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Seven walks
The author conducted a daily walk along the same route for seven consecutive days, recording the ambient sound each time. They then created a compilation by layering all seven recordings, synchronizing their footsteps via headphones to align the tracks.
Roundware: a new approach to locative apps and sound art; Halsey Burgund in interview with Hamish Sewell
Halsey Burgund is a fellow at the MIT Open Documentary Lab where he researches new forms of audio documentary. For the past decade, his work has focused on contributory location-based audio installations. His app, Roundware (https://roundware.org/), is an open-source audio augmented reality platform for collecting, organizing and re-presenting audio via smartphones and the web. Using
Releasing our open-source audio orchestration toolkit – BBC R&D
BBC R&D are now making the code underlying their orchestrated audio experiences available as open-source software – Audio Orchestrator allows you to synchronise several audio devices into a connected system for immersive and interactive sound. Who will be walk listen create’s first sound walk composer to try it for themselves?. Source: Releasing our open-source audio
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Facebook Highlights Audio as a Key Part of its AR Glasses Plans
It’s no secret that Facebook has an interest in virtual and augmented reality, but today, the company published a deep dive into the audio component of this emerging tech. Put simply, Facebook’s trying real hard to make “smart audio” a thing. Source: Facebook Highlights Audio as a Key Part of its AR Glasses Plans
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AirPods Pro to add surround sound with iOS 14 update — Apple World Today
“What’s more, the software update will allow AirPods Pro to tell when you move your head, body, or Apple device and adjust the audio, accordingly” Source: AirPods Pro to add surround sound with iOS 14 update — Apple World Today
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Corona diaries – a collective audio project
Corona Diaries gathers personal stories during the time of COVID-19 and documents them as the crisis evolves. It’s a place for stories big and small, joyful or sad, one off contributions or daily audio blogs. Every story is welcome. The recordings are open source, available for anyone to use in their projects – journalists, radio
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How a Sound Walk in Harlem Blends History, Nature, and Opera.
Using location-based audio to explore stories of the mythical, natural, and built environments.Photo by Elizabeth Felicella | Graphic Design by Still Room“I realized the most important thing is that the place itself is an integral collaborator in the w...
Explore Elmhurst with an Audio Tour and Restaurant Crawl by Homecoming.
Amplifying New York’s neighborhood stories through a celebration of cuisine, community, and audio.Photo by @homecomingnewyork“We thought these audio stories would make a great experience that goes beyond someone going into a restaurant and passively ea...
