If you were interested in having a more casual conversation about sound and sharing interesting links, demos, etc., feel free to join the new facebook “Sound Design” group. It’s a closed group so your postings wont spam family members and other friends you might share with on the website.

Joe Pompei has taken ultrasound waveforms and converted them so that they are audible.  What can you do with this? Well you now have the chance to whisper in someone’s ear from across the room.

Want to hear what a 76 mile long iceberg sounds like while it’s breaking apart and being recorded from 700 miles away? Well you can! Here is a compressed version that was speed up by 200 times the original length to come in at around two minutes long.

The guys at BOOM give a quick peek at the making of their “Cinematic Trailers” sound effects library.

“Minute of Listening is a creative learning project which encourages pupils and teachers to engage in 60 seconds of focused listening per day. The project is aimed at developing listening skills and introducing children to a wide range of new sounds. It is also anticipated that Minute of Listening will encourage creative thinking, class discussion [...]

“The McGurk effect is a perceptual phenomenon which demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception. It suggests that speech perception is multimodal, that is, that it involves information from more than one sensory modality.”

“Terrain’s noise cancellation system relies on two microphones embedded in the headliner to detect the hum and prompt an onboard frequency generator to create counteracting sound waves through the audio system’s speakers and sub-woofer. The system also reduces higher rpm engine noise at highway cruising speeds to help keep the vehicle interior quiet.”

Here are a couple screens of some creative acoustic paneling created by Niek Pulles.

Mercedes-Benz has posted a couple videos on their YouTube channel showcasing the effort that went into the audio design for their vehicles.  Check them out after the jump.

Some incredibly gifted person has created this beautiful device for us.  Now we no longer have to be bored while ironing our clothes.