The Internet Archive is Digitizing LPs to Preserve Generations of Audio

In a previous career tangent, I earned my living in the music industry. It’s gone through just as many changes Continue reading →

Laurie Anderson’s VR experience ‘Chalkroom’ allows you to fly through stories

Artists are creating experiences in virtual reality, and it’s especially exciting to hear that multimedia pioneer Laurie Anderson has entered Continue reading →

Stereos from outer space: The golden age of kitschy record player design

Thank you rock and roll.

How Does A Record Player Work?

I suppose there was a time when most people knew this. Or thought they did. Check out this video at Continue reading →

Designing Guitars in 3D CAD

Jon Wasserman, PRS Guitars R&D Project Engineer, recently took time to answer some questions and share some insight on how Continue reading →

Sound Looks Like This

To better understand Cymatics, the study of visible sound, train your eyes to Susie Sie’s experimental videos. The filmmaker uses Continue reading →

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950

The Design Observer reports: Many of us have heard of the great sound recording work by John A. Lomax, Sr., Continue reading →

The 1960s: Highway Hi-Fi

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