuss how wind instruments work and what makes them sound different.
Special thanks for the musical assistance of Jessie Murray, Nathan Kay and Evan Leckenby.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
This week we go into a bit of depth about how music is made and why some instruments are higher or lower than others.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Another short, bonus episode this week. This time on how thunder works.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Thunder clips:
Title: Very close thunder cracks.flac Author: Delorean76
Title: Thunder.ogg Author: Bidgee
"Thunder, Very Close, Rain, A.wav" by InspectorJ
“Dry Thunder.wav” by juskiddink
“Heavy Thunder Strike - no Rain - QUADRO.wav” by BlueDelta
We're going to talk about how ears work in this one and especially why they are such a ridiculous shape!
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Theme music is "Let's Sell Some Cars" by Steve Combs
Ear picture by: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29025009
What sort of products can you use to reduce how much sound echoes in a room and how much should I use?
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Theme music Steve Combs: Let's Sell Some Cars
Another bonus episode. In this one we will be discussing a serious issue for our modern times. The noise from lolly, candy and snack wrappers.
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
This is the big one... Decibels!
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Theme music Steve Combs: Let's Sell Some Cars
Additional music Pudge: Sweetheart
A bonus episode this week on whip cracking and sonic booms.
If you want to say an amazing video on whip cracking then there is a video by Smarter Every Day that is well worth a watch: https://youtu.be/AnaASTBn_K4
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Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
In this episode we discuss what wavelengths mean and some trivia about the speed of sound.
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In this episode we discuss what we mean when we say high or low frequency.
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Welcome to the new podcast where we discuss how sound works in as simple a way as possible. In this episode we discuss how sound travels around.
Music by Steve Combs: Let's Sell Some Cars
Artwork by Bryce McMillan