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We caught up with Cherry Audio's CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about how it crafted a plugin emulation of a super-rare ...

Until then, I'll be out here celebrating every win I can find in the field, and that includes this implant spotted by Ars ...

The Samsung Q990C is the best surround sound system for anyone who wants a convenient yet powerful Dolby Atmos soundbar with dedicated rear speakers. This package includes a 48-inch soundbar, two ...

When Midcentury New York Spoke, This Sound Archivist Listened—and Recorded Every Word Armed with a tape recorder and open ears, Tony Schwartz turned everyday noise into lasting art. Now, his ...

Sound artist Sara Retallick has discovered that music, composed just right, can be crystal clear to listeners, even when they're submerged in water.

A source at the center of the device produces sound toward the higher end of the human hearing range, at frequencies from about 8 to 13 kilohertz. (For comparison, the highest note on a piano is ...

The slur, which has been used to discriminate against people with disabilities, is finding popularity online again. But its implications are bigger than one word, experts say.

OpenAI leases 69,000 sq ft in Bellevue's City Center Plaza, previously used by Microsoft. Building plans show desks for about 370 people.

A weeks-old girl was horrifically mauled to death by a pit bull–German shepherd mix puppy she slept with her mother and stepfather in New York City Tuesday morning, according to police.

By contrast, “The History of Sound,” which might be described as a minimalist “Masterpiece Theatre”-on-the-frontier riff on “Brokeback,” is a drama that mostly just sits there.