The future of surround sound from MIT
The Opera of the Future group is an MIT Media Lab Research Group led by Society of Sound Fellow Tod Machover. It explores concepts and techniques to help advance the… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Categories: Sound Lab, The future of sound
Tags: ambisonics, future of surround sound, Home theatre, MIT, opera of the future, Tod Machover
Tod Machover’s ambisonic sound system
Tod Machover, Professor of Music and Media at MIT and Fellow of Society of Sound has recently been experimenting with a 3D Ambisonic audio system using Bowers & Wilkins speakers.… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 12 Apr 2010
Categories: Sound Lab, The future of sound
Tags: 800 series diamond, chicago opera theatre, MIT, monaco opera house, surround sound, Tod Machover
Podcast: Is Studio Recording Killing Music?
Sparked on by a love of classic record producers such as Phil Spector, Joe Meek, and Sam Phillips, Bowers & Wilkins got together a panel of musical experts to see… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 Feb 2009
Categories: Discussing sound quality, Music, Sound debate
Tags: Discussing sound quality, Martyn Ware, producer, Recording, recording studio, role of a producer, Steve Levine, Studio recording, what is a producer
Day in the Life of a Development Engineer – David Blakeman
I am one of the newest members of the Bowers and Wilkins R&D Team, and have worked here for two and half years. All the loudspeaker systems we produce are… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 22 Dec 2008
Categories: Sound Lab, The insider
Tags: bowers & wilkins, Development engineer, Loud speakers, Speakers
Acoustic Holography – Dr Gary Geaves (Head of Research & Development)
Recently we’ve been looking into the subject of acoustic holography. With this technique, a set of acoustic measurements made in one area of an acoustic field can be used to… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 5 Dec 2008
Categories: Sound Lab, The insider
Tags: acoustic holography, audiophile, Bowers & Wilkins R&D, Speakers, Steyning R&D
Plasma Physics – Dr Gary Geaves (Head of Research and Development)
In Steyning we currently have a number of live research projects running. One that is currently under review is in the area of Plasma Physics. Some of you may remember,… Read more
Posted on: Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008
Categories: Sound Lab, The insider
The definitive guide to 24-bit FLAC
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