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This is the sound of a Mars rover, sort of. There are no microphones on the rovers (why not?!), but this is the data from their accelerometers, sped up until it is in the audible range, about 1000x. That means that in the full hour-long file you can get of rover Opportunity at NASA’s site is actually 2143 Martian days long! (That’s Jan. 24, 2004 to Feb. 2, 2010 on Earth.)

(via NASA)

More things to do on my inevitable trip out to western Massachusetts: As traffic passes by, its noise generates a sympathetic resonance in the columns of air inside the tubes. High-pitched sirens and even voices generate higher harmonics, while the low rumble of trucks creates low ones. The sound is carried from the microphones in the tubes to a control room, where the sound signal is then amplified and transmitted to the concrete cube speakers under the bridge. There are no electronic effects added. The sounds have been simply extracted from the traffic noise above, as one might extract precious metal from a baser substance. You can hear a sound clip here, or see a short video at the “harmonic bridge” link at the bottom of this page. (via MASS MoCA)

More things to do on my inevitable trip out to western Massachusetts:

As traffic passes by, its noise generates a sympathetic resonance in the columns of air inside the tubes. High-pitched sirens and even voices generate higher harmonics, while the low rumble of trucks creates low ones. The sound is carried from the microphones in the tubes to a control room, where the sound signal is then amplified and transmitted to the concrete cube speakers under the bridge. There are no electronic effects added. The sounds have been simply extracted from the traffic noise above, as one might extract precious metal from a baser substance.

You can hear a sound clip here, or see a short video at the “harmonic bridge” link at the bottom of this page.

(via MASS MoCA)

Wet Sounds is an underwater sound art gallery.
A DEEP LISTENING EXPERIENCE
Touring swimming pools in the UK and abroad it presents sound art nd music collages to the public outside the niche gallery setting. The audience floats and dives, ears submerged, immersed in sound.
(via Everyday Listening)