Sounds

Entertainment

Listen And Watch How The Sounds Of Transformers 3 Were Made

3:20AM July 9, 2011 | Casey Chan

Soundworks Collection has a great little feature on a very big movie called Transformers 3. Heard of it? Sure! In this video you get to see how the movie’s sound effects were made using dry ice, electric guitars and more. More »


Entertainment

Transformers: More Than Meets The Ear

11:00AM July 6, 2011 | MIKE RYAN - Fast Company

If you like robots, sound effects and tigers with emphysema (and who doesn’t?), Fast Company took a look at how the Transformers got their sounds. More »


Geek Out

Modem Dial-Up Sound Slowed Down 700% Is Pure Creepfest

7:20AM June 29, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The sound of waiting for your dial-up modem to connect probably induces enough nightmarish flashbacks as it is. But when you slow that same smattering of scratches and clangs down 700 per cent, you get the soundtrack to the scariest part of every Wes Craven movie ever. More »


Geek Out

Animals’ Most Amazing Acoustic Feats

9:40AM June 14, 2011 | Dave Mosher

From deafening monkey howls to snapping crustacean claws, animals use powerful sounds to do everything from claim territory to stun prey. More »


Computing

A Cacophony Of Failing Hard Drives

8:00AM February 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Lovers of failure, train your ears on this fine list of failing hard drive sounds that Boing Boing has discovered this weekend. Hard drive lovers, perhaps you should just move along. [Data Cent via Boing Boing, Image: Flickr] More »


Entertainment

Where Star Wars Got Its Pew-Pew

9:20AM December 15, 2010 | Brian Barrett

For anyone who’s ever taken the a stormtrooper’s laser blasts or the roar of the Millennium Falcon’s engine for granted, you should watch this immediately. More »


Computing

The Asus NX90 Has Bigger Speakers Than Your Laptop

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10:45AM June 30, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Asus have decided that the sound quality from their notebooks isn’t as good as it should be. So they’ve decided to boost the sound by introducing some new audio software wizardry, as well as create massive speaker chambers in their flagship NX90 multimedia laptop. More »


What Makes The Sound Of Vuvuzelas So Annoying?

12:40PM June 15, 2010 | New Scientist

Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, the blaring plastic trumpets have become the hallmark of matches at the 2010 World Cup. We asked Trevor Cox, president of the UK Institute of Acoustics to explain their appeal – or otherwise More »


This Creative Robot Paints What Cars Sound Like

8:30AM June 6, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Electric cars get a lot of attention, and some of it has focused on a seemingly insignificant detail: the sounds their engines make. Nils Voelker’s little robot certainly doesn’t think those sounds are insignificant—it turns them into art. More »


Science

Thin Latex Metamaterials Are The Noise Cancelling Tech Of The Future

1:24AM February 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If you want peace and quiet, current technologies involve a compromise: settle for thick, unsightly foam or use thinner panels that don’t block bass. A new technology developed in Hong Kong, however, is both super thin and super effective. More »