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Timbre space as synthesis space: towards a navigation based approach to timbre specification [PDF]
, 2008 Much research into timbre, its perception and classification over the last forty years has modelled timbre as an n-dimensional co-ordinate space or timbre space, whose axes are measurable acoustical quantities (variously, spectral density, simultaneity ...
Holland, Simon +2 more
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HIEMPA: Hybrid Instruments from Electroacoustic Manipulation and Models of Pütorino and Aquascape [PDF]
, 2008 The HIEMPA project combined a team of people with technical, artistic, environmental and cultural expertise towards an artistic outcome aiming to extend the New Zealand sonic art tradition. The work involved collecting audio samples from the aquascape of
Whalley, Ian
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article examines how emerging generative AI technologies in Europe and North America are being used to reanimate the dead, prompting users to define the ‘edges’ of self and personhood through coding practices. These technologies invite new engagements with fundamental questions of relatedness and the construction of the self, challenging and ...
Jennifer Cearns
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Le timbre – poste de la décolonisation à l’indépendance : a-t-il contribué à l'essor du Congo ? [PDF]
Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2022 Nous ne prétendons pas, dans ce domaine postal, apporter une lumière toute neuve, néanmoins le timbre-poste, en soit depuis la décolonisation à l’indépendance, sert le Congo à plusieurs égards, notamment à : - l’affranchissement des envois postaux. Il
Albert ONDJEMBE ASAKA-SENGA
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Searching for pitch invariant representations in auditory cortex [oral presentation] [PDF]
, 2014 Pitch constancy relates to perceiving the same pitch from tones with differing spectral shapes and is one key criteria for identifying a pitch selective neural representation in auditory cortex.
Dunn, AK, Hall, D, Premkumar, P, Susi, K
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An evaluation of earcons for use in auditory human-computer interfaces [PDF]
, 1993 An evaluation of earcons was carried out to seee whether they are an effective means of communicating information in sound. An initial experiment showed that earcons were better than unstructured bursts of sound and that musical timbres were more ...
Brewster, S.A. +2 more
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, EarlyView.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Research on mosquito feeding preferences and the malaria parasites they transmit is essential for understanding the interactions between hosts, vectors, and parasites. In this study, vertebrate hosts were identified in 72 mosquitoes. Most blood meals (58.7%) came from birds, representing 25 species, while 40.0% came from mammals (13 species), and 1.3 ...
Qin Zhang +8 more
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Timbre, tone color, and sound quality: concepts and definitions
Archives of Acoustics, 2014 Timbre is a magic word used by composers, musicians, sound engineers, and other audio and hearing professionals to describe all auditory sensations other than pitch, loudness, and perceived duration.
T. ŁĘTOWSKI
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The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
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