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[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 15, 2008 by admin in Music, Technology
Sunday, June 15th, 2008More than you’ll ever want to know about binaural recording and 3D audio.
If you need to capture that feeling of your interviewee looking over the viewer’s head at the big alien that’s about to eat them, you might want to try the Binaural Mic from Otokinoko, pictured here. I don’t know how it compares to big name binaural mics like the Neumann KU 100 dummy head, but at $3,899.00, one would hope it sounds more real than the original sound. It’s sure to at least put a nice deer-in-the-headlights look on your subject.
If you’ve never heard binaural recordings, there are some interesting examples at virtualbarber.org. There are also some fun 3D audio illusions like the circling helicopter, which although most effective through headphones, works even through a decent set of speakers. One of the creepier illusions is something I’ve always wanted to use in a horror soundtrack. It’s called the Continuous Shepard Tone, and it sounds like a pitch that is infinitely falling. And I mean infinitely. Let it loop a few times and your brain should start melting slightly.
Space Toilets & Goat Love
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 14, 2008 by admin in Lifestyle & Culture, Technology
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Today’s hot topics: Saudi Goat Beauty Contests; Space Toilets
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Only the Internet will provide the opportunity for a headline like that. And only on the Internet will you find a story about a Saudi Goat Beauty Contest via a Chinese news site.
Another hot topic on the MetaBlogs this morning: you may have heard about the space station’s broken toilet. Well, the station inhabitants are relieved (heh) to have it fixed. If you’ve never given much thought to zero-g elimination, be sure to check out astronaut Chris Hadfield‘s informative & humorous overview of space toilets (streaming video link). He seems flushed with excitement as he bowls the audience over. No, really. He’s a straight shooter. A number one expert.
Yahoo Google Partnership: Another Nail In the Search Coffin
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 12, 2008 by admin in Technology
Thursday, June 12th, 2008After the Yahoo/Microsoft Failure, a Yahoo/Google deal?
Wow. The possibility of Microsoft and Yahoo teaming up was scary enough, but the new Yahoo/Google deal that’s hitting the business press today doesn’t seem like much of an improvement on the surface, except it’s not a full-blown acquisition. We’ve come a long way since those college boys created Google on those taxpayer-supported servers at Stanford, promising never to go public before their initial IPO a year later… Read the rest of this entry »
Moog Electric Guitar
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on June 11, 2008 by admin in Music, Technology
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Screw world peace, I want a Moog Electric Guitar for Christmas.
Why does Lou Reed get to try this thing before I do? The Moog Electric Guitar is like something I always fantasized about when my EBow would start feeding back. They’re taking pre-orders, but unless you have seven grand to get rid of, you’ll have to be content with watching the video for now.