News broke this week that audio technology company Sound Particles has released a free eBook called How to Program a Synth, "for musicians who want to deepen their understanding of synthesizers.

Animevox is a gorgeous sound effect generator that produces downloadable samples in a retro anime style. There are sliders to ...

Geese have been described as "Gen Z's first great American rock band" - and it's not hard to see or hear why.

The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This versatile ...

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets striking water, a quick burst followed by a fading ripple. University of ...

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful ...

Your hearing isn't the same as mine, nor anyone else’s for that matter. Nissan recognizes this, and it says it has come up with a way to tailor the sound systems in its vehicles to the listener’s ...

Mascha Schilinski arrived in Cannes as a fully formed filmmaker with “Sound of Falling,” technically her second feature after her student film, “Dark Blue Girl,” which she made at the Film Academy ...

The German filmmaker tells IndieWire about making her Cannes-winning international Oscar entry, a sprawling portrait of generational family trauma, on location at a farm with child actors tackling ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. TOKYO — The Suidōbashi metro station was packed with Tokyo rockers on the last Saturday in October for an Oasis ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...

Sound is one of the quickest ways to make any moment real. A mere click, a small breeze, a loud engine, or a flash of thunder can transform a commonplace view into something living. Sound effects can ...